An engineer’s life: Same song and dance
The song and dance routine Working the North Pool was always one of my favorite pools to work. In this…
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New tricks Most of you know me from my career as a main line diesel locomotive engineer — a fair…
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Next-generation rail photographers Thirteen-year-old me got a stern bit of unsolicted trackside advice one day. “Railroading isn’t what it used…
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Hot stove On the day after Thanksgiving of 1981, the crew desk called me as the conductor to dog catch…
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Diesel locomotive paint track A visit to Southern Pacific’s Taylor Yard in Los Angeles always included a run by of…
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BC Rail In May 1996, during the long Canadian weekend celebrating Victoria Day, a national holiday, there was a crew…
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Gil Reid’s prized Auto Train watercolor Wall calendars have always been an effective business advertising tool, and some of the…
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Combine culinary style of the late 1800s, the taste of one railroad magnate and the inspiration of another plus throw…
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Amtrak has honored past passenger trains over the years by inheriting their names. How many are in service today and…
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Four decades later, I still chuckle when I think about the grouchy old farmer who jumped on my locomotive at…
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An office on the 4th floor Aside from criss-crossing the country to take pictures of everything Amtrak, my greatest pleasure…
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Maine Central While reading a recent local newspaper obituary page, I recognized the name of a person I knew from…
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