The Rivet (Iron Horse Owner's Blog)

A tab we can never pay back

A tab we can never pay back

Every year around late May, I start hearing people walk around town or down at the lodge wishing each other a "Happy Memorial Day." I'll be honest with you—it grates...

A tab we can never pay back

Every year around late May, I start hearing people walk around town or down at the lodge wishing each other a "Happy Memorial Day." I'll be honest with you—it grates...

Our Single Origin Mexico Coffee ain't no desert in a cup.

Our Single Origin Mexico Coffee ain't no desert...

You walk into one of these corporate chain cafes today, and the menu reads like a chemistry textbook. Half-caf, oat-milk, three pumps of vanilla, extra foam... by the time the...

Our Single Origin Mexico Coffee ain't no desert...

You walk into one of these corporate chain cafes today, and the menu reads like a chemistry textbook. Half-caf, oat-milk, three pumps of vanilla, extra foam... by the time the...

Coffee is good for you!

Coffee is good for you!

We've all seen the headlines over the decades...coffee seems to be good for your health. But up until now, most of that research was merely observational. Scientists would notice that...

Coffee is good for you!

We've all seen the headlines over the decades...coffee seems to be good for your health. But up until now, most of that research was merely observational. Scientists would notice that...

Admitting Decaf Isn’t a Four-Letter Word

Admitting Decaf Isn’t a Four-Letter Word

I like my locomotives loud, my steel American-made, and my coffee able to jump-start a stalled freight train in a blizzard. For years, I looked at "decaf" the same way...

Admitting Decaf Isn’t a Four-Letter Word

I like my locomotives loud, my steel American-made, and my coffee able to jump-start a stalled freight train in a blizzard. For years, I looked at "decaf" the same way...

The lost art of fixing things

The lost art of fixing things

We’ve become a 'toss-it-and-replace-it' society. We’ve lost the art of fixing things. It used to be a rite of passage—the first time you took apart a lawnmower engine or patched...

The lost art of fixing things

We’ve become a 'toss-it-and-replace-it' society. We’ve lost the art of fixing things. It used to be a rite of passage—the first time you took apart a lawnmower engine or patched...

Newest Iron Horse Gear...Locomotive T-Shirts

Newest Iron Horse Gear...Locomotive T-Shirts

Something that speaks to the American spirit, that gritty, hard-working, "we get it done" mentality that built this country....This isn’t just about looking good. It’s about feeling good. It’s about knowing...

Newest Iron Horse Gear...Locomotive T-Shirts

Something that speaks to the American spirit, that gritty, hard-working, "we get it done" mentality that built this country....This isn’t just about looking good. It’s about feeling good. It’s about knowing...