I grew up in Rutland Vermont. When I was little, Dad took me to the River Road Bridge many times where we would watch the steam trains being built in the Rutland yard. Sometimes we went down Scales Avenue to watch the action at the roundhouse and turntable. Grandfather had taken Dad to the very same places to watch the steam behemouths, to hear them chug and hiss and strain accelerating under load.
http://users.rcn.com/jimdu4/mountain.htm For more information on the Rutland Road, see: http://users.rcn.com/jimdu4/ Before he died, I bought Dad a book called "The Rutland Road", by Jim Shaughnessy. Dad had alzheimers and had trouble remembering the present, but his grip on the past was still excellent. He loved the book and spent many hours looking at the photos of a world passed by. It's been several years now since Dad passed. I miss the trains, I miss the yard, I still miss him. Looking this up has made me cry again. Regards, Bob... ------------------------------ "Gort, klaatu barrada nikto!" -- Guess the author! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
