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Category: Real-World Application

Ski Train Unloading in 2002

Fish the Dime?

January 18, 2018 ACTIONroad

Time is short, and so is this article

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Beware that Nostalgia, Folks

December 19, 2017 ACTIONroad

It’s the dead bringing you back to life. Or else, just sentimental bushwa.

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Just Another Day Working on the Railroad…

May 15, 2017 ACTIONroad

I may not be a smart dog, but I know what roadkill is.

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Safety, Macro and Micro

November 4, 2016 ACTIONroad

The other day I happened to check my Facebook feed for activity in a group I belong to. This group is dedicated to the (memory

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• Visit Actionroad.net, the main web presence of Jim Griffin's railroad topics. Western US lines are the primary emphasis, mainly because that's where I spend most of my time.

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Recent Posts

  • Riding the Rio Grande Zephyr February 14, 2019
  • Fun with Jim and Dan January 27, 2019
  • So, About That Whole Realism Thing… July 25, 2018
  • The Preeminence of Data January 25, 2018
  • Fish the Dime? January 18, 2018

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