[PRCo] Re: New__Railway__Properties__--__Portland--OR___MAX

[Holland Electric Rwy. Op. H.E.R.O. -- Import SPTC 1.48 Models // James B. Holland]

Fred Schneider wrote:
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> Love the pictures, Jim. And recognize most of the locations. Shame it 
> doesn't show in the photos but if you see it up close and personal, 
> the Union Pacific shield is painted on the concrete counterweights for 
> the Steel Bridge. It's actually two separate lift spans. The lower 
> railroad span can be lifted independently of the upper highway/LRT deck.

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The Railroad deck is lifted in the photos and this is the normal 
position  (except when a train is present, of course!)  to allow vessels 
to pass below  --  larger vessels would need the upper deck to be lifted.


>I can eat in restaurants in downtown Portland ...  good restaurants ... and ethnic places like Mexican or Moroccan.      Maybe I'll never understand entirely why Portland works but it's one great city.
>
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This kinda befuddles me  --  why go to  Portland,  OR,  U.S.A.  (sub any 
U.S.A. - Canadian location)  to eat Moroccan food  --  why is that such 
a big draw?       Why not go to Morocco?       When I made a trip back 
to the midwest in the early 1990s I stopped in Iowa and ordered what 
Iowa was famous for  --  Beef!       Passed on the Prunes Also Listed on 
the Menu!!!


> Never expected that from the resident cynic, did you Guys?

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Can  We  Quote  You  On  This?!?!?!?!


> I like San Diego and Minneapolis and Toronto and Calgary and London 
> and Berlin and Paris too. And a whole host of small towns.
>
> fws

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San Diego  --  maybe.       I liked it in the 1960s Much Better!

Minneapolis has real charm but too isolated and too cold in winter.

Calgary is absolutely exceptional  --  young, growing, dynamic.       
Edmonton is nice as well but Much Older City.       Vancouver is easy to 
get around although locals complain about traffic in rush hours  --  
gridlock according to them.




Jim__Holland


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