Archive for October, 2024
U.S. Flag at the Golden Spike?
by admin on Oct.16, 2024, under Uncategorized
This turned out to be an interesting story. The long and short of it is: a 20-star flag flew over the 1869 proceedings. But, the U.S. had 37 stars on its flag in 1869. Get the details on Jamie’s Flags webpage.
44-Star Flag and SLO Railroad Museum
by admin on Oct.02, 2024, under Uncategorized
What do those have in common?
The SLO Railroad Museum occupies a Southern Pacific Railroad freight house that was built in 1894. In 1894, the U.S. flag had 44 stars!
For more, check out my new hobby: US Flags
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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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