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Amtrak’s exhibit train traversed BNSF’s Cuba Sub today, returning from the 2014 NRHS Convention in Springdale, Arkansas. The train is seen below passing through Valley Park, MO, led by cab-control car 406, Genesis unit 42 painted to honor US Veterans, plus 5 exhibit cars. Click the images to enlarge. F

As some know, we moved this fall to a new home in Harbor View (Fenton). The basement was a blank canvas, and phase 1 included a bedroom, bathroom, office, and main room. Below are a couple of shots of the office. Yes, that’s a Nathan 3-chime, and it’s LOUD when hooked up. BTW, can you…

This week the new office was set up @ Harbor View, and doing so gave me the opportunity to dig through old photos for an image I could blow up and frame for the wall. The result was a trip back into 1996-97, with images collected from print negatives of several trips to the former…

Rails Around Indiana is now in the final editing phase; screening for typos, punctuation, grammar, and of course historical accuracy. Of the 800 or so color images, 8 of them are black & whites that we have had colorized, as an experiment into this format. We are still waiting on 2 of the images to…

I’ve created a Flickr account for both personal rail photos and the Rails Around series of books. Check it out here Rails Around Indiana is 1/2 sold through in 3.5 months. Don’t miss out on a great book! Order your signed copy here