Train Tuesdays Here are some interesting links this week for Train Tuesday: Roanoke May See Train Service Again The End of Alexandria Coal Trains? US29 Overpass Construction over NS B-line in Gainesville, VA Rural Retreat Depot Saved! Flashback: Circus Train Blizzard of 1980 Tweet (function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) [...]
Train Tuesdays This week, I’m recommending a story in the October 2011 Trains magazine entitled Building the World’s Fastest Trains … With Hammers by Joseph Coleman. An excerpt reads: …The work is high-tech and precise. But Kunimura’s tool of choice is hardly delicate; he uses a hammer. “The nose cones can’t be mass produced — [...]
Train Tuesdays Why do I like trains? As a railfan (railroad enthusiast) It’s a question I’ve been asked before and it’s not that easy for me to answer. I’ve previously replied, “I don’t know; I just do.” For some reason, I just really enjoy the sights and sounds of trains, particularly steam trains. I saw [...]
Train Tuesdays 21st Century Steam: Norfolk Southern’s Steam Program This new video from Norfolk Southern explains their new steam program. The exciting news is that NS plans to bring steam to all major terminals throughout their system by the end of 2015. See Also: Official 21st Century Steam Website Full Coverage of TVRM Railfest / [...]
Music Mondays and Train Tuesdays (Combined This Week) Following the Railroad Revival Tour featuring the Old Crow Medicine Show and Mumford & Sons, another artist is utilizing the rails for an upcoming tour. Christopher Mahoney of Railroad.net reports that Martina McBride will be on board Amtrak for an upcoming tour: A recent Amtrak press release [...]