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America's most beautiful Amtrak stations: You can build an entire trip around these iconic train hubs

America's most beautiful Amtrak stations: You can build an entire trip around these iconic train hubs | Train-Stories-Depot | Scoop.it
From grand Beaux-Arts halls to coastal depots, these Amtrak stations are destinations you can explore on foot from the moment you arrive.
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This site will contain links to current news about railroads, plus train-themed music, movies, and books.  It will also feature links to a series of childrens' stories, starting with "The Halloween Train.:

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Abraham Lincoln – Railroad Lawyer

Abraham Lincoln – Railroad Lawyer | Train-Stories-Depot | Scoop.it
Abraham Lincoln as a Railroad Lawyer is a fascinating story with some “timely” connections to issues today. A bonus addition to this story is a look at “Lincoln as a Businessman.”
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Quotes And Leadership Lessons From The Great Train Robbery 2

The Great Train Robbery is a two-part British television miniseries that was first broadcast in 2013 (Currently available on Amazon Prime, Netflix, and others). It tells the story of the robbery of £2.6 million (£53.5 today) from a Royal Mail train heading from Glasgow to London on 8 August 1963, first
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Pilot Lands and Takes Off from Moving Train

Pilot Lands and Takes Off from Moving Train | Train-Stories-Depot | Scoop.it

Dario Costa has completed a world-first aviation maneuver in Afyonkarahisar, Türkiye, landing his Zivko Edge 540 on a cargo train traveling at maximum operational speed, before lifting off again in a vertical pull from the same container.

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Elijah McCoy — The “Real McCoy”

Elijah McCoy — The “Real McCoy” | Train-Stories-Depot | Scoop.it

In 1872, Elijah McCoy patented the "Improvement in Lubricators for Steam-Engines," an automatic lubrication device that offered a “paradigm shift problem-solving solution” for the railroad industry. McCoy's invention significantly altered the way machinery was maintained and operated in several ways.

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Quotes and Leadership Lessons from The Great Train Robbery I

The Great Train Robbery is a two-part British television miniseries that was first broadcast in 2013 (Currently available on Amazon Prime, Netflix, and others). It tells the story of the robbery of £2.6 million (£53.5 today) from a Royal Mail train heading from Glasgow to London on 8 August 1963, first from
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