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Union Station, Kansas City, MO
by admin on Mar.16, 2023, under Uncategorized
If you’ve never been to Union Station in Kansas City, MO, you should visit next time you get a chance. It’s a great example of redeveloping a magnificent piece of history into a healthy going concern. In addition to the little Amtrak corner way off to the side, there are restaurants and attractions of all kinds. On this winter Thursday there were tons of people enjoying the facilities! We’ve been here several times with the kids for things like Science City, City Theatre, and the Planetarium, but today was an adult visit where we focused on the Model Train Gallery and Pierpont’s at Union Station, a restaurant in an old Harvey House location!
Georgetown Loop Railroad
by admin on Aug.27, 2022, under Uncategorized
Took a ride on the Georgetown Loop Railroad today, which in this case was a birthday gift fulfilled. We happened to hit Wild West Days at the railroad, and you can imagine what that means with gunfire, women of all manner of repute, and the occasional train robbery. A friend from California, Jeff Badger, used to work at the Georgetown Loop Railroad, but has since moved back to California and is currently heading up the Pacific Coast Railroad Company (here’s a 12-minute video about the PCRR). All today’s photos at the Georgetown Loop Railroad are here.
B&O Railroad Museum
by admin on Jun.21, 2022, under Uncategorized
When in Baltimore, don’t miss this gem. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Museum has an incredible history of locomotives in full-scale! My photos for the day start here. Fun fact: on May 24, 1844, the first long-distance telegraph message was sent from Washington DC to this B&O rail station in Baltimore beginning with “What hath God wrought” (Numbers 23:23).
Fritz’s Railroad Restaurant
by admin on Nov.22, 2021, under Uncategorized
There are no waiters or waitresses. Yet a Kansas City favorite. A train delivers your food! Fritz’s.
Photo Contest Submission
by admin on Aug.27, 2021, under Uncategorized
I submitted some photos to the contest that the Friends of the Santa Maria Valley Railroad is running. The photo contest details are here. I could only submit one photo in each of three categories: SMVRR Past, SMVRR Present, and UPRR Manifest serving SMVRR. The photos I downselected from which to choose for my final submission are here. Can you guess which three I submitted? Below is one of the 17 photos in the gallery.
Railroad Festival Taking Shape
by admin on Aug.26, 2021, under Uncategorized
The Central Coast Railroad Festival is taking shape! The return-from-COVID Festival is slated for October 1-3, 2021 with some stuff before and after. Check out the Full 2021 CCRRF Schedule.