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  Grand
Grand Grand is a village in the aqueduct.
Grand Cape Mount Grand Cape Mount is the westernmost Liberian county.
Grand Excursion The Grand Excursion was a voyage by locomotive.
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 Steamtown NHS: Special History Study
Apparently the lumber firm relied on the Grand Trunk's locomotives to switch cars in and out of the new industrial spur, but when Grand Trunk engines were unavailable, the firm employed oxen to move empty and loaded cars on the spur to the Grand Trunk.
The Berlin Mills Railway's roster of motive power reached its peak during the 1920s--Moody's Manual of Investments for 1926 reported nine locomotives on the property to operate 3.75 miles of "main line" track (the spur to the Grand Trunk) and 13.75 miles of plant trackage, for a total track mileage of 17.50.
Upon completion of this report, the locomotive should be restored as Berlin Mills Railway No. 7, repainted, lettered and numbered in a historically accurate fashion for that railroad, with whatever color lettering and decoration documentary research and physical research determines was in use during the 1920s or earlier on engines of the Berlin Mills Railway.
www.cr.nps.gov /history/online_books/steamtown/shs2b.htm   (4515 words)

  
 Special and Area Studies Collections Finding Aids - University of Florida Smathers Libraries   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Eastman, Seth - "The Defeat of D'Ayllon by the Chicoreans." Florida, 1515.
Florida Grand Trunk Railway Co. - (incorporated 1893) 6% debenture gold bond.
Florida School for the deaf and the blind.
web.uflib.ufl.edu /SPEC/browseu_flmsc2.htm   (7115 words)

  
 TSROSS Railway Names List
Our list of railways includes most railroads and dedicated railway transit systems around the world since the early 1800's.
Athough some rubber tired systems are in the list, they are not included as railways, but because they share railway signal systems in some manner.
Today, some roller coasters fall in to the railway class, but have not been included here, though the reason is obvious.
www.railway.org /rwaylist.htm   (1118 words)

  
 Edison's Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
He became most interested in books on chemistry and was allowed to set up a laboratory in his family's home, which his mother made him move to the basement because of the mess.
Two years later Thomas moved his laboratory to an empty railcar on the Grand Trunk Railway where he was given a job as trainboy.
Aledgedly while working on the railway Edison saved the life of a station official's child who had fallen onto the tracks of an oncoming train.
www.rpi.edu /~fiscap/history_files/edison_bio.htm   (615 words)

  
 Book Reviews - National Railway Historical Society
Service ended in 1932 on the Canadian side and in 1935 on the remainder of the line, as the International Railway had become increasingly disenchanted with its trolley lines under pressure of the Depression.
An interesting tidbit was that the heavy Florida Arrow was assigned Mountain-types between Louisville and Montgomery, Ala.
As with most electric railways, decline began in the 1920s and accelerated during the Depression years, when a massive bus conversion program was initiated.
www.nrhs.com /book_reviews/01-2001.htm   (4924 words)

  
 AMERICA'S AMAZING RAILWAY TRAFFIC   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The Grand Trunk, in order to command its share in the through business from Chicago to the Last, had to find a way to eliminate the river difficulty at Detroit.
The third aim of the railway managers is to shorten the time lost by the cars forced out of service by bad condition.
Whether the cars being sent by gravity down the incline and onto their respective tracks are from a train that has just rolled in or from scores of sources, each goes to its particular track, and one switching crew with one engine does the work that six crews and engines do in the old-fashioned yards.
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 Special and Area Studies Collections Finding Aids - University of Florida Smathers Libraries   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
KEYWORDS - History-British Florida, 1763-1784 // British Period [Box 9].
KEYWORDS - British Florida, 1763-1784 // St. Augustine // British Period // History-American Revolution // Gadsden, Christopher // Washington, George [Box 51].
KEYWORDS - British Florida // British Period [Box 60].
www.uflib.ufl.edu /SPEC/browseu_flmsc2.htm   (7115 words)

  
 Links to Perserved railways and Museums web sites
Danbury Railway Museum - Danbury, CT Dennison Depot Railroad Museum - History of the depot located on the national railway defense route during WWII; Dennison, OH Denver Rail Heritage Society - Operates the Platte Valley Trolley; Denver, CO Driving the Last Spike - History from the Museum of the City of San Francisco
Grand Canyon Railway - Flagstaff, AZ Grand Rapids Electric Railway - Returning electric railway operations to Grand Rapids, OH Grand Traverse Dinner Train - Elegant gourmet rail dining excursions of Grand Traverse area aboard this nostalgic dinner train; relax and enjoy an event steeped in elegance and tradition; Michigan
Illawarra Light Railway Museum Society Ltd - Narrow gauge (610mm) museum operating restored steam and internal combustion powered locomotives from Australia's sugar cane and mining industries at Albion Park, approx 100km south of Sydney, Australia.
www.thetransportal.co.uk /WEBPAGES/museum.htm   (4222 words)

  
 TheTrunkFactory.com - Metal Trunks, Storage Trunks, Home Line Cedar Chests
Our trunks and footlockers have so many countless uses, and we have something for everyone and price ranges for everyone.
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Our trunks and footlockers come in a large variety of sizes and colors.
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 French-Canadian Genealogical Research in Houghton County, Michigan
Marie as well as the Duluth, South Shore, and Atlantic railways both offered service from the Copper Country to Québec and the Maritimes.
These census and their soundexes are also available at the Grand Rapids Public Library, the Library of Michigan, the Burton Historical Collection, and the Allen County Public Library.
The finest collection of marriage repertoires in the Detroit area is at the library of the Société franco-ontarienne d'histoire et de généalogie near Windsor.
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 WWW Links
Fairbourne & Barmouth Railway miniature steam railway in mid Wales
Fern-Express German magazine with info on railways outside Germany.
Grand Scales Quarterly Magazine for large scale (> 12") railway enthusiast (e.g., live steam)
www.tadlane.com /rrlinks2.htm   (4785 words)

  
 Karen's Books - New Arrivals
Analyzing the origins, growth, and dismantling of the Iowa Central Railway, which crossed the state from Ackley to Zearing and Mason City to Marshalltown, the author examines how this unremarkable railway was an example of the life cycle of the American railroad industry.
Lawrence A. Stuckey’s Canadian & U.S. Railway Photography, 1935-1957 Author Donald Bain #18593 $25.00 Only $23.95 “Stuck” was one of the best known railway photographers in the steam era and this book traces his railroad photographic career from his first shots until he gave up in 1957 as steam disappeared.
Montreal Canadian National yard and roundhouse, the roundhouse built by Grand Trunk, was Canada's largest with 56 stalls and a 100 turntable; the yard was first a traditional freight operation then a piggyback terminal and finally used for containers.
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 JENNINGS, WILLIAM SHERMAN
Born in Illinois, and educated at Southern Illinois University at Normal, and later the Union Law School; additionally ‘read’ law with his uncle.
Moved to Brooksville, Florida in 1885 in order to open his open law practice.
Jennings had an extensive career in elected office; member of the Florida legislature from 1893-1895, term as Governor from 1901-1905, and after as General Counsel (1905-1909) for the Trustees of the Internal Improvement Fund (administrative agency for state lands).
web.uflib.ufl.edu /spec/pkyonge/JenningsWilliamS.htm   (250 words)

  
 Palm Beach Post - News and Classifieds for Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast
Another wave is on Katrina's heels, about 750 miles from Florida.
The scenes on TV from Miami-Dade will look all too familiar to people living in Palm Beach, Martin and St. Lucie counties.
Babies born disfigured to parents in Florida fields.
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Railways, by E.D. Culp, 130/118; Backwoods Railroads: Branchlines and
Coaling from the Clouds: The Mount Rochfort Railway and the Denniston Incline,
The Railway Mania and Its Aftermath, 1845-1852, by H.G. Lewin, 43/82
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 Video - TRAIN VIDEO DVD AMTRAKS CALIFORNIA ZEPHYR   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The Isle of Wight Railway Experience the power of Steam
British Steam West Somerset Railway save £££s on RRP
THE RAILWAY AGE - STEAM FROM THE CAPITALS - VIDEO
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 Wheretosee   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Zevenkerken, Bruges - Chapter House and Abbey chapel - stained glass windows and one set of 1934 Stations of the Cross
Ottawa National Gallery of Canada, Ante-Chamber of Conference Centre - Canadian Grand Trunk Railway murals
York: National Railway Museum, York City Art Gallery
www.brangwyn.freeserve.co.uk /wheretos.htm   (542 words)

  
 1864 in History
February 20 Civil War battle of Olustee, Florida
June 29 Grand Trunk Railway accident; 100 killed
October 7 Naval Engagement at Bahia Harbor Brazil-CSS Florida vs USS Wachusett
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