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Ellis on the Rails

Ellis Simon

News, opinion, and analysis on all aspects of railroads and model railroading. Opinions are my own.

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"When you come to a Fork in the Road Take It"

Happy Holidays, dear readers.

Over the next few months my wife and I will be preparing to move to a 55+ community and put our house on the market. Consequently, I will be writing less frequently since I won’t have enough bandwidth to deal...

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Crossing the Country by Train on a Business Trip – Part 2

The Southwest Limited, now the Southwest Chief, in 1981 with a mixed consist of Amtrak Superliner and ex-Santa Fe Highliner cars. Photo by Roger Puta in public domain.

After three days of press conferences, convention sessions, visits to b...

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Crossing the Country by Train on a Business Trip

The combined westbound California Zephyr, Pioneer, and Desert Wind cruise alongside the Colorado River in Gore Canyon in December 1985.

Part One – Going West

Just over 40 years ago I took my first and, so far, only transcontinental train...

5 months ago
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Transforming Indiana's South Shore Line

Train of then-new South Shore Nippon Sharyo bi-level coaches in 2009. Wikimedia Commons photo by Franklin Campbell. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.

The South Shore Line is more than midway...

5 months ago

Sound Transit Opens Fifth Line Extension in Three Years

Passengers crowded platforms and trains on first day of service for Sound Transit’s Federal Way Link Extension. Photo by Glenn Landberg, Copyright Sound Transit

The long-awaited 7.8-mile extension to Federal Way of Sound Transit Link light...

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