Letters from an Old Railway Official to his Son, a Division Superintendent

About this eBook

Author

Hine, Charles De Lano, 1867-1927

Title

Letters from an Old Railway Official to His Son, a Division Superintendent

Credits

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Language

English

LoC Class

HE: Social sciences: Transportation and communications

Subject

Railroads -- Management

Category

Text

eBook-No.

44853

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/44853

Release Date

February 9, 2014

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.LETTERS FROM AN OLD RAILWAY OFFICIAL TO HIS SON, A DIVISION SUPERINTENDENT
2. 2.FILE NUMBERS.
3. 3.LETTER I. A WORD OF CONGRATULATION.
4. 4.LETTER II. HELPING THE TRAIN DISPATCHERS.
5. 5.LETTER III. HANDLING A YARD.
6. 6.LETTER IV. DISTANT SIGNALS ON CHIEF CLERKS.
7. 7.LETTER V. SAFETY OF TRAINS IN YARDS.
8. 8.LETTER VI. STANDARDIZING ADMINISTRATION.
9. 9.LETTER VII. THE NEW TRAINMASTER AND CIVIL SERVICE.
10. 10.LETTER VIII. EDUCATION OF SEVERAL KINDS.
11. 11.LETTER IX. CORRESPONDENCE AND TELEGRAMS.
12. 12.LETTER X. THE BAYONET PRECEDES THE GOSPEL.
13. 13.LETTER XI. PREVENTING WRECKS BEFORE THEY HAPPEN.
14. 14.LETTER XII. THE SELF-MADE MAN WHO WORSHIPS HIS MAKER.
15. 15.LETTER XIII. THE FRIEND-MILE AS A UNIT OF MEASURE.
16. 16.LETTER XIV. THE MANAGEMENT THAT BREEDS FROM ITS OWN HERD.
17. 17.LETTER XV. MORE ON CIVIL SERVICE.
18. 18.LETTER XVI. THE SUPPLY TRAIN.
19. 19.LETTER XVII. WHAT THE BIG ENGINE HAS COST.
20. 20.LETTER XVIII. BE A SUPERINTENDENT—NOT A NURSE.
21. 21.LETTER XIX. THE RACK OF THE COMPARATIVE STATEMENT.
22. 22.LETTER XX. HANDLING THE PAY ROLL.
23. 23.LETTER XXI. MILITARY ORGANIZATION.
24. 24.LETTER XXII. WRECKS AND BLOCK SIGNALS.
25. 25.LETTER XXIII. UNIONISM.
26. 26.LETTER XXIV. THE ROUND-UP.
27. 27.POSTSCRIPT. BY FRANK H. SPEARMAN.

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