Here in the western US, railroads played a massive role in western expansion, for better and worse. My father worked for one of the major US rail conglomerates for decades. His job brought our family from

Yesterday, I was contemplating this question. Is there truth? The answer is yes, truth is everywhere around me and in every moment I live; it takes the shape of my realities and there's no escaping the

Backyard doesn't begin to do this massive system justice: 15-inch gauge, one-third full size, a 10-ton steam locomotive, air brakes and handbrakes on cars, five [real] miles of track, two tunnels, a wood