November 19, 2011
At 4 years old Michael had already shown a keen interest in anything mechanical. To him riding in the cab of the locomotive was as natural as could be. He watched in fascination as fireman Roy Calhoun shoveled coal into the boiler. He studied the moves of the engineer as the temperature and pressure gauges […]
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November 19, 2011
Denver station was a beehive of activity. Trains of every description were queued up to the many platforms. Porters were everywhere, loading or unloading baggage from arriving or departing trains. Hundreds of passengers milled about, looking at tickets, trying to find the right platform numbers. Arriving passengers stood next to porters, urging them to be […]
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