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The city of Erie, Pennsylvania is in the northwestern part of the state on the south shore of Lake Erie.  It is the second largest port city in the state.  (Philadelphia is number one.)  It is home to a maritime museum where the U.S.S. Niagara is docked, and it is home to a few lighthouses.  … Continue reading The Erie Zoo, Erie, Pennsylvania

You are driving across Ohio, and you come upon a baseball field.  Next to the baseball field is a railroad crossing sign next to a small building.  Curious to see what is going on, you pull into the lot.  What could be here? Welcome to the Corner Field Model Railroad Museum and Trading Post Train … Continue reading The Corner Field Model Railroad Museum and Trading Post Train Shop, Middlefield, Ohio

A man and a woman arrive at the train station at the same time.  As they are waiting for the train, they glance at each other.  The glance becomes a look.  The look becomes a stare. “Which train are you wait for,” he asks. “The 9:00 to Charlotte.” “I am waiting for the same train.” … Continue reading ‘Love on the Train’

The U.S. state of Pennsylvania is home to numerous coal mines.  Some of those mines have been decommissioned while some are still active.  Along with these mines came towns that grew around the mining communities.  Among those towns was the town of Danville.  Situated on the Susquehanna River, it was an industrial town that benefited … Continue reading The Iron ‘T’ Rail Monument, Danville, Pennsylvania