""Clear The Tracks! The Story Of An Old Time Locomotive Engineer"" is a memoir written by Joseph Bromley, detailing his experiences as a locomotive engineer during the early 20th century. The book provides a glimpse into the world of steam locomotives, as Bromley shares his personal stories and insights into the challenges and rewards of operating these powerful machines. The author also discusses the impact of technological advancements, such as diesel engines, on the railroad industry. Throughout the book, Bromley's ...
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""Clear The Tracks! The Story Of An Old Time Locomotive Engineer"" is a memoir written by Joseph Bromley, detailing his experiences as a locomotive engineer during the early 20th century. The book provides a glimpse into the world of steam locomotives, as Bromley shares his personal stories and insights into the challenges and rewards of operating these powerful machines. The author also discusses the impact of technological advancements, such as diesel engines, on the railroad industry. Throughout the book, Bromley's passion for his work and his love for the railroad shine through, making this an engaging read for anyone interested in the history of transportation.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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A fun book, helped by the ?as told to? party (a woman, I believe), who wrote many books about horses and animals and edited 'The Boudoir Companion: Frivolous, Sometimes Venemous Thoughts on Men, Morals and Other Women' (1943, the same year as 'Clear the Tracks!'). Cooper knew how to turn a tale, and she turns each of Bromley?s chapters into short stories. This technique works best in the first 150 pages, when the author is working his way up from a boy who helps out around the roundhouse to a locomotive engineer. Once Bromley achieves the highest status, the steam leaves the narrative the way it leaves an unfired engine. Then 'Clear the Tracks!' becomes a series of events, some far afield from railroading (including cockfights ? particularly distasteful now ? and a trip to England to visit his family). The final chapter, in which Bromley becomes a safety inspector and travels the country in what must?ve been the oughts through the Depression, could?ve been a book all on its own.
