Freeman H. Hubbard was an American writer known for his articles and books about railroads. He was editor of the Railroad Man's Magazine

Railroad Man's Magazine

The Railroad Man's Magazine was a pulp magazine which began October, 1906.The magazine was published under different names and formats throughout its history. It was the first specialized pulp with stories and articles about the railroads...

 for 12 years. He wrote widely about railroad history, legend and lore, including famous personalities such as Casey Jones

Casey Jones

John Luther Jones was an American railroad engineer from Jackson, Tennessee, who worked for the Illinois Central Railroad...

, John Henry

John Henry (folklore)

John Henry is an American folk hero and tall tale. Henry worked as a "steel-driver"—a man tasked with hammering and chiseling rock in the construction of tunnels for railroad tracks. In the legend, John Henry's prowess as a steel-driver was measured in a race against a steam powered hammer,...

, Jesse James

Jesse James

Jesse Woodson James was an American outlaw, gang leader, bank robber, train robber, and murderer from the state of Missouri and the most famous member of the James-Younger Gang. He also faked his own death and was known as J.M James. Already a celebrity when he was alive, he became a legendary...

 and Kate Shelley

Kate Shelley

Catherine "Kate" Shelley was a midwestern United States railroad heroine, and the first woman in the United States to have a bridge named for her. She was also one of the few women to ever have a train named after her, the Kate Shelley 400.-Background:Catherine Shelley was born in Loughaun, County...

. He was Secretary of the American Association of Cartoonists and Caricaturists. He was born and died in New York

New York

New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

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Selected works

• Encyclopedia of North American railroading: 150 years of railroading in the United States and Canada. (1981)

• Great days of the circus. With Leonard V. Farley. (1962)

• Great trains of all time. Illustrated by Herb Mott. (1962)

• Railroad avenue: Great stories and legends of American railroading. (1945)

• Roundhouse cat and other railroad animals. Illustrated by Kurt Wiese
  Kurt Wiese
  Kurt Wiese was an award-winning German-born book illustrator. Wiese wrote and illustrated 20 children's books and illustrated another 300 for other authors.- Biography :Wiese was born in Minden, Germany...
  
  . (1951)

• The railroad caboose: Its 100-year history, legend, and lore. With William F. Knapke. (1968)

• The train that never came back, and other railroad stories. Illustrated by Kurt Wiese. (1952)

• Vinnie Ream and Mr. Lincoln. (1949)