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The locomotive engineer (1888)

Hill, John A. (John Alexander), 1858-1916, Sinclair, Angus, 1841-1919 · New York : American Machinist Pub. Co · leaf 202

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rnndH now run their trainson the left instead of the right-hand track, claiming,and rightly, that the engineers, being Ihus placedbetween the two tracks, can see all signals or ob-slnielions belter. In Great Briuun it is the genemiprncliee to run upon the left-hand track, but thereason for so doing… … smaller. No hoiuutare provided, iu> i« often thecase here on new railroads, and out of hi« wagesmust come all the family expenses, conwquenllyfood and clothing are of the poorest quality. Mechanic!* wagi-s are about on a par with thoseof Southern Euro[ie, as everjone knows, very macblower than…

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