Category: Blog
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Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014 Locomotive Prepares for ‘Great Race Across the Midwest’
The 150th anniversary celebration of the transcontinental railroad’s completion isn’t over yet. Union Pacific is just gathering steam following its May 9 ceremony in Ogden, Utah, commemorating the anniversary. The newly restored Big Boy No. 4014, the world’s largest steam locomotive, is returning to the rails for its own “Great Race across the Midwest.” No.…
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Cincinnati Industrial Auctioneers to Auction off Equipment of World-Class Rail-Car Manufacturer
Cincinnati Industrial Auctioneers, Inc. has been appointed by Nippon Sharyo Manufacturing, LLC to sell the industrial machinery and equipment from their Rochelle, Illinois site. Nippon Sharyo, a global rail-car manufacturer, stopped using the facility for manufacturing in July 2018. A majority of Nippon Sharyo’s State-of-the-Art Equipment is new in 2010 to 2016. (3) 4,500-Watt Mitsubishi…
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New model train exhibition transports guests into summer at Biltmore
From model trains in a miniature landscape, to the thrill of a raptor encounter, to stars gracing the concert stage, Biltmore shines this summer
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Bill Maher takes another shot at fans of comics!
This past Friday on the New Rules segment of his HBO show, Real Time, Bill Maher addressed his blog post regarding fans of comics and super hero movies.
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I Do Remember the Corvair
I do remember my family having this vehicle when I was a kid, I know that it was bought just before I was born. I was in kindergarten and I remember my mom driving us to school in it. It was replaced thereafter by a new Datsun 510 and a 1962 Plymouth Valiant my dad…
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Aerial footage of Crenshaw Blvd. restoration at Leimert Park Station
Metro Los Angeles Aerial footage taken on June 26, 2018 of the work to restore Crenshaw Blvd. over the future Crenshaw/LAX Line Leimert Park Station. Keep up to date with the project by visiting http://www.metro.net/crenshaw.
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The Genesee Arch Bridge: Norfolk Southern and New York State usher in a modern era for freight rail with dedication of new railroad bridge
Supports jobs and economic opportunities across New York’s Southern Tier and Finger Lakes
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Billionaires in Space: A Critique of Problem Areas
Is it problematic for billionaires to invest in space travel and space technology? Is it a means for escape from a troubled planet?
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Stop Blaming Video Games for Violence
Experts feel that politicians should stop blaming video games and movies for violence in America. The topic was revisited in the aftermath following the recent tragedy in Parkland, Florida last month, after a nineteen year old gunman shot up a local high school and killed seventeen people. According to a Virginia Tech expert, Jimmy Ivory,…
