Project Gutenberg 2017-08-10 Public domain in the USA. 216 Barr, Robert 1850 1912 Gruger, Frederic Rodrigo 1871 1953 Gruger, F. R. (Frederic Rodrigo) Gruger, Frederic R. (Frederic Rodrigo) The Speculations of John Steele Produced by David Widger from page images generously provided by the Internet Archive "The Speculations of John Steele" by Robert Barr is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around John Steele, a resourceful young man who finds himself navigating the challenges of working on the railway, beginning as a station-master and ultimately moving up to a more significant position within the railway system. Through a series of events, Steele's quick thinking and actions save a train from disaster, leading to an unexpected promotion that throws him into the complexities of corporate politics and intrigue. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to John Steele during a harrowing night at Hitchen’s Siding where he must avert a potential train collision. His initiative and decisive actions manage to sidetrack a freight train just in time to prevent a catastrophe. Following this narrow escape, he is transferred to the division superintendent's office in Warmington City. In this new role, he quickly becomes well-liked; however, he faces resistance from T. Acton Blair, the general manager, who disapproves of his informal and hasty manner. The opening chapters lay the groundwork for an exploration of both Steele's internal struggles with confidence and the external pressures of his superiors and coworkers, setting the stage for his ambitions and the obstacles he must overcome in his career. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Speculation -- Fiction Businessmen -- Fiction United States -- Social life and customs -- 1865-1918 -- Fiction Railroads -- Employees -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels 572483 2025-07-22T06:57:30.760239 text/html 576732 2024-10-23T02:30:01 text/html 1586999 2025-07-22T06:57:37.326144 application/epub+zip 1591822 2025-07-22T06:57:31.888167 application/epub+zip 278166 2025-07-22T06:57:31.325166 application/epub+zip 1737945 2025-07-22T06:57:41.770120 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1699835 2025-07-22T06:57:36.590156 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 397803 2022-08-25T04:18:45.388613 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 489214 2025-07-22T06:57:29.809185 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 469336 2024-10-23T02:30:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17619 2025-07-22T06:57:41.908117 application/rdf+xml 11811 2025-07-22T06:57:31.436162 image/jpeg 2115 2025-07-22T06:57:31.380164 image/jpeg 1513425 2025-07-22T06:57:30.918212 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia de.wikipedia