McMurdo Silver Closeup
August 1, 2024

Who or What is McMurdo Silver?

A while back, my longtime friend, Bill LeGall, sent me three photos — including the one above — of what he told…

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Luxury Railroad Travel Postage Stamps
February 2, 2023

Celebrating Luxury Rail Travel … in the 1930’s & 1940’s!

As the message read under that headline on this set of five U. S. postage stamps issued on August 26th, 1999 ……

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CSX Railroad Train and Logo
August 11, 2022

Railroads you may remember … which are now part of CSX!

This is an encore of a Musings first published here on May 24, 2018: In the world of railroading, they are known…

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July 14, 2022

Erik’s Rail Photos – Volume Two!

On February 19th of this year, this photo carries the caption: “It was a good day for a 3.7-mile walk.” These are…

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April 28, 2022

Trivia & Frances …

The above rouge’s gallery of characters, including yours truly, was a panel discussion among those providing programming content or consultancy services to…

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BNSF Raleway Locomotive
March 7, 2019

BNSF Railway & Its Heritage!

If you love “trains” and have at least some interest in railroad history as I do … you likely know everything I’m…

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