January - 2018

Train books are education first, then fun

Railroads have a lot to teach us about how the world works. For those of us blessed to live in the United States, U.S. Railroads may...

Infrastructure, taxes, and political profit

Hoping to not drive off my younger readers, I will admit that I am not a young man. When I was a young man, the concept of political...

CSX: uphill or down?

In case my readers haven’t noticed, I like headlining my blog posts with questions, so, this one is should be expected. On December 16,...

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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.