AtlasShrugged|SectioN112
Atlas Shrugged, Part 1, Chapter 1, section 2:
- Plot summary
Dagny is riding the Taggart Comet back to New York after inspecting the Rio Norte Line. She hears a brakeman whistling an unpublished piece from her favorite composer, RichardHalley, but the brakeman refuses to acknowledge this or say where he heard it. After falling asleep and waking up, Dagny discovers the train has come to a stop at a siding. She finds the train crew passively waiting instructions, and gives them orders on how to proceed. Faced with this incompetence,she decides to promote OwenKellogg to superintendent of the Ohio Division.
- Setting
Taggart Comet, stalled between Cleveland and New York.
- Characters
ConductoR - First and only appearance.
EngineeR - First and only appearance.
OwenKellogg - Mentioned.
PassengerNumber1 - First and only appearance.
PassengerNumber2 - First and only appearance.
RichardHalley - Mentioned.
- Mysteries
What was the brakeman whistling? Did Halley write a Fifth Concerto?