I will be at the 2026 St Louis Railroad Prototype Modelers Meet at Gateway Center in Collinsville, Illinois Friday July 24 and Saturday July 25, 10am-4pm. I will have copies of Rails Around Central Illinois, Southern Illinois and Missouri, plus a way to pre-order my next book, Rails Around Northern Illinois! Stop by and say…
Viewed from the Sterling 1st Street Waterworks on the city’s east side, C&NW Falcon service train #239 crosses the Sterling Causeway over the Rock River on June 26, 1981. The causeway was formed in the early 1900s by the construction of dams between Sterling and Rock Falls, flooding the fields north (photo left) of the…
7-13-26: Rails Around Northern Illinois is completed and currently being printed! Estimated arrival and shipping out to readers will be early October, 2026. From now until October 1, the book is available to order at $64.95, which is $15 off the $79.95 cover price, plus USPS Media Mail postage. Order here!! Your copy will come…
I will be at the Galesburg Scale Train Show Saturday June 27 at the Knights of Columbus in Galesburg, 1556 E Fremont St, then the next day at the Decatur Train Fair, Decatur Civic Center, #1 Gary Anderson Plaza from 11-4. Come by and get your copy of Rails Around Central Illinois, and info about…
My 7th book, Rails Around Northern Illinois, is through the writing phase! Next is design and layout, then final edits before the printer deadline of August 1, 2026. The goal is to have the book released late October, early November 2026, in time for Christmas! Meanwhile, the Central Illinois book is 70% sold out, and…