| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
205 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Preface ; 1. Backsights and side shots 2. Of rattlers, the Southwest, Frijoles -- and Camp Cooks 3. Camp life on a survey crew in the early days 4. To buy or not to buy, that was the question 5. My life as caller and brakeman and the Vicissitudes thereof 6. Engineering problem : headroom and high water 7. Tracks, buildings, and bridges on the river division 8. The perils of hiding supplies and letting the roundhouse go to pot 9. Some remarks on rail 10. Mostly about track 11. Securing and maintaining right of way 12. Fred Harvey and the Santa Fe 13. His Rebus Gestis 14. Motorcars and wildcats, being a short discourse on each 15. Washout! 16. A horseshoe for the Santa Fe 17. Paso Por Aqui 18. The rules and rudiments of accident investigation 19. Railroad crossing : look out for the cars 20. Random comments on the nature of the iron horse 21. Vignettes from a railroader's life 22. The first 30 years were the hardest ; Index. |
| Subject |
Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad Company.
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Railroad engineering.
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Railroads.
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railroads (infrastructure) (CStmoGRI)aat300008591
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Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad Company. (OCoLC)fst00519395
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Railroads. (OCoLC)fst01088711
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Railroad engineering. (OCoLC)fst01088593
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| Genre/Form |
Nonfiction.
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