Trips in the Life of a Locomotive Engineer
Henry Dawson
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Henry Dawson has written several vignettes of railroad men from the days of steam locomotives. His goal is to show the reader that they are not just rough men, but are also brave and heroic men through descriptions of divers dangers encountered on the tracks. (Summary adapted from the Preface) (3 hr 31 min)
Chapters
| Preface | 2:04 | Read by mleigh |
| Running in a Fog | 8:53 | Read by Rita Boutros |
| A Close Shave | 9:30 | Read by Rita Boutros |
| A Collision | 7:44 | Read by Availle |
| Collision Extraordinary | 5:45 | Read by Alan Mapstone |
| Burning of the Henry Clay | 8:28 | Read by E.M. Allen |
| The Conductor | 6:44 | Read by E.M. Allen |
| Bravery of an Engineer | 9:29 | Read by Rita Boutros |
| The Fireman | 10:04 | Read by Rita Boutros |
| The Brakeman | 9:12 | Read by Rita Boutros |
| A Dream in the "Caboose" | 11:26 | Read by Rita Boutros |
| An Unmitigated Villain | 7:55 | Read by E.M. Allen |
| A Proposed Race between Steam and Lightning | 6:15 | Read by Alan Mapstone |
| An Abrupt Call | 3:49 | Read by E.M. Allen |
| The Good Luck of being Obstinate | 6:50 | Read by Availle |
| Human Lives v. The Dollar | 5:53 | Read by bmitchell062003 |
| Forty-two Miles Per Hour | 8:04 | Read by Margaret Lange |
| Used up at Last | 4:43 | Read by Margaret Lange |
| A Victim of Low Wages | 8:58 | Read by Availle |
| Coroners' Juries v. Railroad Men | 7:27 | Read by Brent T. Nasworthy |
| Adventures of an Irish Railroad Man | 7:58 | Read by E.M. Allen |
| A Bad Bridge | 8:02 | Read by mleigh |
| A Warning | 7:21 | Read by E.M. Allen |
| Singular Accidents | 4:47 | Read by Phil Schempf |
| Ludicrous Incidents | 4:15 | Read by Alan Mapstone |
| Explosions | 5:02 | Read by Phil Schempf |
| How a Friend was Killed | 10:49 | Read by Yaelin Lee |
| An Unromantic Hero | 5:36 | Read by Phil Schempf |
| The Duties of an Engineer | 8:46 | Read by E.M. Allen |