National Park Origins—Part 1: #Myth and #history in creating #Yellowstone
As a child I learned that national parks began around a campfire in Yellowstone. As a historian, I discovered that the campfire myth was concocted years later. This first part of the actual story of national park origins recounts a more complicated tale.
#NationalParks #YellowstoneNationalPark #exploration #tourism #evangelicalism #NorthernPacificRailroad #railroads #MontanaTerritory #GildedAge
https://www.sacredwonderland.us/national-park-origins-1/

NYT Architecture : A Tour by Train of 5 Dazzling European Cities https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/travel/europe-by-train.html #HotelsandTravelLodgings #Copenhagen(Denmark) #Zurich(Switzerland) #TravelandVacations #Stockholm(Sweden) #Berlin(Germany) #Culture(Arts) #Architecture #Milan(Italy) #traintravel #Railroads #WineBars #Museums

Just finished this one up and it was a good one.
Trains for Nature: Railroads and the American Land.
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"Alfred challenges our blind embrace of highways and airports, revealing how the decline of passenger rail has scarred America's legendary landscapes. From national parks to urban corridors, he demonstrates how modern transportation choices are destroying the very vistas we claim to cherish."
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#bookreview #trains #TrainsofMastodon #Environmentalhistory #Nature #Railroads #BookRecomondations

SN F-units at Niles
Set of Athearn Genesis HO Sacramento Northern (SN) F-units at the Tri-City Society of Model Engineers model railroad in the historic Niles depot in Fremont, CA on Friday night, February 28, 2025.
The real SN 301-A was an EMD F3A. Reportedly, it was built in 1948 as NYO&W 501, builders number 3146. Purchased in 1957 it became SN 301-A. It was retired circa 1970, traded to EMD.
#train #trains #railroads #WP #modelrailroading #hoscaletrains #hoscale

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