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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...
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...
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...
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....
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:...
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....
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...
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, 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, ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
... Gee. Why are the officials suddenly "discovering" that rail is an answer to insanely crowded highways. 8) Here in Northern California, some progress in...
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...
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....
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...
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...
... To tell you the truth, I'm rather clueless about types of railroad engines and haven't gotten a hand on all the variations and the confusing number/letter...
Hi everyone! It's Adam from Ohio, and we have some interesting developments going on here. well, first off the state of Ohio is getting close to finalizing...
... Hi, Adam: Can you provide a web site where you're finding this information? I'm in Strongsville and would be interested in reading about the location of...
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