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Poem of the week: Digging the Well by Erica McAlpine

The Observer 31 Mar 2025
and the railroad track, ... Readers aren’t told in which country or town the poem’s excavation is set. the reference to the “railroad track” may simply be a matter of natural choice for an American writer, and not a geographical indicator in the poem.
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Chesterton and Porter tracking together on railroad crossing safety

Chicago Tribune 30 Mar 2025
A bicyclist’s recent death at the South Calumet Road railroad crossing in Chesterton’s downtown has spurred town officials and the neighboring Porter community to explore ways to improve pedestrian safety around the tracks.
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7 Delaware town names that will make you do a double-take

Delaware Online 30 Mar 2025
Its railroad heritage lives on through its name, referencing the "switch point" where trains once connected nearby towns Laurel and Delmar.Wyoming ... Today, the town hosts an annual Peach Festival, held downtown on the aptly named Railroad Avenue.
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From the Archives: Laying the foundation for the future of Fort Myers

News-Press - Fort Myers 30 Mar 2025
In 1904, Fort Myers was fully roused from its 19th century somnolence when the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad laid track into town, linking Fort Myers, with the solid clink of iron couplers, to the world.
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Cleveland journalist Annie Zaleski celebrates Cher | Book Talk

Akron Beacon Journal 30 Mar 2025
Book Talk selections, Spring 2025 ... Who could be better to pen “I Got You Babe. A Celebration of Cher”? ... ‘The Raging Erie’ ... Still, the canal led to boom towns like Cleveland and Buffalo and played a role in the Underground Railroad and women’s rights ...
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Clearing snow from tracks in 1902

The Jamestown Sun 29 Mar 2025
Railroad officials sent out a wedge plow to the west from Jamestown ... Railroad ... Cleanup work began on Monday with crews in Jamestown shoveling snow on railroad flat cars to be hauled out of town.
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Colorado’s old train stations reborn as focal points for future

Denver Post 29 Mar 2025
Old train stations still stand in at least 40 towns and cities, a Colorado shows ... Town leaders intervened, persuading railroad officials to sell the station for a nominal fee on the condition residents would move it.
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This Was Brainerd - March 29

Brainerd Dispatch 29 Mar 2025
In-Fisherman, Inc., plans to pull up anchor and troll across town ... It was used for hauling freight from the NP (Northern Pacific Railroad) depot to stores around town as well as for other kinds of moving.
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Back in Time, March 29

The Daily Republic 29 Mar 2025
Lawler ... on May 5, 1879, purchased the original land on which the railroad was going to put a station and start the town of Mitchell (320 acres and another 160 acres on July 2, 1881, for $1.25 per acre) beating out Firesteel that sat two miles east.
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The Time Ranger | Lots of Famous SCV Horses, Including George Patton’s

The Signal 29 Mar 2025
WAY, WAY BACK WHEN ... Would not want that as a job … ... NOPE ... The building is still there today at the corner of Railroad and Market Streets ... Newhall, fourth son of town founder Henry Mayo Newhall, started his mercantile store there and owned it until 1896 ... .
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This Was Brainerd - March 28

Brainerd Dispatch 28 Mar 2025
People in the Northern Pacific Railroad depot waiting area, circa 1910 ... It was used for hauling freight from the NP (Northern Pacific Railroad) depot to stores around town as well as for other kinds of moving.
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This Was Brainerd - March 27

Brainerd Dispatch 27 Mar 2025
People in the Northern Pacific Railroad depot waiting area, circa 1910 ... It was used for hauling freight from the NP (Northern Pacific Railroad) depot to stores around town as well as for other kinds of moving.
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'Frozen,' sidewalk-chalk fest and other fun stuff to do this weekend in Jacksonville

jacksonville.com 26 Mar 2025
April fun in Jacksonville ... It's a great weekend to get Goofy in Jacksonville ... $20-$100. Mickey, Minnie, Donald and Goofy are joined on skates by characters from Disney favorites “Frozen” and “Encanto.” It's in town for six shows ... Railroad Day Festival.
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This Was Brainerd - March 26

Brainerd Dispatch 26 Mar 2025
People in the Northern Pacific Railroad depot waiting area, circa 1910 ... It was used for hauling freight from the NP (Northern Pacific Railroad) depot to stores around town as well as for other kinds of moving.
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Hyundai on course to shape future of coastal Georgia's economy, workforce, way of life

Savannah Morning News 26 Mar 2025
Known as a historic railroad town, the city of Pembroke is just eight miles from HMGMA ... It takes a great deal of planning to ensure the historical features of towns like Pembroke are preserved, she said ... HMGMA is expected to hire 8,500 workers by 2030.
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