Archive for March, 2019
Holyoke and Westfield Railroad 1953 Cigars
by admin on Mar.08, 2019, under Uncategorized
Look what I re-discovered in my stash of railroad stuff – a souvenir from a November 8, 1953 inspection tour of the Holyoke and Westfield Railroad (Massachusetts). The cigar manufacturer, 7-20-4 Cigars, still exists and has quite a story. They opened in 1874 and closed in 1963 due to the embargo on Cuban tobacco, which they used exclusively. Kurt Kendall revived the name in 2006, which is why their bands now have Kendall on them instead of RG Sullivan’s.
These could be pre-embargo, Cuban tobacco cigars! I must say, though, they look to be in better shape than I’d imagine, and that band is awfully shiny for having been made in 1953. I can dream. I can also smoke it and decide for myself…
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All Aboard!
The rails of a railroad track are kept shiny on the top by the regular passage of trains. Thus, "To Shiny Rails" is the battle cry of my personal effort to keep railroading activities of all kinds available to as many people as possible. It's tantamount to exclaiming "Keep those trains a rollin'!". And with any luck at all, I'll personally be on as many of those trains as possible! To shiny rails, Jamie
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