Experience with author and filmmaker Jim Jones the colorful ups and downs of Vermont’s railways around the St. Johnsbury area. This is a special presentation meant to explore the local history and impact of the railroads.
About the presenter
James R. “Jim” Jones, a Burlington, Vermont native, has maintained a lifelong interest in railroading. His love for “underdog trains”—and communities they served—stems from childhood locomotive rides with his father, noted railroad author Robert C. Jones. Jim’s grandfather, Cecil O. Jones, began the family tradition in 1916, when he signed on with Canadian Pacific. Jim has authored three Colorado prairie railroad chronicles and eight local titles, assisted his father on several Vermont books and—to prove he doesn’t have a one-track mind—co-authored former ESPN and AWA wrestling personality Larry Nelson’s Stranglehold: An Intriguing Behind the Scenes Glimpse into the Private World of Professional Wrestling.
