Bottom Line — Big Money World, Surprisingly Rich and Tempting (Article 1 of 4) — Dear Reader, Have you ever wanted to take a train to get from one location to another whether for vacation, getting back and forth to work, or whatever the reason? Did you know that in most cases in the United States that traveling by automobile is sometimes as fast or…

Greed Makes Wealthy Leaders Big Money While Exploiting Others (Article 1 of 3) — Dear Reader, This is the first article of three articles that I have written to share with you concerning the Chesapeake and Ohio (C&O) Railway. This railway has a storied past just as they all do. We look first at an abbreviated introduction to the railroad. Then we are introduced…

Greed Makes Wealthy Leaders Big Money While Exploiting Others (Article 3 of 3) — Dear Reader, This is article #3 of 3 that I am sharing with you concerning the C&O railroad. In the first article, we covered an abbreviated introduction to the railroad, then were introduced to Collis Huntington and his contribution, and the predecessors of the C & O during the Civil…

Exciting Challenge — Spectacular Need for Speed — Dear Reader, This article is about the New York Central railroad and the locomotives they used to get people moving. I enjoyed reading and researching this article. The evolutionary road of locomotives from Pacific to Berkshire to Hudson to Baltic to Zephyr Steamliner to Super Hudson was an eventful experience…

Bottom Line — Railroad Excels in Moving People and Freight (Article 2 of 2 on Alaska Railroad) — Dear Reader, This is article 2 of 2 articles on the Alaska Railroad. In the first article, we discovered the railroad history, the trackage, and the locations that make up the Alaska Railroad. In this article, we will discover attempts to connect the contiguous United States with Alaska, facts about…

Bottom Line — Railroad Excels in Moving People and Freight (Article 1 of 2 on Alaska Railroad) — Dear Reader, Imagine a life devoid of the many challenges and frustrations brought by the constant barrage of technology. Imagine living in an out-of-the-way place where your nearest neighbor is miles away, and there are no roads to travel on. Imagine that going from your home to the store or…

Terrific Growth Made Profit — Turned Lust and Greed Loose — Dear Reader, I want to share some information with you on a railroad that I recently learned about. This railroad has a history of being the largest railroad to go from steam operations to all diesel. This is not some obscure company that ran a railroad in some tiny out-of-the-way…

You Need to See - Promising Spotlight on Outstanding Results — Dear Reader, It’s no secret that railroading has been a male-dominated industry. Men have taken and held center stage on the railroad since time immemorial. Don’t think so? How about the age-old ballad of the famous Casey Jones? …

Beautiful Capable Breakthrough Delivered Reliable Results — Dear Reader, This article is about the Great Western Railway in the United Kingdom and the locomotives that have been used there. The majority of what you will read in this article is about the 4–6–0 Castle class. …