NW 300 heavyweight business car is in Valparaiso, Indiana close to the end of a multi-year restoration and will be transported to Little River Railroad in Coldwater, Michigan. October date for the move has not been set. John
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And how does one pronouce "Valparaiso"?
@prrhorseshoecurve posted:And how does one pronouce "Valparaiso"?
I've always pronounced is as "Val-praiso". At least when I was in college in Muncie, IN that is how the Hoosiers pronounced it. That was a long time ago though.
I pronounce it val-puh-RAISE-oh.
@Rich Melvin posted:I pronounce it val-puh-RAISE-oh.
I just did a web search and you would be correct. That is why you are the OGR publisher emeritus!
@GG1 4877 posted:...That is why you are the OGR publisher emeritus!
Ahhh...that just means I'm old. 
In the Calumet Region you may hear Val-puh-rise-o. John
PRR used to run a commuter train to/from Chicago Union. Is this the same town with a university that seemed to make the Men's Final Four a frw years ago?
@Dominic Mazoch posted:PRR used to run a commuter train to/from Chicago Union. Is this the same town with a university that seemed to make the Men's Final Four a frw years ago?
Yep...
Dining room. Local ice cream company furnished complimentary ice cream.
President's compartment.
Upper for the porter, lower for the chef. Both immediately aft of the kitchen.
Brian Lalevee, President of the organization and a blonde.
NW 300 Open House in Valparaiso on Saturday October 9. 2021. Tuesday it will be moved to a railroad in Michigan. John
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