Hi! I’m Daniel Holmes.
I’m the man behind this blog, The Iron Horse, as well as Railhead Productions on Youtube and Twitch. I’ve always loved trains, and got my FRA conductor’s license at the Alaska Railroad in May 2022 before moving on to other opportunities. I studied Technical Systems Management at the University of Illinois, where I met and worked with Dr. C. Tyler Dick as part of the RailTEC research program.
As much as I love trains, the community around railroading tends to lean from ‘conservative’ to ‘very conservative.’ I don’t like that, and I want to change it. This blog, as well as my channels, are my way of adding a left-wing voice to the conversation about railroading.
I mostly focus on American trains, since I’m from (and currently live in) the United States of America, but I do take interest in railroads across the globe, especially urban rail & transit systems (which I think most other developed nations do far better than America). Hope you enjoy reading!