| | The W P & Y RR
| | | by J Chester Gordon
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The two oldest railroads in northwest Canada and Alaska are, or
were, the White Pass & Yukon and the Copper River & Northwestern. This
is about the W P & Y.
It was started in the spring of '98. It was finished
with the driving of a golden spike in July, 1900. It was, and still is, a narrow
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| | | Me And The 143 (#1)
| | | by Grant Salzman, NIA #1785
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Before I get too far, into
this initial article, I want to thank Dora Harned for giving me the opportunity
to write about the CD 143's in Crown Jewels. I had formerly typed up my findings
and had mailed them out to several people for comment; but the postage costs
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| | | Foreign Insulators
| | | by Marilyn Albers
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E.I.V. Insulators of France
An insulator buddy said to me
recently, "I enjoy your column, but when are you going to tell a
story?" As I thought this over, I realized how many stories there really
were to tell about my trips to Europe with Father Brock and his student groups.
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| | | Porcelain Insulator News
| | | by Jack H. Tod, NIA #13
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Dear Jack:
...and a friend has a white porcelain signal
which was found in Canada, and it has an incuse "HESCHO / H" marking
on the skirt. Am just curious as to the meaning of the marking.
Bernard L. Warren, NIA #1828
Anchorage, Alaska
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| | | Insulator Collector of the Month
| | | by Robin Young Roe
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Insulators, All Shapes, Colors for One Collector
What strikes
Art Kottman of Bayport as a bit peculiar is that not more of his fellow workers
have taken up his hobby: collecting insulators.
Oddly enough, it took the
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