SHOW NOTES

RAILROAD SHOWCASE Ep 014
airing Apr 8, 2019

[note: these are the notes for the full length episode. More material may be reference that what appears on the segments found on YouTube, Facebook, etc]

Full Episodes available to members at https://www.rrshowcase.com/

NEWS REVIEW

----- INTERMODAL DOWN -----

AAR Report:

https://www.aar.org/news/aar-reports-weekly-rail-traffic-for-march-and-the-week-ending-march-30-2019/

News Item:

https://www.progressiverailroading.com/rail_industry_trends/news/US-carload-intermodal-volumes-fell-in-March--57258

Photos:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/kansasscanner/26861068237

Greg Goebel

------ FORT MADISON -----

https://www.tspr.org/post/fort-madison-signs-amtrak-agreements

Photos:

https://www.carlanelsoncoconstruction.com/city-of-fort-madison-sante-fe-depot.html

https://www.kshs.org/index.php?url=km/items/view/210588

----- STUDENT PROGRAM, Garfield-Clarendon Model Railroad Club -----

News item:

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-biz-model-railroad-teachers-engineering-20190403-story.html
Club website:

http://www.garfieldcentral.org/
“City of Chicago TV” video clip:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHgw_L0ohHA

----- WEST COAST RAILROAD ASSO -----

https://www.progressiverailroading.com/rail_industry_trends/news/West-Coast-Railway-receives-funding-to-preserve-heritage-railway--57244

https://www.squamishchief.com/news/local-news/all-aboard-feds-announce-nearly-1-million-for-west-coast-railway-heritage-park-1.23774240

----- NORFOLK SOUTHERN -----

https://www.progressiverailroading.com/norfolk_southern/news/Norfolk-Southern-breaks-ground-on-Atlanta-HQ-names-three-new-execs--57198

http://www.nscorp.com/content/nscorp/en/news/norfolk-southern-breaks-ground-on-new-atlanta-corporate-headquar.html

https://twitter.com/MidtownATL/status/1110646524755750913

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqTooZgdx20

FAVORITE FINDS

----- Mauch Chunk layout ------
Model Rail Scotland video:
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=257527908520029

Layout website:

http://homauchchunk2.co.uk/

Layout founder: Steve Hales
Presenter: Mike Edwards

Model Rail Scotland: Colin Rae, Michael Evans (Rainbow Railways)

----- PETITION -----
https://www.change.org/p/zoe-lofgren-stop-the-union-pacific-late-night-trains-through-historic-san-jose-neighborhoods

----- OSAKA MONORAIL -----

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVYx2yhceaA

----- YOSEMITE MOUNTAIN SUGAR PINE RAILROAD -----

http://ymsprr.com/

----- FULL CUSTOM GARAGE -----

S05 - E09 “OFF THE RAILS” Show FB page:
https://www.facebook.com/fullcustomgarage/

Network:

https://www.motortrendondemand.com

Network:

http://www.mavtv.com

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