{"product_id":"hell-of-a-way-to-run-a-railroad","title":"Hell of a Way to Run a Railroad","description":"p\u0026gt; \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e About the Book \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eEarly in Joe Harris's railroad career, one of his supervisors told him, \"You have to blow your own horn; nobody's going to blow it for you.\" Harris tried to live by these words. And in this memoir, he also describes blowing a horn of another sort--that of a railroad engineer. Hell of a Way to Run a Railroad recaps Harris's thirty-six-year stint working on the railroad--from his debut as an electrician's helper in 1969 with the Burlington Northern Railroad to becoming an engineer in 1974. In his thirty years working as a locomotive engineer, Harris hit twenty vehicles and killed three people with the train. With a focus toward safety, Harris discusses becoming a volunteer presenter with Operation Lifesaver, a program designed to help save people's lives around railroad tracks. Including a comprehensive glossary of railroad terminology, Hell of a Way to Run a Railroad presents a fascinating look into the many and varied facets of working on the railroad with both passenger trains and freight trains--from the interesting locals to the quirky co-workers. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joe Harris\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Trafford Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/22\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 188\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781426914775\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trafford Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":53323786060074,"sku":"9781426914775","price":42.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1022\/4553\/1946\/files\/img_e4d754bd-ad8a-425a-89e6-105e450be6dc.jpg?v=1793057528","url":"https:\/\/delvanta.shop\/products\/hell-of-a-way-to-run-a-railroad","provider":"Whitmore Lane","version":"1.0","type":"link"}