Articles written by Bruce Gripkey
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'A Month After Christmas'
I would like to thank all five of the readers out there that have missed my presence in The Loop...
'It's only water'
Water is one of those things that many of us take for granted. It's there when you turn on a...
Between timid and Timbuktu
As a species, human kind has been infatuated with the manipulation, division and various forms of...
This is not a Bob's Big Boy
The myriad of post-war baby boomers that had the pleasure of growing up in Southern California will...
Homeward bound
Most of us remember JFK’s assassination and coverage of his funeral. The image of his two year...
'By the Time I Get to Phoenix'
When I was first invited to write train related articles for The Loop several years ago, I had no...
The Prosperity Special
If your grandfather, father or possibly an uncle had been standing on the depot platform at the...
You may kiss the bride
Well, here we are in a brand new year with hopefully a brighter outlook on just about everything. Th...
A Train Set For Christmas
There was once a time when one of the most commonly asked for toys from Santa was the electric...
Tales of the Rails
As a group, I would hazard a guess that ex-military, or perhaps fishermen, tell the best darn storie...
The Captain
Somewhere along the line when I wasn’t paying very careful attention, I woke up just a precious...
On the Atchison Topeka & the Santa Fe
As a youngster so many years ago, I could easily follow along with the melody of Johnny Mercer’s...
What Dreams May Come
It is no secret to many of us in the great state of California that the proposed high speed rail...
The Winner is... Trains as Movie Stars
If cable were ever to be set up in such a way that allowed one to pick your ten favorite channels,...
The Process
There has been more than one occasion that I have fielded the inquiry of where the ideas for article...
The Lost Spike
By the time this article appears in the Loop, we will be but only a few days away from every true...
Follow Those Tracks
I have been told on more than one occasion by my soon to be sainted mother, that – as a child ...
Train of Thought
Earlier this week my son, Chris, called and invited me to have lunch with him. Seems that these...