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Burlington Depot saved Omaha, Ne

Wed, 2013-06-12 08:14 — burlington router

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see link below.

http://www.ketv.com/news/local-news/ketv-announces-plans-to-renovate-transform-historic-downtown-omaha-nebraska-building-burlington-station/-/9674510/20431460/-/item/0/-/lu4ftiz/-/index.html

I have been at track level there. It is in very bad shape on the lower level. The AMTRAK station is next to the depot.

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Diesel Basics

Tue, 2013-06-11 11:20 — Bob Langer

I saw this video on YouTube and thought it was interesting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7d7t_4dZko&feature=youtube_gdata_player

It 50 minutes old but show the general information of a diesel locomotive. I thought others might find it as informative as I did.

yard entry permission

Mon, 2013-06-10 06:56 — John Colley

I sent in a question last week, but don't see it. Is it common practice to ask a yardmaster for permission to enter the yard, or is that just a model railroading thing? John Colley, Port Townsend, WA

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Rail Line Closure Sign

Mon, 2013-06-10 06:09 — kLEROYs

Hello everyone,

I've been looking for pictures of a line closure signage. My situation would be something along these lines, a passing siding that is out of order and needs repair.

How is this handled on the prototype?

Thanks,

Leroy

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Movie Challenge: Indentify the structure.

Sun, 2013-06-09 13:13 — dkaustin

This might be a difficult challenge, but I am curious about the identity of a structure I saw in an old B&W movie. The description is;

It was an all wood structure with a wood structure at the top.
It had two sets of sloping tracks going up at about 40 degrees from ground level. The track actually curved up into the slope and ran up straight to the upper structure.
In between the two sets of tracks was a walkway that was used by the characters in the movie to walk up and down.
It was also part of a larger wooden structure.

Coupe/Pickup Truck

Sun, 2013-06-09 09:09 — George J

In a photo on Jim Six's blog, I noticed a 1930 something coupe which had apparently been converted to a pickup truck by inserting a mini truck bed into the trunk area. Some searching on the internet showed that this wasn't an owner made mod, but an actual design sole by Chevy from 1936 to the early 1940s.

-George

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Trains Leave Pipeline in the Lurch

Fri, 2013-06-07 17:36 — dtsmith

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A lot of oil is transported these days by rail. Pipeline infrastructure has not kept up due to a default position of no investment. The unexpected fracking revolution caught everyone off guard. So here's an article that's interesting to us who follow railroad issues

http://www.rbnenergy.com/trains-leave-kinder-morgan-pipeline-in-lurch?vm=r&s=1