Episode 7 of TrainTalk.TV

Rocky Mountaineer's Whistler Sea to Sky Climb

http://www.rockymountaineer.com/en_CA_BC/routes_and_packages/whistler_sea_to_sky_climb

A Runaway Train in London's Underground

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/14/world/europe/14london.html

Oregon Farmer Buys Railroad to ship his Grain

http://gazettetimes.com/business/local/article_fa148f18-269c-11df-a9a1-001cc4c03286.html

Overnight Train from Spain To Italy ends up in Zurich

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1304065/Tourists-sleeper-train-Spain-Milan-wake-ZURICH.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

Calgary is Building the Elevated Leg of it's new West LRT Line

http://www.westlrt.ca/contentdesign/constructiondashboard.cfm

Railroad Events for this weekend Aug 21 - Aug 22 are now posted onthe events page on our website.

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Episode 6 of TrainTalk.TV

Train Conductor 2 iPhone App Review

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/train-conductor-2-usa/id378772227?mt=8

Amtrak Acela All Wrapped up WitTh TLC's Cake Boss Buddy Valastro

http://www.examiner.com/x-41880-Railroad-Examiner~y2010m8d3-AMTRAK-wraps-ACELA-Express-with-image-of-TLC-Cake-Boss-Buddy-Valastro

Man loses 200,000 dollar chequeon Vancouver's Skytrain - but gets it back!

http://www.globaltvbc.com/SkyTrain+passenger+gets+back+lost+cheque/3343409/story.html

Iowa Northern Railway goes green with Slugs

http://wcfcourier.com/business/local/article_44961b64-957a-11df-bce2-001cc4c03286.html

Disneyland Trains now Running on recycled French Fry Oil

http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/08/02/ride-along-on-disneylands-historic-trains-now-running-on-frenc/

Seaboard Southern Model Railway Club Loses Everything to fire, but will still run annual show

http://www.seaboard-southern.org.uk/

Euro Tunnel Train personel misplace 20 people who end up going back to where they boarded

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/aug/04/french-doors-eurotunnel-train-calais

We ride along behind CP's 2816 Empress Steam Engine on one leg of CP's community rail tour

http://www8.cpr.ca/cms/English/General+Public/125/default.htm

Railroad Events for this weekend Aug 7 - Aug 8 are now posted onthe events page on our website.

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Episode 5 of TrainTalk.TV

Trains in France Delayed over Shampoo Spill.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3064422/Shampoo-on-the-line-delays-trains.html

5 Major North American railways declare better than expected profits.

CN - www.cn.ca/en/media-news-q2-financials-20100722.htm

UP - www.uprr.com/newsinfo/releases/financial/2010/0722_2qearnings.shtml

CP - www8.cpr.ca/cms/English/Media/News/General/2010/Q2+results.htm

KCS - www.kcsouthern.com/en-us/Investors/Pages/Earnings.aspx

NS - www.nscorp.com/nscportal/nscorp/Investors/

My take on re-starting High Speed Rail in Canada.

www.albertahighspeedrail.com

www.highspeedrail.ca

Amtrak integrates train with Air, Car and Hotel bookings with Concur.

www.concur.com

Canada's only desert in Osoyoos BC, is also the location of one of Canada's most spectacular model railroads.

www.osoyoosrailroad.com

Railroad Events for this weekend July 31 - Aug 1 are now posted onthe events page on our website.

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Episode 4 of TrainTalk.TV

Via Rail offers 60 percent off all Canadian Economy and Business Travel. Must be booked by midnight July 19. www.viarail.ca/en/about-via-rail/media-room/latest-news/1549/16-july-2010-the-60-promotion-is-back-at-via-rail

Union Pacific Steam Operations gets a web face lift.

www.upsteam.com

Genesee and Wyoming's Buffalo and Pittsburg Railroad unveils the first of 2 new Genset Engines.

www.gwrr.com

Amtrak Launches the 'Create our Contest' Contest on Facebook.

apps.facebook.com/amtrakcontest/

Model Railroder.com lists scheduled NMRA product releases.

www.trains.com

Got anything to show, from the NMRA Show?

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Episode 3 of TrainTalk.TV

Summer’s underway and Scenic and Attraction Railroads are up to full steam.

Heritage Park is Calgary, Alberta's Historic Railroad Attraction. Steam runs daily, Streetcar service from the parking lot and tour passenger rolling stock. www.heritagepark.ca

Southeastern Railway museum offers a summer camp for kids.

www.srmduluth.org/About/tours.shtml

For older kids, the Green Ridge Village retirement home has their own model railroad club and a massive layout built and run by the residents.

www.greenridgevillage.org/page/4977-model-railroad-club

Follow Union Pacific's Legendary 844 steam locomotive on Twitter or by GPS map as it heads the Denver Post Frontier Days Special on July 24th.

Events: www.uprr.com/aboutup/excurs/steamtr.shtml

Follow: www.uprr.com/aboutup/excurs/trace.cfm

CP's 125 Years Last Spike Cumminty Rail Tour will visit communities in Westen Canada with the actual last spike on board.

www8.cpr.ca/cms/English/General+Public/125/default.htm

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Episode 2 of TrainTalk.TV Canada Day and Independence Day Railroad Events all over the Continent! See the Events page on TrainTalk.TV for links. Events Link

My Daughter Anika took me to the Largest Garden Railway in Canada for Father's Day.

www.ultimatetrains.com

White Pass and Yukon Route seeks government assistance to resume freight operations to Whitehorse.

www.cbc.ca/canada/north/story/2010/06/28/whitepass-yukon-rail-freight.html

CP main Line reopens after floods washed a section away. Local man calls it in - and stops a train from plunging into the drink.

www.medicinehatnews.com/story/disaster-unfolded-mans-eyes

Hobbyists may find some models in short supply as Sanda Kan, a major Chinese contract manufacturer, trims their client list.

www.atlasrr.com/News/mrting.htm

NMRA 75 year convention and National Train Show in Milwaukee, WI. July 16-18

www.nmra75.org

www.nationaltrainshow.org/

Mircomark Glueing Jig

ww.micromark.com/MAGNETIC-GLUING-JIG-10-1and4-SQUARE,7038.htm

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Episode 1 of TrainTalk.TV Amtrak announced that their free Wireless service will be made permanent on the High Speed Acela service from Boston to Washington D.C.. They are planning to add the service to other lines and perhaps the entire passenger fleet. www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer/Page/1241245669129/1241245669129

Annual Amtrak - Lionel Kids Essay contest.

Amtrak screening carry on Baggage in Chicago Union Station.

Via Rail shuts down service in downtown Toronto for G20 Summit. www.viarail.ca/en/about-via-rail/media-room/latest-news/1532/16-june-2010-reminder-via-s-toronto-operations-relocated-to-avoid-congestion-during-g20

A quick tour of the Assiniboine Valley Railroad. A train operators dream 1/8 scale steam and diesel railroad that you can ride in Winnipeg. www.swedenfreezer.com/avr/

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