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PTC: Life or Death?

I haven't devoted much verbiage to Positive Train Control (PTC) lately. One reason is that I never thought we'd get this close to the...

Hail To The (Southwest) Chief

An Op Ed published by Philip Davis today in the Albuquerque Journal reminded me that I haven't commented on Amtrak's decision to leave...

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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.