September 12, 2014 Check Your Calendar, As You Can See, Tomorrow

Total Page:16

File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb

September 12, 2014 Check Your Calendar, As You Can See, Tomorrow Dear All: September 12, 2014 Check your calendar, as you can see, tomorrow is the 13th and that means it’s time for the Vienna train show (400 Center Street South, Vienna, VA 22180), I hope you’ll be able to join us for a day of fun! As a Reminder WB&A members can get in at 8:00 a.m. with others at 9:00 a.m. After coming out to the Vienna show if you’re looking for some more fun, please visit the Vienna Train Station as they will be having an open house from 1‐5 p.m. (see 9.5.14 eblast for their flyer) and http://www.nvmr.org/ The eblasts and attachments will now be placed on the WB&A website under the “About” tab for your viewing/sharing pleasure http://www.wbachapter.org/index.html. The attachments are contained in the one PDF attached to this email in an effort to streamline the sending of this email and to ensure the attachments are able to be received. YORK’N AND TRAIN STORIES BY CLEM CLEMENT I hope you have been enjoying Clem’s York stories, attached is another story from Clem that shows why York’n is near and dear to his heart. Enjoy! 2015 TCA CONVENTION See http://tcaconvention.org/ (new website link) FALL EASTERN DIVISION YORK MEET http://www.easterntca.org/Site/documents/member _10_14.pdf Clem’s Primer can be found on the WB&A website at http://www.wbachapter.org/Clems%20Primer%20O ct14.htm Have you see the CTT YouTube from York April 2014, see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nj0v2cKTQjg&fe ature=youtu.be See what else you’ll be missing if you don’t come out to York at: http://www.easterntca.org/photo‐ gallery.htm WB&A 2015‐2016 ELECTION Ballots will be forthcoming and ballots will be counted at our November 1 general business meeting with results announced at same. UPCOMING WB&A EVENTS September 13, 2014 – Vienna Train Show November 1, 2014 – WB&A Members Only Semi‐ Annual General Membership/Swap Meet from 9‐12 p.m. at Saint James Evangelical Lutheran Church, 8 West Overlea Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21206, contact Paul Pullen [email protected] for more information May 9, 2015 – Joint VTC & WB&A (aka NORTH MEETS SOUTH) Great Train Show and Sale at the Eagles Lodge at 21 Cool Spring Road, Fredericksburg, VA 22405 contact Colleen Hall [email protected] for more information, it’s never too early to start planning. 2014 WB&A DRAWING ITEM 4‐6‐2 P47 Blue Comet Steam Passenger set with Proto‐ sound 3.0; Jersey Central 4‐6‐2 P47 Steam Engine (Cab #833), Tender, (1)Baggage Car, (2) 70' Heavyweight Madison Coach Cars, (1) '70 Heavyweight Observation Car Product #20‐3460‐1 MSRP $999.95 If interested in purchasing a ticket, please contact Glenn MacKinnon at [email protected] the cost is $5 a ticket or 6 for $25, the drawing will be held the end of December 2014. Just 500 tickets for sale! TOY TRAINS AND COLLECTIBLES Coming soon information for the date and information for our WB&A trip to Toy Trains and Collectibles, it will be a visit you won’t wanna miss! http://www.toytrainsandcollectibles.com/about/ STUDY SESSION Clem and Bruce are eagerly look forward to their next study session and the enjoyment of reviewing Lionel trains together. Their next session will be Saturday, November 15, 2014 from 10 am until 2 pm at 5233 Bessley Place, Alexandria, VA 22304. A buffet lunch will be served. Having completed their study of Lionel Standard Gauge, they turn to Lionel Prewar O Gauge, 1915‐ 1942. Their next session will study Lionel Prewar O Gauge locomotives Nos. 248, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 256 and 4 as well as Ives Nos. 3260 and 3261. The Ives locomotives incorporated the Lionel 248 body. In addition to studying the ten locomotives they would also like to study the sets that came with them. If your locomotive was acquired with what you believe are its original freight or passenger cars, please bring these with you. Please let them know if you plan to attend and about how many locomotives and sets you will bring. They want to plan for adequate display tables. Please call Bruce at 703‐461‐6991 or write to [email protected]. Clem and Bruce P.S. The Lionel Standard Gauge Guide is being printed. Books should be available at the York meet on October 16‐18. WEBSITES/LINKS OF INTEREST/THINGS TO DO Courtesy of the VTC: Newsletters for The Susquehannock; Blue Ridge Dispatcher; The Green Block; Gulf Coast Railroading; The Automatic Block; Northstar Chapter NRHS September 2014 Newsletter; Key, Lock & Lantern News; and The Highball; C&O Annual Reports, 1910‐1945 http://www.chessieshop.com/index.php?main_page= product_info&cPath=31&products_id=3065; courtesy of Ralph Hawkins Nickel Plate Steam Videos http://youtu.be/jZ5kEGuxtrc; and http://youtu.be/184h77bsuoQ; Fall may be upon us, but things are a blooming at the Green Spring Gardens Silent Auction – see the attached for all the information. National Christmas Tree Railroad (see attachment) The National Christmas Tree Crew is gearing up for another Christmas Display at the Ellipse in DC. CHRISTMAS! – National Christmas Tree RR A meeting scheduled for October 7th will kick off this year's planning. If you have an interest in joining the project, plan to attend. For anyone who likes to play trains and enjoys interacting with the public, this is it. They need your help. Feel free to contact John Zampino any questions you may have. [email protected] or 703‐234‐6013 (see 9.5.14 eblast also). https://www.facebook.com/pages/WBA‐ Chapter‐TCA/1454100528142375 UPCOMING CALENDAR EVENTS (please send me items to include on the calendar) – if you like to see some other dates from around the country, check out: 1. Check out trains.com calendar of events at: http://trc.trains.com/events.aspx?page=list&type =1&cat= 2. Schedule for Trackers can be found at: www.nattrackers.org 3. September 12, 2014 – Deadline for articles for the September issue of the Trolley – contact Paul Pullen [email protected] for more information 4. September 13, 2014 – WB&A Toy and Train Show at the Vienna Firehouse contact Nada Boswell [email protected] or Dave Eadie [email protected] 5. September 13, 2014 – Hagerstown Model RR Museum, Inc. 9‐2 contact [email protected] 6. September 14, 2014 ‐Gilbertsville Train Show at the Gilbertsville Fire Hall, 1454 E. Philadelphia Avenue, Gilbertsville, PA 19525 7. September 13, 2014 – Green Spring Gardens Silent Auction (see attached flyer) 8. September 18‐21, 2014 ‐ B&O RR Historical Society’s Annual Convention in Cumberland, MD see www.borhs.org under Events 9. September 20, 2014 – Railroadiana Collectibles Show in Phoenix, AZ contact Jim at [email protected] 10. September 25, 2014 – Steam Into History see http://steamintohistory.com/ 11. September 25‐27, 2014 ‐ Our friends in the rock world will be holding a Mineral and Fossil Show at the Hiddenite Center in downtown Hiddenite, N.C. (see 8.8.14 PDF), take a drive and go to the show! More information contact Rick at [email protected] 12. September 26‐28, 2014 – Steel Wheels Festival in Cumberland, MD see http://www.wmsr.com/static/Steel%20Wheels% 20Festival 13. September 27, 2014 – Go By Train – 10th Annual Smithsonian Museum Date in St. Louis, MD 14. September 28, 2014 Arbutus Train Show, for more information contact Frank Vacek and/or Sunny Vacek for tables 410‐465‐3782 15. September 28, 2014 – Lehigh Valley Chapter, NRHS/RR Historians of the Lehigh Valley for more information contact [email protected] 16. October, 2014 – Old Dominion Chapter – James River Ramblet in Dillwyn, VA, Buckingham Branch RR contact odcnrhs.org for exact dates and to order tickets 17. October 7, 2014 – National Christmas Tree Volunteer meeting (see attached information) 18. October 9‐12, 2014 – Missouri Pacific Historical Society – Annual Convention contact Kevin Love at [email protected] 19. October 15, 2014 – The Toy Train Paper & Memorabilia Group will celebrate its 20th Anniversary at the October York Meeting from 6‐8 p.m. at the Liberty Fire Company, call Todd 248‐ 214‐8186 or www.ttpandm.com (see 8.8.14 PDF) 20. October 16‐18, 2014 –Eastern Division York Meet, visit the ED website for information http://www.easterntca.org/Site/documents/me mber_10_14.pdf 21. October 16‐19 NMRA Annual Convention in Hagerstow, MD see http://nmra.org/ 22. October 17‐18, 2014 – in Ohio ‐ Ghost Tours – Dennison RR Depot Museum for more information call 877‐278‐9020 23. October 19, 2014: The Chesapeake Region of the Antique Automobile Club of America makes its Fall 2014 visit to the Baltimore Street Car Museum see: http://www.baltimorestreetcar.org/event1.html 24. October 24‐26, 2014 – Civil War Bus Tours http://www.ncdcr.gov/CivilWarTour?utm_source =cc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=BusTou rCC 25. October 25‐26, 2014 – The Great Scale Model Train Show Makin’ Tracks! Cow Palace – Times Sat. 9‐5/Sun. 10‐4 at the Maryland State Fairgrounds, 2200 York Road, Timonium, MD 21093 http://gsmts.com/ 26. October 25, 2014 – Baltimore Street Car Museum celebrates Halloween, see http://www.baltimorestreetcar.org/event1.html 27. October 25, 2014 – 25th Anniversary Celebration of the Buckingham Branch RR www.odcnrhs.org 28. November 1‐2, 2014 ‐ Central NY Chapter NRHS< Great NY State Model Train Fair visit www.modeltrainfair.com or [email protected] 29. November 1, 2014 ‐ Semi‐Annual General Membership/Swap Meet from 9‐12 p.m.
Recommended publications
  • Nine Luxury 4 Bedroom Family Homes, Situated in a Private Gated Development with Parking
    Nine luxury 4 bedroom family homes, situated in a private gated development with parking. TRANSPORT BY RAIL BY ROAD Stratford is a significant transport hub, well served by bus routes and railways stations. STRATFORD REGIONAL Stratford Regional is located on the National Rail Great Eastern Main Line, North London Line as well as the Lea Valley Lines. National Rail services: Abellio Greater Anglia, TfL Rail and London Overground. London Undergrounds’ Central and Jubilee Lines both service the regional station and link Stratford to Oxford Street, Wembley Stadium and Canary Wharf. The Jubilee line was extended to Stratford in 1999. The Docklands Light Railway (DLR) was extended to Stratford in 1987, and to Stratford International in 2011, with services to Poplar, Canary Wharf, Lewisham, London City Airport, the Excel Centre, Beckton and Woolwich Arsenal. A bus station is located adjacent to Stratford Regional with London Buses and National Express coach routes towards central, northeast London and Stansted Airport. STRATFORD INTERNATIONAL AND STRATFORD HIGH STREET Stratford International, located to the northwest, is on the HS1 line from St Pancras International to Kent, and is served by Southeastern domestic high speed services. The International and Regional stations are linked by a branch of the Docklands Light Railway – opened in August 2011 – which also serves a new DLR only station at Stratford High Street to the south of Stratford, situated on the site of the former Stratford Market railway station. Maryland The eastern part of Stratford is served by Maryland railway station. The Liverpool Street- Shenfield via Ilford and Romford service known as the Shenfield Metro service and runs every 10 minutes and is operated by TfL Rail.
    [Show full text]
  • 2016 Annual Regional Park-And-Ride System Report
    2016 ANNUAL REGIONAL PARK-AND-RIDE SYSTEM REPORT JANUARY 2017 Prepared for: Metropolitan Council Metro Transit Minnesota Valley Transit Authority SouthWest Transit Maple Grove Transit Plymouth Metrolink Northstar Corridor Development Authority Minnesota Department of Transportation Wisconsin Department of Transportation Prepared by: Rachel Auerbach and Jake Rueter Metro Transit Engineering and Facilities, Planning and Urban Design Table of Contents Executive Summary .....................................................................................................................................3 Overview ......................................................................................................................................................7 Regional System Profile ...............................................................................................................................8 Capacity Changes........................................................................................................................................9 System Capacity and Usage by Travel Corridor .......................................................................................11 System Capacity and Usage by Transitway ..............................................................................................13 Facilities with Significant Utilization Changes ..........................................................................................15 Usage Increases ...................................................................................................................................15
    [Show full text]
  • Airport Survey Report Final
    Minneapolis - St. Paul Airport Special Generator Survey Metropolitan Council Travel Behavior Inventory Final report prepared for Metropolitan Council prepared by Cambridge Systematics, Inc. April 17, 2012 www.camsys.com report Minneapolis - St. Paul Airport Special Generator Survey Metropolitan Council Travel Behavior Inventory prepared for Metropolitan Council prepared by Cambridge Systematics, Inc. 115 South LaSalle Street, Suite 2200 Chicago, IL 60603 date April 17, 2012 Minneapolis - St. Paul Airport Special Generator Survey Table of Contents 1.0 Background ...................................................................................................... 1-1 2.0 Survey Implementation ................................................................................. 2-1 2.1 Sampling Plan ......................................................................................... 2-1 2.2 Survey Effort ........................................................................................... 2-2 2.3 Questionnaire Design ............................................................................. 2-2 2.4 Field Implementation ............................................................................. 2-3 3.0 Data Preparation for Survey Expansion ....................................................... 3-1 3.1 Existing Airline Databases ..................................................................... 3-1 3.2 Airport Survey Database - Airlines ....................................................... 3-2 3.3 Airport Survey Database
    [Show full text]
  • Northeast Corridor Chase, Maryland January 4, 1987
    PB88-916301 NATIONAL TRANSPORT SAFETY BOARD WASHINGTON, D.C. 20594 RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT REAR-END COLLISION OF AMTRAK PASSENGER TRAIN 94, THE COLONIAL AND CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPORATION FREIGHT TRAIN ENS-121, ON THE NORTHEAST CORRIDOR CHASE, MARYLAND JANUARY 4, 1987 NTSB/RAR-88/01 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TECHNICAL REPORT DOCUMENTATION PAGE 1. Report No. 2.Government Accession No. 3.Recipient's Catalog No. NTSB/RAR-88/01 . PB88-916301 Title and Subtitle Railroad Accident Report^ 5-Report Date Rear-end Collision of'*Amtrak Passenger Train 949 the January 25, 1988 Colonial and Consolidated Rail Corporation Freight -Performing Organization Train ENS-121, on the Northeast Corridor, Code Chase, Maryland, January 4, 1987 -Performing Organization 7. "Author(s) ~~ Report No. Performing Organization Name and Address 10.Work Unit No. National Transportation Safety Board Bureau of Accident Investigation .Contract or Grant No. Washington, D.C. 20594 k3-Type of Report and Period Covered 12.Sponsoring Agency Name and Address Iroad Accident Report lanuary 4, 1987 NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD Washington, D. C. 20594 1*+.Sponsoring Agency Code 15-Supplementary Notes 16 Abstract About 1:16 p.m., eastern standard time, on January 4, 1987, northbound Conrail train ENS -121 departed Bay View yard at Baltimore, Mary1 and, on track 1. The train consisted of three diesel-electric freight locomotive units, all under power and manned by an engineer and a brakeman. Almost simultaneously, northbound Amtrak train 94 departed Pennsylvania Station in Baltimore. Train 94 consisted of two electric locomotive units, nine coaches, and three food service cars. In addition to an engineer, conductor, and three assistant conductors, there were seven Amtrak service employees and about 660 passengers on the train.
    [Show full text]
  • CANADIAN NATIONAL EDITOR Robert D
    iewsletter Ipper Canada Railway Society January 1973 • 90c CANADIAN NATIONAL EDITOR Robert D. IIcMann CONTRIBUTING EDITORS -- Oiarles 0. Begg John D. Thompson Michael W. Roschlau NEWSLETTER is published monthly by the Upper Canada Railway Soci Inc., Box 122, Terminal A, Toronto, Ontario M5W 1A2. Contributions to the NEWSLETTER are solicited. No responsibil can be assumed for loss or non-return of material, although evf_ newsletter care will be exercised when return is requested. Please addni all contributions to the Editor at 80 Bannockburn Avenue, Torom: Ontario MSM 2N1. All other Society business, including membership inquiries, shoi Number 324, January 1973. be addressed to the Society at Box 122, Terminal A, Toronto, Or: ario M5W 1A2. Members are asked to give the Society at least ft weeks' notice of address changes. Upper Canada Railway Society Reproduction of the contents of this magazine is prohibited witkifty years a the written permission of the Society. of a new ••^^^•HHHHI^^^^^HI^MHHHMaaa^MMHa^HHHHI^BHBHHHMn em and ten d f Canada war ailway enter ational Rail omponents, t RAILWAY NEWS AND COMMENT ay system on ears later, he two acts 1972 A RECORD YEAR OF GROWTH FOR CANADIAN NATIONAL CN passenger trains carried approximately 12-million ireation of £ enue passengers during the year. Deluxe coach acconir:orporated or The following is the text of the year-end statement by ation, marketed as Dayniter cars, and an experimentalhe name Canr Canadian National Chairman and President Norman J. Mac- that allows passengers to take their automobiles witiecreed on Df Mi 11 an, issued on the last day of 19 72: on the same train between Edmonton and Toronto, were ictors for tl reduced.
    [Show full text]
  • First Monday Toy Auction 5Th December 2011 CATALOGUE
    First Monday Toy Auction 5th December 2011 CATALOGUE 1 LOT 1 Hornby O-gauge LMS Brake van. No box, some slight rust on edge of roof & one corner of body, some paint missing from roof, good. Starts at: $10 LOT 2 Hornby O-gauge goods platform with box with torn corner of lid, but generally good. Platform has some surface rust, tin printed walls are very good, roof has slight crease, very good. Starts at: $60 LOT 3 Hornby O-gauge No. 2 Pullman. Has replacement windows, very slight dent on roof, one mansell wheel is cracked, good/very good. Starts at: $80 LOT 4 Hornby O-gauge Southern Milk Traffic Van. Box fair/good, missing one flap. Van roof is bent on one corner. Wheels are plastic. Condition, very good. Starts at: $20 LOT 5 Hornby O-gauge Metropolitan Coach. Roof has very slight dents & has been repainted. There are slight scratches on body. Condition, very good. Starts at: $150 LOT 6 Hornby O-gauge No. 1 clockwork LMS 623 tank loco circa 1926. Motor works, but needs some TLC, cab is slightly distorted, front coupling is broken, front right hand buffer is missing. No box. Condition, fair. Starts at: $30 2 LOT 7 Hornby O-gauge 6x metal signs: York, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Grantham, Kings Cross, Doncaster, Paint chipped, Condition, fair only Starts at: $20 LOT 8 Marklin Gauge-1 Steeplecab electric 0-4-0 3-rail loco. No box Condition, fair/good. Starts at: $650 LOT 9 Magazine ‘The Railway Modeller’ Nov. 1951. Small piece torn out of back page, otherwise excellent.
    [Show full text]
  • Federal Register/Vol. 86, No. 128/Thursday, July 8, 2021/Notices
    36178 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 128 / Thursday, July 8, 2021 / Notices The TPSC prefers submissions in by entering the relevant docket number submitting written views, data, or Microsoft Word (.doc) or Adobe Acrobat in the search field on the home page. comments. FRA does not anticipate (.pdf) format. If the submission is in You can find general information about scheduling a public hearing in another file format, please indicate the the Office of the United States Trade connection with these proceedings since name of the software application in the Representative on its website: http:// the facts do not appear to warrant a ‘Type Comment’ field. File names www.ustr.gov. hearing. If any interested party desires should reflect the name of the person or an opportunity for oral comment and a Edward Gresser, entity submitting the comments. Please public hearing, they should notify FRA, do not attach separate cover letters to Chair of the Trade Policy Staff Committee, in writing, before the end of the electronic submissions; rather, include Office of the United States Trade Representative. comment period and specify the basis any information that might appear in a for their request. cover letter in the comments [FR Doc. 2021–14601 Filed 7–7–21; 8:45 am] All communications concerning these themselves. Similarly, to the extent BILLING CODE 3290–F1–P proceedings should identify the possible, please include any exhibits, appropriate docket number and may be annexes, or other attachments in the submitted by any of the following same file as the comment itself, rather DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION methods: than submitting them as separate files.
    [Show full text]
  • Plan! Pay! Ride!
    For more information on routes, EXPRESS services, payment options and more: IMPORTANT: Holiday Service Plan! Ride! ROUTE If paying in cash, use exact change – VISIT MVTA often operates with a reduced Use MVTA’s Online Trip Planner, located Be prepared: arrive at your stop fi ve drivers cannot make change. mvta.com schedule on holidays and holiday on our homepage, mvta.com minutes early and have your payment MONDAY – FRIDAY — weeks. For reduced schedule ready when boarding. WEEKEND NON- Call the MVTA customer service phone CALL information, visit mvta.com or call RUSH RUSH line at 952-882-7500. Identify yourself: Wave at the bus 952-882-7500 Local Fare $2.00 $2.50 952-882-7500. Sign up for route alerts at mvta.com. when it arrives to make it clear to the Effective 6/13/2020 — ADULTS Express Download the free Ride MVTA app $2.50 $3.25 driver that you would like to board. EMAIL Fare at Google Play or the App Store for Bicycle Information Most of MVTA’s buses will stop at any [email protected] SENIORS (65+) Local Fare $1.00 $2.50 real-time bus location and trip planning safe location along the route. Some and YOUTH Express All MVTA buses have free bike racks information. routes have designated stops, which SHAKOPEE (6-12) $1.00 $3.25 MVTA’s offi ces are staffed from 8 AM to 4:30 Fare to carry bicycles while customers will be shown on the route map. Marschall Road Transit Station PM, Monday - Friday, except holidays. LIMITED MOBILITY Amazon $1.00 $1.00 ride the bus.
    [Show full text]
  • RSD4J5 • COMING SOON Two NEW BOOKS from ROCKY Mountain PUBLISHING, INC
    IDGIlliGHTS OF TIDSISSUE: • Freelancing!Part 1- DevelopingGuidelines • ConrailsD40s and How toModel Them • VermontRailway Diesels • • Wood-Sided 19J7 AAR Boxcars • OUtdoorModel Photography • On TRACK:Vertical Curves • PrototypeModeling in G Gauge • • TwentyYears and Countingon the DT&R • Norfolk andWestern's Pond Creek Colliery • DieselDetaiJ: Railway Utah RSD4J5 • COMING SOON tWO NEW BOOKS FROM ROCKY MOUNtAIN PUBLISHING, INC. MODEL RAILROADING'S GUIDE TO THE RAILWAY EXPRESS, by V. S. Roseman Available Late Spring 1992 • Approximately 100 Pages • $12.95 retail A comprehensive study of the Railway Express Agency... its history, equipment, practices and operations. During the days when "Travel by Train" was the norm, REA was "the" way to ship it. Author V. S. Roseman follows REA up through its final days. Also includes specific information for modeling REA. • • • MODEL RAILROADING'S GUIDE TO THE NORFOLK AND WESTERN RAILWAY: WILLIAMSON TERMINAL -1953, by Vern french Available Late Spring 1992 • 100+ Pages • $12.95 retail A must-have book for N&W historians and modelers alike. Author Vern French chronicles the story of Williamson and his modeling of it. Includes comprehensive information on N&W motive power; freight, passenger and MoW rolling stock; and closely examines the facilities and operations at Williamson, WV, circa 1953. June 199� VOLUME 22 NUMBER 6 Photo by David A. Bontrager FEATURES 14 MODELING FROM THE PROTOTYPE WITH BACHMANN'S G GAUGE KITS by Chris Lane 17 ON TRACK: VERTICAL CURVES by Jim Mansfield 18 ADVENTURES WITH LAYOUTS: REMEMBRANCE OF THINGS PAST - PART II by Larry Smith 22 TWENTY YEARS AND COUNTING ON THE DT&R by Larry Puckett 26 BEHlND THE SCENES: AT CORN JUNCTION - PART 3 by Margaret Mansfield 28 OPERATIONS PLANNING FOR OPERATION - PART THREE: TRAIN SCHEDULING by Jim Mansfield 32 FREELANCING! PART I - DEVELOPING GUIDELINES by David A.
    [Show full text]
  • Trains 2019 Index
    INDEX TO VOLUME 79 Reproduction of any part of this volume for commercial pur poses is not allowed without the specific permission of the publishers. All contents © 2018 and 2019 by Kalmbach Media Co., Wau kesha, Wis. JANUARY 2019 THROUGH DECEMBER 2019 – 862 PAGES HOW TO USE THIS INDEX: Feature material has been indexed three or more times—once by the title under which it was published, again under the author’s last name, and finally under one or more of the subject categories or railroads. Photographs standing alone are indexed (usually by railroad), but photo graphs within a feature article are not separately indexed. Brief news items are indexed under the appropriate railroad and/or category; news stories are indexed under the appro- priate railroad and/or category and under the author’s last name. Most references to people are indexed under the company with which they are easily identified; if there is no easy identification, they may be indexed under the person’s last name (for deaths, see “Obi t uaries”). Maps, museums, radio frequencies, railroad historical societies, rosters of locomotives and equipment, product reviews, and stations are indexed under these categories. Items from countries other than the U.S. and Canada are indexed under the appropriate country. A Amtrak's elephant style, Ask TRAINS, Mar 62 Aiken Railway: Amtrak’s lost transcons, Jul 22-31 Once upon a time: Seaboard and Southern, Apr 51 Amtrak’s money mystery, Jan 50-55 A tale of two South Carolina short lines, Apr 46-53 At fault: train or track? Passenger, Nov
    [Show full text]
  • Accessibility in Rail Facilities
    9/7/2017 Accessibility in Rail Facilities Kenneth Shiotani Senior Staff Attorney National Disability Rights Network 820 First Street Suite 740 Washington, DC 20002 (202) 408-9514 x 126 [email protected] September 2017 1 ADA Transportation Provisions Making Transportation Accessible was a major focus of the statutory provisions of the ADA PART B - Actions Applicable to Public Transportation Provided by Public Entities Considered Discriminatory [Subtitle B] SUBPART I - Public Transportation Other Than by Aircraft or Certain Rail Operations [Part I] 42 U.S.C. § 12141 – 12150 Definitions – fixed route and demand responsive, requirements for new, used and remanufactured vehicles, complementary paratransit, requirements in new facilities and alterations of existing facilities and key stations SUBPART II - Public Transportation by Intercity and Commuter Rail [Part II] 42 U.S.C. § 12161- 12165 Detailed requirements for new, used and remanufactured rail cars for commuter and intercity service and requirements for new and altered stations and key stations 2 1 9/7/2017 What Do the DOT ADA Regulations Require? Accessible railcars • Means for wheelchair users to board • Clear path for wheelchair user in railcar • Wheelchair space • Handrails and stanchions that do create barriers for wheelchair users • Public address systems • Between-Car Barriers • Accessible restrooms if restrooms are provided for passengers in commuter cars • Additional mode-specific requirements for thresholds, steps, floor surfaces and lighting 3 What are the different ‘modes’ of passenger rail under the ADA? • Rapid Rail (defined as “Subway-type,” full length, high level boarding) 49 C.F.R. Part 38 Subpart C - NYCTA, Boston T, Chicago “L,” D.C.
    [Show full text]
  • Residential & Commercial National Property Auction
    RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL NATIONAL PROPERTY AUCTION Thursday 15 July 2021, 12 noon Please note this auction will be streamed live online only AUCTIONS Waltham House 11 Kirkdale Road, London E11 1HP 020 7637 4000 [email protected] CITY & CITY FRINGE 020 7375 1801 EAST & NORTH LONDON 020 8520 9911 OTHER SERVICES RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL SALES & LETTINGS PROPERTY & ESTATE MANAGEMENT VALUATION INSOLVENCY & RECEIVERSHIP LEASE ADVISORY DEVELOPMENT VIABILITY & CONSULTANCY LANDLORD/TENANT REPRESENTATION AFFORDABLE HOUSING LEASEHOLD REFORM CHARITY & THIRD SECTOR EXPERT WITNESS & LITIGATION PROPERTY INSURANCE COMPULSORY PURCHASE THURSDAY 15 JULY 2021 PLEASE NOTE THIS AUCTION WILL BE STREAMED LIVE ONLINE ONLY BY ORDER OF various mortgagees, receivers, public and private companies, trustees, executors, housing associations, charities and others, including: JCDecaux London Borough of Waltham Forest Housing Association Joint Fixed Charge Receivers © COPYRIGHT STRETTONS 2020. All rights are reserved. No part of this catalogue may be reproduced, stored or transmitted in any form or by any means without our prior permission. Unauthorised reproduction will result in enforcement action. 1 IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROSPECTIVE BUYERS The notices below apply to all properties within this catalogue and are essential reading before you bid. Please also check strettons.co.uk for updates. 1 Properties are o ered subject to the “Common Auction Conditions (4th may be payable and may rise whether or not it is stated. Dimensions/areas/ Edition April 2018)” which are reproduced with the consent of the Royal accommodation supplied in legal documents such as leases and EPCs should not Institution of Chartered Surveyors. be relied upon and you should verify by your own inspection/measuring.
    [Show full text]