Confessions of a Railroad Signalman (Registro nro. 104198)
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| Original cataloging agency | UtSlPG |
| 041 #7 - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | en |
| Source of code | iso639-1 |
| 050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | HE |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Fagan, James O. |
| Fuller form of name | (James Octavius), |
| Dates associated with a name | 1859- |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Confessions of a Railroad Signalman |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | Salt Lake City, UT : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | Project Gutenberg, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2020 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 1 online resource : |
| Other physical details | multiple file formats |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE | |
| Content type term | text |
| Content type code | txt |
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| Media type term | computer |
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| Carrier type term | online resource |
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| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Release date is 2020-10-05 |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | A railroad man to railroad men -- The men -- The management -- Loyalty -- The square deal -- The human equation -- Discipline. |
| 508 ## - CREATION/PRODUCTION CREDITS NOTE | |
| Creation/production credits note | E-text prepared by Nick Wall, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "Confessions of a Railroad Signalman" by J. O. Fagan is a critical examination of safety practices and personal responsibility in the railroad industry, written in the early 20th century. This work offers insights into the life of a railroad signalman and addresses the pressing concerns surrounding railroad safety, employee conduct, and the systemic issues leading to frequent accidents. The narrative combines personal experience with broader commentary, aiming to raise awareness about the dangers inherent in railroad operations and the responsibilities of those who work within the industry. At the start of the book, the author establishes a historical context for the hazardous nature of railroad work, citing significant statistics about worker fatalities and injuries. He reflects on the discrepancies between railroads' machinery for safety and the actual behaviors of employees, which often lead to negligence and accidents. Fagan recounts specific incidents that triggered his investigation into railroad safety issues, emphasizing his perspective as a long-term employee deeply familiar with the inner workings of the system. Through his observations, he calls for a collective reevaluation of loyalty among railroad men, urging them to prioritize public safety over personal interests, and outlines a vision for improving accountability and adherence to safety protocols on American railroads. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| 534 ## - ORIGINAL VERSION NOTE | |
| Note about original | Original publication data not identified |
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| Uncontrolled term | Railroads |
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| Uncontrolled term | Railroad accidents |
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| Uncontrolled term | Railroads -- United States -- Employees |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/63374">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/63374</a> |
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