April - 2019

Still more fail-proof trains

The past several posts have been our effort to satirically show how ridiculous it might be to actually produce fail-proof trains,...

More fail-proof trains

We herewith continue our tongue-in-cheek enumeration of what design parameters must be to create truly fail-proof trains. We left off...

How to get to 'fail proof'

Safety is trending. Public pressure and the desire for votes will eventually encourage Congress, whether right or wrong, to mandate more...

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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.