Tag Archives: Fictional Character

A Reader’s Question

Posted on January 23, 2019 by Robert Lee Murphy

Recently a reader asked me why and how I wrote The Iron Horse Chronicles. I decided to share my answer with all the readers of this website. The idea for The Iron Horse Chronicles first came to me in 2006 when … Continue reading →

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Great South Point Book Signing

Posted on December 11, 2018 by Robert Lee Murphy

On Saturday, December 8, 2018, I had a great book signing at the South Point Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. My daughter Beth, dressed as Jenny McNabb, the principal female character in The Iron Horse Chronicles fascinated all folks, especially the … Continue reading →

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South Point Book Signing Event

Posted on December 5, 2018 by Robert Lee Murphy

Saturday, December 8, 2018, I will be autographing all three volumes of The Iron Horse Chronicles at the South Point Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, from noon until 4PM. This is the fourth consecutive year that South Point has hosted … Continue reading →

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On the Railroad 150 Years Ago

Posted on September 7, 2018 by Robert Lee Murphy

In September 1868 both the Union Pacific and Central Pacific had departed the high mountains and were building across relatively level but difficult terrain. In Wyoming, the UP worked to cross the Red Desert between the two continental divides—one west … Continue reading →

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On the Railroad 150 Years Ago

Posted on August 12, 2018 by Robert Lee Murphy

One hundred fifty years ago, in August 1868, the Union Pacific Railroad’s tracks in Wyoming extended almost seven hundred miles west from Omaha, Nebraska. End of track was now thirty miles beyond the new bridge over the North Platte River … Continue reading →

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Railroad History Reviews Golden Spike

Posted on November 27, 2017 by Robert Lee Murphy

Railroad History reviewed Golden Spike, The Iron Horse Chronicle–Book Three, in its Fall-Winter 2017 issue. Robert Butler wrote the review. Mr. Butler reviewed Eagle Talons and Bear Claws in previous issues of Railroad History. One of his closing sentences in … Continue reading →

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The Iron Horse Chronicles Trilogy Complete

Posted on July 15, 2017 by Robert Lee Murphy

The Iron Horse Chronicles trilogy is complete. I have received finished, hard-bound copies of the third book, Golden Spike. Five Star Publishing will release the book officially on July 19, 2017. As usual, they have produced a first-class product. I … Continue reading →

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Union Pacific’s “Great Race to Promontory” Website

Posted on June 23, 2017 by Robert Lee Murphy

The Union Pacific Railroad has produced a website entitled “Great Race to Promontory” as part of their extensive celebration of the completion of the first transcontinental railroad nearly one hundred fifty years ago. Here is a link to the site: … Continue reading →

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Trilogy Approaching Completion

Posted on June 4, 2017 by Robert Lee Murphy

With the Iron Horse Chronicles trilogy approaching completion, I have changed the header on this website. For the past couple of years, Union Pacific’s Engine 119 has been approaching Promontory Summit in Utah from a distance. On July 19, 2017, Golden … Continue reading →

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Golden Spike Available for Pre-Order

Posted on April 3, 2017 by Robert Lee Murphy

Golden Spike, The Iron Horse Chronicles–Book Three, is now available for pre-order from Amazon and Barnes & Noble. You can select the tabs in the right-hand sidebar of this website to go to the respective Robert Lee Murphy page and select Golden … Continue reading →

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