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	<title>Ahead of the Torch</title>
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		<title>iPad: A Revolutionary Railfan Tool?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 03:14:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The iPad as a Revolutionary Tool I have to admit, my first week with the iPad has proven it to be more useful than I anticipated. It dawned on me over the weekend that it has tremendous potential to revolutionize railfanning. Here are 5 reasons I expect to see them in camera bags very soon. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>10 Things A Railfan Might Want to Know While in Scranton</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jun 2010 22:49:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are traveling to Scranton, PA for the Nation Railway Historical Society convention in June, 2010 you might enjoy this list of 10 Things A Railfan Might Want to Know While in Scranton written by an unabashed fan of the area and it’s industrial history. 1. Introduce Yourself to Scranton’s Railroad History Located the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Milk Trains and the PRR Discussion Tomorrow at the RRMofPA</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 13:11:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Saturday @ 2pm I will be presenting a session on milk trains and PRR milk ops at the Railroad Museum of PA in Strasburg as part of the Pennsy days weekend. The focus will be on prototype ops, but I discuss modeling and would be happy to stay after to discuss both O and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wanamaker, Kempton &amp; Southern &#8220;Hawk Mountain Line&#8221; Private Caboose Train</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 May 2010 18:14:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A classic side-rod General Electric 45 ton diesel locomotive #7258 hauls two restored Reading Railroad cabooses through scenic Berks County, PA on a private excursion April 24, 2010 for The Legend. The video shows the train on-board and trackside as it rolls south from Wanamaker to Kempton on the WK&#038;S mainline &#8211; the former Reading [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ed Miller Passes</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2010 11:48:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ed Miller has passed away at age 90. I first met Ed 22 years ago when I was volunteering at Steamtown. He was quite a legend to me, a budding Laurel Line fan. The two Ed&#8217;s, Blossom and Miller, active at the park at that time were quite a treat to listen to, and one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Time is short for Glen Alden Coal Co Huber Colliery</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Mar 2010 21:50:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[http://www.timesleader.com/news/Time_is_short_for_historical_breaker_03-24-2010.html Time is short for historical breaker Lack of action on Huber Breaker frustrates buffs. By Jennifer Learn-Andes jandes@timesleader.com Luzerne County Reporter ASHLEY – The fate of the Huber Breaker in Ashley remains up in the air, to the frustration of coal mining history buffs who’d like to see it preserved. Visible from Interstate 81, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Paul A. Kuehner, of Rails &#8216;n&#8217; Shafts, Passed Away</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Mar 2010 21:43:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The sad news spread through the anthracite railroad and industrial history world this week that longtime publisher and book dealer Paul A. Kuehner, of Rails &#8216;n&#8217; Shafts, passed away. I only knew Paul in terms of a retailer/customer relationship, but I always enjoyed chatting with him. Often, our club would visit his mail order shop [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Comprehensive List of Northern Anthracite Field Workings</title>
		<link>http://www.robertjohndavis.com/blog/?p=397</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:16:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>robertjohndavis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An incredible resource for Pennsylvania anthracite coal research has just launched on http://www.northernfield.info/. The site now features a database of all the mining operations in the Wyoming and Lackawanna Valley regions by operation name and company name. Data is from Pennsylvania Mine Inspection Reports 1872 through 1945. If you are researching anthracite history, or are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Photos and Video from the Virginia Creeper Charter at Strasburg</title>
		<link>http://www.robertjohndavis.com/blog/?p=386</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 19:47:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>robertjohndavis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Railroads]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Canadian National]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Lerro Productions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Locomotives]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Steam Locomotives]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On February 13, 2010 the crew from Lerro Productions turned back the clock along the Strasburg Rail Road. With over two feet of snow on the ground, the modern world slipped away as Norfolk &#38; Western 4-8-0 #475 cmae to life as long scrapped sister #382, the star of the famous Virginia Creeper mixed train [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Morning Sun Anthracite Book Review</title>
		<link>http://www.robertjohndavis.com/blog/?p=382</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 19:13:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>robertjohndavis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mining & Industry]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jersey Central]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lehigh Valley Railroad]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lokies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mine Trains]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Review updated 3/7/10 &#8211; see text at the end of the review. &#8211; RJD Morning Sun Books has just released Anthracite Railroads &#038; Mining In Color, Volume 1. Authored by respected rail historian and Scranton, PA native Chuck Yungkurth, the book is typical of the Morning Sun series. It is another “$60 slide show” series [...]]]></description>
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