The White Cascade Quotes

“In the cab of the locomotive it was the swaggering hotshot known as the engineer who was boss. This “engine runner” (also called a “hoghead” or “hogger” or even “throttle jockey”) was the object of the most intense popular fascination—it’s been said that even Sigmund Freud dreamed of becoming a railroad engineer.”
― Gary Krist, The White Cascade: The Great Northern Railway Disaster and America's Deadliest Avalanche