Ralph on the Midnight Flyer; or, The Wreck at Shadow Valley

By Allen Chapman

(3.5 stars) • 10 reviews

Amidst growing tensions of a possible railway strike, a young train dispatcher becomes entangled with his boss’s daughter, forcing him to navigate professional duty and his and her family's personal stakes.

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Children & Young Adult Reading Literature Fiction

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2021-12-28

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Summary

"Ralph on the Midnight Flyer; or, The Wreck at Shadow Valley" by Allen Chapman is an early 20th-century tale about Ralph Fairbanks, a young train dispatcher for the Great Northern Railway. The story explores the intense loyalty, tense authority, and everyday struggles of railroad workers threatened by a potential strike. Ralph finds himself caught between the railroad management and the agitated employees while dealing with a new divisional supervisor whose daughter implicates Ralph in personal matters, mixing workplace drama with family pressures.