The Night Operator


Read by Delmar H Dolbier

(4.7 stars; 56 reviews)

A collection of ten railroad short stories: "And so these are the stories of the Hill Division and of the men who wrought upon it; the stories of those days when it was young and in the making; the stories of the days when Carleton, 'Royal' Carleton, was superintendent, when gruff, big-hearted, big-paunched Tommy Regan was master mechanic, when the grizzled, gray-streaked Harvey was division engineer, and little Doctor McTurk was the Company surgeon, and Riley was the trainmaster, and Spence was the chief despatcher; the stories of men who have done brave duty and come to honor and glory and their reward—and the stories of some who have gone into Division for the last time on orders from the Great Trainmaster, and who will never railroad any more." (Frank L. Packard) (9 hr 31 min)

Chapters

Foreword 4:06 Read by Delmar H Dolbier
The Night Operator Part 1 32:38 Read by Delmar H Dolbier
The Night Operator Part 2 27:24 Read by Delmar H Dolbier
Owsley and the 1601 Part 1 27:31 Read by Delmar H Dolbier
Owsley and the 1601 Part 2 26:40 Read by Delmar H Dolbier
The Apotheosis of Sammy Durgan Part 1 43:55 Read by Delmar H Dolbier
The Apotheosis of Sammy Durgan Part 2 24:30 Read by Delmar H Dolbier
The Wrecking Boss Part 1 23:26 Read by Delmar H Dolbier
The Wrecking Boss Part 2 18:51 Read by Delmar H Dolbier
The Man Who Squealed Part 1 30:46 Read by Delmar H Dolbier
The Man Who Squealed Part 2 33:10 Read by Delmar H Dolbier
The Age Limit Part 1 34:09 Read by Delmar H Dolbier
The Age Limit Part 2 30:16 Read by Delmar H Dolbier
"The Devil and All His Works" Part 1 24:27 Read by Delmar H Dolbier
"The Devil and All His Works" Part 2 30:16 Read by Delmar H Dolbier
On the Night Wire Part 1 29:40 Read by Delmar H Dolbier
On the Night Wire Part 2 21:04 Read by Delmar H Dolbier
The Other Fellow's Job Part 1 28:31 Read by Delmar H Dolbier
The Other Fellow's Job Part 2 19:54 Read by Delmar H Dolbier
The Rat River Special Part 1 27:50 Read by Delmar H Dolbier
The Rat River Special Part 2 31:32 Read by Delmar H Dolbier

Reviews

Railroad Fiction at Its Best


(5 stars)

Superbly written stories - lots of railroad metaphors, plenty of action and colorful characters - written in a conversational style. Lots of fun, with a few heartstrings tugged along the way. The reader is wonderful. He isn't a reader, really; he's a storyteller. You feel like the author has taken over his body and is telling you the stories himself, around a potbellied stove in some deserted railway station. Bravo!


(4.5 stars)

The best of all the readers... this man, through his readin... created and built each character until the listener becomes wrapped up... a very part of each person in the story. Thank you for the hours of pleasure. I'll not only look for more books written by Packard, I'll be looking for more books READ by this man.


(5 stars)

Wow! Thanks much to the most excellent reader of one work of a really exciting and informed writer, for helping me almost experience myself a brave time in our history.

what a book should be.


(5 stars)

a great series of short stories of life on the railroad when the country was newly tamed read with skill and passion.

very enjoyable


(5 stars)

Very enjoyable book. Very well read by Mr Dolbare. Worth listening to if you have interest in the settling of the west.

I Wish There Were More


(5 stars)

Such compelling stories, and read so well. I wish there were so very many more.

a perfect jewel of a book


(5 stars)

and one of the best narrators ever.


(4.5 stars)

enjoyed the old history immensely. The reader is exceptional. excellent stories.