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RTP Railfan Radio down for a while…

Looks like the laptop hard drive crashed so I have to decide whether to get a new (old) laptop or just try to repair my current one.  The one I have is 9 years old so maybe I should get something a little newer….

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Out again…

Well it must be laptop related because he feed still went out. Going to debug more tonight.

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Railfan Stream back up with new hardware…

Got the new wireless card in the laptop so we will see how that does.  If that fails its back to de-bugging.  The stream is back up, I need to update the website, but here is the direct address….
http://69.134.173.2:8000

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Roanoke Shops, Pic of the Day

Our pic of the day today is from Roanoke, VA.  I went to visit relatives in 2008 and went to downtown Roanoke to check out the shops.  There was a bridge between two buildings from which you could watch the trains come and go.  This pic is directed towards the shops and you can see [...]

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Defect Detectors, pic of the day

One of the things you will hear on RTP Railfan radio is defect detectors going off.  On the CSX line at MP 168.3 there is a defect detector that my radio picks up.  This transmission usually just transmits a “no defects” voice but sometimes you will hear a problem such as a hotbox defect or [...]

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Raleigh CTC

I mentioned we went to Spencer NC to visit the NC Museum of Transportation.  While there I came across the Raleigh CTC board for the CSX line that runs from Raleigh to Hamlet.  How cool was that.
We often go walking near Bonsal and I know all these places up and down this line.  Just to [...]

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Spencer, NC Museum of Transportation

The other day my wife and I went to Spencer, NC to see the NC Museum of Transportation.  I was amazed at all the things had had there, especially related to railroading.  Many different types of engines and cars, all of which were being renovated.  We spent 2 hours alone in the roundhouse and I [...]

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New North Carolina Amtrak Trains

New amtrak trains through Charlotte and Raleigh

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Durham and Southern Railroad

When we moved into our house I noticed a rail line going behind the house on our GPS.  You can tell where it is behind the house where it runs through the pine trees.  I can see pieces of it along 55 and close to downtown Holly Springs.  This website, http://durhamsouthern.com/ , has a great history [...]

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New RTP Railfan Site

I really enjoy creating websites, so as I’ve learned new things I try to incorporate them into my websites. I have completely re-done the RTP Railfan website. It has a new layout and I think a better look to it. I’m still putting the final touches on it so some of the [...]

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