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More Railroad Relevance

(continued from last week's blog about the relevance of railroads today) Now let’s move on to economic relevance. Here the railroads...

Everything Old (New) is New (Old) Again

Yeah, I’m confused too. Let’s start with CRANDIC. To the uninitiated, that’s Cedar Rapids and Iowa City, a railroad that’s been around...

Transportation And Making Money

Let’s start this blog post with a definition or two, beginning with “transportation.” In the railroad context—hope you didn’t think I’d...

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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.