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What's your favorite station converted into museum
Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, August 6, 2003 5:49 PM
Mine is the Smith Falls Railway Museum west of Ottawa.
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What's your favorite station converted into museum
Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, August 6, 2003 5:49 PM
Mine is the Smith Falls Railway Museum west of Ottawa.
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Posted by sooblue on Wednesday, August 6, 2003 9:49 PM
The station in duluth mn.
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Posted by sooblue on Wednesday, August 6, 2003 9:49 PM
The station in duluth mn.
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Posted by Willy2 on Wednesday, August 6, 2003 10:05 PM
The Durham Western Heritage Museum in Omaha Nebrska is wonderful.

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Posted by Willy2 on Wednesday, August 6, 2003 10:05 PM
The Durham Western Heritage Museum in Omaha Nebrska is wonderful.

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Posted by Wdlgln005 on Thursday, August 7, 2003 9:17 PM
Tennessee Central Railway Museum
220 Willow Street
Nashville, TN 37210-2159
Phone: (615) 244-9001
FAX: (615) 244-2120

Everyone's number one engine is coming to the Museum for two weekends
Aug. 30 - Sept. 1 and Sept. 6 - 7, 2003 (Thomas)[:D]

Come on down to Nashville & enjoy the fun! Stay & visit the Union Station hotel.





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Posted by Wdlgln005 on Thursday, August 7, 2003 9:17 PM
Tennessee Central Railway Museum
220 Willow Street
Nashville, TN 37210-2159
Phone: (615) 244-9001
FAX: (615) 244-2120

Everyone's number one engine is coming to the Museum for two weekends
Aug. 30 - Sept. 1 and Sept. 6 - 7, 2003 (Thomas)[:D]

Come on down to Nashville & enjoy the fun! Stay & visit the Union Station hotel.





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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 7, 2003 9:56 PM
Frankly, I'd rather see the stations still in use and a trails to RAILS project
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 7, 2003 9:56 PM
Frankly, I'd rather see the stations still in use and a trails to RAILS project
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 7, 2003 10:23 PM
http://www.nps.gov/neri/thurmond.htm It would be hard to find anything to top Thurmond Wv.
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 7, 2003 10:23 PM
http://www.nps.gov/neri/thurmond.htm It would be hard to find anything to top Thurmond Wv.
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Posted by JoeKoh on Friday, August 8, 2003 7:40 AM
Cincinnati Union Terminal
stay safe
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Posted by JoeKoh on Friday, August 8, 2003 7:40 AM
Cincinnati Union Terminal
stay safe
joe

Deshler Ohio-crossroads of the B&O Matt eats your fries.YUM! Clinton st viaduct undefeated against too tall trucks!!!(voted to be called the "Clinton St. can opener").

 

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Posted by CShaveRR on Friday, August 8, 2003 10:07 AM
You've all mentioned good ones. Without taking away from any of them, I'd have to add an obscure one as my favorite: the old Grand Trunk depot in Grand Haven, Michigan. I'm a little prejudiced, as I used to inhabit (or infest) that place as a railfan during my high-school and college days, and it's now loaded with artifacts from the town where I was born and raised. The building's well over 125 years old. I think I heard that the museum may be moving (getting a little crowded in there!), so I hope some good alternative use can be found. No rails to this depot any more.

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Posted by CShaveRR on Friday, August 8, 2003 10:07 AM
You've all mentioned good ones. Without taking away from any of them, I'd have to add an obscure one as my favorite: the old Grand Trunk depot in Grand Haven, Michigan. I'm a little prejudiced, as I used to inhabit (or infest) that place as a railfan during my high-school and college days, and it's now loaded with artifacts from the town where I was born and raised. The building's well over 125 years old. I think I heard that the museum may be moving (getting a little crowded in there!), so I hope some good alternative use can be found. No rails to this depot any more.

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Posted by Willy2 on Friday, August 8, 2003 10:08 AM
The Durham Western Heritage Museum hosted Union Pacific passenger traffic. There is also an old and beat up BN station which they are planning to remodel in the near future.
At least that is what they say.

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Posted by Willy2 on Friday, August 8, 2003 10:08 AM
The Durham Western Heritage Museum hosted Union Pacific passenger traffic. There is also an old and beat up BN station which they are planning to remodel in the near future.
At least that is what they say.

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Posted by slotracer on Friday, August 8, 2003 2:21 PM
The ogden station has a great museum as does the Kansas City Union station. I'll seconf Omaha Durahm Western. St Louis Union is a mall but is very well done. Chatenooga is a multi use, but was great when we saw it 4 years ago.
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Posted by slotracer on Friday, August 8, 2003 2:21 PM
The ogden station has a great museum as does the Kansas City Union station. I'll seconf Omaha Durahm Western. St Louis Union is a mall but is very well done. Chatenooga is a multi use, but was great when we saw it 4 years ago.

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