Engine No. 19 is the pride of Tom's heart but as he is unable to let drink alone he is soon discharged from his position. Feeling that he no longer can obtain employment, he bids his mother and sweetheart good-bye and leaves home. Tom is soon on the downward path. He is about to enter a bar-room but the face of his mother haunts him. He puts aside the temptation and decides to beat his way home to his mother. A bandit enters the coach of the Limited and tries to overpower the engineer. He is noticed by Tom, who quickly creeps over the top of the car and has the bandit at his mercy. He refuses a reward but states that if he had his position back he would prove himself a man. He returns home to his mother and sweetheart who are more than pleased to see him. especially so when they see the account of his heroism in the daily paper. - Reel Life, December 23, 1916
This is a reissue of the 1913 film, "Tom Blake's Redemption" that featured Jack Kerrigan.