 I tried to yell out, but my tongue wouldn't move. He went around curves like a bullet, slipped an eccentric, blew out his soft plug, went down grades fifty feet to the mile and not a confounded brake set.  Southern Pacific Bulletin - Page 61913Full view - About this book
 | Charles William Bardeen - 1884 - 828 pages
...at a mile and ti half ii minute, and calling for more steam. My uuir stood up like a cat' 1 * tall, because I knew the game was up. "Sure enough, dead...us was the head-light of the 'special/ In a daze I he.ml the rm-b as they struck, and I saw cars shivered into atoms, pe pie in-)shed and imingled nnd... | |
 | Charles William Bardeen - 1884 - 824 pages
...wont down grades fifty feet to the mile, and not a confounded brake wet. She went by the meeting point at a mile and a half a minute, and calling for more steam. My hair stood up like a cut's tall, because 1 knew the game was up. "Sure enough, dead ahead of us was the head-light of the... | |
 | Charles William Bardeen - 1884 - 828 pages
...to the mile, and not a confounded brake set. She went by the meeting point at a mile and a half ;i minute, and calling for more steam. My hair stood up like a cat's tall, because I knew the game was up. 41 Sure enough, dead ahead of us was the head-light of the 'special.'... | |
 | Charles William Bardeen - 1884 - 828 pages
...to the mile, and not a noiifoumleii brake set. She went by the meeting point at a mile and a half 11 minute, and calling for more steam. My hair stood up like a cat's tall, because I knew the game was up. " Sure enough, dead ahead of us waa the head-light of the * special.'... | |
 | 1894 - 198 pages
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 | Railroad Historical Company - 1900 - 810 pages
...went down grades 50 feet to the mile, and not a controlling brake set. She went by the meeting point at a mile and a half a minute, and calling for more steam. My hair stood up straight, because I knew the game was up. "Sure enough dead ahead of us was the headlight of a 'special.'... | |
 | Thomas L. Masson - 1903 - 204 pages
...meeting point at a mile and a lialf a minute, and calling for more steam. My hair stood up straight, because I knew the game was up. Sure enough, dead ahead of us was the headlight of a 'special.' In a daze I heard the crash as they struck, and I saw cars shivered into atoms, people... | |
 | 1921 - 1064 pages
...the meeting point at a mile and a half a minute, and called for more fogg. My hair stood up straight, because I knew the game was up. Sure enough, dead ahead of us was the headlight of a 'Special.' In a daze I heard the crash as they struck, and I saw cars shivered into atoms, people... | |
 | 1926 - 576 pages
...went down grades 50 feet to the mile, and not a confounded brake set. She went by the meeting point at a mile and a half a minute, and calling for more...game was up. Sure enough, dead ahead of us was the tail light of a special. In a daze I heard the crash as she struck, and I saw cars shivered into atoms,... | |
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