text_original: "Exactly. We've been years on the job now, and the nearer the meeting of rails from west to east the harder become our problems. Henney is played out, Boone is ill, Baxter won't last much longer.
text_transcription: EXACTLY WE'VE BEEN YEARS ON THE JOB NOW AND THE NEARER THE MEETING OF RAILS FROM WEST TO EAST THE HARDER BECOME THE PROBLEMS HINNIE IS PLAYED OUT BOONE IS ILL AND BAXTER WON'T LAST MUCH LONGER
phonemes: "ɛɡzˈæktli. wiːv bˌɪn jˈɪɹz ɔnðə dʒˈɑːb nˈaʊ, ænd ðə nˈɪɹɚ ðə mˈiːɾɪŋ ʌv ɹˈeɪlz fɹʌm wˈɛst tʊ ˈiːst ðə hˈɑːɹdɚ bɪkˌʌm ˌaʊɚ pɹˈɑːbləmz. hˈɛni ɪz plˈeɪd ˈaʊt, bˈuːn ɪz ˈɪl, bˈækstɚ woʊnt lˈæst mˈʌtʃ lˈɔŋɡɚ.