"This line don't got signals," the ancient and rather leathery engineer shot back without even looking up. "The company's still usin' timetables an' train orders." She backhoofed toward the telegraph poles that marched alongside the track. "They keep talkin' 'bout startin' ta use tokens, but it never seems ta happen. I bet they'd do it in a hurry if there was a big smash-up, ya know?"