It slipped by me, but the other day was my 1100th post on this blog. And in the 6-plus years since I started, according to Google, readership has grown modestly, but steadily. It’s still relatively small potatoes in the blogosphere, of course, but no matter. I write about what interests me — mostly, but not…
My thanks to the 24 of you who took the time and went to the trouble of emailing me with your views on the proposed cover shot for the 4thedition of All Aboard. I would guess it will come as no surprise that the winter scene garnered a grand total of one vote, It came…
There will be a new edition of my book, ALL ABOARD-The Complete North American Train Travel Guide, coming out around the middle of December. This will be the 4th edition and each time I’ve been confronted with the question of whether or not to undertake a new edition, I’ve gone ahead thinking it couldn’t be…
I’m still plugging away on updates for the new edition of my book. Specifically, I’ve been working on a new chapter listing my personal Top Ten railway stations in the U.S. and Canada. One of the stations I considered – but finally rejected – was Cincinnati Union Terminal. It’s a beautiful Art Deco building dating…