User:Centpacrr

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At my post in the Flyers' TV broadcast booth at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia...

My contributions to Wikipedia are mostly (but not exclusively) made in two general areas about which I have written professionally and been extensively published over the last thirty-five years: early American railroads and professional ice hockey. In addition from time to time I may also contribute writings and/or images in a variety of other fields including digital imaging and restoration, aviation, steamships, early radio and television, opera, early air mail and other postal history, and topics relating to the history of Philadelphia, PA, San Francisco, CA, and the States of Pennsylvania, Maine, and California.

[edit] Early American Railroads

CPRR Engineers L.M. Clement & T.D. Judah

With regard to railroads, I contribute primarily to articles which relate to general 19th century U.S. railroad topics, the First Transcontinental Railroad (aka the "Pacific Railroad"), and most specifically to the Central Pacific Railroad of which my great great grandfather, Lewis Metzler Clement, was Chief Assistant Engineer (later Acting Chief Engineer) and Superintendent of Track between 1862 and 1881. My current book in this field is entitled "Riding the Transcontinental Rails: Overland Travel on the Pacific Railroad 1865-1881" (Polyglot Press, 2005; 445 pages.). I have also written, created, and/or contributed many hundreds of articles, images, maps, exhibits, graphics, document transcriptions (with my annotations), and other materials to our family operated 5,000+ page railroad history website, the Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum.

This user is a member of the Trains WikiProject

[edit] Professional Ice Hockey

My Hockey "Office" at the Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, PA

My main hockey contributions are in the areas of professional ice hockey history as they relate to the NHL and AHL in general, and in particular to teams, players, arenas, etc, which are (or have been) located in, or associated with, Philadelphia and Hershey, PA, and Portland, ME. I have worked in pro hockey in Philadelphia, Hershey, and Portland (Philadelphia Flyers, Philadelphia Phantoms, Philadelphia Firebirds, Hershey Bears, Maine Mariners) for 37 years as a freelance writer, newspaper reporter, book author, PR man (1976-77 Philadelphia Firebirds), historian, statistician, and in radio/TV broadcasting. I have written well over 2,000 articles (mostly for newspapers, magazines, and team programs of the Philadelphia Flyers (NHL), Philadelphia Firebirds (NAHL), Hershey Bears (AHL), Richmond Robins (AHL), Maine Mariners (AHL), and others. (Some of these appear on my informal hockey history website, HockeyScoop.net) I have also written three books on hockey -- "Conditioning for Hockey: Year Round" (co-authored with Pat Croce) Leisure Press, 1983; "The Hockey Trivia Book" (co-authored with Gene Hart) Leisure Press, 1984; and ten chapters in "Professional Sports Teams Histories - Hockey" Gale Research Co., 1994. In my various capacities I have worked and/or attended over 3,000 professional hockey games.