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Oct 21-23, 2023 - Central Missouri Depots: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. BNSF 5370 West was our first train at the bridge. The railroad originally incorporated as the St. Louis & Keokuk Railroad on February 16, 1857. The Civil War and various depressions and recessions prevented its actual construction until... Read More>> |
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Oct 21-23, 2023 - East Home to Columbia: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. Norfolk Southern 3633 West at Wellsville. The Calhan Depot, 704 Fourth Street, was initially built and owned by the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railroad, a separate, but associated company of the Chicago, Rock Island and... Read More>> |
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Sep 4, 2023 - A Great Train Journey - Chapter 6: Report & Photos by Robin Bowers. NRHS 2023 Annual Convention in Deerfield Beach, Florida. Today started as days everlastingly have started with the sun rising up from the Atlantic Ocean here in the deep south. The weather was going to be a repeat of the... Read More>> |
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Sep 3, 2023 - A Great Train Journey - Chapter 5: Report & Photos by Robin Bowers. NRHS 2023 Annual Convention in Deerfield Beach, Florida. Brightline and Lighthouse. Today started early with the commencement of the 2023 convention field trips. I went downstairs to the Spotted Stag Gastropub for a breakfast of pancakes then later walked to the hotel's north entrance and joined the queue for our bus ride to West Palm Beach and Brightline's Running Repair Facility tour. Buses were schedule to start boarding at 8:00am and I was on the second one, leaving around 8:20am. Our trio of buses arrived at the maintenance facility near 10:00am but there was nobody to welcome us so we sat and waited to... Read More>> |
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Sep 2, 2023 - A Great Train Journey - Chapter 4: Report & Photos by Robin Bowers. NRHS 2023 Annual Convention in Deerfield Beach, Florida. Seeing Miami on the Metro. Today we are going to Miami to ride their Metro line. Chris and I were up early for today's adventure and skipped breakfast at the hotel as it was... Read More>> |
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Sep 1, 2023 - A Great Train Journey - Chapter 3: Report & Photos by Robin Bowers. NRHS 2023 Annual Convention in Deerfield Beach, Florida. Riding Tri-Rail end-to-end, welcoming Silver Meteor. This morning I was up and made it to The Spotted Stag in the lobby for breakfast around 8:00am. While eating my... Read More>> |
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Aug 31, 2023 - A Great Train Journey - Chapter 2: Report & Photos by Robin Bowers. NRHS 2023 Annual Convention in Deerfield Beach, Florida. Train watching. This morning I slept in late after a long day yesterday and went down to lobby to see about getting breakfast only to learn that the... Read More>> |
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Aug 30, 2023 - A Great Train Journey - Prologue: Report & Photos by Robin Bowers. NRHS 2023 Annual Convention in Deerfield Beach, Florida. Today begins a long-distance trip across this great country from sea to shining sea. My travel companions will be my former travel partner on... Read More>> |
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Dec 6, 2023 - Christmas in Our New House: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. May you all have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. You probably remember that Elizabeth and I moved to Columbia, Missouri in the second half of the year, to be more centrally-located in the country. We would like to share our home and its decorations this Christmas season... Read More>> |
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Oct 20, 2023 - Dak Dillon's Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad Photo Charter Day Two: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. Rio Grande 168 will pull a mixed consist for the first time on the Cumbres & Toltec. You won't want to miss this unique opportunity! The train will be dated to the World War I era on the DRG&W... Read More>> |
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Oct 19, 2023 - Dak Dillon's Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad Photo Charter Day One: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. We will celebrate the Mudhen's 120th birthday with a throwback to the 1950's and 168's 140th birthday with a mixed train for the first time ever on a charter. Rio Grande 463 will feature... Read More>> |
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Oct 16, 2023 - Tuesday Charter Train on the Durango and Silverton Railroad: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. Elizabeth and I arose and following our Internet duties, walked over to the Elevated Coffee Company for breakfast as this was the end of the season and no restaurants were open for breakfast. After that, we... Read More>> |
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Oct 15, 2023 - Monday Charter Train on the Durango and Silverton: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. In commemoration of our cherished K-28 locomotives turning 100 years old, the Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad is pleased to offer a very rare and unique opportunity to experience an... Read More>> |
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Oct 13-15, 2023 - To Durango: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. In May, Elizabeth and I decided to participate in the two-day photo charter in October, then in July, Dak Dillon announced his two-day photo charter on the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad the same week. With the opportunity to once again ride these... Read More>> |
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Dec 3, 2023 5pmPT/6pmMT/7pmCT/8pmET - Episode #64: Christmas Special: Join the Midwest Rail Rangers for our 2023 Christmas Special Program. For our fourth annual Christmas Virtual program, we take you aboard the CTA Holiday Train. If you are... Click Here To View the Program>> |
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Oct 4-7, 2023 - Our House in Columbia and Area Exploration: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. Elizabeth and I arrived at our new home in Columbia and here are some photographs before our belongings were delivered. After a good breakfast at the hotel, we came home to find the Allied Van Lines truck in front of... Read More>> |
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Oct 1-3, 2023 - Leadville, Colorado and Southern Railroad Trip and the Journey to Columbia: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. Colorado Pacific 1923 on a grain train at Boone, Colorado. Colorado Pacific Railroad is a rail line that runs from Towner, Colorado to NA Junction, east of Pueblo. It was purchased by... Read More>> |
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Nov 5, 2023 5pmPT/6pmMT/7pmCT/8pmET - Episode #63: Cardinal from Chicago to Washington, DC It is time to hit the rails again for another Rail Rangers on the Road program on an Amtrak long-distance train. After covering most of the western routes during previous onboard educational programs, join Robert and Kandace Tabern for a ride on... Click Here To View the Program>> |
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Sep 29-30, 2023 - Starting Our Move East To Missouri With A Stop at Soldier Summit: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. Move day was upon us! We were eagerly anticipating moving from a one-bedroom apartment in Santa Ana, California to a three-bedroom house in Columbia, Missouri. After Allied Van... Read More>> |
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Sep 15, 2023 - Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad's Santa Fe 3415 Charter: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. The railroad was founded in 1993 as a heritage railway, dedicated to preserving the legacy of the railroad industry in Kansas by highlighting the inter-connectedness of railroads, the people, and the land in... Read More>> |
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Sep 11-14, 2023 - Columbia, Missouri and Kansas Depots: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. Missouri-Kansas-Texas Sedalia station built in 1872. Sedalia station, also known as the Katy Depot, was designed by New York architect Bradford Gilbert. It is two-and-a-half stories and was built in the... Read More>> |
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Sep 10, 2023 - Kansas City Streetcar and Missouri Depots: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. Chicago and Alton Independence staton was built in 1879. Independence was the start of the Oregon Trail this town that was the frontier, a place as far as steamboat and rail could come, the place that the pioneers came to but from... Read More>> |
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Sep 9, 2023 - Iowa and Missouri Depots: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific West Chester station which has been relocated to Greiner Farms in Keota. Next we proceeded to Oskaloosa for more than we planned. The Oskaloosa Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific station was built in 1888 on the... Read More>> |
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Sep 24, 2023 - Tesla 1,000-mile round trip to ride the Virginia and Truckee Railway: Photos & Text by Carl Morrison. Headquartered in Virginia City, Nevada, the Virginia and Truckee (V&T) Railroad is one of the most famous short lines in the history of the United States, so much so that it uses the service mark 'The Queen of Short Lines'. The railroad operated until 1950 and then was dormant for more than... Read More>> |
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Sep 8, 2023 - Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. The Boone & Scenic Valley is operated by the Iowa Railroad Historical Society, a non-profit, volunteer-driven organization which is dedicated to the preservation of, and educating the public about, the history of Iowa's railroads. Besides the... Read More>> |
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Sep 9, 2023 - National Railway Historical Society Convention Gold Coast Railroad Museum: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. The Museum was founded in 1956 and built on the former Naval Air Station Richmond. With over three miles of tracks, the old base was an ideal place to build a... Read More>> |
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Oct 1, 2023 5pmPT/6pmMT/7pmCT/8pmET - Episode #62: 423 National Parks Presentation. Taking the train to visit America's national parks is a very special experience. But, did you know that Midwest Rail Rangers President Robert Tabern and Midwest Rail Rangers Treasurer Kandace Tabern are... Click Here To View the Program>> |
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Sep 9, 2023 - Train Festival at Los Angeles Union Station: Photos & Text by Carl Morrison. I. Amtrak Pacific Surfliner ride from Fullerton to Los Angeles Union Station, II. Los Angeles Union Station photos and festival map, III. Railroad Equipment Displays, IV. Information Booths, V. Model Train Displays, and VI. Links to other reports. I like to get my Amtrak tickets online so I do not have to find my phone copy when... Read More>> |
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Sep 4, 2023 - National Railway Historical Society Convention US Sugar Railroad Trip: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. U.S. Sugar Corporation is a privately-owned agricultural business based in Clewiston, Florida. The company farms over 230,000 acres of land in the counties of Hendry, Glades and... Read More>> |
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Sep 3, 2023 - National Railway Historical Society Convention Brightline Trip: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. Brightline is a privately run inter-city rail route between Miami and West Palm Beach, Florida. Brightline began operating over its current route in January 2018 and the company is currently building an... Read More>> |
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Sep 1-2, 2023 - Tri-Rail and Miami Metro Trip: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. Planning for a new commuter rail line began in 1983 and building the organization began in 1986. The current system was formed by the Florida Department of Transportation and began operation January 9, 1989, to provide temporary... Read More>> |
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Sep 3, 2023 5pmPT/6pmMT/7pmCT/8pmET - Episode #61: Virgin Islands, Florida Keys & Everglades. Ready to head to the tropics with the Midwest Rail Rangers? We'll hit the road and take you to the U.S. Virgin Islands and the Florida Keys. We will explore St. Thomas, one of the most popular islands on the U.S. Virgin Islands. We will then... Click Here To View the Program>> |
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Aug 30-31, 2023 - The Journey To Florida For The NRHS Convention: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. Tri-Rail train P689 was two trains combined in one movement. Our train came in six minutes late and we took this 18.2 miles to Deerfield Beach and detrained after five stations. I led the way as we trudged the... Read More>> |
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Oct 1, 2022 - Riding Reading Railroad Steam: Report & Photos by Jack M. Turner. The first week of October 2022 found my wife and I heading north on Amtrak train # 52, the AutoTrain, from Sanford, FL to Lorton, VA (see earlier TrainWeb report at http://trainweb.org/vrt/Strasburg2022/). We then spent several nights at... Read More>> |
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Aug 6, 2023 5pmPT/6pmMT/7pmCT/8pmET - Episode #60: Let's Go To A Train Show: For the past 8 years, the Midwest Rail Rangers have been making appearances at various train shows across the Midwest. But what takes place at these outreach events? We will explore some other organizations' layouts and... Click Here To View the Program>> |
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Jun 20-23, 2023 - The trip from South Holland, Illinois to Sallisaw and McAlester, Oklahoma: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. The St. Louis-San Francisco Jim Crow coach 563 was built by Barney and Smith in 1883. It is primarily wood and has a clerestory roof but during its life, the windows were... Read More>> |
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June 5-11, 2023 - Trains of Hawaii 2023: Photos & Text by Carl Morrison. Including report and photos of Hawaiian Railway Society (Present), Dole Pineapple Express (Present), and Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART-Future)... Read More>> |
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Jun 25-28, 2023 - Oklahoma to Home: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. n Durant was Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific railway post office/coach 376 "Pikes Peak" built by Budd Company in 1938 and rebuilt into a diner-lounge-dormitory car. We would then find the freight station... Read More>> |
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Jun 24, 2023 - Motor Cars from McAlester to Red Oak, Oklahoma: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. North American Railcar Operators Association, or NARCOA, is a non-profit group dedicated to the preservation and the safe, legal operation of railroad equipment historically used for... Read More>> |
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Jun 19, 2023 - Wendella Boat Tour: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. Experience the city/legendary architecture from the best seat in the house the river. Our experienced tour guides the 130-year long history behind the skyline, while our bartenders and staff keep you comfortable and entertained. This comprehensive tour... Read More>> |
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Jun 19, 2023 - Pullman National Historic Site: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. The park tells the story of one of the first planned industrial communities in the U.S., the sleeping car magnate who helped create it and the workers who lived there. The district is significant for its nfluence on urban planning and design, as well as... Read More>> |
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Jun 18, 2023 - Nickel Plate Road 765 Tri-State Excursion: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. Following a successful season of memorable events and recent recognition as Indiana's "Best New Experience from the Indiana Tourism Association, a 1940s-era railroad attraction has expanded its... Read More>> |
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Jun 17, 2023 - Rides on the Jones & Laughlin Steel Narrow Gauge Railroad at the Steel Heritage Museum: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. Located in Youngstown, Ohio, the J&L Narrow Gauge Railroad is a 24 inch gauge steel mill demonstration railroad where historic narrow gauge rail equipment... Read More>> |
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Jun 16, 2023 - Western Maryland Scenic Railroad Frostburg Flyer: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. The Frostburg Flyer departs from Cumberland, Maryland and traverses the scenic Allegheny Mountains to Frostburg. During your ride, you will pass over creeks, steams, bridges, travel though... Read More>> |
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Jun 15, 2023 - Stations, Meyersdale and Salisbury Viaduct: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. Western Maryland station is home to the Westernport Heritage Museum which recounts the community's industrial history and showcases a collection of railroad artifacts. The Westernport Heritage Society Museum was... Read More>> |
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Jun 14, 2023 - Greenbrier Express Cass to Durbin and return: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. Cass is the home to the world's largest fleet of geared Shay locomotives. Five Shays, one Heisler,and one Climax reside here. The legendary turn-of-the-century class C-80 Shay, 5 has been... Read More>> |
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Jun 12-13, 2023 - West Virginia Stations on the way to Cass Scenic Railway: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. Baltimore and Ohio Point Pleasant station now used by CSX. Point Pleasant is located approximately 55 miles downstream from Charleston where the Kanawha River empties into the Ohio River, as well as... Read More>> |
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Jul 2, 2023 5pmPT/6pmMT/7pmCT/8pmET - Episode #59: Hawaii & Guam: Join the Midwest Rail Rangers for a very special visit to Hawaii and Guam. When you think railroads -- you probably don't think Hawaii. But there is actually a train museum on the Big Island! We will walk through the... Click Here To View>> |
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Jun 11, 2023 - Hocking Valley Scenic Railway and Stations to Gallipolis, Ohio: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. Hocking Valley Scenic Railway History - The original railroad line we operate over was founded as the Mineral Rail Road on April 14, 1864, to build a railroad from Columbus to Athens, Ohio. In... Read More>> |
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Jun 7-10, 2023 - The Railroad Station Historical Society Convention: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. The two travellers, who were now conventioneers, awoke and following our Internet duties, took the elevator downstairs and partook in the hotel's breakfast then returned to the room before boarding the bus and... Read More>> |
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Jun 6, 2023 - The Drive to Toledo with Station Along The Way: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. The Wheeling and Lake Erie Lodi station was built in 1882. According to the original blueprints, the depot originally stood closer to Railroad and Harris Streets. A passing siding ran between the depot and Railroad Street. The... Read More>> |
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Jun 5, 2023 - Lake Shore Railway Museum, Steam Engines and Covered Bridges: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. Meadville Railway station built in 1881 is the original Meadville Railway (later Meadville & Linesville Railroad and later Pittsburgh Shenango and Lake Erie Railroad in 1891) station plus a... Read More>> |
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Jun 4, 2023 - The Gettysburg National Military Park: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. Cumberland Valley Chambersburg station built in 1906 was originally chartered in 1831 to connect with Pennsylvania's Main Line of Public Works. Freight and passenger service in the Cumberland Valley in south central... Read More>> |
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Jun 3, 2023 - Steamtown ride and the Electric City Trolley Museum ride: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. The Electric City Trolley Museum is a collaborative effort among many different partners. Working together, they have created a premier electric railway museum in Scranton. Back in 1887, Scranton was... Read More>> |
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Jun 2, 2023 - The Rockhill Trolley Museum and Over To Scranton: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. The Rockhill Trolley Museum is a museum and heritage railway in Rockhill Furnace, Pennsylvania that collects and restores trolley, interurban and transit cars. Founded in 1960, the museum operates what has... Read More>> |
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Jun 1, 2023 - Copley, Ohio to Huntingdon, Pennsylvania: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler Akron, Canton and Youngstown caboose 63 was built by International Car Company in 1947. In 1984 the caboose was slated for retirement but when the Copley Historical Society found out, they asked AC&Y if they could... Read More>> |
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Jun 4, 2023 5pmPT/6pmMT/7pmCT/8pmET - Episode #58: Oregon & Empire Builder (PART 2 OF 2): Join the Midwest Rail Rangers for a two-part show about trains in Oregon and for a ride on Amtrak's Empire Builder. In this episode, we will ride Amtrak's eastbound Empire Builder from Portland, Oregon to Minneapolis-St... Click Here To View>> |
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Jun 1, 2023 - The National New York Central Museum and Indiana Depots: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. New York Central Chesterton station built in 1914 which replaced a wooden structure built in 1852 for the Northern Indiana and Chicago Railroad, a predecessor road of the Lake Shore and... Read More>> |
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May 30, 2023 - From La Plata, Missouri to Chesterton, Indiana: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. Elizabeth and I awoke and after our Internet duties, checked out of the Depot Inn and Suites and I drove us north to Kirksville where we had an excellent breakfast at Pancake City. After that, we made our way north on US 63 to Queen City and our first station of the day... Read More>> |
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May 29, 2023 - The Journey From Wichita, Kansas to La Plata, Missouri: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. Elizabeth and I arose and after our regular morning preparations, checked out and I drove us to IHOP for an excellent breakfast, after which I drove us east to Augusta to our first station of the day... Read More>> |
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May 26-28, 2023 - The Journey East As Far As Wichita: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. While in Indiana, we planned a visit to the National New York Central Museum then more depots on the way to the Rockhill Trolley Museum, followed by Steamtown to ride the train and the adjacent Electric City Trolley Museum to... Read More>> |
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May 20-23, 2023 - Sparks Yard, Two Stations and the Drive Home: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. Union Pacific GP40-2 1372 working a freight. Union Pacific yard engine SD40N 1539 with SD40N 1488 and SD40N 1372 working in Sparks yard. Union Pacific SD40M 1539 working the tracks below my... Read More>> |
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May 19, 2023 - Donner Pass, Summit Tunnel and Truckee Tour: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. Trip Information -- The Third and Last Railway and Locomotive Historical Society/Southern Pacific History Centre/National Railway Historical Society event of the 2023 joint conference. Buses will... Read More>> |
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May 18, 2023 - The Tour of the Western Pacific Railroad Museum and Quincy Railroad: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. Trip Information -- The Second Railway and Locomotive Historical Society/Southern Pacific History Centre/National Railway Historical Society event of the 2023 joint conference. Buses will load at... Read More>> |
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May 17, 2023 - The Tour of the Nevada State Railroad Museum and Virginia & Truckee Railroad: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. Trip information - The First Railway and Locomotive Historical Society/Southern Pacific History Centre/National Railway Historical Society event of the 2023 joint conference. This... Read More>> |
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May 15-16, 2023 - The Trip to Sparks, Nevada: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. The purpose of trip is to attend the joint conference with the Southern Pacific History Center, the Railway and Locomotive Historical Society and the National Railway Historical Society which was being held at the Nugget Hotel and... Read More>> |
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May 7, 2023 - Cass Scenic's 60th Anniversary Rail Heritage Photography Weekend Part 2: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. We drove down the mountain to Cass for the last time and joined the others at the depot. There we organized a photo line and soon Day 2 of the event commenced... Read More>> |
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May 6, 2023 - Trains, Trucks and Teslas: Photos & Text by Carl Morrison. When the Southern California Railway Museum (formerly Orange Empire Railway Museum) in Perris, California, announced its Antique Truck Show on May 6, 2023, I decided that it would be a good place for a Tesla Road Trip from our home in Placentia, Orange County, California. Even though I have... Read More>> |
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May 5, 2023 - Cass Scenic's 60th Anniversary Rail Heritage Photography Weekend Part 1: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. American Log Loader and Skeleton Log Car 25 former Meadow River B-1 was built by American Hoist & Derrick Company in St. Paul for Elk River Coal & Lumber Company. The... Read More>> |
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May 5, 2023 - To Cass Scenic Railway and the Shop Tour: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. The City of Philippi was the site of the first land battle of the Civil War on June 3, 1861. Built in 1852, the Philippi covered bridge was heavily utilized by both armies during the Civil War. During the... Read More>> |
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May 4, 2023 - A Visit to West Virginia: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. The Chesapeake and Ohio Covington station was built in 1891. Established in 1958, the Allegheny Historical Society preserves the history of the Allegheny Highlands region, but the building itself plays a role in the historic story. The society is... Read More>> |
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May 3, 2023 - Stations, Virginia Museum of Transportation and C&O Heritage Museum: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. Cheasapeake and Ohio station in Crozet was built in 1923. This is not an active Amtrak station and the Cardinal does not stop to receive passengers at this location. Nevertheless, because of... Read More>> |
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May 7, 2023 5pmPT/6pmMT/7pmCT/8pmET - Episode #57: Oregon & Empire Builder (PART 1 OF 2): Join the Midwest Rail Rangers for a two-part show about trains in Oregon and for a ride on Amtrak's Empire Builder. In this episode, we will visit a historic Southern Pacific steam engine located about... Click Here To View>> |
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May 02, 2023 - Maryland and Virginia Stations: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. Pennsylvania Railroad Aberdeen station built in 1940. Baltimore and Ohio Aberdeen station built in 1885. Cheasepeake and Ohio caboose 90512 built by the railroad in 1929. Baltimore and Ohio RDC. Buffalo Creek &... Read More>> |
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May 01, 2023 - Princeton Junction, New Jersey Transit River Line and Other Locations: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. Princeton Junction station is eponymously in Princeton Junction, New Jersey, located in West Windsor Township. It serves New Jersey Transit and Amtrak on the Northeast Corridor, as well as... Read More>> |
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Apr 30, 2023 - Electric City Trolley Museum and Stations: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. The Electric City Trolley Museum is a collaborative effort among many different partners. Working together, they have created a premier electric railway museum in Scranton. Back in 1887 Scranton was the first city in... Read More>> |
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Apr 29, 2023 - A Visit to Steamtown and Other Items: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. Reading Railroad Tremont station built in 1924. Mine Hill and Schuylkill Haven Railroad Branch Dale station, Reading Railroad Minersville station built in 1913. Central of New Jersey 0-6-0 113 built by... Read More>> |
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Apr 28, 2023 - Peter Lerro Photo Charter East Broad Top Day 2: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. ...the train came into the station and the participants boarded two of the four coaches. We travelled over new trackage in the yard to the new coaling facility then detrained, using our umbrellas today as it was raining... Read More>> |
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Apr 27, 2023 - Peter Lerro Photography Charter East Broad Top Day 1: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. Operating from 1871 to 1956, it is one of the nation's oldest and best-preserved narrow-gauge railroads and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1964. The railroad is now preserved for use as a... Read More>> |
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Apr 25, 2023 - Maryland and Pennsylvania Stations: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. My wife and I learned of the Cass Scenic Railway's Rail Heritage Weekend to celebrate their 60th Anniversary and signed up for the event. Later, we received Peter Lerro's e-mail newsletter announcing a... Read More>> |
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April 2023 - Trains of Del Mar, California: Photos & Text by Carl Morrison. Each year, for 40 years, my wife and I have spent a week around Easter at Wave Crest Resort next to Seagrove Park in Del Mar, California. During the week I like to photograph North County Transit District Coaster commuter trains, Amtrak Surfliner passenger service and BNSF Railway freight trains that... Read More>> |
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Slideshow Presented at Winterail 2022: A Year Of Trains In The Life Of Chris Guenzler - 2022... Read More>> |
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Apr 2, 2023 5pmPT/6pmMT/7pmCT/8pmET - Episode #56: Sandia Peak Tramway, New Mexico: Join Midwest Rail Rangers President Robert Tabern for a ride on the Sandia Peak Tram in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It stretches from the northeast edge of the city to Sandia Peak on the ridge line of the Sandia Mountains and... Click Here To View>> |
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Mar 23, 2023 - Peter Lerro Photo Charter With Southern Pacific 18 at Laws Railroad Museum: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. Southern Pacific 18 was originally built in 1911 for the Nevada-California-Oregon Railway and was sold to Southern Pacific in 1926. Number 18 worked the rest of its career on the... Read More>> |
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Mar 19-22, 2023 - The trip to Laws: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. Santa Maria Valley Number 205, a recently-restored 2-6-2 that had not steamed in 71 years, will make its photographer's train debut in a Trains Magazine-sponsored event at the Albany & Eastern on March 18, 2022... Read More>> |
| Mar 17-18, 2023 - Railfan and Railroad Magazine Pizza Party and Slide Show and Winterail: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. Elizabeth and I arrived at the Days Inn in Corvallis and checked in. I realized that the memory stick that I was going to use to put my Friday night show on did not have enough space so I went to Office Max and bought a 32 gigabyte memory stick which... Read More>> |
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Mar 16-17, 2023 - Pre-Winterail Trip: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. The Yaquina Pacific Railroad Historical Society is an Oregon 501(c)(3) non-profit organization created in 1992 for preserving and interpreting Lincoln County's railroad history, with a focus in making artifacts and information accessible to... Read More>> |
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Mar 12-15, 2023 - Pre-Winterail Trip: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. This trip's purpose was to attend Winterail 2023 via finishing visiting the covered bridges in Oregon, the Oregon Coast Historic Railway in Coos Bay and the next day, visiting Yaquina Pacific Railroad Museum in Toledo. We hoped to find... Read More>> |
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Mar 17, 2023 - ALL ABOARD: The Romance of California's Railroads: Photos & Text by Carl Morrison. A Showcase of Artwork from the Hilbert Museum of California Art of Chapman University At Hilbert Temporary Museum, 216 E. Chapman Avenue, Orange, California, through May 6, 2023. The Museum posted the promotion above which I saw in a local paper. Rail friends Don Roe, Gary Hess and I decided to make an outing to the Hilbert Museum to see this excellent show plus have lunch afterwards. We met at the opening hour on March 17, 2023. I gave my business card to... Read More>> |
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Mar 5, 2023 5pmPT/6pmMT/7pmCT/8pmET - Episode #55: North Shore Scenic Railroad / Full-length dome "Sky View": On our fourth visit to the North Shore Scenic Railroad and the Lake Superior Railroad Museum, we will ride their full-length dome car "Sky View". This car was built for... Click Here To View>> |
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Feb 5, 2023 5pmPT/6pmMT/7pmCT/8pmET - Episode #54: Quincy Mine, Michigan: Join the Midwest Rail Rangers for a ride on the Quincy Mine Cog Railroad. A major historical and tourist landmark in the Keweenaw Peninsula of Upper Michigan is the Quincy Mine outside of Hancock, which produced... Click Here To View>> |
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Jan 24-25, 2023 - The Drive from Valdosta, Georgia to Greenwood, South Carolina and the Trip Home : Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. The origins of the Georgia and Florida Railroad date back to 1906, when a former president of the Seaboard Air Line Railway developed the company for purchasing, building and... Read More>> |
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Jan 23, 2023 - Driving Day Clewiston, Florida to Valdosta, Georgia : Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. Elizabeth and I awoke at the Holiday Inn in Clewiston, had the hotel's breakfast and saw Bart and Sarah Jennings there. Following our Internet duties, we left with Elizabeth driving west out of Clewiston. She... Read More>> |
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Jan 22, 2023 - U.S. Sugar Clewiston to Fort Pierce Route : Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. We left Clewiston by moving forward then reversing to reach the mainline before heading east toward Fort Pierce. Once we reached the junction at Keela and took the switch, I and the majority of the other riders, were on new... Read More>> |
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Jan 21, 2023 - U.S Sugar Clewiston to Sebring Route with Diesels : Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. We were at the back of the line to board so had to ride in the "Lake Okeechobee" coach today. At 7:30, after the safety meeting, we were allowed to board. The train left at 8:00 AM heading towards Sebring and... Read More>> |
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Jan 20, 2023 - U.S. Sugar 148 Steam Charter Clewiston to Okeelanta Route : Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. U.S. Sugar Corporation is a privately-owned agricultural business based in Clewiston, Florida. The company farms over 230,000 acres of land in the counties of Hendry, Glades and Palm Beach. It is the... Read More>> |
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Jan 19, 2023 - Driving From Fort Pierce to Clewiston, Florida : Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. Florida East Coast Vero Beach station built in 1903, enlarged and remodelled in 1916 and 1936. Prior to the station, the railroad stop was known as mile marker 350. Until a series of train terminations in the 1950's and... Read More>> |
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Jan 18, 2023 - Orlando's Leu Gardens and the Driving Trip to Fort Pierce, Florida : Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. The Harry P. Leu Gardens are semi-tropical and tropical gardens in Orlando. The gardens contain nearly 50 acres of landscaped grounds and lakes, with trails shaded by 200-year-old oaks and forests of... Read More>> |
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Jan 16, 2023 - Driving Day to Kissimmee, Florida and Riding the TECO Streetcar : Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. In their heyday, Tampa's streetcars whisked passengers to and from Ybor City, Ballast Point, Hyde Park, Sulphur Springs and points beyond. Operated by uniformed conductors, the... Read More>> |
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Jan 16, 2023 - Driving Day to Zephyrhills, Florida : Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. Seaboard Airline Line station Williston station was built in 1920 which is now used by a real estate agent. Elizabeth consulted the Surviving Steam Locomotives printout for Florida and found there were some steam engines in Williston so she... Read More>> |
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Jan 15, 2023 - The Journey From North Charleston to Jacksonville featuring Georgia State Railroad Museum : Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. Georgia State RR Museum is located at the former Central of Georgia RR Savannah Repair Shops. The Central of Georgia Rail Road & Canal Company was chartered by... Read More>> |
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Jan 14, 2023 - A Day of Stations From Salisbury, North Carolina to Magnolia, South Carolina : Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. The Winston-Salem Southbound station in Albemarle, was built circa 1910. The Winston-Salem Southbound Railway Company operates 87 miles of track from Winston-Salem through... Read More>> |
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Jan 13, 2023 - Dinner at the Aberdeen, Carolina and Western Shop : Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. The Southern Railway station was built in 1908. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975, but was nearly demolished until it was bought by the Historic Salisbury Foundation in... Read More>> |
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Jan 13, 2023 - Railroad Passenger Car Alliance Conference at the North Carolina Transportation Museum : Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. Around 1902, the Southern Development Company began building a new subdivision, Fulton Heights, located a mile south of Salisbury. J. M. Maupin, William Murdoch Wiley and... Read More>> |
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Jan 11-12, 2023 - To Charlotte and Railroad Passenger Car Alliance Conference at North Carolina Transportation Museum : Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. Elizabeth and I bought our tickets for the three-day Bart Jennings' rare mileage charter on the U.S. Sugar Railroad when they went on sale in October. We then... Read More>> |
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Jan 16, 2023 - Amtrak Pacific Surfliner Birthday Trip: Text by Carl Morrison, Photos by Carl & Matthew Morrison. Fullerton, California, round trip to Santa Barbara. Cruise along tracks that parallel the Pacific Coast, taking in iconic scenery, from sparkling beaches and coastal bluffs to lush farmland and rolling hills... Read More>> |
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Oct 3, 2022 - All Aboard The Auto-Train and Strasburg Railroad: by Jack M. Turner. We arrived at the Sanford AutoTrain terminal as servicing of our train was completed. Train # 53 had arrived close to schedule and would welcome a large crowd which soon filled its large waiting room almost to capacity. We were entertained by the passage of two or... Read More>> |
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Jan 1, 2023 5pmPT/6pmMT/7pmCT/8pmET - Episode #53: North Shore Scenic Railroad Two Harbors: Join the Midwest Rail Rangers for one of the longest tourist railroad rides in the Midwest... as we ride from Duluth, Minnesota to Two Harbors, Minnesota on the North Shore Scenic Railroad. Of course we have a seat reserved... Click Here To View>> |
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