Monthly Archives: December 2011

  “I was becoming increasingly fascinated by the subtle shifts between what was real and what wasn’t. For example, our locomotives were true to the prototype in appearance and capable of pulling cars along tracks and climbing grades, but they … Continue reading →

“IT is a road built for the future as well as the present.” ….Below Port Clinton we pass into a tunnel.  While immersed in the gloom, recall the advice here given to look to the right immediately upon emerging.  You … Continue reading →

“Dear Dad: One thing I want this Christmas more than anything is a Lionel Electric Train.… You ought to see the way they run! Like a million dollars. And they whistle too. Real railroad whistle signals by remote control. You can couple and … Continue reading →

there’s great fun to be had making much of the Philadelphia P&R-PRR hatreds and train sheds–a lot of stories to be told and lessons to be learned.  At the end of it, we know that all is well in love … Continue reading →

Our friend, Annik La Farge,  just posted Introducing Urban Greenways: Other Projects Around the World, a new feature on her Livin’ the High Line Blog.  Taking a look at the variety of projects drives home the signifficance of  ”Philadelphia’s singular world-class … Continue reading →