The Story of a Train of Cars a Tale of Travel
The Story of a Train of Cars a Tale of Travel
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It was a locomotive only; a " wild " engine and thank heavens ! on the other track 48 THE STORY OF A TRAIN OF CARS.
in front of us. What terrific speed ! The big drivers were almost misty from the rapidity of their revolutions.
Oh, the exhilaration of watching this iron monster at its best ! In a twinkling it was alongside of us and we glanced in the cab to catch a sight of the engineer whose hand controlled all this magnificent action. One look into the cab and Prof. Braine and I nearly fell b...ack in a faint. There was not a soul to be seen it was a runaway engine !
In order that the reader may take in the situation let me give an outline of the loop, and show the location of the runaway and our train.
THE LOOP AND THE RUNAWAY LOCOMOTIVE.
While the loop was, say three miles in length, it is apparent that it would be a question of only a very brief time before that runaway would travel around the circle, rush down upon us, and smash into the rear of our train.
It being early morning, every passenger was in his or her berth, and there would not be time to rouse them and get them off the train before the runaway would crash into us.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
It was a locomotive only; a " wild " engine and thank heavens ! on the other track 48 THE STORY OF A TRAIN OF CARS.
in front of us. What terrific speed ! The big drivers were almost misty from the rapidity of their revolutions.
Oh, the exhilaration of watching this iron monster at its best ! In a twinkling it was alongside of us and we glanced in the cab to catch a sight of the engineer whose hand controlled all this magnificent action. One look into the cab and Prof. Braine and I nearly fell b...ack in a faint. There was not a soul to be seen it was a runaway engine !
In order that the reader may take in the situation let me give an outline of the loop, and show the location of the runaway and our train.
THE LOOP AND THE RUNAWAY LOCOMOTIVE.
While the loop was, say three miles in length, it is apparent that it would be a question of only a very brief time before that runaway would travel around the circle, rush down upon us, and smash into the rear of our train.
It being early morning, every passenger was in his or her berth, and there would not be time to rouse them and get them off the train before the runaway would crash into us.
What to read after The Story of a Train of Cars a Tale of Travel?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Wallace Peck to read onlineMoreLess
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