Glenn Burgess worked as a photo-journalist for the El Paso Times and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. At the time, he also taught journalism and photography at Sul Ross College. His collection of photographs of the Big Bend National Park is housed at the Archives of the Big Bend at Sul Ross State University, Alpine, TX. Glenn Burgess worked as a photo-journalist for the El Paso Times and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. At the time, he also taught journalism and photography at Sul Ross College. His collection of photographs of the Big Bend National Park is housed at the Archives of the Big Bend at Sul Ross State University, Alpine, TX. Don Burgess, his son, has written numerous books for and about the Tarahumara of Chihuahua, Mexico. He is a linguist/translator and learned photography from Glenn.
"This book is a most important addition to the limited history of construction of the Chihuahua al Pacifico railroad with vital and accurate information on place names and other side-bars that add much to the telling. The excellent photographs come from the author's private collection and were taken by his father a photo-journalist. It is a treat to see them instead of the more common photos that are frequently reprinted time and time again." - D. Rhodes "Sierra resident" "...every railroad buff will love Burgess' book, but it may have more technical and historical detail than will interest the average reader. It is a good book for skimming if you are planning to travel the railroad, and has many fascinating pieces of trivia." - atravelerslibrary.com "How in the world could anyone build a railroad through this country? How could anyone even believe such a feat would be possible? Burgess calls it "the impossible dream," and dedicates the book to the principal dreamer, Mexican engineer Francisco M. Togno, who died in 1991." - Wally Gordon, _The Independent_
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