Chaski Railfan

No, the video is not mine (I was only thirteen in 1993, and I did not get out of state much).
A portion of track remains by an old depot located on Fifth, but the trains were rerouted off the street late in 1994.

Back in the day, the Monon Railroad ran down Fifth Street in Lafayette, Indiana. CSX and Amtrak continued to operate on the line until 1994, when a reroute took the trains off Fifth Street. Here is a link to a video of Amtrak's Hosier State on Fifth, from 1993: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_lYQT...

I have not found anything about the cleanup, so I assume that is all said and done.

44 years ago tonight, the Edmund Fitzgerald was lost. RIP, Captain McSorley, and your crew.

Yes, that is the wreck (article is not behind paywall):

http://trn.trains.com/news/news-wire/2019/11/10-service-restored-after-derailment-involving-three-trains-on-ns-pittsburgh-altoona-line

This might be it:

https://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/fire-departments-headed-to-train-derailment-in-hempfield-no-injuries-reported/

I know that water would come from wells, but given the excess moisture we have gotten this year, shipping water to parched climes might not be such a bad idea.

Those poor guys.

If you study WWII like I do, here is some recent news: The Japanese carriers Kaga and Akagi, fatally damaged during the battle of Midway, were recently found:

https://www.argunners.com/rv-petrel-discovered-ijn-flagship-akagi/

You beat me to it, Robert. So glad to know the fine lady whose name and number inspired my username is staying put in the Zenith City.

Interesting article in the Star-Tribune about how Twin Cities Rapid Transit #1267 wound up preserved in Maine:

http://www.startribune.com/rare-streetcar-restoration-united-three-generations-of-minnesotans/562845682/

Oh man, these fools are tempting fate, yes sir: http://trn.trains.com/~/media/images/news-wire/2019/10-october/trespasser_selfies_johnston.jpg?mw=1000&mh=800 This image comes from this free to access Trains News Wire article: http://trn.trains.com/news/news-wire/2019/10/09-fra-to-hold-regional-w...

They are making special runs for some group this evening and tomorrow evening. The folks I saw waiting to board late this afternoon at St. Louis Park looked quite well-to-do, so I expect the group in question had the bucks to lease the train.

In my opinion, there is no way the "not in my backyard" crowd would ever go for crewless trains in the United States. The automated trains in Australia serve mines in a remote region, not a populated one. I seriously doubt crewless trains will become the norm in North America because of th...

The latest (article is not behind paywall):

http://trn.trains.com/news/news-wire/2019/09/13-four-pieces-sold-at-indiana-auction-others-may-get-a-second-chance