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  • Canadian Rail Engineers Begin a Strike


    NYT > TheaterAuthority Authority: 905
    The walkout may create difficulties for manufacturers and resource companies in both Canada and the United States.
    4 hours ago
  • At Least 25 Killed as a Train Derails in Western Russia


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    Russian Railways, the state-run railway company, said that the cause of the derailment was not yet determined but that one possibility was sabotage.
    21 hours ago
  • Ten Feared Dead in Russia Railway Crash


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    At least 10 people were feared dead and dozens injured when four carriages of a train travelling from Moscow to Russias second city of St Petersburg derailed on Friday.
    1 day ago
  • Lionel Model Trains is the Old Faithful of the Model Train Hobby


    Easy Way to HappinessAuthority Authority: 147
    When someone says model trains, one name inevitably comes to mind, Lionel model trains. If you had a train set as a child or if your parents put one up only around the tree at Christmas time, odds are it was a Lionel. The Lionel train has been around since 1901. Post excerpt from: Easy Way to Happiness Lionel ...
    1 day ago
  • Warren Buffett Now Investing For Limited Growth Over Long Term?


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    This morning I came across a really interesting piece on TheStreet.com by Don Dion in which he argues legendary investor Warren Buffett is positioning his money these days to achieve limited growth over the long term. Dion wrote Thursday: Warren Buffett has traditionally been known to discover and invest in ...
    1 day ago
  • Daily Blogwatch: Stocks to be thankful for; has Buffett lost his mind?


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    Filed under: Company News , Technology , Columns , Economy Three stocks Im thankful for this holiday season. _________________ Is there a Buffett Bubble in railroad stocks? _________________ And the Lonely Value Investor asks if Buffett has lost his mind by buying a railroad. _________________ ...
    1 day ago
  • Streetscapes | Bronx Railroad Stations: Where Ghost Passengers Await Very Late Trains


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    The railroad station at Westchester Avenue was designed by Cass Gilbert and is considered endangered.
    2 days ago
  • The Zoo That Is Grand Central, at Full Gallop


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    Joseph and Sabina Prusan met two granddaughters who arrived at Grand Central; the girls had been delayed because an Amtrak route had become snarled.
    2 days ago
  • Electric Passenger Train


    The Common RoomAuthority Authority: 549
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    3 days ago
  • The "drifter" and the "bug man."


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    The Daily News reports, in straightforward prose: The straphanger killed by an exterminator gone mad was a mentally ill germophobe who used his bag to keep people at a safe distance, friends said Sunday. "He didnt like people to sit next to him," said Phenix Hall, a volunteer who befriended Dwight Johnson at a ...
    5 days ago
  • Choosing How to Acquire Discount Model Trains Sets


    Gifts and Shopping ReviewAuthority Authority: 136
    Determine the sort of discount model railroad set to acquire Before you buy Discount Toy Trains, you need to know the kind of discount model electric train you want to get. This could appear straight-forward, nevertheless it frequently is not so. As you want to get discount electric train sets, you usually have ...
    1 week ago
  • Chicagos First Railroad (11-20-1848)


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    Chicagos first locomotive   Chicago is the railroad center of America.  This is the day it all started.   William B. Ogden, the citys first mayor, had been active in building canals.  By 1847 he was convinced that railroads were the wave of the future.  He planned to build a rail line west from Chicago, ...
    1 week ago
  • Trespasser sues railroad


    OverlawyeredAuthority Authority: 613
    She “was taking pictures on the railroad tracks in Tupelo in 2006″ and things didn’t end happily. Now her lawsuit says the train was going too fast and that the BNSF Railway Company “should have posted trespassing signs to keep people away.” People like her, that is. [ AP/Jackson Clarion Ledger ] Tags: ...
    1 week ago
  • Legendary Investors Report Stock Holdings


    Investorazzi.comAuthority Authority: 428
    Talk about a treasure trove of information. Here are various reports on the latest regulatory filings submitted by the investment vehicles of Warren Buffett, Eddie Lampert, Boone Pickens, and George Soros… Warren Buffett From Bloomberg’s Andrew Frye today: Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. took ...
    1 week ago
  • (CP) Canadian Pacific Issues $379 Million Debt Offering


    Stock Blog HubAuthority Authority: 164
    Canadian Pacific Railway Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Canadian Pacific Railway Limited ( CP ), has announced a debt offering of $379 million. The debt offering carries a coupon interest rate of 6.45% and will expire in November 2039. The offering will result in net proceeds of $377 million, which will be ...
    1 week ago
  • Op-Ed Columnist: What the Future May Hold


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    Bob Herbert
    1 week ago
  • Excerpt: Warren Buffett on Charlie Rose Show


    Reflections on Value InvestingAuthority Authority: 422
    November 13, 2009: WARREN BUFFETT: Well, we may have used most of our powder on that one. (LAUGHTER) CHARLIE ROSE: You said I stretched to the last nickel for this one. WARREN BUFFETT: Yes. CHARLIE ROSE: Why did you do it? WARREN BUFFETT: Well, I felt it was an opportunity to buy a business that ...
    1 week ago
  • When they drove the golden spike


    The Common RoomAuthority Authority: 549
    (Dont forget to vote in the HSBA! ) These pictures and accompanying study guides were my grandfathers from when he taught highschool- anywhere from the 30s to the 50s. I think they came from the late 40s. Theres a big set of black and white pictures connected to the history of the railroad, and each picture comes ...
    1 week ago
  • Pacific Electric Railway


    Viewliner Ltd.Authority Authority: 420
    Electric trolleys first traveled in Los Angeles in 1887. The Pasadena and Pacific Railway was an 1895 merger between the Pasadena and Los Angeles Railway and the Los Angeles Pacific Railway. The Pasadena and Pacific boosted Southern California tourism by living up to its motto "from the mountains to the sea." ...
    1 week ago
  • Engine 639 – Nickel Plate Railroad


    Dummidumbwit's WeblogAuthority Authority: 144
    Engine 639 Nickel Plate Railroad NKP 639 This locomotive is from the Nickel Plate Road , Number 639, Class H-6E, a 2-8-2 type. It was built in 1923 by the Lima Locomotive Works . NKP 639, Bloomington, Illinois It is currently displayed on the north end ...
    1 week ago

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