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Birth Year (-Died Year)
1946
Birth City
Chicago
Birth State
IL
Current Location
Colorado Springs, CO
Occupation(s)
Retired
Biography
Dr. Wiatrowski moved to the Pikes Peak area in 1975 and has spent the years since he relocated to Colorado photographing its historic sites and researching its rich history.
Awards/Honors
Dr. Wiatrowski's DVDs have won Telly and Teddy awards
Pikes Peak's Shadow was selected for the Library of Congress Local Legacies Program
Education/Training
Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, University of Arizona - Master of Science, Electrical Engineering, University of Arizona - Bachelor of Science, Physics, Illinois Institute of Technology
Local Authors Genres
Published Works
Organizations
Colorado Midland Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society - Railway and Locomotive Historical Society - Ute Pass Historical Society - Friends of the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad - Friends of the East Broad Top - Nevada Northern Railway Museum - Colorado Railroad Museum - Pikes Peak Historical Street Railway Foundation - Lexington Group in Transportation History
Speaker Availability
Yes
Speaker Topics
Discover Colorado's Railroads (introduction to Colorado's existing historic railroads and railroad historic sites; loosely based on the book Railroads of Colorado) - All Aboard for Pikes Peak (the history of the Manitou and Pike's Peak Railroad; based on the book All Aboard for America's Mountain - Behind Historic Colorado (this is a non-illustrated presentation about how the author explored Colorado's historic sites) - The First Narrow Gauge Railways (the original narrow gauge train ran in Wales, which General Palmer visited)