September - 2016

When consistency isn’t a hobgoblin

We’ve all heard the corrupted version of the Ralph Waldo Emerson quotation: Consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds. I left out...

Why doesn’t the United States have an Alstom?

Alstom, the French conglomerate, has been much in the news lately. It’s all good things for Alstom. In addition to the deal to give...

Working with the bare minimum

It’s a current tenet of just about any business: Work with the bare minimum to keep your bottom line in the black. In manufacturing,...

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ABOUT ME

I have written about railroads for 10+ years, and I am an avid train watcher and amateur railroad historian. I was born in Chicago in the late 40s and grew up a stone's throw from the main line of the old CB&Q, route of famous trains like the California Zephyr, Empire Builder, and North Coast Limited. I am also an author and have published a series of novels involving a train-watching detective.