Dedication

I come from a long line of railroaders. My grandfather and his father worked, in different parts of their careers, as firemen and engineers for the Pennsylvania Railroad and for the later railroad companies that emerged from PRR. This book is dedicated to my grandfather, Bernard Bookhamer, a lifelong railroader whose stories inspired my interest in trains and railroad history.

This book is also dedicated to my grand-niece Layla Smith and bananas.