Traveling

New house, new trains, new adventures…….

Posted by Trainphilos on 13 September 2021 in Amtrak, Model Train Layouts, Neighborhood, Traveling |2 Comments

It is hard to believe that Brad and I have been living in Rehoboth Beach for nearly half a year now. Yes, we have been busy. Still it is remarkable how time flies. More remarkable is the fact that we really do not miss DC all that much. There was some concern initially that we […]

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A trip to Savage, Maryland

Posted by Trainphilos on 12 September 2020 in Railroad History, Railroad Travel / Tourism, Traveling |One Comment

Do you know what a Bollman Truss Bridge is? Well, I did not either until last week. Brad and I had been continuing our exploration of local places of interest, remembering a highway sign along Interstate 95 in Howard County, Maryland. “Visit Historic Savage” it implored. Savage is barely 25 miles from our house, so […]

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More places to discover around the metropolitan Washington DC area

Posted by Trainphilos on 11 September 2020 in History, Railroad History, Traveling |No Comments

It’s raining buckets here in DC. The yard looks like I should be thinking about investing in a boat. Though it seems that my banana plant (Musa Basjoo) is quite liking all this water. Since it is so miserable outside I thought I’d bore everyone with a follow up to my last blog. A couple […]

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