Mike Thornburg
Mike Thornburg asked Barbara Nickless:

Just finished, 'Blood on the Tracks", and am currently reading 'Dead Stop'. How do you come by your detailed knowledge of rail that makes up Sydney Rose's post war career?

Barbara Nickless Thanks for reading my books, Mike! My RR intel comes from multiple sources: books (see a few that I recommend at the end of "Dead Stop") and the internet. But mostly from working with and talking to RR employees, past and present. Boy, these men and women have a lot of stories. I've been fortunate to talk to folks from BNSF, UP and other railroads. And I've followed a railway cop around on his various tasks. I have him on speed dial. :-)

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