Episode 26 of TrainTalk.TV
We expolre Myra Canyon, a 12km section of the Kettle Valley Railway with 18 trestles and 2 tunnnels.
http://www.kettlevalleyrailway.ca/
http://www.trailsbc.ca/okanagan_region/myra-canyon-history.html
http://www.thekvr.com/index.php
http://www.myratrestles.com/index.php
News this week...
China is still working out the bugs in its new Bejing to Shanghai 300km/hr Bullet Train.
http://www.forbes.com/2011/07/15/china-high-speed-railway-malfunction-opinions-contributors-beijing-shanghai-train.html
http://www.penn-olson.com/2011/07/16/china-high-speed-railway-blues/
http://travel.usatoday.com/destinations/story/2011/07/All-aboard-the-Alaska-Railroad/49392744/1
Amtrack should carry 30 Million passengers thgis year - a new record for them.
A sampling of other news events...
On the train to Ontario's north http://www.torontosun.com/2011/07/12/on-the-train-to-ontarios-north
All aboard the Alaska Railroad!
http://travel.usatoday.com/destinations/story/2011/07/All-aboard-the-Alaska-Railroad/49392744/1
Union Pacific Railroad steam locomotive takes part in fundraising
http://www.rail.co/2011/07/14/union-pacific-railroad-steam-locomotive-takes-part-in-fundraising/
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