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15 years 7 months ago #3319 by craZ13
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Fred, I'm sure they are Saints somewhere but not the ones I'm looking for:)

Jerry
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15 years 7 months ago #3320 by TerryH
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Must be 90 versions of the 8th wonder of the world. BTW, Fred, I was thinking along those lines too.

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15 years 7 months ago #3325 by goobnav
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Current Railroad: Pan Am Railway

Original Railroad: Boston & Maine

Wonder: Hoosac Tunnel

3 Saints: Morgan, Vanderbuilt, Rockerfeller

This what I can think of but, there are many varibles.

Fred, your not a saint just the Archbishop of Z.

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15 years 7 months ago #3326 by Fred
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:ohmy: :huh: :blink: :S :woohoo:

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15 years 7 months ago - 15 years 7 months ago #3329 by craZ13
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Sorry Eric wrong road - but right continent.

Please keep trying.


Jerry
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Fred I'm sure you're a saint to someone:)

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15 years 7 months ago #3332 by goobnav
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Well I tried on that one. Don't worry Fred, your still a saint to someone somewhere :).

Jerry, I scoured the net for that one so don't discount your ability to give us a challenge. Good on you sir, :woohoo:!

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15 years 7 months ago #3355 by Fred
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I've been working the net too--Found the Grand Canyon as one of the 8 wonders-- I know they have mule trains.. Maybe - saints PETER, PAUL, and MARY, sung by the lead mule engineer.
Obviously I don't clue :S
Fred

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15 years 7 months ago #3383 by craZ13
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As Terry pointed out there have been many Eighth Wonders of the World.
This one was man made and lasted 23 years before Mother Nature in her wrath damaged it in The Storm of The Century.



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Jerry
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15 years 7 months ago #3386 by David K. Smith
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The Florida East Coast Railroad was originally the Florida Overseas Railroad, and the 8th wonder was its Key West Extension. Completed in 1915, this bridge took seven years to build and was heavily damaged by the Labor Day Hurricane in 1935. The three saints, I believe, are Augustine, John and Joseph, but I'm not certain.

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15 years 7 months ago #3387 by craZ13
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David according to my research Henry Flagler purchased the Jacksonville, St. Augustine and Halifax Railroad, the origin of the Florida East Coast Railway. Flagler then purchased the St. John's Railway, the St. Augustine and Palatka Railway, and the St. Johns and Halifax River Railway to expand his railroad, the three Saints I was looking for. The Overseas Railway took seven years to construct and cost $20-40 million, survived 5 hurricanes during construction and cost many lives.

Nice work David, your turn.

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Jerry
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15 years 7 months ago - 15 years 7 months ago #3388 by TerryH
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That was a tough one Jerry, good job. :)

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15 years 7 months ago #3391 by David K. Smith
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The day before Independence Day in 1869 marked the inauguration of a railroad that still provides regular steam-powered service today.

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15 years 7 months ago #3392 by TerryH
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Sussex Railroad, New Jersey?

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15 years 7 months ago #3393 by Fred
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May 10, 1869 the last spike at Promontary Summit, Utah, on the Transcontinental Railway. Officially opened in November of that year. Builders were Union Pacific and Central Pacific.
Am I at least on the right continent??:blink:
Fred

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15 years 7 months ago #3394 by David K. Smith
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Fred, right continent.

Read the clue carefully. "...still provides regular steam-powered service today."

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15 years 7 months ago #3395 by Fred
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I remember reading the UP still has the Challenger or Big Boy on excursions yearly-- But that's not regular service-- I'll gong myself:S

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15 years 7 months ago - 15 years 7 months ago #3399 by ULie
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David K. Smith wrote:

The day before Independence Day in 1869 marked the inauguration of a railroad that still provides regular steam-powered service today.


this should be the Mount Washington Cog Railway . Interestingly I found the railway and the the date on the German Wikipedia site and found the date not mentioned on the English Wikipedia site...


...seems to me that I will have to visit the East Coast also at some time, since until now I thought I was only bound to the W/Best Coast... :blush: :blush: :blush:

GreetingZ, HilZen,

Uwe

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15 years 7 months ago #3400 by craZ13
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Ulie,
You beat me to the punch. I was going to kid Fred since he posted a picture of the Mt. Washington Cog engine recently.


Nice work.

Jerry
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15 years 7 months ago #3401 by Fred
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Foul, Outta Bounds, Below the Belt, penalty.. I knew that!! At least I shouddah.
That was a trick question :silly:
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15 years 7 months ago #3402 by goobnav
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Ulie,

You'd be surprised the amount of rail history on the East Coast of the US. I am originally from the area of the US where the first steam engine operated and home of the oldest operating railroad in the US granted now completely owned by CP Rail. The Delaware and Hudson is oldest railroad in the USA. Also in Scranton is Steamtown NHS where there is an active steam excursion program and operating shortline, the Delaware Lackawanna. You can travel down to Baltimore to the B&O museum and also to Union station in Washington DC. That's just a taste of rail history in the Eastern US.

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