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Re: WAITING FOR THE TRAIN

Postby HONDO74 » Thu Aug 17, 2017 5:32 pm

Bordeaux light rail
https://www.google.com/search?q=bordeau ... 16&bih=630

Los Angeles had light rail called Pacific Electric. But they gave it up.
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Re: WAITING FOR THE TRAIN

Postby Rufus T. Firefly » Thu Aug 17, 2017 5:39 pm

HONDO74 wrote:Los Angeles had light rail called Pacific Electric. But they gave it up.


Ongoing on MTJ: viewtopic.php?f=4&t=16927
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Re: WAITING FOR THE TRAIN

Postby HONDO74 » Thu Aug 17, 2017 6:01 pm

Rufus T. Firefly wrote:
HONDO74 wrote:Los Angeles had light rail called Pacific Electric. But they gave it up.


Ongoing on MTJ: viewtopic.php?f=4&t=16927


Yes, I even posted in that thread about how close I lived to the line in Garden Grove Calif
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Re: WAITING FOR THE TRAIN

Postby Rufus T. Firefly » Thu Aug 17, 2017 6:45 pm

HONDO74 wrote:
Rufus T. Firefly wrote:
HONDO74 wrote:Los Angeles had light rail called Pacific Electric. But they gave it up.


Ongoing on MTJ: viewtopic.php?f=4&t=16927


Yes, I even posted in that thread about how close I lived to the line in Garden Grove Calif


Just thought others might actually want to or should take a look at something RR related instead of spending their entire lives here in the lounge.....
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Re: WAITING FOR THE TRAIN

Postby MurphOnMillerAve » Thu Aug 17, 2017 7:11 pm

Roy wrote:Bordeaux light rail:

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Re: WAITING FOR THE TRAIN

Postby rogruth » Thu Aug 17, 2017 7:37 pm

Rufus T. Firefly wrote:
HONDO74 wrote:[quote="Rufus T. Firefly

Just thought others might actually want to or should take a look at something RR related instead of spending their entire lives here in the lounge.....

I usually start other places before going to the Jungle or Lounge.
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Re: WAITING FOR THE TRAIN

Postby robert. » Thu Aug 17, 2017 8:41 pm

futuristic transportation. http://www.downvids.net/futuristic-tran ... 24322.html
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Re: WAITING FOR THE TRAIN

Postby rogruth » Thu Aug 17, 2017 9:02 pm

In Japan or China maybe.
Not here. Not enough discipline to make it work.
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Re: WAITING FOR THE TRAIN

Postby Roy » Thu Aug 17, 2017 10:15 pm

HONDO74 wrote:Los Angeles had light rail called Pacific Electric. But they gave it up.
Rufus T. Firefly wrote:Ongoing on MTJ: viewtopic.php?f=4&t=16927
HONDO74 wrote:Yes, I even posted in that thread about how close I lived to the line in Garden Grove Calif

I grew up in Whittier, which P.E. had a line to. Richard Nixon's father was a motorman on that line. I think our station still exists.
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Re: WAITING FOR THE TRAIN

Postby Roy » Sun Aug 20, 2017 10:11 am

Thalys high speed train at platform in Cologne:

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Re: WAITING FOR THE TRAIN

Postby Rufus T. Firefly » Sun Aug 20, 2017 7:35 pm

Roy wrote:Thalys high speed train at platform in Cologne


Nice. I've actually ridden that one into Cologne from Aachen.
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Re: WAITING FOR THE TRAIN

Postby Roy » Tue Aug 22, 2017 12:06 pm

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Re: WAITING FOR THE TRAIN

Postby healey36 » Tue Aug 22, 2017 8:29 pm

Pennsylvania Station, New York, 1942:

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Iconic American image.

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Re: WAITING FOR THE TRAIN

Postby Roy » Tue Aug 22, 2017 10:33 pm

1911 exterior view of New York City's Pennsylvania Station:

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Re: WAITING FOR THE TRAIN

Postby Roy » Wed Aug 23, 2017 12:48 pm

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