Rails Around Missouri is now sold out! After trains shows in St Louis and Springfield on consecutive weekends, Rails Around Missouri is now officially sold out. A re-run is being considered, but isn’t likely. Work will now begin on converting the book to PDF, e-reader, Kindle, and print on demand. Stay tuned for more…
Rails Around Southern Illinois has been submitted to the printer, and the presale has begun! Reserve your copy today for $59.95 plus shipping. All copies will be signed by me, the author. ORDER here. Delivery will be upon arrival from the printer, which is expected first week of May, 2023.
A few weeks ago I was in Indianapolis, and went to a cafe in Broad Ripple, near the Monon Trail. I took the opportunity to get a shot of the White River bridge that we have a shot of the Monon crossing. It looks a little different today than 1969 when Monon 203 crossed it…
Here’s a quick 3-minute video previewing 50+ of the around 800 photos in our new book, Rails Around Indiana. Pre-release orders are being taken now: https://michaelckelly.net/?post_type=product Video: https://youtu.be/Oya35uDlvMY
After receiving over 330 images so far, we have found our best candidate for the cover of Rails Around Indiana. Nothing says Indiana as much as the Monon, and here Monon 518 leads a southbound past the Gosport depot in the late 60s. Photo by Tony Koester. Unless something else comes in that really blows…