Quotes And Leadership Lessons From The Great Train Robbery Part 2
The Great Train Robbery is an excellent examination of two similar, but still very different leadership styles.
Category: General
London is going to use heat from the Underground to help heat its homes
Interesting innovative use from a “train.” Article Link
In 1939, sabotage killed dozens on the City of San Francisco
The City of San Francisco was 30 minutes late when it pulled out of Carlin, Nevada on the evening of Aug. 12, 1939. Article Link
Amtrak Wants to Start Running Trains between Toronto and Chicago
The largest passenger railroad service in U.S. is considering a proposal that, if approved, would see trains running directly from Chicago to Toronto and back. Article Link
Amtrak Leadership Wounds The Empire Builder Yet Again
It’s early morning in Whitefish, Montana, and the sun slowly climbs over the Rocky Mountains to the east and begins to warm the crisp night air at the beautifully restored Amtrak passenger depot and touches on the gleaming eastbound Empire Builder that …
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One Track Mind
Interesting for several reasons, but particularly because of his early sparks from his father almost exactly parallels my own. Article Link
The Romance of Train Travel
Trains are deeply embedded in human consciousness, especially in America. Trains were core to the development of America, the westward expansion, and the Great Depression when millions of unemployed and homeless hopped freights to travel. When you travel by train, …
A Look Back at the Florida Circus Train Crash of 1994
Inside the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus train, an ominous vibration jostled performers out of bed. Article Link
Ride The My Old Kentucky Dinner Train Through Kentucky Bourbon Country
Some train companies are bringing back the thrill of riding on a luxurious train. For over 30 years, the R.J. Corman Railroad Company has been serving up bourbon and dinner in a stylish 1940s railcar.
Plane-Engined Trains Were Magnificently Terrible
Today we look at some equally ambitious failed experiments from the 20th century of blending railways and aeronautics. My personal goal is to “learn more each day.” This one nails it — never heard anything about these until today. Article …
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