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Two new pages of photos added

ByMichael C Kelly October 5, 2014

Two new pages of train photos have been added in the railfan section.

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Rails Around Michigan is Back!
ByMichael C Kelly March 10, 2014

After being out of print for 3 years, “Rails Around Michigan” is being made available again in 2 forms: an E-book for iPad, and a hard cover, 124-page print-on-demand version. Updated with sharper imaging, the print version is available from blurb.com and will arrive in 10-14 days. Choose from soft-cover, hard-cover with dust jacket, or…

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1522 DVD Now Available!
ByMichael C Kelly December 22, 2010March 22, 2011

The “Last Ride of 1522” DVD is in stock and available! 75 minutes of 1522 action from September 2002, including trackside, photo run-bys, onboard and cab ride footage! Get yours today!

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“Rails Around” at the 2026 St Louis RPM meet
ByMichael C Kelly July 22, 2026July 22, 2026

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…

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UP ‘Big Boy’ 4014 rolls through St Louis 8-30-21
ByMichael C Kelly September 1, 2021June 16, 2026

Union Pacific’s Big Boy #4014 rolled through St Louis on August 30, 2021. Stops were made in Kirkwood, Pacific, Washington, Hermann and Jefferson City

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Baby, it’s cold outside!
ByMichael C Kelly January 6, 2015

Frigid temps this week have me “firing up the way-back machine” looking back at old slides instead of venturing out to shoot new images. Here are a few from 1987-90 that convey “cold” to me. First, C&NW SD40-2 leads a Chicago-bound freight past the old Litchfield & Madison engine house in Edwardsville, IL on 12-18-87….

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New videos posted
ByMichael C Kelly September 20, 2014

I’ve posted 3 new videos on my YouTube channel covering trains in West St Louis County, Pacific, and coal trains on Kirkwood Hill. Click here to see them!

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