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Entering the yard at Strasburg, Pa.,Canadian National No. 89 eases past a string of vintage freight cars on February 16, 2014. The freight cars are part of the Strasburg Rail Road’s fleet of vintage equipment used for photo charters.
ary 16, saw clearing skies. I hung around Strasburg to photograph No. 89 on the three scheduled tourist trains. As a bonus, blowing snow overnight necessitated the railroad run its wedge plow in the morning (albeit with a diesel). I can’t say enough about how pleasant the crew of the Strasburg Rail Road was to work with. It made a day that was somewhat try- ing at times due to the weather conditions a real treat. —S.B.
Along the Rails 2013 If you headed trackside with your camera in 2013, whether it was for a major railfan
SWITCH LIST
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING: 78 cents per word, minimum order $9.36. Count all initials, abbreviations (COD, SASE, PO, 8mm, 5 x 7, it's, etc.), numbers and address components as one word. Fourth consecutive insertion of same ad free upon request. Classified ads are payable in advance, and payment in U.S. funds must accompany ad copy. For payments drawn on Canadian bank accounts please add $5.00 service charge. No service charge for Credit Card payment in U.S. funds. Ads will be placed in category deemed most appropriate; requested categories will be considered. Ads using a PO Box number must supply a street address for our records. Classified ads are noncommissionable. CLOSING DATE: 10th of month three months preceding date of issue, i.e. Feb. 10 for May issue. Send all classified ads to: RAILFAN & RAILROAD, CLASSIFIED AD DEPT., 108 Phil Hardin Rd., Newton, NJ 07860-0700. Ads sent to other departments may be delayed or lost. All ads are subject to the approval of the publisher. Ads are set in standard 6 point type with first word capitalized. Large type bold face classified ads are available at $1.83 per word, minimum $21.96.
BOOKS & PUBLICATIONS
Can Dan and his club save their favorite engine from the scrap yard? Read “The Deltic Disaster and Other Tails” available at
Amazon.com
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2014 TROLLEY CALENDAR-Color cover and 13 B&W photos with descriptive captions from Mid-Atlantic area. PTC, PST, P&W, LVT, Conestoga, Newark, Scranton and Baltimore. $10.00 plus $2.00 postage from: Charles Long, 227 Locust Road, Fort Washington, PA 19034. Checks to East Penn Traction Club.
1113 DVD’s AND VIDEOS
Original Railroad DVD’s. Steam and diesel. 1980’s to present. Previews and buy online. clearproductions
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ENTERTAINMENT “CANNONBALL” PAUL!
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LISTEN TO SAMPLES from a new CD collection of original songs about the steam locomotive era at
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FOR SALE
ORIGINAL RAILROAD SLIDES. Email
vendo81b@gmail.com for copy of list and orderform. 1113
LODGING
WWW.STATIONINNPA.COM Click webcam to view images of passing trains or listen to the NS, CSX, Corman scanner feed.
Click video to watch our West Slope videos. Hosting railfans since 1993. The Station Inn, Cresson, PA 814-886- 4757.
MISCELLANEOUS
EMBROIDERED PATCHES. 1000 designs: locomotives, her- alds. Largest selection. Catalog $5.00. ck/MO Tha Patch King, P.O. Box 145, York Harbor, ME 03911
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RAILROAD and TRAIN CUFFLINKS, TIE BARS and LAPEL PINS Order online at
www.justcufflinks.com or call (847)816- 0075. Just Cuff Links Company, P.O. Box 5541, Vernon Hills, IL 60061
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event or quiet time along a short line, you may want to participate in what has be come a favorite annual feature here at R&R. Each year in the May issue, we run a special PHO- TO LINE featuring images taken during the preceding calendar year, and we invite you to submit photos for consideration in our Along the Rails 2013 feature. The photos can be of a newsworthy event (which you proba- bly should have submitted to RAILNEWS when it happened), a special excursion, or simply just a pretty picture. The only requirement is that it was taken in 2013 of a railroad sub- ject (foreign subjects are fine).
The guidelines for submitting are simple.
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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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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CALL TO ACTION! Thousands of railcars including both new and historic fallen flags have been vandalized with graffiti over the past decade. Help stop this crime! Report any suspicious trespassing/vandalizing to the railroad or local police. NS 800- 453-2530, CSX 800-232-0144, UP 888-877-7267, BNSF 800- 832-5452, CN 800-465-9239, CP 800-716-9132, KCS 877- 527-9464.
1007SB REAL ESTATE
Historical Railroad Depot for sale. $89,900 Sits on lot in Tonganoxie, KS, or can be moved. For information: Dana Ed- monds
danaedmonds@reeceandnichols.com 913-683-1931 1213
WANTED
WANTED: Original slide collections purchased. Pre-1976. Any railroad or railroad subject. Call 908-755-5454.
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WANTED: Collections of original or duplicate slides of trains, railroad subjects, all years, locations, etc. Email to; dhter-
ry@GWI.net or call 207-615-2050.
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