The Modern Railroad
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Sixty demerits — dismissed. That 's the rule of one big road. But the record does not always continue to 212 THE MODERN RAILROAD be negative. Its positive side rests In the fact that for every month a man keeps his envelope clear five demerits are taken from the black side of his envelope. A train- man might have forty-five demerits against him, be on the narrow edge of discharge, and in eleven months, after turning the new leaf, have as clean a sheet-as the best man on the division. This is as... It should be. The demerit plan — often called the " Brown system " — represents the triumph of modern railroad operation over the old.
The superintendent may have all the advantages of a time-tried disciple and a modern record system; have the prestige and the reputation that come from the operation of 500 miles of railroad, and still have a hard row to hoe. Out in the Middle West there was, until recently, a stretch of what was known as " booze railroad. " It was a division where reputations and records alike counted for naught, where discipline was a mockery.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Sixty demerits — dismissed. That 's the rule of one big road. But the record does not always continue to 212 THE MODERN RAILROAD be negative. Its positive side rests In the fact that for every month a man keeps his envelope clear five demerits are taken from the black side of his envelope. A train- man might have forty-five demerits against him, be on the narrow edge of discharge, and in eleven months, after turning the new leaf, have as clean a sheet-as the best man on the division. This is as... It should be. The demerit plan — often called the " Brown system " — represents the triumph of modern railroad operation over the old.
The superintendent may have all the advantages of a time-tried disciple and a modern record system; have the prestige and the reputation that come from the operation of 500 miles of railroad, and still have a hard row to hoe. Out in the Middle West there was, until recently, a stretch of what was known as " booze railroad. " It was a division where reputations and records alike counted for naught, where discipline was a mockery.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Edward Hungerford to read onlineMoreLess
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