October - 2016

Believe it or don’t

I think the famous, late comic genius Steve Allen coined this satiric take on the equally famously titled funny papers strip by Ripley. ...

Trains and autonomous vehicles

My son, Robin, gave me the idea for this blog post, suggesting on Facebook that he enjoyed hearing about PTC (Positive Train Control) and...

Accident wins the week for blog space

Today’s blog was supposed to be about railroad rates and their arcane history. After the Thursday morning accident in which a New Jersey...

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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.