MossRoad
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Working rail roads and their tracks.
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I toured the NC Railroad Museum in Spencer NC one time and came away with a very healthy respect for the railroad workers that maintained railroad engines and cars.
If ever near Spencer NC stop in at the Museum. The layout is huge so wear a good pair of walking shoes and look at what mere man with the tools of that day were able to do an accomplish.
If ever near Spencer NC stop in at the Museum. The layout is huge so wear a good pair of walking shoes and look at what mere man with the tools of that day were able to do an accomplish.
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I had a Vega GT, I think it was a '75. It had a four speed and the 110 hp engine with a Rochester two barrel carb. Vegas had a big problem with the shock towers rusting out in just a year or two, and the one I had had been repaired under warranty and the rest of the paint was good. It was a great looking little car, silver with a black racing stripe and steel spoke wheels, like a four spoke Magnum 500 wheel. The wife loved it, small, good on gas, and the hatchback was really handy for groceries and such.The Chevy Vega….little before my time, but I remember a few kids in HS driving them. They really disappeared quickly. Probably from rust
I know some people had bad luck with them and hated Vegas, but ours was a good little car for the years we owned it.
I only ever saw a Cosworth Vega once, at a car show. Cool little car.
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Pretty neat British film about building an engine there in 1935. Much is shown about casting the parts.
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I watched that video a couple of weeks age, pretty interesting.
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Saw something on a history type show tonight. Quite interesting reading.
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The 1953 Pennsylvania Railroad train wreck occurred on January 15, 1953, when a passenger and mail train from Boston to Washington DC (the Federal) failed to brake sufficiently on its approach to Union Station, Washington, jumping the platform and plunging through the floor of the concourse. There were no deaths, but 43 people were injured.
The cause of the accident was a design flaw that allowed a brake-valve to close without human intervention.”
Read more about it here:
en.wikipedia.org
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The 1953 Pennsylvania Railroad train wreck occurred on January 15, 1953, when a passenger and mail train from Boston to Washington DC (the Federal) failed to brake sufficiently on its approach to Union Station, Washington, jumping the platform and plunging through the floor of the concourse. There were no deaths, but 43 people were injured.
The cause of the accident was a design flaw that allowed a brake-valve to close without human intervention.”
Read more about it here:
1953 Pennsylvania Railroad train wreck - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
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Did you ever hear about the Great Train Wreck of Mishawaka?
At least 60 people pf the 150 on the trail were killed outright, many more injured when the train went off a bridge over a creek and into the ravine below.
Scroll about halfway down the page for the account.
History of Mishawaka, Indiana
At least 60 people pf the 150 on the trail were killed outright, many more injured when the train went off a bridge over a creek and into the ravine below.
Scroll about halfway down the page for the account.
History of Mishawaka, Indiana
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Yes. I saw the original newspapers in the archives in the basement. Big news. There was another pretty bad one west of SB. I think around New Carlisle. A friend of mine has a copy of the original photo, also from the archives.