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I'll be there again, in spite of a recent hospital / rehab stay in which I came near death. Just call me dedicated! I'll be managing the
"Farrell Railroad Consulting" booth in the BLC.

Joe

roberttosh wrote:What active customers are left on this line?

Bob's Photos does the HUB show in Marlboro,MA in December every year.

Joe

I recall CSX was asking $5 million (?) for the line from downtown Leominster to Fitcburg a few years ago, quite the price. Agreed on the NIMBY towards freight trains in Leominster, people don't like the horns issue, from the 2-3 times per week they enter the area. And the City of Leominster filed a ...

Speaking of the "Knowledge corridor..."

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The latest news on the proposed commuter rail project...

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STEAM?!?!?! The Friends of The Grafton and Upton Railroad's Facebook page reports that Boothbay personnel have looked at the Baldwin steam engine on static display at Edaville USA for possible use (someday) on the G & U. Interesting... I had to check this three times just to make sure I wasn't ...

On a side note, Mr. Priscoli got public funding to restore his house in Southboro recently...

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Surprised the MBTA hasn't got involved..

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Once again, Senator Moore plays on both sides of the fence....

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P&W is a better managed railroad...

Speaking of Conley Terminal, MassPort wants to build a new bypass road...pricy...

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IMHO, PanAm made out like the proverbial bandit in this case...

JF

RE: Hill in Paxton, here's a pointer to the hill named "asnebumskit" where there's a number of antenna arrays - Joe

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IMHO the permission to use the information in the book should have been ironed out before the book was announced. Back in 1994 when I wrote "The illustrated Guide To Peter Gray Railroad Hardware", I got approval from the Peter Gray Corporation in Cambridge to use their name and information...