Author: Tom

Orange Blossom Cannonball

This has to be the most conflicted railroad image that words ever assembled. How do you assemble flowers into a weapon, anyway? No matter. The Orange Blossom Cannonball is gorgeous. Everybody must love a train like this. If you have seen an old train in a movie, this was it. Literally. The perfectly restored 1903 Read More …

I’m Radiating…

I’m radiating again. Nothing is dangerous about that. I’ve been an amateur radio operator since 1960 and have the Federal Communications Commission’s assigned call sign K3ORC. That third character is the letter “o” and not the numeral “zero”. “Ham” is the common term for the hobby, although friends will tell you I cannot be cured. With generous Read More …