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WisDOT has developed a draft of its long-range transportation plan for the state of Wisconsin, called Connections 2030. This plan addresses all forms of...
mrcooby
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Jan 12, 2009
8:41 pm
2716
Hello... I am searching for information and photographs of the PRR (PC) Panhandle Line in the Chicago area, specifically thru Dolton, Illinois. I have looked...
ln41@...
hartsvilleln98
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Jan 19, 2009
3:16 pm
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I could find a few sources of info, although they both refer to the Panhandle as it went through Munster, Indiana. One site here ...
motorhead_999
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Jan 21, 2009
1:03 am
2718
A Kenosha ultra-conservative radio host has posted a poll on the proposed Kenosha-Milwaukee KRM Line: http://wlip.com/Lenny-Palmer/68731 ...
mrcooby
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Jan 30, 2009
11:24 pm
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Thanks to all who voted in this poll, which closes Friday. If you missed it, please click the link below. It's a chance to revive this nearly-dormant 1855...
Louis Rugani
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Feb 3, 2009
6:28 am
2720
Greetings I have just posted a few photos of the Poughkeepsie RR Bridge fire. The bridge burned in May of 1974, and ended service over the hudson River by then...
seeadler14
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Feb 3, 2009
11:42 am
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Travels with Pop I've had more than just a passing interest in trains, railroads and photography since I was a small boy. That interest can be directly...
seeadler14
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Feb 3, 2009
11:46 am
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I was there as a kid on the day that it burned. My family used to buy lumber in wholesale lots from a dealer located just north of the bridge. I always...
rbhubbell
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Feb 4, 2009
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Feb 7, 2009
12:48 pm
2724
hi there! im a new guy. just how much trackage of the old cnw, has gone for good. are there any books on this subject. thanks for any help. roderick....
roderick
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Feb 25, 2009
4:59 pm
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I don't know about the C&NW as a whole, but there is a nice book called "The Cowboy Line" about the line across northern Nebraska. ... From: roderick To:...
D.T
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Feb 26, 2009
12:31 am
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Always good to hear from a fellow C&NW fan. I've written a book on a small (70 miles) branch of the Chicago & NorthWestern titled "The Midland Branch" in Iowa....
Paul Horst
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Feb 26, 2009
1:28 am
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Hi Roderick, I recommend the "Abandonments Book" which lists all lines and trackage abandoned by the C&NW. The book came out in 1999 and is available from the...
LaVerne Brummel
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Feb 27, 2009
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to the 3 lads who have got in touch with me, thank you all for your advice. as regards the book i am very interested, how much from the states to the uk? ...
roderick
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Feb 27, 2009
5:32 pm
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Roderick, The website for the C&NW Historical Society is: http://www.cnwhs.org/ And there are yahoo groups for those interested in the C&NW. Verne Brummel, ...
LaVerne Brummel
hiawatha1958
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Feb 28, 2009
1:02 am
2730
I was wondering if any of the members ever plan any train watching or rail fan trips to some of the popular current or former train watching locations or...
keithjohns43
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Mar 8, 2009
3:24 am
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some day hopefully in the not too distant future Stephen Hjellum ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Stephen Hjellum
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Mar 8, 2009
3:27 am
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A good trip would be to follow the route of the California Southern from Perris to Ocean Side (Fallbrook Jct). The California Southern was a Sante Fe...
Daniel Humphrey
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Mar 8, 2009
4:42 pm
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My name is Andrew Laverdiere. I've been contributing to Greg's website for a short time now when I found that I had photographed an old railroad bridge in...
Andrew
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Mar 11, 2009
6:50 pm
2734
My friend who is contributed to this website below gave me his 32 pictures of the old railroad wooden trestles and iron truss crossing Hatchie River near...
Eric Fleet
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Mar 12, 2009
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Greetings All; My name is Donald Burt. I am a manager of computer technicians for the New York City Metro Area. I live in Whitehouse Station, NJ along New...
donaldburt
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Mar 17, 2009
1:58 am
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Greetings, Andrew and Donald - welcome to the group. While I am not a moderator/owner, I post now and again from the midwest, northern Iowa specifically these...
Don Vaughn
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Mar 21, 2009
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2737
Group, In a reversal of the trend it appears that some of the abandoned Lackawanna Cutoff is finally being rehabilitated! ...
donaldburt
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Mar 21, 2009
2:16 pm
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The Central Oregon & Pacific Railroad (CORP), had applied to abandon it's Coos Bay Line out of Eugene, Oregon; but on the last day the government gave the Port...
Don Kirk
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Mar 23, 2009
11:59 pm
2739
... Gee. Why are the officials suddenly "discovering" that rail is an answer to insanely crowded highways. 8) Here in Northern California, some progress in...
Andrew
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Mar 24, 2009
5:04 am
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I appreciate your enthusiasm Don, but this line is a long way from being restored. Someone is going to have to come up with millions to put the line back into...
rbhubbell
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Mar 24, 2009
11:56 am
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From what has been said, much of, or most of the money is already available. They have been given the money designated to CORp, to build the Winchester Yard....
Don Kirk
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Mar 25, 2009
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Hi all. I saw a rare sight yesterday as I was driving on the highway in Oakland. Imagine a Southern Pacific diesel engine, with the original paint...
Andrew
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Mar 30, 2009
6:09 pm
2743
Andrew, it would be good to see once again a fresh coat of original SP paint. I work as an Engineer for the St. Croix Valley Railroad. We were promised an...
Thomas
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Mar 31, 2009
12:31 am
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Wow, am I reading into this correctly that a fresh coat of vintage SP paint would be welcomed, but a more expensive (depending on the version chosen, of...
Rob Swartz
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Mar 31, 2009
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