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09-11-2018 - 11:17
Margaret (SP fan)
Thanks, HUTCH. That is an absolteluy beautiful little railroad! Looks very prototypical. So green and so pretty.....
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09-08-2018 - 12:16
Margaret (SP fan)
Here is a clickable link to the Trains Magazine Aug. 15, 2018, article about the sale of the 4 "Silver Fleet" railcars to the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad in Ohio:
http://trn.trains.com/news/new
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08-22-2018 - 21:38
Margaret (SP fan)
I've been thinking about this problem for some time, and realized that the high-precision anti-smog stuff on all cars made after the early 1980s is the reason why few people under age 50 know how to w
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08-13-2018 - 00:22
Margaret (SP fan)
Just build a lot more ferries. And they would leave 10-15 minuts apart, or whenever is needed to be practical so they do not all arrive at the very same time at the very same pier at the Ferry Build
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08-07-2018 - 10:38
Margaret (SP fan)
The Whitmore and Kingvale locations referred to in this thread are two different Caltrans Maintenance Stations 18 miles apart on Donner Pass.
Whitmore is located 55 miles northeast of Rosville, CA,
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08-04-2018 - 11:03
Margaret (SP fan)
It makes no sense at all to add a double-track tube under the Bay unless the entire BART system is also quad-tracked. (I wonder how much that would cost, compared to HSR?)
FYI, studies for a secon
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07-20-2018 - 23:42
Margaret (SP fan)
BOB2, you wrote --
> I used to recommend that folks use COTS software
> for ITS system integrations.
Hey, Bob -- where'd ya stencil "COTS" and the date on those computers??? (Grin!)
Sorry
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07-17-2018 - 21:33
Margaret (SP fan)
And I remember the SP crews pronouncing it "HEW-buh-lein" -- 3 syllables, with the accent on the first syllable.
Those were the days.....
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07-17-2018 - 21:27
Margaret (SP fan)
The Heublein plant in Menlo Park closed in mid-2011. It was just east of US 101 (Bayshore), and the Broadway Local went out there fairly often to pick up and set out a tank car or two. Wish someone
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07-11-2018 - 09:31
Margaret (SP fan)
Howard ---
That's a really nice photo of my beloved MH 89! She sure looks great in that beautiful evening light! Love your composition -- the old building on the corner, the cantilever signal, the
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07-08-2018 - 12:38
Margaret (SP fan)
RVJ refugee --
You make a good point about how important it is for any museum to own the land it sits on. However, there are quite a number of examples of people who had operating trains on property
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07-07-2018 - 19:54
Margaret (SP fan)
How cool is THAT?? -- you still have Pudge!
It is wonderful that your father was a railfan, and took you to see the action at Lenzen, and perhaps, other plaecs as well. But having a father who is
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07-07-2018 - 16:23
Margaret (SP fan)
Oh, Carol -- What a sweet and touching story. So that is what started your love affair with trains! The kindness of strangers helps each of us far, far more than most of us ever know or appreciate.
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07-04-2018 - 12:47
Margaret (SP fan)
Carol --
Thank you very, very much for alerting Ted to Rob's lack of response to your phone call and e-mails. Poor Rob -- he worked so hard on AP. I think he was just plain burned out. My son and
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06-29-2018 - 16:14
Margaret (SP fan)
The Southern Pacific:
1. "The Southern Pacific: 1901-1985," by Don Hofsommer, 1986.
https://www.amazon.com/Southern-Pacific-1901-1985-Don-Hofsommer/dp/0890962464/ref=sr_1_8?s=books&ie=UTF8&qi
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06-28-2018 - 15:04
Margaret (SP fan)
17. Thank you, BOB2.
Thank you very, very much, BOB2, for your very interesting and very well-informed posts here on this board. FACTS matter -- a LOT, and it is a real shame that so few planners or politicians ever care
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06-25-2018 - 23:13
Margaret (SP fan)
Chris --
That is a gorgeous photo! I had no idea you were such a superb photographer. Wow.... Happy Winter Solstice, a few days late!
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06-25-2018 - 13:09
Margaret (SP fan)
19. Re: High Flyer.
That's a nice photo, and I really like your text! You gave a superb word picture of what the Lodi Flyer is, and why it runs so slowly. I am glad it is still there, soldiering on in the early 21st ce
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06-17-2018 - 22:24
Margaret (SP fan)
Historical... wrote --
>BTW, oil burners release sparks & cinders
> from the stack too, just not the same kind
or as much as coal or especially wood.
No, they do not. Why do you claim that th
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06-15-2018 - 17:38
Margaret (SP fan)
Yup -- that's one scary road to drive on, but I have seen photos of worse -- elsewhere in the world. Ya wouldn't catch ME driving on that road even when I was younger.
Anyone else bee on the Amal
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06-05-2018 - 22:28
Margaret (SP fan)
Rollin --
Thank you for your excellent perspective on Trains magazine. Wow..... I had no idea that an article in Trains magazine got you to seriously consider making railroading a career. How cool
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06-05-2018 - 19:46
Margaret (SP fan)
F40PHForever --
You hit the nail squarely on the head.
Yes, the internet has changed everything, and magazines and newspapers have become redundant, for the most part.
Social media does fill
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06-05-2018 - 17:56
Margaret (SP fan)
Wow!! That's a gorgeous and stunning photo of the 4449 and her train (Siskiyou Line, near Goshen). Sooooo beautiful.....
Greg Brown is a superb and very talented photographer.
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06-03-2018 - 15:17
Margaret (SP fan)
Pdxrailtransit Wrote:
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> What year did the the SP run management train
> handling training on Altamont Pass due to pending
> union strike act
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06-03-2018 - 10:31
Margaret (SP fan)
Those are very nice and artistic photos, Nick. So glad you were finally able to find the CCT and other operations out and about. Love your prose, too -- your use of the English language is very enjo
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06-02-2018 - 10:47
Margaret (SP fan)
Railfans have found that ham radio transceivers are much, much more sensitive than any scanner. But they are far more complex to program and use than are some scanners. People almost always choose t
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05-17-2018 - 21:14
Margaret (SP fan)
Thank you very much, Eugene, for the good news that you guys did record Doyle and Steve's talk. No rush on getting the recording done and distributed. Just take your time and do a good job (as if yo
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05-13-2018 - 12:02
Margaret (SP fan)
Is It Not Important Wrote:
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> Evidently people, driving the car and taking the
> areoplane, do not care.
Phooey. "Apparently"? Please giv
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05-13-2018 - 09:11
Margaret (SP fan)
That says it all. Thank you, Joseph A. Boardman! BRAVO!!
I am going to copy this excellent column and send it to my Congressional representatives, and to various area media outlets. And I urge a
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