Airships & Railroads


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Below are some links to some really great railroad museums
and/or tourist railroads
(they could use your support):


Illinois Railway Museum


Colorado Railroad Museum


Ridgway Railroad Museum



My second love after the Rio Grande Southern passed away: Durango & Silverton


Droughts disasters and the state of Colorado have recently plagued the Cumbres & Toltec
Be sure to stay in New Mexico when you go... they're paying their share!
Please send a donation to help keep them alive!!!


When we stay in Frisco, we ride: The Leadville Colorado & Southern

I ride this on a regular basis, but apparantly not for much longer: The Georgetown Loop

Four (count 'em) operating 2 foot guage steam engines, a loop at each end of the track.
A great reason to travel to Colorado's real Capitol and ride the rails...
built over the old Midland Terminal grade." The Cripple Creek & Victor Railroad


The nearest steam I could find (and very friendly)... Well, the steam is gone due to exhorbitant
insurance rates (or would that be our legal system?) But you'll still enjoy the Wisconsin Great Northern




These guys don't need your support, but it's really cool anyway...




I'm a nut for airships. The makers of the Graf Zeppelin, Luftshifftechnik Zeppelin GmbH, part of the
Luftshiffbau Zeppelin firm, manufacturers of construction equipment, fork lifts, and the like,
have at last built another airship, albeit a bit more modest than the Hindenberg. Zeppelin


From the net in 2004...


Press Release

Milestone for Zeppelin NT – "Bodensee"
handed over to its new owner Nippon Airship Corporation Friedrichshafen – On June 12th, 2004 the Zeppelin NT S/N 2 (prior called Bodensee) was handed over to its new owner Nippon Airship Corporation (NAC). The airship "Yokoso! Japan" will be flying the historic route to Japan crossing all over Russia. On the morning of June 13th the airship took off for the first part of the transfer flight passing through many major cities of Europe before it will finally start the crossing of Russia by the mid of July.

The 247-foot ship, which is destined for sightseeing and advertising flights in Japan and a starring role at the 2005 world's fair in the city of Aichi.

Try this excellent link: Modern Airships





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This page updated September 10, 2006