Murphy was a railroad man. You know, the guy who wrote Murphy 's Law: "Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong." Yes, he must have been a railroad man. Where else would he have gotten the inspiration for his law? For on the railroad there are years and years of tradition, unhampered by modern progress. It's a place where anything that can go wrong, does go wrong, on a regular basis. This book is about the little-known world of railroad repair shops. These are places, located in railroads throughout the country, where trains are serviced and repaired. It's a hazardous and hidden world,...

Murphy was a railroad man. You know, the guy who wrote Murphy 's Law: "Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong." Yes, he must have been a railroad man. Where else would he have gotten the inspiration for his law? For on the railroad there are years and years of tradition, unhampered by modern progress. It's a place where anything that can go wrong, does go wrong, on a regular basis. This book is about the little-known world of railroad repair shops. These are places, located in railroads throughout the country, where trains are serviced and repaired. It's a hazardous and hidden world,...