As we re-launch the production of Rails Around Missouri with a reprint of the original book, below is an excerpt from Chapter 7 – Central Missouri, and a look at the Frisco’s Salem branch. At Cuba, milepost 86, a branch was built to the lead mining areas to the south of the mainline. Known as…
RAILS AROUND MISSOURI IS HEADED BACK TO PRINT IN HARD COVER! In an agreement with Britegraphix of Ft Scott, Kansas, a second hard-cover run of Rails Around Missouri will be available by Thanksgiving 2015! At the publisher’s request, the book will feature a new cover, but will have the exact same look, feel, and content…
Big news coming! Stay tuned for a major update on Rails Around Missouri!
UP + Rock Island, MP + ATSF or Southern? BN + SP? In the current September 2015 issue of TRAINS magazine, writer Dan Machalaba lists his top 13 railroad blunders of all time. Sitting at number 6 is Union Pacific’s failed bid to acquire the Rock Island. UP wanted to solidify its reach in to…
After posting the previous blog about my trip to Marceline Monday, I went to post the video on YouTube, where I rembered the first vidroom ever shot there. I had been chasing Frisco 1522 to Brookfield with Steve Anderson, and on the way back, we decided to stop in Marceline, since it was literally right…