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Douglas Rain, the veteran Canadian stage actor who provided the soft and gentle voice of the rogue HAL 9000 computer for Stanley Kubrick's classic 2001: A Space Odyssey and its sequel, has died. He was 90.

OK with me for Admin to change thread to HoboRich's credit. After all, it's his thread.

Don't want to step on HoboRich's toes, since this thread is HIS property, but I have an October Obit to report. . . PORTLAND, Ore. — Will Vinton, the creator of some of the most beloved Claymation characters of the 1980s, like the California Raisins and the Domino’s Pizza Noid, has died. He was 70 y...

Hudson?

I'm sure the wolves on the island would enjoy your dog visiting, too.

PM crews are based out of GR. New station contains lockers, a crew room, and all kinds of employment appurtances stapled/tacked on its walls. GR Press had an article some time ago praising the move, mostly for $$$ reasons.

Is ANYONE from The Wizard of Oz still alive?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPlLt1Wsor0 Film introducing the whole Pewnn Central CORPORATION (not just the railroad). Worth looking over. Alas, just about every single 'innovation' mentioned, in retrospect, went sour. The narrator claims the Railroad itself contributes "a small part of its prof...

Billy Graham, Evangelist, died Feb 21.

So THAT'S what the problem was! I was Eastbound on 28th. at Buchanan, when GRPD cars tore into the intersection and closed off the intersection. I was right there at the light, headed AWAY from the wreck (didn't know that a wreck had taken place), and had to negotiate (argue) with the officer (in th...

Interurban? No. That was one of the City trolley lines. Interurban crossed on Leonard and went West, then up Remembrance. Trolley went North to North Park, crossed the Grand River right next to the road bridge, and did a return loop just before the old Fairgrounds. ALl that 's left is the ROW you no...

I have a newspaper clipping from my childhood (GR Press) of the cabeese being placed on the property.

'Way back in the 60s, there was a series of panels mentioning their zip code -- Southern California.

I honestly expect weekly moving announcements from now until it actually moves

No kidding.

Two bucks change in a major corporation is no big deal nowadays.

That's what I'm thinking, too, but aren't all the trolleys delivered? Maybe it's old news. After Slashdot is "news for Nerds" and not a railfan site.

Slashdot article about a trolley factory going in near/in Saline:

https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/17/ ... ys-in-2017

A long string of plastic cars? Made by Athearn, I suppose?

Is Strates still in business? If so, last I saw them, they were still using ex-C&O 86' TOFC flats, still in blue, when I saw them last in Orlando. They picked up the whole series when C&O decided to go with TTX equipment.

Chessie's kittens were named Nip and tuck.

[edit-- Sorry 'bout that. WIn10 won't let me turn off my touch pad]