Railroad Mans Magazine, December 1909

The Railroad Man's Magazine, December 1909 This pulp magazine features railroad-themed fiction and non-fiction. The issue includes five serials: "The Daughter of the Idol" by John Mack Stone, "Treasure of the World" by Stephen Chalmers, "The Dam-Builders" by Bannister Merwin, and "The Spider of Palermo" by Edward Bedinger Mitchell. Short stories include "He Omitted the 'Extra'" by James Norman Shreve, "Jimmy Collins and the 442" by A. E. Cooley, "Not Always to the Swift" by M. J. Phillips, and others. Special articles cover railroad operations and personnel: "Making the Lightning Hustle," "Fighting the Ticket-Scalpers," "Letters of an Old Railroad Man and His Son," and "Being a Boomer Brakeman." The opening piece, "Told Before 'Hitting the Hay'" by Olin Crawford, presents bunk-house stories. The issue includes verse, technical railroad information, and miscellaneous rail-related articles. Contributors draw on workplace anecdotes and practical railroad knowledge.