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Title: Ralph on the Engine
The Young Fireman of the Limited Mail

Author: Allen Chapman

Release Date: March 9, 2009 [EBook #28292]

Language: English

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[Illustration: THE LOCOMOTIVE SETTLED BACK ON A SLANT.
_Ralph on the Engine. Frontispiece (Page 10.)_]

RALPH ON THE ENGINE

OR

THE YOUNG FIREMAN OF THE LIMITED MAIL

BY

ALLEN CHAPMAN

AUTHOR OF "RALPH OF THE ROUNDHOUSE," "RALPH IN THE
SWITCH TOWER," "THE YOUNG EXPRESS AGENT,"
"TWO BOY PUBLISHERS," "THE DAREWELL CHUMS," ETC.

ILLUSTRATED

NEW YORK
GROSSET & DUNLAP

PUBLISHERS

Made in the United States of America

THE RAILROAD SERIES
BY ALLEN CHAPMAN

12mo, Cloth, Illustrated.

RALPH OF THE ROUNDHOUSE
Or, Bound to Become a Railroad Man

RALPH IN THE SWITCH TOWER
Or, Clearing the Track

RALPH ON THE ENGINE
Or, The Young Fireman of the Limited Mail

(Other volumes in preparation.)

GROSSET & DUNLAP
PUBLISHERS--NEW YORK

Copyright, 1909, by
GROSSET & DUNLAP

Ralph on the Engine

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
I. The Night Run 1
II. The Landslide 9
III. Everybody's Friend 19
IV. An Old-Time Enemy 27
V. On Special Duty 35
VI. Zeph 43
VII. Limpy Joe's Railroad Restaurant 50
VIII. The Hidden Plunder 58
IX. A Suspicious Proceeding 66
X. The Special 73
XI. Kidnapped 82
XII. The Railroad President 89
XIII. The Short Line Railway 97
XIV. A Railroad Strike 106
XV. The Runaway Trains 116
XVI. Car No. 9176 124
XVII. Under Sealed Orders 132
XVIII