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After a 25-year career in labor relations and as a branch line manager for the railroad, Morrison, 77, of Plainview, has dedicated himself to LIRR history — in books and discussions.
Called “Cass Scenic Railroad: Fifty Years A State Park - A Century of Steam on Bald Knob,” the mammoth, photoladen hardback book that weighs only slightly less than Shay #5, is now for sale at ...
The Lexington Group for Transportation History has announced the establishment of the H. Roger Grant Award for outstanding scholarship in railroad history. The $5,000 award, made possible through ...
The book is dedicated to Marty's great ... Paten scoured every Central Missouri newspaper between the 1850s and 2011 to glean every story about the railroad and adds to history with sidebars about ...
The book is $30 plus shipping and may be obtained by calling Berg at 715-323-3414 or writing to the Price County Historical Society Inc., P.O. Box 156, Fifield, WI 54524-0126.
The library is a joint effort of a group of local railroad historians and Merrill Historical Society, and is housed in the lower level of the Society’s History & Culture Center, 100 E. Third St ...
Train brought prosperity, opportunity, entertainment and tragedy to early citizens. News Sports Business Life Entertainment Obituaries Legals. NEWS. Book: Railroad crucial in Milford history.
A steam train operated by the New Hope and Ivyland Railroad will roll through town, with departures at 10:30 a.m., noon, 1:30 and 3:30 p.m., up and down the local rail line to Gwynedd Valley.
The authors will discuss researching and writing their new railroad history book, "The New Park and Fawn Grove Railroad." The book will be availabel for purchase for $20, ...
Waite, a railroad historian, has written six books and countless articles about the history of the railroad in Idaho. After 33 years of research on the subject, he is well versed on how Union ...