The engineer hoped he would not be seeing much more of this man.
William Jeremiah positioned the six men beside a row of locomotives of varying shape and size, and ordered them not to move. He then beckoned Bzynski to join him for a short walk away from the others.
"I'm told your name is Carl Bzynski and you know as much about the railroad in this state as anybody alive."
Bzynski grunted, "If that's the case, how come I'm not the president?"
Jeremiah stopped short and squared off with the other. "Mr. Bzynski, I do not have time for smart-assed remarks. I need reliable information and I need it quickly. Can you give it to me?"
After a surprised pause, the engineer responded, "Yeah, sure."
"We need an engine to pull one rail car for a short trip of approximately eighty miles. We need t
