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The Black Hills Central
I stopped by an interesting steam operation back in the mid-nineties. Sure it’s a bit maddening if you are a strict purist, but the Black Hills Central Railroad is one of the places to go if you want … more →
Along The Rails
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speakingofprecision wrote 3 weeks ago: Nova produces wonderful scientific specials. They are sumptuously filmed, compellingly written, an … more →
103. Steam, Smoke, and Steel: Back in Time with Trains by Patrick O'Brien
Deeanna wrote 1 month ago: Retell: This is a history of trains told from the perspective of a boy who comes from a long line of … more →
Basic Sponge Cake Mix
wartimehousewife wrote 2 months ago: I call this a 4, 4, 4, 2 because it has 4oz each of butter, flour, sugar and 2 eggs (all storecupboa … more →
Festival of Transport
chrisblakeley wrote 2 months ago: Cllr Dave Mitchell, Laura Harte, Cllr Ron Abbey and Me This morning in my Merseytravel Role, I took … more →
Building Up Steam
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Turkish Prawn wrote 3 months ago: My son, Short Stack is really getting fun. He’s three and a half now, but a mature three and a half. … more →
Friday, August 27, 2004, 8:14am
kenramsley wrote 3 months ago: Friday, August 27, 2004, 8:14am Just over the town line into Framingham we’ve slowed to the usual 25 … more →
The Black Hills Central
Mary Rae wrote 3 months ago: I stopped by an interesting steam operation back in the mid-nineties. Sure it’s a bit maddening if y … more →
Steam Up 2009
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jonesoliver wrote 3 months ago: OK – I’ve covered The Great Oregon Steam Up before – but this year – I thought I’d focus on the Oreg … more →
Romancing the Railways
salaamreaders wrote 4 months ago: I still remember my earliest railway journeys, when I was but a child. We used to travel to my grand … more →
Barden at the Throttle of The Handy Dandy Railroad
tarheeltrains wrote 4 months ago: Triad Live Steamers’ member, John Barden, is head engineer of The Handy Dandy Railroad at Dent … more →
Fading Remnants
Mary Rae wrote 5 months ago: As the decade of the 1990s began, the Illinois Central was very much in a transitional phase. Despit … more →
Pacing 1522 On The Q
Mary Rae wrote 5 months ago: I woke up to the sound of diesel locomotives idling. Not that I had slept all that well. I was drivi … more →
A Steam Safari
Mary Rae wrote 5 months ago: I was working at Waldenbooks in the University Mall in Carbondale. One Sunday evening toward the end … more →
The Central City Limited
Mary Rae wrote 5 months ago: Steam power and passenger trains returned to the former Illinois Central Railroad’s Kentucky Divisio … more →
The St. Louis Steam Gathering
Mary Rae wrote 5 months ago: I graduated from Carbondale Community High School in Carbondale, Illinois, in 1990. I was bribed to … more →
Steam Is As Steam Was
Mary Rae wrote 5 months ago: I must preface this piece by stating what is obvious to most people who know me: I am an unabashed t … more →
Looking for a lost steam engine?
tarheeltrains wrote 6 months ago: The database which lies behind this site derives from a number of sources. It began from a locomotiv … more →
Arson, Family & The NYMR
culturedphoto wrote 8 months ago: It can get pretty steamy in the yards! Well it’s been an eventful weekend. Mainly because of … more →
Great Oregon Steam Up
jonesoliver wrote 11 months ago: Steam engines and old tractors – it’s either something you want to go shoot or you simpl … more →
