The Railroad Man's Magazine, May 1911

# The Railroad Man's Magazine, May 1911

This issue centers on railroad-related fiction and articles. Serial installments include "The Thousand-Mile Ticket" by Dan Duane, "Dr. Jourdan's Mystery" by C. W. Beels, "Baker of the Bad Lands" by W. T. Percival, and "Vanishing Railroaders" by John W. Saunders. Short stories encompass various railroad-adjacent adventures: "Crompton's Train Robber Clue" by J. R. Stafford, "Captured by Cheyennes" by R. M. West, "The Secret Red Lights" by Harry Bedwell, and "Catching the Boat" by George Foxhall. Non-fiction includes "Great American Train Robberies" (No. 16), "Observations of a Country Station-Agent" (No. 36), and "The Railroad Builders" by Walter Gardner Seaver. Special articles address practical railroad operations: "The A. B. C. of Freight Rates," "Duties of a Fireman," and "Cutting Down Casualties." Verse, anecdotes, and miscellaneous items round out the publication, addressing both technical railroad subjects and broader operational concerns.