I didn’t start Streamliner Memories to sell books, but because I started Streamliner Memories, I ended up writing a book: Romance of the Rails, which will be released Wednesday, October 10. I’ve mostly kept the politics out of this web site, but I thought I should mention the book here for those whose interests further overlap my own.
The book goes deep into the history of rail transit and intercity passenger rail to find out why they worked so well a hundred years ago and why they don’t work today. If you love railroad history, you will love more than half of this book, as it provides details that you might not have learned in other railroad books. For example, did you know that positive train control was invented by the same man who invented the first workable electric streetcar, the first electric rapid transit trains, and the first high-speed electric elevators? Continue reading