June - 2017

American Railroads and Carbon Footprints

For going on two centuries, the railroads of America have relied almost exclusively on fuels that, when burned, release forms of carbon...

Bits and pieces and looking back

Railroading and passenger railroading in America are modern, vital, and expanding industries that generate their shares of the news every...

Infrastructure finance authority and Great Lakes Basin RR...again.

I have published several posts on the subject of the Great Lakes Basin Railroad (GLB), so, before I get into today’s subject, I want to...

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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.