Introduction to Railway Stories

Hi, my name is Charles Maycock, and this is my corner of the web featuring railway, or in North
America, railroad stories.

Since railways and railroads have become commonplace in the 19th Century, many interesting
events have taken place which are still able to captivate an audience after the passage of time.

Just a couple of these are:-

The delightful; such as Sir John Betjeman's description of traveling along the Metropolitan
Line to the north of London. You can find out about him at John Betjeman.com


The disasterous; such as the wreck in April 1900 on the Illinois Central Railroad when the legendary engineer John Luther 'Casey' Jones was killed near Canton Mississippi. His life is celebrated at the Casey Jones Museum, Jackson Tennessee, which is being expanded for the 2009 season. See Caseyjones.com


I hope you will join me for some good railway stories as we develop this blog.

Bye for now,

Charles.