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Upcoming Seminars & Programs
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March 19, 2021 | 7:30 PM | Louisville and Nashville Railroad and the Distillery Industry | Register Now! | Join us for this free on-line program as we delve into the Louisville and Nashville Railroad's relationship with a major industry, Kentucky distilleries. Open to the public. Registration will open about March 1st. |
April 16, 2021 | 7:30 PM | A Railroad Related Topic to Be Announced | Free and open to the public. |
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Charter Operations open. Trip operations in the planning stages. Stay tuned. April 1, 2021 COVID-19 (CORONAVIRUS) National Emergency Update
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Safety Rule of the Month - History ArchivesFebruary 2021 Rule 7070. Board standing car or engine as follows: (a) Take firm handhold of ladder or grab iron with both hands. (b) Place one foot securely on stirrup or step. (c) Place other foot securely on stirrup or step. (d) Retain firm handhold with both hands. Western Pacific Sacramento Northern and Tidewater Southern Railroad Companies, Effective Oct. 1, 1975 March 2021 Rule 482. In severe storms, when necessary for a passenger train to follow a plow, the plow must pull beyond depot at stations and await arrival of train they are preceding before departing. Northern Pacific Railway Company, Effective June 1st, 1899. Historic 1923 Pullman on the mainlines of America at Mableton, GeorgiaTravel a Legend: Pullman Dover Harbor
WRECK OF THE FEDERAL AT UNION STATION 1953 We are often asked about the Wreck of the Federal at Union Station which happened January 15, 1953. The Federal was an express overnight train from Boston to Washington that became a runaway and crashed into Union Station 5 days before the first Eisenhower Inaugural. We have a detailed article on the incident you can read, as well as a YouTube Video about it by an individual who was there that day. | on-line right now!
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Capitol Limited at Washington Union Station - circa 1959
PRR GG1 at Union Station- 1964
* Photo by Bill Hakkarinen
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