This post is for locations of fellow modelers. For security purposes, just give the city of which you live. I'll start:
I am new to model railroading and live in Geneva, IN.
I have two Maryland locations... Boyds and Midlothian
Charles
PS, a test of your B&O knowledge, Boyds?
I live somewhere between MP 5 and 6 of the C&O, which is, of course, between MP 5 and 6 of the CSX.
Gene
Interstate 95 in Virginia.
Exit 143B.
I live about 15 miles south of Taz, within hearing of the same ex-B&O/CSX main line that goes through Boyds.
A few miles west of what used to be the RF&P's Potomac Yard.
Arlington Mass, and
Tiverton Rhodey.
NE Oklahoma
near NARM and HMCR
nowhere close to my signature
I'm also new to model railroading and live in Sumerduck, VA, halfway between Fredericksburg, VA and Warrenton, VA just off US-17.
Tyke
read my signature, I live in the Birthplace of American Railroading.
Latitude: 48° 25' North
Longitude: 123° 21' West
Name the city.
Between Federal Mill #3 and the chat pile in Park Hills MO.
Between mile marker 30 and 31, just east of the right of way, on the Maryland & Pennsylvannia Railroad.
Sheldon
Vancouver
Gene
Quote from: SteamGene on October 29, 2007, 08:47:09 PM
Vancouver
Gene
Latitude: 48° 25' North
Longitude: 123° 21' West
Name the city.
Close Gene, but no cigar.
Latitude: 48° 25' North
Longitude: 123° 21' West
Name the city.
Roger-
How about Victoria ?
Me ?- On a small island called Tsing Yi; in the New Territories of Hong Kong SAR- just a few miles from the Kader H.O. - Parent co of Bachmann.
Paul
I borrowed TerraServer-USA:
- http://terraserver-usa.com/image.aspx?Lon=-123.35&Lat=48.4166666666667&w=1
At first I got 54 km west of Portland, helps to put in the coordinates right!
Who is Juan de Fuca?
Charles
Asian Life, they're still called the New Territories even after China took over? Wow. Do all direction instructions still begin "Take the Kowloon Ferry..."?
Gene
Quote from: ASIANLIFE on October 30, 2007, 04:44:53 AM
Latitude: 48° 25' North
Longitude: 123° 21' West
Name the city.
Roger-
How about Victoria ?
Paul
Paul is the winner of today's gold plated Noprize. Well done that man.
Quote from: taz-of-boyds on October 30, 2007, 12:09:27 PM
Who is Juan de Fuca?
Charles
Charles.
Google and Wikipeadia are our friend and will answer most any question you may have.
"The Strait of Juan de Fuca is the principal outlet for the Georgia Strait and Puget Sound, connecting both to the Pacific Ocean. It provides part of the International Boundary between the United States and Canada. It was named in 1788 by the English Captain John Meares of the ship Felice for Juan de Fuca, the Greek sailor who claimed to have gone on a voyage with Spanish explorers in 1592 to seek the fabled Strait of Anián."
Wasn't there a major non-war not fought there between England and the U.S. over the U.S. -Canadian border at Juan de Fuca?
Gene
Asian Life, they're still called the New Territories even after China took over? Wow. Do all direction instructions still begin "Take the Kowloon Ferry..."?
Gene
Hi Gene
yes still called New Territories - see www.ypmap.com ........can you spot Tsing Yi island.?
Star Ferry is still working across the harbour from Hong Kong Island to Kowloon. One of the world's ''must-do'' trips, although I usually take the Mass Transit Railway underneath- as I am about to do in 20 minutes - from MongKok [my office] to Central.
Asianlife,
cool! I was in Hong Kong in '85. You're are right, the Star Ferry is a must do trip! Like Steamgene, I too am surprised at the "New Territories" and that the Star Ferry is still running. I bought my daughters all Star Ferry dolls and they still have them! I also took the Hydrofoil to Macao. I then went into southern China. Great trip! Stephen
I will assume that Ying Si Island is the largest island to the right of Hong Kong Island. Am I correct? I thought that the ferry was still in operation. I just remember from when I was in Hong Kong as a kid that no matter where you were, if you asked directions to someplace, the instructions began "Take the Kowloon ferry..." Sort of like the infamous receipe for chicken stew attributed to the minority of your choice: "First, you steal a chicken..."
Gene
Stephen- yep, hydrofoil trip to Macao is great. If you went there in 85 then you may not recognise it today as it resembles Vegas. The Venetian is the latest to open just recently, and apparently Macao is already earning more in gambling revenue than Vegas. We prefer Wynn's- but just for the food, not the tables.
Gene- nope. But I would like to live there. Tsing Yi Isand is the small island between Lantau [where the new airport is] and the New Terrirories mainland.
For those interested - you can view the streetmap location of the Kader H.Q. building, on the same website - www.ypmap.com. Their address is below [n.b. the site is not very user friendly as details have to be 100% correct- no fuzzy logic there !]
22, Kai Cheung Road,
Kowloon Bay, Kowloon,
Hong Kong
Asianlife, hmmm sounds interesting even though I do not gamble. It was pretty lively in 85 but not quite like Vegas. The last time I was there I went about twenty miles into China and ate at a small local resturant. I don't remember the name but still remember the taste. It was great! Would love to take another trip back there again. Alas, as always, money and time interferes! Thanks for the update. Stephen