Read the excerpt from "the railroad earth." i'm already picking up my brakeman's lantern from where it's been hanging on the door handle and my tattered timetable's been long in my backpocket folded and ready to go, everything tight, keys, timetable, lantern, knife, handkerchief, wallet, comb, railroad keys, change and myself. which phrase from the excerpt best supports the idea that the narrator has held the same job for several years? i'm already picking up my brakeman's lantern it's been hanging on the door handle my tattered timetable's been long in my backpocket everything tight, keys, timetable, lantern, knife, handkerchief