QUOTE: Originally posted by nanaimo73 Jan 14, 1994- Ringling Brothers and Barnum Bailey red train derails on CSX in Florida killing elephant trainer and a clown. None of the animals were killed or had to be put down. Jan 14, 1994- Southwest Chief rerouted off of the Pasadena Subdivision, onto the route through Fullerton.
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QUOTE: Originally posted by GN-Rick Originally posted by Murphy Siding QUOTE: Originally posted by GN-Rick[/i] January 12, 1929: Great Northern Railway officially opens 7.79 mile long Cascade Tunnel, with great ceremony and celebration, thereby eliminating the old line up through Tye (Wellington)-the toughest 9 miles operationally on the entire system. QUOTE: I KNEW you'd catch that one.[:D] Of COURSE I would[;)] It was a watershed event in GN history. I'll probably drive you all nuts with GN trivia, eventually. (For some, that is a much shorter drive than others.)[:D]
QUOTE: Originally posted by GN-Rick[/i] January 12, 1929: Great Northern Railway officially opens 7.79 mile long Cascade Tunnel, with great ceremony and celebration, thereby eliminating the old line up through Tye (Wellington)-the toughest 9 miles operationally on the entire system.
QUOTE: I KNEW you'd catch that one.[:D]
QUOTE: Originally posted by GN-Rick January 12, 1929: Great Northern Railway officially opens 7.79 mile long Cascade Tunnel, with great ceremony and celebration, thereby eliminating the old line up through Tye (Wellington)-the toughest 9 miles operationally on the entire system.
QUOTE: Originally posted by Murphy Siding QUOTE: Originally posted by techguy57 Today, Jan. 11th, in railfan history....... 1979: techguy57 was born[:D] Sorry, just couldn't resist! Mike [bday]
QUOTE: Originally posted by techguy57 Today, Jan. 11th, in railfan history....... 1979: techguy57 was born[:D] Sorry, just couldn't resist! Mike
QUOTE: Originally posted by nanaimo73 QUOTE: Originally posted by Murphy Siding QUOTE: Originally posted by nanaimo73 QUOTE: Originally posted by Murphy Siding Jan. 10th, 1990: Former Trains editor, David P. Morgan passes away at age 62. I thought you were going to miss that one. What an incredibly talented writer he was. David Page Morgan took over as Editor of Trains magazine from Willard V Anderson in January 1953, and retired with the July 1987 issue. He was born in Monticello Georgia on March 17, 1927. He also wrote several books, True Adventures of Railroaders (1954), Steam's Finest Hour (1959), Canadian Steam ! (1961), Diesels West ! (1963), Locomotive 4501 (1968), Fasten Seat Belts (1969), Our GM Scrapbook (1971), The Mohawk That Refused to Abdicate, and Other Tales (1975), and I Like Trains (1980). And you just gave me a whole bunch of books to go looking for![:)] I believe Fasten Seat Belts would be about Airlines.
QUOTE: Originally posted by Murphy Siding QUOTE: Originally posted by nanaimo73 QUOTE: Originally posted by Murphy Siding Jan. 10th, 1990: Former Trains editor, David P. Morgan passes away at age 62. I thought you were going to miss that one. What an incredibly talented writer he was. David Page Morgan took over as Editor of Trains magazine from Willard V Anderson in January 1953, and retired with the July 1987 issue. He was born in Monticello Georgia on March 17, 1927. He also wrote several books, True Adventures of Railroaders (1954), Steam's Finest Hour (1959), Canadian Steam ! (1961), Diesels West ! (1963), Locomotive 4501 (1968), Fasten Seat Belts (1969), Our GM Scrapbook (1971), The Mohawk That Refused to Abdicate, and Other Tales (1975), and I Like Trains (1980). And you just gave me a whole bunch of books to go looking for![:)]
QUOTE: Originally posted by nanaimo73 QUOTE: Originally posted by Murphy Siding Jan. 10th, 1990: Former Trains editor, David P. Morgan passes away at age 62. I thought you were going to miss that one. What an incredibly talented writer he was. David Page Morgan took over as Editor of Trains magazine from Willard V Anderson in January 1953, and retired with the July 1987 issue. He was born in Monticello Georgia on March 17, 1927. He also wrote several books, True Adventures of Railroaders (1954), Steam's Finest Hour (1959), Canadian Steam ! (1961), Diesels West ! (1963), Locomotive 4501 (1968), Fasten Seat Belts (1969), Our GM Scrapbook (1971), The Mohawk That Refused to Abdicate, and Other Tales (1975), and I Like Trains (1980).
QUOTE: Originally posted by Murphy Siding Jan. 10th, 1990: Former Trains editor, David P. Morgan passes away at age 62.
QUOTE: Originally posted by Murphy Siding Today, Jan. 10th, in railroad history... 2003: Washington County Railroad begins operation of former Boston&Maine and Canadian Pacific trackage between White River and Newport Conn. (Thanks nanaimo73 for some info.) Anybody else?
QUOTE: Originally posted by Murphy Siding Today, Jan. 8th, in railroad history.... 1954: New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal Opens. (Is it still used? by Amtrak?)
QUOTE: 2001: Trains forum starts (see info on Bergie's birthday thread)
QUOTE: Anybody else?
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