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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...

Pushing The Envelope

The Association of American Railroads reported carload traffic in February 2015 totaled 1,089,211 carloads, down 1.1 percent or 11,726...

Increased Limits for CBR Not a Penalty

The magazine Trains reports that the Canadian government is considering increasing the insurance limits for railroads transporting crude...

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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.