12 days ago by capdiamont

Sources say due to both the economy, and a growing rift between publisher Judy Hudgson and Editor Hank Sims due to Sims obvious bias against the railroad, he will be let go tomorrow. It is feared that with the nation ever increasingly needing the railroads, his views are out of touch, and will offen ...

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12 days ago by capdiamont

SMART train could roll a year early The Sonoma-Marin commuter rail project approved by voters Tuesday could start rolling a year ahead of schedule if it gets money from the next economic stimulus package contemplated by Congress, officials said Wednesday. “We would love to do that,” said Lillian Ham ...

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12 days ago by cemsarak

One of the most attractive towns in southern British Columbia, Nelson overlooks Kootenay Lake. Established in 1880s as a mining town, with the coming of the railroad in the 1890s, Nelson flourished as a centre for transporting ore and timber. The town owes its good looks to its location on the shore ...

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12 days ago by Geo.

Blue Hill Street Railway This is a very early and previously unpublished snapshot of a trolley car in Canton. A really superb glimpse at local travel at the turn of the Century. It all started in 1899 with the construction of a new power plant near the Bolivar Street Bridge. The Blue Hill Street Rai ...

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13 days ago by admin

A reality show about the scourge of wrecked model trains. Watch it if you dare...

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13 days ago by seanomatopoeia

seanomatopoeia posted a photo:

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15 days ago by Ron

Railroad buff Karl Zimmermann of the Los Angeles Times has written an excellent story about La Posada in Winslow, Ariz., along with the attached Turquoise Room restaurant. The article makes you want to jump in the car and stay for a weekend there.

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15 days ago by savruixo1989

Picks out split, broken, or knotty cedar plugs, used to fill holes resulting from removal of spikes in railroad ties or telephnoe poles, as they pass on conveyor. Fossils Messel Palaeoperca Proxima Fish Fossil Perch Fossils Fossils.

15 days ago by missymemory

Who knew a shot on the tracks would be so cute! hey all! just wanted to let you guys know that i will be at Beidenharn Garden in Monroe on Sunday November 23rd and 30th to make Christmas photos for families, couples and/or children to be used for prints or Christmas cards. The times for both dates a ...

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15 days ago by Focalplane

Well, the votes are in on Proposition 1A - " Safe, Reliable High-Speed Passenger Train Bond Act" and 52% is enough to start the project rolling, perhaps eventually at 200 mph. This is not the first true high speed rail project mooted in America (the Northeastern Acela program uses existing track, ra ...

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