George Kellogg Trask was a journalist who was credited at the time of his death as being the originator of the railroad column in the American press. His first railroad column was published in the Evansville, Ind., "Evening Journal" in 1870, and he went on to write railroad columns for the Indianapolis, Ind., "Journal" and the Indianapolis "Star" from 1871 to 1911. Trask was born and grew up in Massachusetts, and moved to Indiana around 1860. He worked on the Indianapolis, Peru, and Chicago Railroad, and then for the American Express Company before becoming a journalist. Trask was married to Ellen Waite and had two daughters. He was affectionately known as "Uncle George" to generations of journalists and railroad men. He died on 26 June 1911.
From the description of Papers, 1855-1901. (Indiana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 56073543
