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In the last Downtown Ashland Association Series episode of Season 3, Paul talks with Carolyn Hemphill, Betsy Hodges and Tom Wulf about the Mid-Atlantic Railroad Park. They discussed why they're calling it a “park,” how it got started and the groups involved in backing this project. The history of railroad in Ashland as well as other general history was discussed amongst Betsy, Carolyn and Tom. They each talked about their groups and some upcoming events this fall. This was a great way to end this DAA season and discussing what is happening in Ashland … The Center of the Universe.

With 27 years of personal training experience, Curtis Starks has EVOlved as a “trend setter,” being one of Birmingham's top personal trainers, whose mission is to get people moving and seeking a healthier lifestyle. He has trained at some of Birmingham's top facilities such as the YMCA, Gold's Gym, Fitness Together, and the Birmingham City Fitness Center. His training is not limited to Birmingham Alabama, he has trained and lead workshops in Houston, Rhode Island New York, and Minneapolis. He is the founder and owner of TRAIN & BURN Fitness Studio in downtown Birmingham, which is a personal training Fitness Studio and home to the H.I.I.T (High Intensity Interval Training) and TRX group training class. His program design includes functional training, nutrition education, and lifestyle changes as a way to achieve and maintain desired weights and healthier lifestyles. He assesses each client, and prescribes the appropriate individual training program. Recently, TRAIN & BURN expanded its services to include corporate clients, like ACIPCO Credit Union, US Auto Logistics of Birmingham, A.M.T Medical Staffing and the City of Birmingham. Curtis attended Samford University and is a certified Personal Trainer by The Aerobics and Fitness Association of America (AFAA) now NSAM, and is a member of the Nation Fitness Business Alliance (NFBA). In addition to managing his business, Curtis's mission is to eradicate obesity, and has consulted with UAB on solutions to fight this epidemic. He piloted a program which provided guidance to teachers on moderate intensity activities for children during playtime. At Birmingham Southern, he conducts a year-round Boot Camp aerobics class; and at the University of West Florida, he conducted a health and fitness workshop. He has also been recognized by Who's Who in Black Alabama, the 2014 Best of Birmingham Awards for Personal Trainers, the NAACP for Outstanding Community Service, and he volunteers in the community by participating in health fairs, speaking engagements and organizing group runs. Curtis was instrumental in the development, design, and instruction of the fitness course for Blue Cross Blue Shield's health initiative, “GET HEALTHY IN THE PARK” (at Railroad Park). He has developed summer fitness programs for two Birmingham area YMCA's called EVO KIDS, designed specifically for youth ages 10 to 16 years. He has also successfully trained collegiate, NFL and AFL athletes. Curtis has been featured as a trainer on TLC's Ultimate Make Over, seen on ABC 33-40 “Talk of Alabama,” is featured regularly on FOX 6's “Exercise Monday,” with Jeh Jeh Pruitt, and has been recognized in Birmingham News and Birmingham Times as one of the city's top personal trainers. Curtis was recently featured in the 5th Edition of the 2016 Birmingham Magazine, and is founder of the 5k Fit Challenge for Children's Hospital and the Lupus Foundation of America Mid South Chapter. His voice can be heard weekly on national radio talk shows. Curtis is a Christian, the father to an 17 year old son, a mentor, innovator, and a hard working businessman. His faith, perseverance and dedication define his success; but his character, loyalty and work ethic are the qualities that attract and retain his clients.

Iva Benjamin Williams, III is a serial entrepreneur, business developer, and consultant who became the News Director at a fledgling news organization, Our 360 News, earlier this year. After growing organizations in corporate America, as well as privately-owned companies throughout the country, Mr. Williams started his professional career working on political campaigns at every level (including his own unsuccessful run for county commissioner) pursuing a passion instilled in him at the age of seven (7) by his father and Dr. Richard Arrington, Jr.. He is very proud to say that he served as a principal Alabama fundraiser for our former President Barack H. Obama. Mr. Williams says that he has been blessed to have been a part of shaping Birmingham, the State of Alabama, and the country over the past 25+ years through philanthropy, economic development, and politics. He has sat on the boards of many organizations, including having served as chairman of the board of the 100 Black Men of Birmingham. Born and raised in Birmingham, Mr. Williams matriculated through the Birmingham City School System attending EPIC Elementary followed by Glen Iris (as a gifted and talented student) and finally a graduate of Ramsay Alternative High School. Mr. Williams went on to briefly attend the University of Alabama, in Tuscaloosa, followed by a stint at Miles College in Fairfield. Mr. Williams was certified as a Hospital Corpsman in the United States Navy and served in a Marine Corps Reserve Unit in Bessemer, AL. He holds various professional and trade certifications acquired over the past three decades and is preparing to recreate himself, yet again, having finished his degree in business administration and graduating this past Spring and he is making plans to pursue a Juris-doctorate at the Birmingham School of Law in Fall 2023. Mr. Williams is the father of three boys (Iva Benjamin IV, Kobe Jamel, Pierce David) and one daughter (Ava Camille). He is a member of Sixth Avenue Baptist Church, where the Reverend Dr. John L. Cantelow, III is pastor, serves on several ministries, and sings in the SABC Evelyn S. Hardy Men of Distinction. He enjoys his work, loves walking at Railroad Park, he's developing a comedy project, and he is in the process of writing his first book, finding the inspiration after being featured in "Who's Who in Black Birmingham" (second edition) and “The Social Media Stars of Birmingham” by Wade Kwon.

We're wrapping up our website series this week with Janna Stevens, small business owner and Head of Project Strategy at Infomedia! Janna worked on Carrie's website redesign, but she's also working on her own website! We learn more about Janna's business, The Skating Yogi, and her experience with the branding and website process. Janna and Carrie both are experienced in walking clients through this process and break down the why and how of their strategy. We also get insider tips on tackling a website project on your own! Full show notes at LocalistPodcast.com.    Mentioned in this episode:  CarrieRollwagen.com Infomedia  Leslie Johnson on the Localist Podcast Sam Humphries and Caleb Chancey on the Localist Podcast  Squarespace Wix One Quick Question with Infomedia  Janna Stevens on One Quick Question with Infomedia  @TheSkatingYogi on Instagram  Railroad Park  Saturn Birmingham  Church Street Coffee and Books  WordCamp Emily Wells Design on the Localist Podcast Morgan Johnston on Instagram Club Duquette  Alana Harmond on Instagram Buy Yourself the Fucking Lillies by Tara Schuster  TheLocalistBham.com The Localist Book 

With so many days of beautiful weather, it's no wonder we have a vast amount of parks. But not all of them have an amazing story behind their creations. Valerie Budnick talks with Alicia about all the great things the McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park has to offer. Visit the 85254 Podcast Website for more show notes.   Check Out Our Sponsors   Capstone Realty Professionals  ---------------------------------------- If you are interested in being on the show please Click Here to contact our producer! 

This is Vlog Episode #31: Part 2: Coronasummer Family Minivan Road Trip | Day 2 Colorado to Kansas - Miles and Miles and Miles of Corn Fields #coronasummer #familyroadtrip #minivanroadtripDay 2 we traveled from Keystone, Colorado to Hays, Kansas. Our end goal was Kansas City - specifically the Great Wolf Lodge, but as it turns out the Lodge has been bit by the bug and wasn't fully open.We were so sad! In part, because The Great Wolf Lodge was our biggest plan for our family minivan road trip! It was the one thing we were super excited to do during this dreadful coronasummer. We were also disappointed because there is nothing much else to do in Kansas but look out the window of the minivan! Instead we called it a day on our minivan road trip in a big little city called Hays, Kansas in Northwestern Kansas about 3.5 hours outside of Kansas City. We were super sad and disappointed. First we got some greasy hamburgers at Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers, and then called every hotel to find one with vacancy enough to fit our big brood. Turns out the Comfort Inn offers a great set up with two queens and a pull out couch! The only downside is apparently the Comfort Inn has paper thin walls. The manager called us to tell us that our "neighbors" could hear the kids walking around. Yes, walking around. . We only made it about 7 hours on Day 2, but after 12 hours the first day, we earned a break! 7 hours is a long time in a car with little ones! During that time we saw miles and miles of corn fields and learned more trivia. We stopped in Limon, Colorado, mailed our taxes, got some Mexican Food and found a Railroad Park to play at! At one rest stop after passing through Kansas, we saw disconnected truck beds lined up in a big field and made up grand stories about why they were there. Questions We Asked Ourselves: Where have all the restrooms gone? People still gotta pee! Favorite activities: Population Trivia and Ghost Town Trivia. We continued our game of 'The Price is Right' to see who could get closest to the correct population of the cities we passed through. We looked up state and city facts, we compared city names and found out how many states have the same city names! The winners for each trivia question got a handful of M&M's, Skittles, or whatever we picked up at the gas stop. What are you doing this summer? Follow along with our Worldschooling Family Adventures at: http://diapersonaplane.com/ to see what we're learning next! Also check us out here:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DiapersOnAPlanePinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/diapersonaplaneInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/diapersonaplaneNew vlog episodes every Tuesday! Next week we’ll chat about making it from Kansas to Missouri! Missouri was our favorite stop on our epic minivan road trip!

Corey Costelloe and Key Budge talk about the outside dining areas in Tehachapi. How you can support local eateries and enjoy the beautiful Tehachapi weather. New umbrellas have been added to picnic tables at Centennial Plaza, Railroad Park, and Freedom Plaza to add to your eating experience during the covid-19 directives from the State of California.  Share your thoughts and ideas with us by sending an email to media@TehachapiCityHall.com.

[MASSIVE SPOILER WARNING] Recorded May 20th, 2020 Welcome back! We wrap up our quarantine chat with some great recommendations for you to check out. But that's not all! Stick around till the end when we reward you with the presence of Railroad Park's own Kyle Therrien in an ALL-NEW segment, KT's Hypotheses. So buckle up nerds, Kyle's about to take you on a trip into an alternate dimension. Clinton Lisboa @clintonlisboa Andy Audette @andrewwaudette Eric Motta @railroadparkgaming

Bob Enderton with the Salmon Eagles discusses the Demolition Derby. The Demolition Derby will be held as usual on July 4th, the first Saturday in July. The Demolition Derby will start at 6 p.m. Participants are needed! If anyone is interested in becoming a participant, the junkyard has cars available for $200 each. The number for the junkyard is 208-756-3672. Volunteers are also welcome for security and flagging. Please call Bob Enderton if you are interested, 208-940-0367. Madicyn Peterson and Tamryn Seybold with the SJSHS class of 2020 discuss graduation. On June 3rd and 4th, Meri Galvan will be taking pictures for any interested graduates. The link to sign up is on the class of 2020's Facebook page. On June 5th, there will be a gift drop off from 1-3 p.m. at the Railroad Park by Saveway. There will be tubs for each graduate for any community members to drop gifts by.  Only those with tickets can attend the 2020 SJSHS graduation. However, there will be live streaming of graduation. Additionally, there will be a public parade on Friday, June 5th at 7:45 from The Stagecoach Inn to the high school. Everyone is invited to watch and support the graduates. 

Tamryn Seybold and Madicyn Peterson from the Salmon High School class of 2020 discuss the graduation plans for Salmon High School. The graduation will be held on June 5th at 8:30 pm. A large screen will be up in the high school parking lot. Each graduate can have four family/friends present. Guests will park along Bean Lane and will be seated in the parking lot and the graduates will be seated in the grass.  Graduate gift baskets will be set up in Railroad Park by Saveway Market on June 5th from 1-3 pm for any community members who would like to give a gift to a graduate.  The graduation will be live-streamed online for anyone who would like to view the graduation remotely.

Episode 2 brings the face of Railroad Park Recording Company, Kyle Therrien! Kyle's created a diverse portfolio over the years, producing music with War Games, Ace Enders (The Early November), Trevor Reilly (A Wilhelm Scream) Gary from Maximum Sound, (known for his work on Transit’s records) and he’s written music with members of Motionless in White. Kyle also fronts Karis Owen, an original pop-punk band based out of New York. Join us as we talk touring, the journey of shifting from musician to producer and engineer, and the process of being a self-employed creative! Audio Mastered by: Railroad Park Recording Company Follow on Instagram and Facebook: @railroadparkrecordingcompany For more info on Karis Owen: https://www.karisowen.com/

ELGL Knope Award Winner. Brent Stockwell, the Assistant City Manager of Scottsdale, Arizona, discussed their award-winning park the McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park. He talked about the work that went into winning the ELGL Knope Award, stories from park staff and how they tried to improve their communications strategy during each round of the competition. This podcast was recorded from the 2019 Transforming Local Government Conference in Reno, Nevada. 

60 years ago on March 9, 1959 — The Barbie doll debuts at the American International Toy Fair in New York 1 year ago on March 11, 2018 — A sight-seeing helicopter crashes into the East River, killing five passengers. 286 years ago on March 12, 1733 — Bowling Green Park is established as the city's first official park. Fifth Avenue St. Patrick's Day Parade — Bay Ridge St. Patrick's Day Parade — Brooklyn St. Patrick's Day parade Episode 8: Harry Macklowe plans new tower across from St. Patrick's Cathedral — Harry Macklowe is one parcel closer to building his $1B Midtown office tower Chrysler Building sells for just $150 million 63 years ago on March 15, 1956 - 'My Fair Lady' opens on Broadway, starring Rex Harrison and Julie Andrews. March 15, 2018 — NYC Announces New Ferry Names Chosen by City Schoolchildren A Great Big City has been running a 24-hour newsfeed since 2011, but the AGBC News podcast is just getting started, and we need your support. A Great Big City is built on a dedication to explaining what is happening and how it fits into the larger history of New York, which means thoroughly researching every topic and avoiding clickbait headlines to provide a straightforward, honest, and factual explanation of the news. Individuals can make a monthly or one-time contribution at agreatbigcity.com/support and local businesses can have a lasting impact by supporting local news while promoting products or services directly to interested customers listening to this podcast. Visit agreatbigcity.com/advertising to learn more. Park of the day Railroad Park (Queens) — Rochdale, Queens — A densely-wooded area named for the nearby LIRR tracks and Locust Manor station, Railroad Park is mostly a wooded area with no fountains or plazas, but it does have a few hiking trails winding through the trees. Not to be confused with Railroad Park in the Bronx. Outdoor Skills: Navigation at Willowbrook Park in Staten Island Concert Calendar Weezer x Pixies Spring 2019 Tour, Weezer, Basement, Pixies, and TV on the Radio are playing Madison Square Garden on Tuesday, March 12th Ella Mai "The Debut Tour", Ella Mai, Kiana Ledé, and Lucky Daye are playing Brooklyn Steel on Tuesday, March 12th Todd Snider and Reed Foehl are playing Blender Theater at Gramercy on Wednesday, March 13th Teenage Fanclub and The Love Language are playing Music Hall of Williamsburg on Thursday, March 14th The Movielife and Travis Shettel are playing Brooklyn Night Bazaar on Friday, March 15th Have a Nice Life, Consumer, elizabeth colour wheel, Midwife, and Planning for Burial are playing Market Hotel on Friday, March 15th Massive Attack is playing Radio City Music Hall on Friday, March 15th The Purple Tour and Lukas Graham are playing Hammerstein Ballroom on Friday, March 15th Death Cults, Husbandry, and LAPêCHE are playing Union Pool on Friday, March 15th Have a Nice Life, Consumer, elizabeth colour wheel, Planning for Burial, and Wreck and Reference are playing Brooklyn Night Bazaar on Saturday, March 16th The Bouncing Souls and Strike Anywhere are playing White Eagle Hall on Saturday, March 16th Youth of Today, Glitterer, KRIMEWATCH, and Line Of Sight are playing Brooklyn Bazaar on Sunday, March 17th Kenny O'Brien & The O'Douls and Kevin Devine are playing Mercury Lounge on Sunday, March 17th This Heat, This Is Not This Heat, and Yvette are playing (le) Poisson Rouge on Monday, March 18th Thursday and American Pleasure Club are playing Saint Vitus Bar on Monday, March 18th Fleetwood Mac are playing Madison Square Garden on Monday, March 18th Lucy Dacus, Fenne Lily, and Mal Blum are playing White Eagle Hall on Wednesday, March 20th José González & The String Theory are playing Apollo Theater on Thursday, March 21st Ulver is playing Irving Plaza on Friday, March 22nd Weakened Friends, coping skills, Hit Like a Girl, and Nervous Dater are playing The Kingsland on Friday, March 22nd Hollis Brown is playing Mercury Lounge on Friday, March 22nd Jawbreaker is playing Brooklyn Steel on Saturday, March 23rd Find more fun things to do at agreatbigcity.com/events. 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This week's offers something of a hodge-podge, centered around the theme of out-and-about town. We start with the Birmingham Dance Walk event organized by Sherri Ross. Last Sunday, March 20 I hung out at Railroad Park for a while to be a part of the first Birmingham Dance Walk of 2016. It was the Dance Walk that inspired this episode to share some sound bites about what makes Birmingham Shine and to let you know about a few events coming up over the next few weeks. All of these events and festivities are in Birmingham, except for one. That one is a camping-and-yoga trip for women that some of my Shoals friends are doing at Cane Creek Canyon near Muscle Shoals. If that’s something you’re interested in, listen through to the end because there’s a registration deadline looming. When I started Birmingham Shines last year, I went out in April to Pepper Place Market to gather some sound bites from folks about what makes Birmingham Shine. You heard from two of those in the teaser: Preston and Eric. Thanks to you two guys for sharing your thoughts on what makes Birmingham Shine! One of the things I discovered that weekend in April of 2015, just before I launched the podcast is that folks are shy around microphones, even when there’s no camera involved. I had a bit more success at this year's Birmingham Dance Walk. First we’re going to hear from Sherri Ross, founder of Birmingham Dance Walk and her hubby, Daniel Walters. They give us some info about Dance Walk and Daniel also talks a bit about living downtown. Then we hear from Trudy Bezet about what she loves about Birmingham. After Trudy, we hear from Panama Jack You Up of the Tragic City Rollers about their next roller derby meet at the Zamora Shrine Temple in Irondale. Then we have Laura Gaines talking about the Sol Dance Experience for women. She's followed by Jennifer King, who has the blog Stellar Fashion and Fitness, gives the heads-up on an upcoming free 5K on April 2. After that, my friends Summer and Ashley share a bit about the camping and yoga trip set for April 9-10 at Cane Creek Canyon near Muscle Shoals. You can still register as of March 24, 2016, but you’re running out of time. If you’re interested and don’t have time to listen, you can find out more at ashleybakeryoga.com. This is an excerpt from a full interview available in the Discover Grow Shinecast. After the Summer and Ashley excerpt, I have a short promo from Michael Syms about Zyp Bikeshare and close it out with a another bit of sound from Ben of Jones Valley Teaching Farm, recorded in April 2015 at Pepper Place. Promotional Disclosure: At the time I recorded the full interview with Summer and Ashley for the Discover Grow Shinecast (available at http://shinecast.tv) I had not received any promotional consideration from them. During the week of March 20, however, I was asked if I would like to receive a discount to attend the April 9-10 yoga and camping outing at Cane Creek and I said yes. So, at the time of THIS episode, I have received something of value from these guests and want to disclose that to make sure I'm in compliance with FTC rules for bloggers and podcasters. Check out the new Birmingham Shines Podcast page on Facebook. http://www.facebook.com/BirminghamShines Complete show notes and links available at http://birminghamshines.com/37

Katie Exum, publisher and editor of Alabama Trails magazine is the guest on episode 33 of Birmingham Shines. Rotary Trail in downtown Birmingham is the next trail set to open in Birmingham. Rotary Trail is part of a much larger trail system under development in the Magic City and surrounding areas. We are so blessed to have amazing outdoor recreation opportunities all around us. Birmingham’s burgeoning trail system and city parks are one of the reasons that Birmingham is gaining so much attention from national media and tourism bloggers. Yes, we have amazing food. But we have so much more and outdoor recreation is a big part of that. I wanted to have Katie on the show because she and her husband have created a relatively new magazine that focuses on outdoor recreation opportunities all across Alabama, including those here in the greater Birmingham area. I think it’s a great resource for anyone who wants to learn more about what to see and do all across Alabama, including right here in Birmingham. If you’re a regular listener to Birmingham Shines, you might remember that Deon Gordon said he marks the turning point in Birmingham’s renaissance with the creation of Railroad Park. Others on the show have echoed that sentiment. Teresa Thorne, executive director of City Action Partnership, known as CAPS downtown, is one of those individuals. Another guest, David Weigel singled out the city parks and outdoor recreation opportunities surrounding the greater Birmingham area as one of the reasons Birmingham Shines. Scot Duncan, a professor at Birmingham Southern College talked about Alabama’s amazing biodiversity and why it matters for our city, region and state. Connect with Alabama Trails magazine here:http://www.alabamatrailsmagazine.com/our-story.htmlInstagram: @atmmagazineFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/alabamatrailsmagazineTwitter: https://twitter.com/AlabamaTraMag Full show notes here: http://birminghamshines.com

Story: Ready to take a “trip” on The Georgetown Loop Railroad? Your journey starts at Devil’s Gate Depot as you stand between the cars and hear the sounds of this historic narrow gauge train as it rounds a tight bend. Things morph from there… enjoy the psychedelic ride. Artist Notes: The piece begins with the raw field recording of the train as it goes around a tight turn. It’s just such an amazing set of sounds I wanted to offer the listener context and a taste of the harmonic content of the original source material before I took things to another place. I then manually play and improvise from there performing the notes in chromatic mode and heavily manipulating the field recordings as the piece progresses. Near the end of the piece I’m using effects like comb filters to create what sound almost like long tremolo strings. Another fun thing for me was manipulating rail noise through a comb filter and delay and then changing the delay time (which changes pitch) to create what almost sounds like an arpeggio of pizzicato strings notes. While I was not allowed to travel between cars (because it’s a narrow gauge and runs along mountain drop offs and on high bridges), they allowed me to stand outside the closed door of the car between cars. This being the case I got some AWESOME recordings isolated from other passengers for the most parts. Lots of great wheels squeaking, flexing of the old cars, coupler noise, and sometimes engine noise. Instrumentation & Instrumentalities: I used only the Elektron Octatrack. I configured the machine to use 4 tracks made up of 3 field recordings from the session mentioned above each with their own insert effects. One track was used twice with a different set of effects. I also had the Octatrack configured to use track 8 for two master effects. After setting up the patch for the Octatrack, I rehearsed the piece a few times experimenting with different effects, expressive morphs, and notes. I then recorded the piece in one real-time pass without edits. Field Recording Notes I recorded these field recordings on The Georgetown Loop Railroad which is about 45 miles West of Denver... “one of Colorado’s first visitor attractions. Completed in 1884, this spectacular stretch of three-foot narrow gauge railroad was considered an engineering marvel for its time. In 1973, the Colorado Historical Society began restoring the railroad as part of its 978-acre Georgetown Loop Historic Mining & Railroad Park.” More here… http://georgetownlooprr.com/.” I’ve lived in Colorado since I was 7 and had never been on this train! They have all sorts of themed runs (Oktoberfest, Dinner trains, Big Horn Sheep Festival…) and I highly recommend you try it you come out Colorado way. We took the “Santa’s North Pole” adventure. Date & Time: December 7th, 2014 Location: Georgetown Loop Railroad, Georgetown, CO | Departing from Georgetown Devil’s Gate Depot Recorder: Zoom H2N Format: 44.1kHz/24bit 120 degree stereo Credits: Music, Sounds, Story, Notes and Cover art by Mark Mosher ©2016 Mark J. Mosher http://SonicEncounters.com http://ModulateThis.com

This week’s guest is Deon Gordon--if you’re civic minded and under 40 you probably know Deon. If you’re over 40 and civic minded you’ve probably heard of Deon, even if you don’t know him personally. Deon is one Birmingham’s champions and just an all-around super nice guy. In March 2015, Deon assumed the role of director of business development for REV Birmingham. Deon was one of the first four individuals I reached out to when I began working on the show. We had everything scheduled for him to be guest #2, but then a series of scheduling snafus led to rescheduling and it wasn't until early August that we were finally able to connect for a conversation. We ended up meeting at 7 a.m. to get the interview onto our calendars! Authenticity and local culture are two of the necessary ingredients for a successful 21st century city. Deon believes Birmingham has finally begun to tell its own story of authenticity, beginning with the culinary and food scene.We talk about some of Deon's favorite Birmingham people, places and things--like Railroad Park, Gip's Place and Chez FonFon. Enjoy! Visit http://birminghamshines.com for more.  

As a direct request from many listeners requests, this time on Let's Talk Trains sponsored by the American Passenger Rail Heritage Foundation, we discuss the Fostoria Iron Triangle Park in Fostoria, Ohio. The railfan viewing area opened last November to great reviews. We will hear from civic leaders and rail supporters on why Fostoria. Have you been there, if so call in and give your opinion.

This week,  we travel to a little town south of Rockford, Illinois, called Rochelle. The town was made famous for it's double diamond crossing of the Union Pacific Railroad and the Burlington Northern Santa Fe. ShuttletrainTed will talk with the Rochelle mayor and tourism officials on how Rochelle became the center of the universe for railfans. Shuttletrain will also talk with a representative of the newly opened passenger car manufacturing facility located in Rochelle. The Model Club of the month, Blackhawl Model Club of Oregon. Oregon, Illinois that is. Join the conversation, either by calling in at 646-716-7106 or chat in the chatroom, www.letstalktrains.com/chat.  Join us.. 12 Central Daylight Time.