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Last July on a quiet sunny day we had a power failure when a couple of trees decided it was time to fall. They broke the hot wire on top...

The county home near where I grew up had a spring cellar build into the side of a hill. It was all concrete. Spring water came into a...

Treasure Coast pushing barge Cement Transporter 7700 down the St. Clair River - August 16, 2025

It is so hard to imagine a world without mechanical refrigeration....

Recent post in the "Working Railroads..." thread reminds me of one my ex-father-in-law used to say: "I'm going to go shake my grates."...

After a long day on the rails, Cumbres & Toltec 488 is serviced at the ash pit. As the used coals and ash are dropped, it creates a...

Early mining scene at the Norrie iron ore mine (hematite) in Ironwood, MI in 1899.

201 cars, 12,500 feet of train, can be seen here is this reverse curves with K31's train as they make their way south towards...

Heading back up on Saturday and grab trailer on the way and load it with remaining items while up there. Have had people looking at...

Yesterday was final pasture mowing for the season (unless it starts raining like He!! soon). The grass was maybe a foot high, but the...

The guy trying to hold the boat. If only they’d put a winch on the front of the trailer with a rope and a snap hook. Maybe I could...

Iron ore mining, Gogebic Range, Ironwood MI unknown time.

Every boater's nightmare.

Right? I was picturing a scene from Silence of the Lambs.

Boy, that's a comment ya don't want to walk in on without context, lol.