The Club’s February 27th meeting will start at 7:00 p.m at the L&N railroad station, in Madisonville, KY. Rick Bivins will present the program: Green Frogg’s Chicago Odyssey, 1950′s era rail scenes of Chicago, from the collection of the late … Continue reading
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From Chuck Hinrichs, Hopkisnville, KY. At least the UP recognized that the IC’s whistle was the best one ever built.
by Chapter President, Ricky Bivins HAPPY NEW YEAR! It is time for “out with the old and in with the….old?” Well that is not how the saying goes but as one would expect, I have a point to make. The … Continue reading
In the early 1950′s, the Toledo Peoria & Western advertised itself as the “Magic Carpet of Railroading”. Over the years, this classic midwestern line has rostered red-and-white GP38-2′s, ran doublestack intermodal service, and served as the Santa Fe’s only … Continue reading
Left: AMTRAKS Hoosier State is racing towards Indianapolis splits the semaphores. Nearly all of America’s semaphore signals are gone. They had motors and mechanical moving parts, the bane of management. Newer models have LEDs and other gizmo’s and are driven … Continue reading
Title Illinois Central Producer Green Frog Format full screen Playing Time 2 hrs and 20 minutes (2 DVD Set) Purchased From Green Frog Date Purchased 10/02/09 Price Paid $23.97 This is a very good DVD covering the Illinois Central RR … Continue reading