Shortly after Christmas I was tipped off by a friend this book was in the bargain bin at Barnes and Noble. I had a gift card to a sport shop in that vicinity so I quickly headed out, swung by B&N and was able to snatch up the last copy at that location. Written by [...]
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Book: The Taylors Falls and Lake Superior Railroad
“Going up north” is a tradition that most Minnesotans hold dear. Up north can pretty much be anywhere north of the Twin Cities where people go on the weekends to a cabin they own or rent on or near a lake. I’ve enjoyed going up north with my wife both to our honeymoon spot near [...]
Book: Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America
A friend turned me towards the Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America (published by SPV) as a resource to help me with finding old railroad lines and reconstructing them on Google Maps (see RR-XING Google Map project). He loaned me the Dakota’s and Minnesota atlas and I was impressed. I actually ended up ordering both [...]










