Missouri Pacific Railway Co. v. Lyons

Norval, J., and Ragan, O.

The switch yard of the Missouri Pacific Railway Company at Omaha, Nebraska, extends north and south, is more, than a quarter of a mile in length, and it is down grade from the south.end thereof. This switch yard is covered with a net-work of tracks. The first four, counting from the east side of the yard, are called the mainline track, the old main-line track, the train track and the west track, respectively. June 11, 1893, two shifting engines and crews were at work in this yard. The crew working in the south part of the yard was composed of the engineer and fireman…