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Author: Jim Schreier

Montgomery Union Station

Montgomery Union Station

By Jim Schreier Posted on February 24, 2020 Posted in Depots, History

Montgomery Union Station is a historic former train station in Montgomery Alabama. It was originally built in the year 1891 by the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, and the actual train service to this historic station ended in 1979. Article Link

Cozy Ass Train Interiors

Cozy Ass Train Interiors

By Jim Schreier Posted on February 17, 2020 Posted in History, Travel

A picture show worth of delightful imagining of travel! Article Link

Why Are There No Monorails Outside of the Disney Parks?

Why Are There No Monorails Outside of the Disney Parks?

By Jim Schreier Posted on February 17, 2020 Posted in Disney

So much to this story beyond the Disney Monorails — but as a Disney Monorail fan, loved the information! Article Link

Boredom on the Orient Express

Boredom on the Orient Express

By Jim Schreier Posted on January 31, 2020 Posted in General

I’m an unapologetic and irredeemable daydreamer and there is absolutely, positively no better place for daydreaming than on a train. “This article has a lot more than the title and a great opening statement I can agree with.”

Which train is going the wrong way?

Which train is going the wrong way?

By Jim Schreier Posted on November 7, 2019 Posted in General

In the image above –cour­tesy of Heathrow Express– you can see 27 trains on the tracks. Quick. Can you spot the  out­lier?

Was The 2002 Kentucky UFO Train Collision Genuine Or A Hoax?

Was The 2002 Kentucky UFO Train Collision Genuine Or A Hoax?

By Jim Schreier Posted on November 2, 2019 Posted in General

A case of an apparent collision with an unidentified disc-shaped craft and a cargo train is one that has divided the opinion of the UFO community. Is it merely a hoax? A report for nothing more than a bit of …

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The Legend of the Headless Railroad Man and the Ghost Lights of Maco Station

The Legend of the Headless Railroad Man and the Ghost Lights of Maco Station

By Jim Schreier Posted on November 2, 2019 Posted in General

It is said that one night back in 1867 in Brunswick County, perhaps a rainy or misty night, a tragic train accident occurred along a swampy stretch of the Wilmington and Manchester Railroad just west of Wilmington, killing brakeman Joe …

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Purdue University Train Crash – 1903

Purdue University Train Crash – 1903

By Jim Schreier Posted on November 2, 2019 Posted in General

Unaware of the incoming passenger train, a coal train was being pushed back onto the tracks when the Purdue train rounded a curve at the Mill Street Power House near 18th Street and crashed into the coal cars. Four of …

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Back on Track:  How US Cities Are Reinventing Their Train Depots

Back on Track: How US Cities Are Reinventing Their Train Depots

By Jim Schreier Posted on November 2, 2019 Posted in General

As environmental and lifestyle concerns alike push governments to curb car use in cities, New York is far from the only big U.S. metropolis that’s seized the moment to reimagine its central rail depots. And as four ambitious projects from …

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What if America Took Amtrak Seriously?

What if America Took Amtrak Seriously?

By Jim Schreier Posted on November 2, 2019 Posted in AMTRAK

This summer, the author rode to the Midwest and back. It got her dreaming about high-speed rail.

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