I can't express my sadness of the passing of my great friend, Joseph Boardman. I'll share a happy memory. Mom & I had just attended DC @ASLRRA convention. Joe, @AmtrakBrian, Mom @philhancock & I talked about freight & passenger rail working together & how that would save RRing.

This Great Northern train carries carloads of freight at St Paul. The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy locomotive is going to head through to the West Coast from Chicago.

Have a great breakfast with Illinois Central with my Railroad placemats. Customtrains.org

It was great to say Hello to Robert Jason Pinoli of Mendocino Railway at the @ASLRRA Fall Super Regional Conference in St Louis. I just finished the California Western America’s 250th GP9E #1776.

Thank you to railroads and leasing companies that having painted #PinkRibbon railroad equipment through the years.

Have a great breakfast with Chicago Great Western with my Railroad placemats. Customtrains.org

My apologies. In getting back to my daily schedule from my recent travels, I realize I have not posted any #pinkribbon locomotives yet for #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth. Florida East Coast GP40-2 #436 was one of two Pink Ribbon locomotives painted by @ASLRRA member FEC.

Have a great breakfast with Cotton Belt with my Railroad placemats. Customtrains.org

These Erie Lackawanna locomotives move trains at Marion, Ohio. We give a wave to the crews as their trains head on their way. Customtrains.org

Have a great breakfast with Detroit, Toledo & Ironton with my Railroad placemats. Customtrains.org

I got to say Hello to Alan Matheson of Tacoma Public Utilities at the @ASLRRA St Louis Conference. I have drawn Tacoma Rail GP23ECO 2316 for the new edition of the “ABC’s of America’s Short Lines”

Have a great breakfast with Chicago & North Western with my Railroad placemats. Customtrains.org

This New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway Corporation train moves carloads of freight at Syracuse. NYS&W is a member of @ASLRRA

Have a great breakfast with Reading Lines with my Railroad placemats. Customtrains.org

Minnesota Commercial Railway Company America’s 250th B36-7 #76 moves carloads of grain in the Twin Cities. Minnesota Commercial Railway is a member of @ASLRRA

Have a great breakfast with Penn Central with my Railroad placemats. Customtrains.org

This Elgin, Joliet & Eastern train carries carloads of steel at Gary, Indiana. We give a wave to its crew as the train heads on its way.

It was great to meet Kenneth Bautista of Rebulk who I met at @ASLRRA in St Louis and saw again at NEARS .ORG in Pittsburgh. Kenneth commissioned me to draw a Rebulk GP38-2. Industry conferences such as ASLRRA and NEARS are a great opportunity to network! 🚂👍

Have a great breakfast with Chesapeake & Ohio with my Railroad placemats. Customtrains.org

This Gulf, Mobile & Ohio train carries carloads of grain at St Louis. We give a wave to the crew as the train heads on its way.

Have a great breakfast with Erie Railroad with my Railroad placements.