Trains, Hurricanes, Windmills, Lighthouses, and Other
Interesting Things
* The good stuff
Jan 2007 *
Florida East Coast Railway - New SD70M-2 Engines & more
May 2006
Gulf Coast FL RR Museum - Parrish, FL
Apr-May 2006 *
Cross Country by Rail - Chicago, Texas, Los Angeles, N_Carolina
Apr 2006
Florida Tri-Rail - SE Florida
Oct 2005 *
New River Gorge, WV on Hurricane Wilma Day
May 2005 *
Northern Nevada Rwy - Snow & more, Ely, NV
Feb 2002
Colorado Rails - LaJunta, Dotsero
The author has spent 100+ days on 99 trains on 37 train trips beginning in July 1996. Total rail distance so far is 53,000+ miles, average Amtrak trip 5,875 miles, average day trip about 500 miles.
Oct-Nov 2005
Wilma, Pompano Beach, FL & Ft Lauderdale
May 2006
Katrina +247 days - New Orleans, LA
Florida History & Pictures
Hillsboro Inlet Lighthouse
Hillsboro Inlet
Florida East Coast Railway trains
FECRS
Local Weather
Introduction
This site is under continuous development and
eventually will contain more pictures and text of trains, windmills, and
a few other interesting things. The emphasis will be on vintage trains
being operated by their founding railroads, their train yards, windmills
in the surrounding country side, and other interesting things along the
way like Tri-Rail in SE Florida. For example there will be pictures
of the narrow gauge trains being operated by the Denver & Rio Grande
railroad in and around Durango, CO, Chama, NM, and Alamosa, CO as well
as pictures of the original round house, original water tower, and the
coal tower in Durango. None of these exist any more and neither does the
narrow gauge three rail freight yard in Alamosa, CO.
There will also be pictures of the narrow gauge steam powered rotary plows
and Galloping Goose from Delores, CO operating on Cumbres Pass, however
these are being operated by the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad.
There are also pictures of the logging railroads around Flagstaff, AZ,
the Santa Fe line, the Moffat Tunnel (NW of Denver, CO), the Carlton Tunnel
(West of Leadville, CO), and other rail lines across the nation. It will
take some time to go through these, scan them and put them on this web
site, and I don't work on this every day. So bookmark this site and come
back in the months that follow, the future, and see the progress.
In the mean time if you wish to donate any pictures or have any suggestions
contact me at:
Email:
Doug
Pompano Beach, FL