Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 138, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 June 1912 — Got to Know Their Engines. [ARTICLE]

Got to Know Their Engines.

In the early days of railroading engines were handled by one crew. They had a chance to learn all their peculiarities and knew how to take advantage of them. In the modern system of railroading, if you are on a main line run you might not get the same engine twice in a week. The crews have small chance to learn their faults, and they do not get attached to or take the interest in an engine that they would if handled by them wholly. ■f he old railroad man likes to look back to -the days when railroading was in its Infancy, and talk about the good times when he was practically his own master and was allowed considerable latitude in getting his train over the rails. —-