The other day we had the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania all to ourselves–it was closed to the public–for a photo shoot for an upcoming article in the Pennsylvania Gazette. amazing place with amazing trains, and we hung out mostly in an old Pullman car that was perfectly restored, down to the guest checks (for authenticity, I swapped in a Santa Fe dining car check I bought on ebay.) Here’s a picturephone shot of me just hanging around an old PA RR steam engine (built at the Baldwin Works in Philly) while terrific photographer Chris Crisman was setting up. I think the Museum is going to do an event for the book sometime in May or June–watch here, or on their site for details.

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