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Call the Big Hook by Samuel A. Dougherty w/Dust Jacket
Call the Big Hook by Samuel A. Dougherty HC w/Dust Jacket
Call the Big Hook
Samuel A. Dougherty
Hard Cover w/dust jacket
256 Pages
Copyright 1984
Contents
CHAPTERPAGE
Preface 7
1. Helper, Utah 11
2. Boomer Engineer 27
3. Joining the Birds! 47
4. An Old Superstition 69
5. The Wrecking Crew and Equipment 89
6. Rule 99. Flag Protection101
7. Some Unusual Accidents 111
8. Diesels Replace Steam 123
9. Catastrophe for Christmas 137
10. Cadillac Point 155
11. Marshall Pass Memories163
12. Runaway on Minturn Hill 179
13. Close Call at Pando 193
14. Anything Can Happen199
15. The Free Riders205
16. Operation Saw-By211
17. Highway Crossing Highlights217
18. Birthday Thrills and Chills223
19. Last Run231
20. The Big Slide 239
Glossary of Words and Terms 242
Index252
Inside front flap
"Call the Big Hook" is the order given by the chief dispatcher when a disaster strikes the railroad. Mechanical department employees in wrecker service drop everything to man the giant derrick used to clear the track. It is a mobilization of railroad forces, whether it is a runaway, a sideswipe, or a boiler explosion.
Call the Big Hook is, of course, somewhat autobiographical. It is the story of the author's years of service with the D&RGW. This volume also transcends from the age of the steam locomotive to that of the diesel-electric as the prime means of railroad motive power. It illustrates the evolution of railroad safety practices that the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad has made during the lifetime of the author. While this book is primarily historical, since all events have taken place, the reader will learn the cause, effect and how a given accident could have been prevented.
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