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RE: (rshsdepot) Railroad Depots, at the Center Of America's Communities
Just keep in mind that a railroad depot can also be very important to a
trail that is established on the bed of an abandoned railroad!
Kenyon F. Karl
Webmaster_@_new-england-rail-trails.org
http://www.new-england-rail-trails.org
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From: rshsdepot-owner_@_lists.railfan.net
[mailto:rshsdepot-owner_@_lists.railfan.net]On Behalf Of Eric Miller
Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2001 2:09 AM
To: rshsdepot_@_lists.railfan.net
Subject: (rshsdepot) Railroad Depots, at the Center Of America's
Communities
Railroad Depots, at the Center Of America's Communities
by Eric Miller
While somewhat removed from their previous role, today, railroad depots are
once again emerging as community centerpieces. After years of neglect, the
buildings are being reclaimed, and now enjoy new lives as retail centers,
museums and even transportation centers.
"It is hard to describe what I feel when I'm at an old depot," says Mark J.
Camp, one of the directors of the Railroad Station Historical Society
(RSHS). "It's a sense of nostalgia, history--a feeling of all the lives that
have walked these platforms or gone through these doors. Maybe one of my
relatives had once been standing right here, or maybe someone who was
destined for greatness, or maybe just a common Joe who lived and died
leaving little trace of his or her existence. The depot was the lifeblood of
a community, sometimes even outliving the physical community."
http://www.newcolonist.com/depots.html
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