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A Few More Interesting Scenes from the Photo File
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A Few More Interesting Scenes from the Photo File

ByJim Loomis 12/11/201309/06/2014

I’m still having fun rummaging through photos of past rail travels and was struck by how different they all are.  Here are a few photos that underscore that and also make the point that this is what’s so unique about train travel. For instance …  As the Sunset Limited slows down a mile or so…

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Around the U.S. By Train – Part 2
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Around the U.S. By Train – Part 2

ByJim Loomis 07/11/200809/06/2014

When I wake up and peer out of the window, we’re passing slowly through Lordsburg, New Mexico, a dry and dusty town of some 3300 people. Just a few hundred yards off to the right is the Luxury Motel, which, judging from it’s exterior, isn’t. It’s a dump, but is no doubt a whole lot…

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