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Saving and Restoring Kingston Station, and a Railfan’s Life: Part II
2 years ago

Saving and Restoring Kingston Station, and a Railfan’s Life: Part II

By  •  Mass Transit and Railroads

When I gather with other octogenarian rail enthusiasts in Rhode Island, either in person or online, we always come around to the same topic: the Younger Generation. Invariably, three observations …
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Saving and Restoring Kingston Station, and a Railfan’s Life: Part I
2 years ago

Saving and Restoring Kingston Station, and a Railfan’s Life: Part I

By  •  Mass Transit and Railroads

I don’t know if I was actually conceived on a train, but my mother was carrying me when she went back and forth on a Southern Pacific train between home …
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Narragansett Bay Freezes Over in the Winter of 1740
2 years ago

Narragansett Bay Freezes Over in the Winter of 1740

By  •  Rhode Island - General

[Editor’s Note: The following interesting sketch of one of the most severe winters in the history of Rhode Island, the winter of 1739 to 1740, was written by William Greene …
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