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“Life along the Tracks is work glove, Carhartts, and hard hat history, not railroading according to Washington, Wall Street, or downtown offices. It is history worth telling and knowing.” - Bill Schaumburg, retired editor of Railroad Model Craftsman Magazine

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Lifelong trainman Mike McLauglin (1937-2012) started as a gandy for Great Northern. After graduating from the University of Washington he worked for railroads across the United States, advancing to line supervisor and lower/mid-level manager, and later, to traffic manager for major companies such as Coors and Leprino Foods. He finished his career as a railroad and transportation consultant. Jim Providenza holds a B.A. and a J.D. degree from Santa Clara University, and retired as a Police Captain after a 38-year career in law enforcement. He is a co-author of A Compendium of Model Railroad Operations, as well as the author of more than sixty articles on various aspects of model railroading.

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