æz hiː mˈuːvd ɐbˌaʊt ðə lˌoʊkəmˈoʊɾɪv wˈɜːks ʌv nˈuː ˈɪŋɡlənd ɡˈæðɚɹɪŋ ɛkspˈiəɹɪəns ænd ɐn ˈaɪ fɔːɹ ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹɪŋ diːtˈeɪl, hiː ˈɔːlsoʊ pɹədˈuːst hɪz fˈɜːst bˈʊk, ðə θɹˈɑːɾəl lˈɛvɚ.
As he moved about the locomotive works of New England gathering experience and an eye for engineering detail, he also produced his first book, The Throttle Lever.