author
Bob Farnham
A little-known science-fiction writer, Bob Farnham is remembered for “Old Shag,” a tense time-travel story set aboard a runaway high-speed train. The tale first appeared in Worlds of If in March 1960 and later became available through Project Gutenberg.
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Old Shag
by Bob Farnham
About the author
Public biographical information about Bob Farnham is scarce. Available records identify him as the author of “Old Shag,” a science-fiction story originally published in the March 1960 issue of Worlds of If Science Fiction.
“Old Shag” blends railroad adventure, danger, and time-travel paradoxes, following a trainman who must take control of a speeding locomotive after disaster strikes in the cab. The story is now preserved in digital form through Project Gutenberg.