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Destined for a life along the tracks, Mike McLaughlin's career spanned jobs from gandy to consultant at multiple railroads and firms. His gritty personal accounts focus on what happened behind the scenes on maintenance and signal gangs, in bunk cars, as a traffic manager, and more. Photographs maps, and documents enhance the text.

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Destined for a life along the tracks, Mike McLaughlin's career spanned jobs from gandy to consultant at multiple railroads and firms. His gritty personal accounts focus on what happened behind the scenes on maintenance and signal gangs, in bunk cars, as a traffic manager, and more. Photographs maps, and documents enhance the text.
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Lifelong trainman Mike McLauglin (1937-2012) started as a gandy for Great Northern. After graduating from the University of Washington he worked for railroads across the United States, advancing to line supervisor and lower/mid-level manager, and later, to traffic manager for major companies such as Coors and Leprino Foods. He finished his career as a railroad and transportation consultant.