The Modern Railroad

ELECTRIC STREET CARS--SUBURBAN CARS--ELECTRIC THIRD-RAIL FROM UTICA TO SYRACUSE--SOME RAILROADS PARTIALLY ADOPT ELECTRIC POWER--THE BENEFIT OF ELECTRIC POWER IN TUNNELS--ALSO AT...

EARLY TRAINS FOR SUBURBANITES--IMPORTANCE OF THE TOWERMAN--AUTOMATIC SWITCH SYSTEMS--THE INTERLOCKING MACHINE--CAPACITIES OF THE LARGEST PASSENGER TERMINALS--ROOM FOR LOCOMOTIVE...

BRIDGES OF TIMBER, THEN STONE, THEN STEEL--THE STARUCCA VIADUCT--THE FIRST IRON BRIDGE IN THE U. S.--STEEL BRIDGES--ENGINEERING TRIUMPHS--DIFFERENT TYPES OF RAILROAD BRIDGE--THE...

AUTHORITY OF THE CHIEF CLERK AND THAT OF THE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT-- RESPONSIBILITIES OF ENGINEERS, FIREMEN, MASTER MECHANIC, TRAIN-MASTER, TRAIN-DESPATCHER--ARRANGING THE TI...

THE WRECKING TRAIN AND ITS SUPPLIES--FLOODS DAMMED BY AN EMBANKMENT-- RIGHT OF WAY ALWAYS GIVEN TO THE WRECKING-TRAIN--EXPEDITIOUS WORK IN REPAIRING THE TRACK--COLLAPSE OF THE R...

HONOR REQUIRED IN THE BUILDING OF A LOCOMOTIVE--SOME OF THE EARLY LOCOMOTIVES--SOME NOTABLE LOCOMOTIVE-BUILDERS--INCREASE OF THE SIZE OF ENGINES--STEPHENSON'S AIR-BRAKE--THE WOR...

SPECIAL TRAINS PROVIDED--PRIVATE CARS--SPECIALS FOR ACTORS, ACTRESSES, AND MUSICIANS--CRUDE COACHES ON EARLY RAILROADS--LUXURIOUS OLD-TIME SLEEPING-CARS--PULLMAN'S SLEEPERS MADE...

SUPERVISION OF THE CLASSIFIED ACTIVITIES--ENGINEERING, OPERATING, MAINTENANCE OF WAY, ETC.--THE DIVISIONAL SYSTEM AS FOLLOWED IN THE PENNSYLVANIA ROAD--THE DEPARTMENTAL PLAN AS...

INCOME FROM FREIGHT TRAFFIC GREATER THAN FROM PASSENGER--COMPETITION IN FREIGHT RATES--AFTERWARDS A STANDARD RATE-SHEET--RATE-WARS VIRTUALLY ENDED BY THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE COM...

ALARM OF CANAL-OWNERS AT THE SUCCESS OF RAILROADS--THE MAKING OF THE BALTIMORE & OHIO--THE "TOM THUMB" ENGINE--DIFFICULTIES IN CROSSING THE APPALACHIANS--EXTENSION TO PITTSBURGH...

DEVELOPMENT OF EXPRESS BUSINESS--RAILROAD CONDUCTORS THE FIRST MAIL AND EXPRESS MESSENGERS--WILLIAM F. HARNDEN'S EXPRESS SERVICE--POSTAGE RATES--ESTABLISHMENT AND ORGANIZATION O...

HIS HEADSHIP OF THE TRANSPORTATION ORGANISM--HIS MANNER OF DEALING WITH AN OFFENDED SHIPPER--HIS MANNER WITH COMMUTERS--HIS MANNER WITH A SPITEFUL "KICKER"--A DISHONEST CONDUCTO...

FUNCTIONS OF GENERAL COUNSEL, AND THOSE OF GENERAL ATTORNEY--A SHREWD LEGAL MIND'S WORTH TO A RAILROAD--THE FUNCTION OF THE CLAIM-AGENT--MEN AND WOMEN WHO FEIGN INJURY--THE SECR...

We have already called the division superintendent the Prince in the realm of railroad operation. But there is another, whom we see when we leave operation and consider traffic-...

CARE AND REPAIR OF CARS AND ENGINES--THE LOCOMOTIVE CLEANED AND INSPECTED AFTER EACH LONG JOURNEY--FREQUENT VISITS OF ENGINES TO THE SHOPS AND FOUNDRIES AT ALTOONA--THE TABLE FO...

HIS DUTY TO KEEP EMPLOYEES IN HARMONIOUS ACTION--"THE SUPERINTENDENT DEALS WITH MEN; THE GENERAL MANAGER WITH SUPERINTENDENTS"--"THE GENERAL MANAGER IS REALLY KING"--CASES IN WH...

COMMUTERS' TRAINS IN MANY TOWNS--RAPID INCREASE IN THE VOLUME OF SUBURBAN TRAVEL--ELECTRIFICATION OF THE LINES--LONG ISLAND RAILROAD ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY SUBURBAN--VARIED DISTANCE...

THE FIRST ORGANIZED BRANCH OF THE RAILROAD Y. M. C. A.--CORNELIUS VANDERBILT'S GIFT OF A CLUB-HOUSE--GROWTH OF THE RAILROAD Y. M. C. A.--PLANS BY THE RAILWAYS TO CARE FOR THE SI...

STEAMSHIP LINES UNDER RAILROAD CONTROL--FLEET OF NEW YORK CENTRAL-- TUGS--RAILROAD CONNECTIONS AT NEW YORK HARBOR--HANDLING OF FREIGHT-- FERRY-BOATS--TUNNEL UNDER DETROIT RIVER-...

ENTICING SETTLERS TO THE VIRGIN LANDS OF THE WEST--EMIGRATION BUREAUS--RAILWAYS EXTENDED FOR THE BENEFIT OF EMIGRANTS--THE FIRST CONTINUOUS RAILROAD ACROSS THE AMERICAN CONTINEN...

The railroad has its beginning in the inspiration and in the imagination of men. Perchance a great tract of country, rich in possibilities, stands undeveloped for lack of transp...

To the operating heads of the great railroad systems, rebuilding a line is to-day a far more important problem than the building of new routes. The country has grown--grown in w...

TWO GREAT GROUPS OF RAILROADS; EAST TO WEST, AND NORTH TO SOUTH--SOME OF THE GIANT ROADS--CANALS--DEVELOPMENT OF THE COUNTRY'S NATURAL RESOURCES--RAILROAD PROJECTS--LOCOMOTIVES...

One man in every twelve in the United States is on the pay-roll of a railroad. No wonder that that great organism comes so close to human life throughout the nation, that we see...

Perhaps you have seen a gay Limited in green and gold start forth with much ado from some big city station, and have concluded that the romance of the railroad rests with it; th...

CONVENIENCE OF HAVING FREIGHT STATIONS AT SEVERAL POINTS IN A CITY--THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD'S SCHEME AT NEW YORK AS AN EXAMPLE--COAL HANDLED APART FROM OTHER FREIGHT--ASSORTIN...

Sometimes the construction engineer of the railroad brings his new line face to face with a mountain too steep to be easily mounted. Then he may prepare to pierce it. Tunnels ar...

Electric street cars--Suburban cars--Electric third-rail from Utica to Syracuse--Some railroads partially adopt electric power--The benefit of electric power in tunnels--Also at...

Alarm of canal-owners at the success of railroads--The making of the Baltimore & Ohio--The "Tom Thumb" engine--Difficulties in crossing the Appalachians--Extension to Pittsburgh...

Supervision of the classified activities--Engineering, operating, maintenance of way, etc.--The divisional system as followed in the Pennsylvania Road--The departmental plan as...

Functions of general counsel, and those of general attorney--A shrewd legal mind's worth to a railroad--The function of the claim-agent--Men and women who feign injury--The secr...

Bridges of timber, then stone, then steel--The Starucca Viaduct--The first iron bridge in the United States--Steel bridges--Engineering triumphs--Different types of railroad bri...

Care and repair of cars and engines--The locomotive cleaned and inspected after each long journey--Frequent visits of engines to the shops and foundries at Altoona--The table fo...

Enticing settlers to the virgin lands of the West--Emigration bureaus--Railways extended for the benefit of emigrants--The first continuous railroad across the American continen...

The wrecking train and its supplies--Floods dammed by an embankment--Right of way always given to the wrecking-train-- Expeditious work in repairing the track--Collapse of the r...

The first organized branch of the Railroad Y. M. C. A.-- Cornelius Vanderbilt's gift of a club-house--Growth of the Railroad Y. M. C. A.--Plans by the railways to care for the s...

Convenience of having freight stations at several points in a city--The Pennsylvania Railroad's scheme at New York as an example--Coal handled apart from other freight--Assortin...

Development of express business--Railroad conductors the first mail and express messengers--William F. Harnden's express service--Postage rates--Establishment and organization o...

Authority of the chief clerk and that of the assistant superintendent--Responsibilities of engineers, firemen, master mechanic, train-master, train-despatcher--Arranging the tim...

Two great groups of railroads; East to West, and North to South--Some of the giant roads--Canals--Development of the country's natural resources--Railroad projects--Locomotives...

Income from freight traffic greater than from passenger-- Competition in freight rates--Afterwards a standard rate-sheet-- Rate-wars virtually ended by the Interstate Commerce C...

Special trains provided--Private cars--Specials for actors, actresses, and musicians--Crude coaches on early railroads-- Luxurious old-time sleeping-cars--Pullman's sleepers mad...

Honor required in the building of a locomotive--Some of the early locomotives--Some notable locomotive-builders--Increase of the size of engines--Stephenson's air-brake--The wor...

Commuters' trains in many towns--Rapid increase in the volume of suburban travel--Electrification of the lines--Long Island Railroad almost exclusively suburban--Varied distance...

His headship of the transportation organism--His manner of dealing with an offended shipper--His manner with commuters--His manner with a spiteful "kicker"--A dishonest conducto...

Early trains for suburbanites--Importance of the towerman-- Automatic switch systems--The interlocking machine--Capacities of the largest passenger terminals--Room for locomotiv...

His duty to keep employees in harmonious actions--"The superintendent deals with men; the general manager with superintendents"--"The general manager is really king"--Cases in w...

He has to keep the road advertised--Must be an after-dinner orator, and many-sided--His geniality, urbanity, courtesy-- Excessive rivalry for passenger traffic--Increasing luxur...