One of the best ways to learn about the history of the United States is to visit some of the historic railroad depots still in existence. There are many and each one represents a part of America’s past and it’s western expansion.Each one of these existing sites offer a real Trip Into History and most …
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Wellington Washington Avalanche 1910
Who Would Have Thought? Everyone has heard of avalanches and how dangerous they are. Avalanche disasters have taken place in the Alps and other very high mountain chains for centuries. Several years ago when I first read about a catastrophic event that occurred in 1910, I was quite surprised that such an avalanche disaster could …
Passenger Railroads / The Rocket Trains
Anyone who has read about passenger rail service in the United States during the first half of the 1900’s knows that it was a very competitive business. Passenger railroads serviced towns and cities of all sizes. If you lived in a small town in the 1920’s or 1930’s there was a very good chance you …