With the Slack, That Will Do, and Other Railroad Stories: More True Railroad Stories - Paperback

by Charles H. Jr. Geletzke (Author)

This collection of true railroad stories is the author's third book. His first book entitled THE DETROIT & TOLEDO SHORE LINE RAILROAD-EXPRESSWAY FOR INDUSTRY was a detailed complete history with color and b&w photos covering the entire history of this small Class 1 freight carrier. The author's second book, and beginning of a series, is titled WHEN DEADHEAD COUNTED AS REST AND OTHER RAILROAD STORIES and is a collection of 80 short stories depicting exciting, frequently humorous, sometimes mundane, and in a few cases deadly trips over the rails. You will truly be entertained and searching for the next volume So here you go...here are 79 more railroad short stories, all true, and sure to entertain

Author Biography

Chuck Geletzke was raised in Royal Oak, Michigan and graduated from Central Michigan University in 1971 with a BS in Business Administration degree, having majored in Marketing and Economics. He served in the United States Marine Corps and in the Army Reserve's 226th Railway Shop Battalion. In 2011 he retired from the Canadian National Railroad (former Grand Trunk Western) as a Locomotive Engineer with 45-years service in the railroad industry. During his career, Chuck also worked for the Delray Connecting RR, the Missouri Pacific, and the Detroit & Toledo Shore Line in both labor and in management. Additionally, Chuck and his brother owned an excavating and trucking business hauling perishable commodities throughout the Continental United States. Chuck is married, and has three married children, and three grandchildren. Other interests include model railroading, woodworking, college football (his favorite team is Navy), baseball, jazz, photography, and writing for various railroad and historical publications. In December 2011, Chuck published his first book THE DETROIT & TOLEDO SHORE LINE RAILROAD-EXPRESSWAY FOR INDUSTRY with co-author Wilbur E. Hague. Chuck's second volume, WHEN DEADHEAD COUNTED AS REST AND OTHER RAILROAD STORIES became available in February 2016.