Three witnesses at the birth of the iron horse -- Whale oil, pitch pine, and ingenuity -- Pathfinders and rock pushers -- The brakeman's glorious, rowdy life -- Head end, left side -- Hogger at work -- Roundhouse and shop -- Railroad town -- Bucking snow -- The kingdom of the keys -- Section gang -- Certainty, security, and celerity -- A cake and coffee shop -- The dance of death in the switchyards -- Tickets, please -- Lord of the Pullman car -- The brave engineer.
