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CARSTENS PUBLICATIONS, INC. 108 Phil Hardin Rd., Newton, N.J. 07860 CARSTENS PUBLICATIONS, INC. 108 Phil Hardin Rd., Newton, N.J. 07860 HENRY R. CARSTENS, 108 Phil Hardin Rd., Newton, N.J. 07860
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PHYLLIS M. CARSTENS HENRY R. CARSTENS JANET L. CARSTENS JOHN A. EARLEY
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train was close to ten miles away —another half hour — and the sun was getting lower and lower. But the headlight got closer, the sun stayed above the horizon, and at 7:30 the three of us stood at the grade crossing and pushed the shutter releases of our cameras — pretty much simultaneously — and got the shot we had waited four hours to get! Success! This was really closer than we wanted it
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Can Dan and his club save their favorite engine from the scrap yard? Read “The Deltic Disaster and Other Tails” available at
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BACK ISSUES of Locomotive Quarterly Journals available. Please send a self addressed stamped envelope for a com- plete list including subject matter of each book. These are shelf-warn copies, but in almost new condition. Locomotive Quarterly covers the world of steam railroading in its glory days. Heavy coated stock paper with large photos. Steam buff’s dream book. Address: LQ BI, 108 Phil Hardin Rd., New- ton, NJ 07860.
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to be; the sun hit the horizon less than five minutes after the train’s passage, and an- other two minutes after that the light had dimmed considerably. But what a way to fin- ish the day! Our tradition for the trip was to pick “the shot of the day” at the conclusion of each day and “the shot of the trip” when everything wrapped up. We were hard- pressed to pick one for this day, however, as
FOR SALE, TRADE-Public and Employee Time Tables. Elec- tric-Steam, past and present, Streetcar, Interurban to light rail, Rapid Transit. Steam, Diesel to current spinoffs, commuter rails, Amtrak. SASE gets list. Louis Hennick, P.O. Box 4895, Centenary Station, Shreveport, LA 71134.
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RAILROAD TRAVEL AVOCATES OF: Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota: I am trying to start up a “daughter chapter” of National Association of Railroad Passengers, cov- ering the three “ota” states.(TOPTAC) “Tri-Otas Passenger Train Advocating Coalition”. Interested? Contact: Merlin Mar- lowe, 68680 470th St., Fairfax, MN 55332
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REAL ESTATE
Historical Railroad Depot for sale. $89,900 Sits on lot in Tonganoxie, KS, or can be moved. For information: Dana Ed- monds 913-683-1931
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. George Pitarys’s shot of this scene graced the cover
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