He grew up to the lonesome whistle of the Illinois Central.
Ever since he was a kid in Centralia, White House presssecretary Jim Brady has been crazy about trains.
Although Brady is fond of traveling on Air Force One and onpolitical charters, he says that the Golden Age of American politicswas the era of whistle-stop campaigning.
His grandfather, the late James Linus Brady of Jacksonville, wasan engineer on the Beardtown run of the Chicago, Burlington andQuincy RR. The press secretary's father, the late Harold James Bradyof Centralia, worked for the Burlington Northern RR.
When it comes to music, Brady has a strong preference for therailroad …
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