Tag Archives: Golden Spike

A Writer’s Nook

Posted on September 21, 2015 by Robert Lee Murphy

Welcome to the nook where I as a writer struggle to become an author. The Iron Horse Chronicles is being created here. I wrote the first outline and began assembling research notes for my trilogy at this desk nine years … Continue reading →

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Western Writers of America 2015 Convention

Posted on July 6, 2015 by Robert Lee Murphy

From Tuesday through Saturday, June 25- 27, I participated in the 2015 Western Writers of America convention in Lubbock, Texas. Between the many educational and entertaining sessions, I had the chance to socialize with some of the best writers of western literature … Continue reading →

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The Beauty of 4-4-0 Locomotives

Posted on May 4, 2015 by Robert Lee Murphy

The 4-4-0 locomotive was a thing of beauty that is hard to appreciate from photography of the mid-nineteenth century. Color photography did not exist during the heyday of the locomotive that “built” the first transcontinental railroad. One of the most famous … Continue reading →

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