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bucolic_frolic

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2. I want equal time for Penn Central

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue May 5, 2026, 12:50 PM

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In these gub'mint takeovers everything the RR ever owned becomes public property. So if you've got a piece of it in your garage, you don't own it anymore. Not that anyone's coming for it.

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On May 1, 1971, Amtrak began operation. [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Tuesday OP

Here's where I was on that day and on April 24, 1971, too: mahatmakanejeeves Tuesday #1

Pocahontas was really hot, with pretty good looking wheels! bucolic_frolic Tuesday #4

I want equal time for Penn Central bucolic_frolic Tuesday #2

On February 1, 1968, the merger that resulted in the Penn Central occurred. mahatmakanejeeves Tuesday #3

Thank you! I dimly remember the hullabaloo over Penn Central and Madison Square Garden bucolic_frolic Tuesday #5

On October 28, 1963, the demolition of New York City's Pennsylvania Station began. mahatmakanejeeves Tuesday #6