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Trains Magazine release 'Colorado Railroads' mobile app

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Trains Magazine release 'Colorado Railroads' mobile app
Posted by Brian Schmidt on Monday, July 11, 2016 1:49 PM

Trains Magazine now has an app for that! The new "Colorado Railroads" mobile app offers more than 260 railroad locations to explore, from preservation railways to mainline freight carriers to passenger trains. You’ll learn where to find more than 80 operating and display steam locomotives. It also includes commuter train stops, historic buildings, and trails that keep alive the memory of historic railroads. Available for both Android and Apple mobile operating systems.

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Posted by CopCarSS on Friday, July 15, 2016 8:25 PM
Not sure who is in charge of this endeavor, but it could use a little tweaking. I've noticed some errors while perusing the app. The location of Santa Fe #2912, for instance, is nowhere near where the locomotive is at. In fact, if people go looking for it according to the map, they'll be browsing around the Colorado Mental Health Institute. Probably not the greatest location to be driving around slowly with cameras at the ready...

Maybe a link for correction suggestions could be useful?

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Posted by zugmann on Friday, July 15, 2016 8:38 PM

CopCarSS
In fact, if people go looking for it according to the map, they'll be browsing around the Colorado Mental Health Institute. Probably not the greatest location to be driving around slowly with cameras at the ready...

They'll blend right in with the people catching pokemon.

It's been fun.  But it isn't much fun anymore.   Signing off for now. 


  

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Posted by CopCarSS on Friday, July 15, 2016 8:39 PM
Scary but true!

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Posted by zugmann on Friday, July 15, 2016 8:39 PM

CopCarSS
Scary but true!
 

I did chuckle with the timing of this release. 

It's been fun.  But it isn't much fun anymore.   Signing off for now. 


  

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Posted by Brian Schmidt on Monday, July 25, 2016 3:21 PM

Suggestions, corrections, and bug reports should go to apps@trainsmag.com.

Brian Schmidt, Editor, Classic Trains magazine

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