Winston-Salem, Nov. 22—Swift Hooper, for nearly 40 years an engineer on the Southern railway and who at one time pulled the throttle on famous “No. 97”, one of the fastest trains ever operated in the United States, does not hesitate to express the opinion that the stop law passed by the legislature several years ago and which has been in effect now for something like two year, has greatly reduced the numbers of grade crossing accidents.
He says that while many do not stop and take the chance of beating the train, the majority by reason of the law are far more careful than they otherwise would be. In the days gone by was the track walker that was the bane of the engineer’s life but in recent years it has been the grade crossing and the swift rushing automobile.
Mr. Hooper is now on the run between this city and North Wilkesboro, and it has been on this run that he has spent the greater part of the 40 years riding an engine.
From the front page of The Concord Times, Monday, Nov. 23, 1925
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