ɪt nˌɑːt ˈoʊnli tˈʊk kˈoʊlbɜːn, ðˈɛn nˌɑːt twˈɛnti, dˈiːpɚɹ ˌɪntʊ ðə wˈɜːld ʌv pˈʌblɪʃɪŋ, bˌʌt ˈɔːlsoʊ ˈɜːnd hˌɪm wˈaɪdɚ ɹᵻspˈɛkt ɐmˌʌŋst ɹˈeɪlɹoʊd mˈɛn əkɹˌɑːs ɐmˈɛɹɪkə lˌoʊkəmˈoʊɾɪv bˈɪldɚz ænd tɹˈeɪn ˈɑːpɚɹˌeɪɾɚz.
It not only took Colburn, then not 20, deeper into the world of publishing, but also earned him wider respect amongst railroad men across America – locomotive builders and train operators.