Quite possibly the coolest location for a hotel ever: the 1908 Chattanooga Choo Choo, the first train to run nonstop from Ohio to Florida, and its Beaux Arts terminal. The Pullman sleeper cars are being transformed into suites with French …
People aboard this 100-year-old steam locomotive were treated to a step back in time as the train chugs across this snowy town of Bartlett, New Hampshire, on Jan. 2, adding to the wintry scene. Video Link
“The bridge itself kind of comes alive,” Elsasser said. “You get vibration of all of the tonnage on steel wheels on steel rails, and the place shakes and shimmies and there’s the clickety-clack of the steel rails on the rail …
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Once, Americans rode the rails for charbroiled steak, golden French toast, and prunes. Article
Back in its heyday, nothing said, “Freedom!’” like riding the rails. Beginning in 1833 and carrying forward to today, rail traffic opened up the far reaches of North Carolina unlike dirt trails, canals and plank roads ever could. Article Link
Article Link The post also contains the original shorter video which is equally fascinating.
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
