{"product_id":"night-train-tales-of-the-railroad","title":"NIGHT TRAIN: TALES OF THE RAILROAD","description":"INTO THE NIGHT....\n\n“Doesn’t the railroad run any trains during daytime?” That was a question I asked myself many times during a long career in train, yard, and engine service. You saw the sun go down, you watched it come up again.\n\nRemember how it was?\n\nAfternoon gave way to evening and it was lantern time. We spoke with strange patterns of light – the silent language of the rails. Midnight jobs plowed the rail yard through long hours of darkness. Sometimes an early quit meant being home in bed, asleep, while still on the company nickel. Those nights were golden.\n\nWorking as brakeman on long-winded road switchers required showing up with a lantern in one hand and caffeine in the other. Late into the night we moved like shadows, pulling and spotting industrial districts. On through freight trains the moon and the stars were our companions. We fought to stay awake in the warm locomotive cab where the rhythmic chant of the diesel engines was sleep inducing.\n\nDarkness brought a mystique to the railroad. Memory awakens to the lure of rolling wheels and the romance of running night trains. Once more in dreams, I see the shining rails of steel, my hand upon the throttle, our headlight probing the darkness, the clear signals that beckon us onward.\n\nEver onward, into the night.\n\nILLUSTRATED WITH OVER 50 PHOTOS BY THE AUTHOR\u003cbr\u003eASIN: B0BXNMWQMZ\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: GBV.B0BXNMWQMZ.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Paseman, Richard\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Has a sturdy binding with some shelf wear. May have some markings or highlighting. Used copies may not include access codes or Cd's. Slight bending may be present.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Good Books Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51259750777137,"sku":"GBV.B0BXNMWQMZ.G","price":10.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0914\/3730\/2065\/files\/B0BXNMWQMZ-0.jpg?v=1744829620","url":"https:\/\/goodbookscompany.org\/products\/night-train-tales-of-the-railroad","provider":"Good Books Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}