Adventure

Stories of the Railroad

by John A. Hill

Tales of American railroad men in the age of steam: runaway engines, snowbound trains and the rivalries of the roundhouse. John A. Hill drove locomotives himself before he became an editor, and later helped found the McGraw-Hill publishing house. He knew exactly what it felt like at the throttle.

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Reading time

About 3 hr 20 min

Where to find it

The Signal House, on the night railway

Edition

Project Gutenberg, eBook #37038. In the public domain in the United States.