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The Raymond F. Ratcliffe Transportation Museum, Pulaski, Virginia
What is the Raymond F. Ratcliffe Transportation Museum? Some of you are saying, “Well, duh! It is a museum about transportation.” Yes, it is about transportation. No, it is not as big as the Virginia Museum of Transportation in Roanoke, Virginia or The North Carolina Museum of Transportation in Salisbury, North Carolina, but it has … Continue reading The Raymond F. Ratcliffe Transportation Museum, Pulaski, Virginia
The Rhode Island Avenue Trolley Trail, Riverdale Park, Maryland
In the old days, trolleys strolled through cities taking people throughout the town. Today, trolleys are mainly a thing of the past as very few cities use trolleys anymore. Most trolleys today are found in museums across the country. Like many old railroad lines, some of the old trolley routes have been converted into hiking/biking … Continue reading The Rhode Island Avenue Trolley Trail, Riverdale Park, Maryland
Tunkhannock Viaduct, Nicholson, Pennsylvania
There are many magnificent bridges around the world. Some of the bridges are for pedestrians. Some are for automobiles. Then you have those magnificent railroad bridges. Welcome to the town of Nicholson, Pennsylvania, a small town in the northeastern region of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. What is so great about this town? When you … Continue reading Tunkhannock Viaduct, Nicholson, Pennsylvania
The Labor Train
The Labor Train is coming to town. It begins with the locomotive. You have the engineer car. You have Chief Executive Officer car. You have the conductor car. You have the baggage handler car. You have the secretary car. You have the freight handler car. You have the yard worker car. You have the ticket … Continue reading The Labor Train
John Cowgill: Stories of the Railroad 