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Month: April 2018

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CTA Marks 25 Years Since Moving to Color-Coded Rail Lines

April 20, 2018 Railfanning.org News Wire

The CTA on Feb. 21, 1993, unveiled new designations that used color-coded train signs and maps, replacing names or streets for the various rail lines.

A southbound NJ Transit train passes through Elizabeth, N.J. in August 2003..
Commuter Rail

N.J. Transit Planning to Rebuild Elizabeth station

April 18, 2018 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Board of Directors for N.J. Transit has approved a $71 million plan to reconstruct the Elizabeth rail station on the busy Northeast Corridor.

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Duluth Always a Great Place to Watch Trains

April 9, 2018 Todd DeFeo

Duluth is always a great place to watch trains, whether it’s the Southeastern Railway Museum or the Norfolk Southern main line through town.

Miscellaneous

Southeastern Railway Museum Planning Steam Weekends for 20th Anniversary Bash

April 9, 2018 Todd DeFeo

The Southeastern Railway Museum in Duluth, Ga., will host steam-powered trips at the museum on a pair of weekends this fall, marking the first time in roughly 15 years that steam trains have operated at the museum.

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The Myth of the Hobo

April 8, 2018 Todd DeFeo

The word probably first appeared in 1888, through the first hobos likely emerged in the years after the Civil War.

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