TheRailRag Magazine Issue 1

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Visit Norfolk Southern's PatriotCorridor

Learn about 'The Challenge' Nscale Bridge Building

Proudly Brought to you by Railstream.biz

Visit Fostoria Ohio & FostoriaPhotography

And more in the first issue ofRailRag

Issue #1 - February, March & April 2012


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February, March, April - 2012 The Rail Rag Page | 1

Visit Fostoria Ohio & Fostoria Photography

Come along, as Chris, Bill and Richard take you through one of the most amazing

Railfaning locations in America in the photo story visit to Fostoria Ohio

'The Challenge' N scale Bridge Building

Read along, as Sam Stokes takes you through how he constructed a space saving N

scale brid e for his freelance SAXT railroad

Churnet Valley Railway Photography

After reading Neil first story, 'Churnet Valley Railway' you can also view some of his

photos of the railway and its working operations

Norfolk Southern's Patriot Corridor

Learn More the Patriot Corridor with Josh Powers

Churnet Valley RailwayVisit the Churnet Valley Railway, in the UK. Learn about daily operations

and the challengers faced by its volunteers - Neil Higginson

Trees and Vegetation

Learn about full scale railroading, and how many things on this exciting

museum railway can relate to scale modelling - Dave Ruffner


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Letter From The Editor- Isaac Logan


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Trees and Vegetation - Dave Ruffner


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Churnet Valley RailwayChurnet Valley Railway/Moorlands

And City Railway Permanent Way

By Neil Higginson


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Here in North Staffordshire, England is the Churnet Valley Railway, an 8 1/2 mile long heritage line. This is

connected to the Moorlands and City Railway, a new project to connect the Moorland District with the network

mainline at Stoke on Trent. These lines were last used by passenger trains in the early 1960s and by freight in the

1980s.They were then mothballed until the North Staffordshire Railway company bought the track from Leekbrook Jn to

Oakamoor in 1996.


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Extensive track renovation has taken place with

many track panels completely replaced, and 1000s

of sleepers (ties) replaced due to the damp track

bed. Our permanent way gang is totally voluntary,

mainly being golden oldies (me being an exception).

The MCR line from Leekbrook Jn-Cauldon Lowe was

completed in 2010, and work is underway to renew

the line from Leekbrook Jn-Stoke on Trent as we

speak.

There are many varied duties to perform on the

Permanent Way gang, from track renewal to weed

killing, crossing replacement to drain clearing. Its

not always the easiest of jobs, but its a very

satisfying one to watch trains roll by when its done.

We have acquired a mobile tool van to help us out

on our endeavours, a Permaquip 4wd to get us to

where our tasks take us. It also helps to eat our

lunch in the dry, as its often raining up on themoors. All people working on the railway, be it on

the national rail system (Network Rail) or on a

railway like ours are required to wear orange hi-

visibility kit at all times. Safety is priority number one

for us.


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Professional rail contractors have been brought in

from time to time with their time-saving (and labour

saving too) machinery such as tampers and sleeper

changers. These will have to be hired in again as the

Stoke on Trent line needs much upgrading. Over5000 sleepers will have to be changed, and many

chairs replaced, as well as line side fencing,

signalling cable and bridge/crossing/ station

infrastructure restored/replaced.

Once finished, the line into the quarry at Cauldon

Lowe can be extended into the premises, andcement brought out to various UK destinations.

Freight will also be taken into Cauldon Lowe, as their

power station burns green energy sources, imported

by rail. The revenue generated by this will allow a

further line from Leekbrook Jn to Leek to be

reopened, and also a link to Alton Towers, Britain's

biggest theme park, to be reopened from

Oakamoor. An hourly passenger service is planned

from Leek to Stoke, and in season trains

--Neil Higginson


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This is us at the stop at Cauldon Lowe I'm on

the right, my son next to me then my Dad!


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Vi i F i Ohi


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Visit Fostoria Ohio By Chris - with photos from Chris, Bill and Richard


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Churnet Valley

Railway Photography

By Neil Higginson


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'Th Ch ll ' N l B d B ld l k


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'The Challenge'- N Scale Bridge Building - Samuel Stokes


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^^ The Peer Marquette 1225 and the NKP 765 at train fest 2009. Owosso,Michigan Photo by Chris Williams I thought this will be a cool photo to take

when I was there at train fest. The two Sisters. - Chris


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^^ CN westbound Durand, Mi on a snowy winter Sunday Bill Chumack


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^^ Great Western 914, an EMD SD9, crosses the Cache La Pouder River justsouth of Windsor, Colorado on a cold February day.


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^^ Holly Mi - CSX southbound approaching the CN-GTW diamond - Bill

Chumack.


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^^ Empty grain hoppers sit, waiting for the bumper crops from this season to

arrive at the Echuca Silos - Hoppers sit in Echuca yard, in Northern Victoria,

Australia


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Article Writers

With the first issue done and now out

there to read, for the team its onto

next month's issue but we need your

help. As you would have noticed most

articles are written by you, our readers.

We are always looking for more

articles. Please use the article submit

link under 'Magazine' on the railstream

website. There is no way to attach a

document in this section, this is

because before you write your article

we would like you to let us know whatyou idea is.

Please include the following

The main idea of your topic

The approximant length of your

article

Your name

Any further info we may find

helpful

Columnists

RailRag is also looking for some

columnists, these people will

write something for each issue

under the same topic but on

different ideas and sub-topics.

These could be on model

railroads, real trains, train

simulators or anything in

between. If you have an idea and

would like to contribute in each

magazine, you will be required to

write your column on a bi-monthly basis.

Please use the submit article

page and include the following

Topic idea

A brief overview of what

could be included

Name

Once we look at this, and if

we like the idea, we will

ask you to write the

column for the first month

and we will decide

whether to include it.

Editors

We are also looking for

editors, please contact us

via submit article page for

more info.

-Isaac Logan

RailRag Editor

Looking for Articles and Columnists

H & L t W d I L


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Q. What do you call a man who

steps on a live 3rd rail?

A. A conductor

Q. What's the angriest piece of

track?

A. A cross tie

Halloween Train

Monster: I have to walk 25 miles

home.

Grandma: Why not take the train.

Monster: I did once but they made

me give it back

Humour & Last Word - Isaac Logan

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