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Still not on MY Railroad...

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Wednesday, December 4, 2019 3:21 PM

That is amazing.

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The picture looks like a disaster, but the story is interesting.

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-Kevin

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Living the dream.

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Monday, November 25, 2019 5:13 PM

Yes.  They were testing an installatiion of watertight doors.

 

They held for four hours which would get yhem trhough a high tide during flood conditions.

 

ROAR

The Route of the Broadway Lion The Largest Subway Layout in North Dakota.

Here there be cats.                                LIONS with CAMERAS

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Posted by Medina1128 on Saturday, November 23, 2019 10:59 PM

Lion, is this the NYC subway?

 

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Posted by joe323 on Saturday, November 23, 2019 1:51 PM

mbinsewi

Just a couple of weeks ago, I watched an episode of NOVA, on my local PBS channel, and they talked about how vulnerable the city is to rising sea levels.

Mike.

 

Hence the seawall the Army is building on Staten Island.  The thing that stopped my house from being flooded was the railroad.

Joe Staten Island West 

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Posted by rrinker on Friday, November 22, 2019 3:56 PM

 Here thar be alligators!

                         --Randy

 


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Posted by Steven Otte on Friday, November 22, 2019 3:43 PM

"No Step" is about right. More like "No Diving."

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Posted by mbinsewi on Friday, November 22, 2019 11:26 AM

Just a couple of weeks ago, I watched an episode of NOVA, on my local PBS channel, and they talked about how vulnerable the city is to rising sea levels.

Mike.

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Still not on MY Railroad...
Posted by BroadwayLion on Friday, November 22, 2019 11:03 AM

But YIKES.... They are getting closer!

 

 

 

Story

 

ROAR

The Route of the Broadway Lion The Largest Subway Layout in North Dakota.

Here there be cats.                                LIONS with CAMERAS

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