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    somebody's masterpiece or graffiti

    Usually graffiti on trains and everything else could indicate that it passed or stopped at a depressed area around a city or town. Or somebody just decided to paint something like a signature or whatever else came to mind. I do agree it's vandalism but who's going to stop things from being...
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    swimming loco

    Well that sure beats taking the locomotive through the car wash to wash it.
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    I am Out of Control (More at the Water Tower)

    Nice pictures Tom. Keep em coming because we enjoy them so. Nice workmanship & detail work too.
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    a working steel mill

    Welcome to The Gauge Steel Man! Original post from Ralph It included steel workers, even some dressed in silver asbeostos suits! Someone better tell them little people about asbeostos. Wait till the little lawyer downtown gets a whiff of that. LOL I'm back after a LONG time away from...
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    Deer vs Train

    As I looked at the pictures i began to laugh. The first thought in my mind was "How the hell did that deer end up there?" I suppose that if the deer was trying to jump out of the way it managed to hit the front of the locomotive and got propelled through the air and hit the power lines. Also...
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    All sorts of Bridges

    I've seen that bridge in Feburary when my uncle went to that convention center in Harrisburg. That bridge is HUGE compared to some other bridges. If you want to look at the scenery and railroad bridges Pennsylvania is the perfect place for that. ;) Thanks for sharing the link Matt!
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    All sorts of Bridges

    No problem Mike! Yup, it's a wonderful place to live but if your looking for a job forget it. LOL No sooner do new jobs come in the sooner they go out of town. What we need is our steel mills & coal mines back. They've opened a few mines since I came back from Baltimore, MD in April 2001 (lived...
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    All sorts of Bridges

    Here's a picture of the Johnstown Inclined Plane, it's noted as "The worlds steepest inclined plane in the world."
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    All sorts of Bridges

    And here's one about the Trains in East Conemaugh!
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    All sorts of Bridges

    Matt, That's cool! Oh yeah that famous picture of that locomotive, not to mention that house with the tree in it. It was a natural disaster because men were too arrogant back then and thought they could control mother nature. The result of that arrogance lead to the 2,209 lives that...
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    All sorts of Bridges

    No problem! Yeah, since next month is Memorial Day I decided to remind everyone ahead of time about what happened on May 31, 1889 before that day became Memorial Day. Like I told this 1 park ranger up at the South Fork Dam remains: "Now you take the Titanic and the lives lost in...
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    All sorts of Bridges

    A bridge with alot of history. Hey guys, Sorry I wasn't around much, I had alot of stuff to do and was busy for months. Anyways lets talk about this particular railroad bridge that's in my hometown of Johnstown, PA. I'm pretty sure some of you heard this story or read it but just in...
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    What's a junction?

    Conjunction junction lyrics: "Conjunction junction, what's your function? Hookin' up words and phrases and clauses Conjunction junction, how's that function? I got three favorite cars That get most of my job done Conjunction junction what's their function? I got AND, BUT n' OR, they...
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    Look at the SIZE of that thing!

    Cool freight cars! The topic name reminds me of Star Wars when they were approaching the Death Star: "Look at the SIZE of that thing!" ---"Cut the chatter Red 2." :D
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    Hey!! Train!! Come back here!

    Rule # 1 before you go to the bathroom or the Loo (as they call it in Britian): Make sure you put the brakes on the train!
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