Category Archives: Christmas
The First Railroad in Germany
The First Railroad in Germany By Roger Heid When I say ‘Railroad’, I mean one or more cars being pulled by a steam or otherwise powered locomotive running on iron or steel
Playing Santa Claus
Playing Santa Claus By Roger Heid During a recent Christmas Party, some joker brought up the old adage that a man goes through three distinct stages. First he believes in Santa Claus,
Memoirs de Verdun
Memoirs de Verdun By Roger Heid Sometime in October of 1967, Fred, a GI friend of mine, also a railroad buff, and I were leisurely taking a weekend road trip in
Christmas Memories
Christmas Memories By Roger Heid All this started in 1954. I was all of 11 years old; I wish I still were. Never mind that. Well, then again, maybe I still am,
Realities of steam in winter
Brutal: The realities of steam in winter Repost with pictures As my piece “An Austrian railroad Christmas” was well received, I thought I would share another article that resulted from that same
An Austrian Railroad Christmas
An Austrian Railroad Christmas Revised repost with pictures A version of this story appeared in the magazine German Life in 2006. The story is based on a trip to Austria made in
Childhood Winter Memories
Childhood Winter Memories By Roger Heid It was just about two weeks before Christmas, in the early 50s, perhaps in 1951, I think. My Mom and I had just moved to her
