A friend and I sat down at his computer last Friday and spun Google Earth to both locations. Not only are all the wye earth "berms?" visible from the aerial...
I did same months ago. I had a lot of fun following right of way. I do this with other sited, too. Concord Naval Weapons station is very interesting will...
Hi Skipp: I just spent a good hour playing with Google Earth and enjoyed following the ROWs you described. I was able to (at about 5000') trace them all the...
Not my auction, but others might be interested http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160150251598&sspagename=ADME:X:RTQ:US:11 [Non-text portions...
Enjoy all the e-mails on SSN. Will be away from Sept 18th to Sept 29th..................... Just thought I let you all know. Ina Young Walnut Creek, Ca ... ...
I'm an O scale modeler from the midwest who models the Insull interurbans. Most of my models are Chicago Aurora and Elgin (CA&E), Chicago South Shore and South...
Railfan Photographer Day at the Western Pacific Railroad Museum at Portola is shaping up to be a real fun time. More info and on-line ticket ordering can be...
My story on the NE/SN has hit the streets of Chico and other cities and towns throughout Butte County. For those of you who are unable to get a hard copy, the...
Well done - very cool! I had to click trough a bit to get to it, and the precise URL is http://www.newsreview.com/chico/Content?oid=540054 with a related...
Nicely said. grant ... From: vinceabbate76 Date: 9/21/2007 11:35:41 AM To: SacNorthern@yahoogroups.com Subject: [SacNorthern] Hot off the press! My story on...
Vince: What an awesome article you have given to us all. Thanks for writing what a lot of us know in our hearts. Best wishes, Jett Media vinceabbate76...
I shouldn't have been so cryptic with my "if only comment". I was referring to the great shame that a transportation system that existed through the 1930s no...
If you read the article "Living History," you will see why I have been too busy to play with my trains. Two-Buck-Chuck Bruce Eldridge <bfeldrid@...>...
Excellent. Loved reading it because it is well written. chris bekiaris In a message dated 9/21/2007 11:36:02 AM Pacific Daylight Time, gold.coin@......
The operation schedule for the WPRM Railfan Photographer Day has been released. This outlines the movements and schedule that we will be running. Also note the...
For those here who might be interested, my new book from Arcadia Publishing just came out: http://www.arcadiapublishing.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc? ...
Hi Vince Your story was very well done. I use to ride those trains. I have written you before as father worked for S.N in East Nicolaus, Ca My brother who is...
Hi Vince Your story was very well done. I use to ride those trains. I have written you before as father worked for S.N in East Nicolaus, Ca My brother who is...
Looking at pictures of 711 in the new image scheme I notice that the round portions at the top of the hood are orange, and a raised thingamajig (sorry, I don't...
The roof was orange as well. just like the low hood Geeps that got the NI scheme. Sorry it took so long to answer this, but this is how long it took me to get...
Hi, when operating on the Key System why did all of the SN motor cars have to have their pantograph raised up to the wire? Since the SN ran with an electrical...
Thanks very much David. I wonder why the firecracker antenna always looks like it is a dark color? Is there any chance it was painted some other color than...
You are welcome. more likely it was dirt, grime or whatever, or was not painted when the hood was painted, IE added after the fact ... From: tsthorson To:...
... The bus jumpers were removed at 40th & Shafter before going onto the Key (and the pantographs raised manually) because the Key Division used sectionalized...
OK, I posted once about this topic in the past here, with a little bit of response (thanks). I did a little more footwork and maybe you will also find this...
All these groups want you to join them even if you want to review a single post. Is there a way to cut and paste the information for us who have already way...
Jim and others, this is what was posted to the HSR list: Warning: This post became too long. It is submitted unedited! In the early days of the Sierra there...
A. - was Mariposa Road between Stockton and Escalon originally a ST&E/Jenny Lind route to Oakdale? No F. - Bay area interurbans ended nearby with the Oakland...
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