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Can't get no respect. Focus on the bottom line.
This is an opinion. The opinion expressed is mine alone, and not that of any group or organization which may otherwise be linked on this...
Steam locomotives - living, breathing
The simplicity of the steam locomotive is important, and the artistic beauty and esthetic of steam can't be easily dismissed. To those...
Steam and esthetics
Last time, I blogged about the simplicity of the steam locomotive. Skipping a week to honor those who died in service to our country, I...
Steam trains and simplicity
Once again, I begin with the statement that I understand most people living today have never experienced a real, up-close, operating...
The age of steam
If you are under the age of about 60 years, you are unlikely to have experienced the sound, smell, and feel of a steam locomotive pulling...
Fail-proof railroad stations
As my tank of vitriol regarding those who believe in fail-proof trains begins to run out, I'd just like to say a word about stations....
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...
Fail proof?
I've read several opinion pieces over the past few weeks that have a common theme: Railroads will become a transportation footnote in...
