Yellowbacks

Forerunners of the airport novel. As the French still call them, 'romans de gare'. Link…

Beyond Steel

A newly launched archive of Lehigh Valley Industry and Culture. I found the immigrant (Syrian, Russian, Moravian, Polish, Austrian) section particularly engaging with lots of interviews. Link…

Railway Telecomms

Yes, that's right. It's all about railway telephones. 30 years of experience. Well done, Sam. Link…

Aerotrain

Jean Bertin, a French engineer, designed and built the Aerotrain in the 1960s. You can see it in action here. There was also a 'Surburbain S44', here's what's left of it. Rohr Industries, licensed the technology and built an Aerotrain in America.