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Editorial
July 14, 1925
The Dawson News
Dawson, Terrell County, Georgia
What is this article about?
This editorial from the Memphis Commercial-Appeal portrays the isolation and heavy responsibility of locomotive engineers on fast trains, urging automobilists, drivers, and pedestrians to stay clear of crossings and practice stopping, looking, and listening for safety.
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The Lonely Man.
From the Memphis Commercial-Appeal.
He is a lonely man on a fast train. Maybe he and his fireman do not exchange words on a run of 50 miles. On some engines he does not see the fireman when he is in his seat.
During the night, when passengers are sleeping and when only head and tail lights are burning, when lights in villages and towns are low, when the countryside is silent, no one is farther away from touch with his fellow human beings than the engineer in his cab. Constantly he is plunging into space as one goes into another world. Every mile of track ahead of him is an adventure. How much better for his own peace of mind on these nights and long days would it be if the automobilists, the carriage and wagon drivers and the pedestrians would keep away from the crossings when the fast train, in charge of the anxious engineer, approaches.
We know of no class of men who have greater responsibility day in and day out than the locomotive engineer. It is up to all of us, then, insofar as we are able, to keep his burden light, and we can do this by stopping, looking and listening.
From the Memphis Commercial-Appeal.
He is a lonely man on a fast train. Maybe he and his fireman do not exchange words on a run of 50 miles. On some engines he does not see the fireman when he is in his seat.
During the night, when passengers are sleeping and when only head and tail lights are burning, when lights in villages and towns are low, when the countryside is silent, no one is farther away from touch with his fellow human beings than the engineer in his cab. Constantly he is plunging into space as one goes into another world. Every mile of track ahead of him is an adventure. How much better for his own peace of mind on these nights and long days would it be if the automobilists, the carriage and wagon drivers and the pedestrians would keep away from the crossings when the fast train, in charge of the anxious engineer, approaches.
We know of no class of men who have greater responsibility day in and day out than the locomotive engineer. It is up to all of us, then, insofar as we are able, to keep his burden light, and we can do this by stopping, looking and listening.
What sub-type of article is it?
Infrastructure
Social Reform
What keywords are associated?
Locomotive Engineer
Railroad Safety
Crossings
Isolation
Responsibility
Stop Look Listen
What entities or persons were involved?
Locomotive Engineer
Memphis Commercial Appeal
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Safety At Railroad Crossings And The Life Of Locomotive Engineers
Stance / Tone
Sympathetic And Exhortatory
Key Figures
Locomotive Engineer
Memphis Commercial Appeal
Key Arguments
Locomotive Engineers Experience Profound Isolation During Runs
Engineers Bear Immense Daily Responsibility For Safety
Public Should Avoid Crossings When Fast Trains Approach
Everyone Must Stop, Look, And Listen To Lighten Engineers' Burden