text_original: The U. P. R. had to be built  and who could tell?  if the chief engineer and all his staff and the directors of the road were massacred by the Sioux, perhaps that might be a last and crowning catastrophe. Casey had his first cold thrill. And his nerves tightened for the crisis, while his horny hands gripped on the brake. The car was running wild, with a curve just ahead. It made an unearthly clatter.
text_transcription: THE UPIAR HAD TO BE BUILT AND WHO COULD TELL IF THE CHIEF ENGINEER AND ALL HIS STAFF AND THE DIRECTORS OF THE ROAD WERE MASSACRED BY THE SIOUX PERHAPS THAT MIGHT BE A LAST AND CROWNING CATASTROPHE CASEY HAD HIS FIRST COLD THRILL AND HIS NERVES TIGHTENED FOR THE CRISIS WHILE HIS HORNY HANDS GRIPPED AT THE BREAK THE CAR WAS RUNNING WILD WITH THE CURVE JUST AHEAD IT MADE AN UNEARTHLY CLATTER
phonemes: ðə jˈuː. pˈiː. ˈɑːɹ. hædtə biː bˈɪlt ænd hˌuː kʊd tˈɛl?  ɪf ðə tʃˈiːf ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹ ænd ˈɔːl hɪz stˈæf ænd ðə dᵻɹˈɛktɚz ʌvðə ɹˈoʊd wɜː mˈæsəkɚd baɪ ðə sˈuː, pɚhˈæps ðæt mˌaɪt biː ɐ lˈæst ænd kɹˈaʊnɪŋ kɐtˈæstɹəfi. kˈeɪsi hæd hɪz fˈɜːst kˈoʊld θɹˈɪl. ænd hɪz nˈɜːvz tˈaɪʔn̩d fɚðə kɹˈaɪsɪs, wˌaɪl hɪz hˈɔːɹni hˈændz ɡɹˈɪpt ɔnðə bɹˈeɪk. ðə kˈɑːɹ wʌz ɹˈʌnɪŋ wˈaɪld, wɪð ɐ kˈɜːv dʒˈʌst ɐhˈɛd. ɪt mˌeɪd ɐn ʌnˈɜːθli klˈæɾɚ.