Bringing Two Ends of a Century Together
Posted by Robert Hendrick with an assist from Chat GPT on Mar 15th 2023
Cue up the Arlo Guthrie classic, “The City of New Orleans” because the railroad industry is headed to the Crescent City! It’s time again for the American Association of Short Line and Region…
Railroad: A Brief History Since 1918
Posted by Robert Hendrick on Apr 16th 2020
The pandemic headlines tie New York, Philadelphia,Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, and New Orleans together, and we're cheering for them to "flatten the curve." These are all great cities with a strong…
Railroad Date Nails
Posted by Robert Hendrick on Mar 26th 2020
Few railroad artifacts capture the eye like date nails. These small thumbnail-sized steel pieces of Americana bear a 2-digit number indicating the year a crosstie was manufactured. The various shapes…
Vintage Markings on Railroad Steel - What Do They Mean?
Posted by Robert Hendrick on Feb 20th 2020
Our custom crafted tables, desks and other furniture all
feature sections of vintage rail. As you gather with family, friends or
business associates around one of our coffee tables, the markings on…
Being a Part of History
Posted by Robert Hendrick on May 20th 2019
We get involved in a lot of industrial style interior design
projects for both home and office. Often, there is a strong connection to the
railroad. Sometimes it’s the personal history of the people…
Do You Want to Hear a Story?
Posted by Robert Hendrick on May 9th 2019
It’s a family friendly dinner table sort of story
for home. A classic tale you to be told at work over your desk or sitting at a conference room table.It’s a telling of history preserv…