Appendix 2 



The following" chapter from Trips in the Life of a Locomotive Efigineer 

 (pages 1 31-136) pictures a journey in the cab of a Cincinnati-built 

 locomotive about i860. The engine described is the D. JV. Deshler, 

 built by Moore & Richardson in 1854 for the Little Miami Railroad. 



FORTV-TVVO MII.es PER HOUR 



Nearly every person that we hear speak of travel by rail, thinks that he 

 has, on numerous occasions, traveled at the rate of sixty miles an hour; 

 but among engineers this is known to be an extremely rare occurrence. 

 I myself have run some pretty fast machines, and never had much fear as 

 to '"letting them out," and I never attained that speed for more than a mile 

 or two on a down grade, and with a light train, excepting on one or two 

 occasions. Supposing, however, reader, that we look a little into what an 

 engine has to do in order to run a mile in a minute, or more time. Say we 

 go down to the depot, and take a ride on this Morning Express, which 

 goes to Columbus in one hour and thirty-fi\'e minutes, making two stops. 

 We will get aboard of the Desliler, one of the smartest engines on the road, 

 originally built by Moore & Richardson, but since then thoroughly o\'er- 

 hauled, and in fact rejuvenated, by that prince of master-mechanics, ''Dick 

 Bromley." And you may be sure she is in good trim for good work, as it is 

 a habit with Dick to have his engines all so. She is run by that little fellow 

 you see there, always looking good-natured, but getting around his engine 

 pretty fast. That is "Johnny Andrews," and you can warrant that if Dick 

 Bromley builds an engine, and Johnny runs her, and you ride behind her, 

 you will have a pretty fast ride if the time demands it. The train is seven 

 minutes behind time to-day, reducing the time to Columbus — 55 miles — 

 to one hour and twenty-eight minutes, and that with this heavy train of ten 

 cars, all fully loaded. After deducting nine minutes more, that will un- 

 doubtedly be lost in making two stops, this will demand a speed of forty- 

 two miles per hour; which I rather guess will satisfy you. You see the 

 tender is piled full of wood, enough to last your kitchen fire for quite a 

 while; but that has got to be filled again; for, ere we reach Columbus, we 



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