It's hard to believe it, but this is my 2500th post here on Confessions of a Train Geek.From my first post on July 9, 2005 to now, a lot of writing. I think this is the longest running train blog in the world. I could be wrong.
You can see from the number of posts per year in the list to the right that I used to post like crazy. It was only in 2012 that my pace slowed. I think that was coincident with my involvement with Google+ and writing there. I like to tell stories but I have a limited amount of time to write, and an apparently finite amount of stuff to write about, and G+ got the bulk of it.
I'm spread a bit thin between this blog, social networks, email and projects like my Chaleur video and the NB Southern eBook I'm working on. I don't think I'll ever get back to posting an average of once/day but I think I've settled into a decent pace. Like the inestimable Eric Gagnon over at Trackside Treasure, I'm aiming more for quality than quantity in my posting these days.
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| 2002 volunteering for the Salem & Hillsborough RR |
I don't know what your favourite blog posts have been, but here are a few of mine off the top of my head.
- Touring the VIA Rail Winnipeg Maintenance Centre
- The VIA Rail Veteran Train and War Brides Train
- The first chase I blogged, NBSR 2318 West in July 2005
- CN's detour through northern NB, May 2008
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| 2006 in McAdam |
It's been a good run so far.
I still have a lot to write about. What really keeps me going is seeing that people actually read this, and I love getting comments to show that people have read my post and spare a minute or two of their time to comment. I've been trying to comment on others' blogs for a while now, to show that they are being read and appreciated. Thank you for reading, and if you keep coming back, I'll keep writing.
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| May 2015, Kamloops |
10 comments:
I knew you posted a lot but that number is mind blowing. You're a machine! Great stuff I come back here often.
Congratulations on an impressive milestone!
Wow, that is likely an unbreakable record, like the baseball ironman record or Gretzky's 92 goals in a season. I'm glad I stumbled across this blog a few years back. Consider, also, your impact this way: You were partly responsible for me starting to blog. I wonder how many others took up the craft after reading this. Congrats!
Thanks, Chris! I read your blog often too - you sure get around and find some interesting things to write about.
Thanks, OMC! :)
Thank you, Michael! That might be the only time I'm ever mentioned alongside Gretzky!
I'm humbled to be partly responsible for you starting to blog. I really enjoy the Beachburg Sub - it's neat to read about different parts of Canada, especially parts I've never railfanned.
Nice milestone, Steve. Glad to COATG has not become a millstone! Keep up the great work!
Eric
Thanks, Eric! Not a millstone yet :)
Hi Steve,
I only get to catchup on your blog once in a while but it's great to have a slice of Canadian Railroad action now I've moved back to the UK
Besides , what's not to love about Railfan photos! I get to railfan vicariously through you so thanks
Thanks, grumbeast :)
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