# other news (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover other news. Page: Feed: --- ## [Steam Saturday: Steam on the ex-AC&Y](https://akronrrclub.wordpress.com/2026/08/22/steam-saturday-steam-on-the-ex-acy/) _2026-08-22 · csanders429 · (untitled)_ The last time I posted this, the image was in black and white as getting the colors right seemed impossible. After trying some more here is the color version. Ex-Reading 2102 is westbound on Norfolk & Western (ex-Akron, Canton &Youngstown) tracks west of Akron on April 25, 1971. Photograph by Robert Farkas ## [Transition Era At Warwick Tower](https://akronrrclub.wordpress.com/2026/08/20/transition-era-at-warwick-tower/) _2026-08-20 · csanders429 · (untitled)_ This was taken at Warwick Tower in Clinton in November 1988. There was a single track crossing a double track diamond, but it was not on the CSX mainline. A now-removed former Pennsylvania Railroad (ex-Cleveland, Akron & Columbus) line that ran to Orrville and then on to Columbus passed between the Baltimore & Ohio main … … Continue reading → ## [Whitewater Valley 3 for Thursday](https://akronrrclub.wordpress.com/2026/08/20/whitewater-valley-3-for-thursday/) _2026-08-20 · csanders429 · (untitled)_ With the recent devastating flooding at the Whitewater Valley Railroad in southeastern Indiana, I remembered my only visit with the Surdyks on May 17, 1987. A highlight was seeing Lima built ex-Cincinnati Union Terminal No. 25. The railroad has announced on its website that operations are suspended until further notice. The site has a link … … Continue reading → ## [‘Wild Mary’ Wednesday: Colorful Akron Memory](https://akronrrclub.wordpress.com/2026/08/19/wild-mary-wednesday-colorful-akron-memory/) _2026-08-19 · csanders429 · (untitled)_ Some images bring back good memories. When Chessie System was formed, the Western Maryland, Baltimore & Ohio and Chesapeake & Ohio motive power fleets were merged. For many Akron railfans, the best lash-ups were headed by a WM locomotive. While the WM F’s were somewhat uncommon, WM Geeps could be seen more often. Here WM … … Continue reading → ## [Lady Liberty 2026 at Sunset in Painesville](https://akronrrclub.wordpress.com/2026/08/18/lady-liberty-2026-at-sunset-in-painesville/) _2026-08-18 · csanders429 · (untitled)_ I saw the Norfolk Southern SD70AC No. 2026 Sunday night leading Train 310. Although it was sunset at 8:30 p.m. and not much light I tried to photograph the Lady Liberty America 250 tribute unit anyway. Still glad I got much better photos of the 2026 when it was trailing behind Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 Big \[…\] ## [N&W Two for Tuesday](https://akronrrclub.wordpress.com/2026/08/18/nw-two-for-tuesday-2/) _2026-08-18 · csanders429 · (untitled)_ It is May 8, 1979 in Massillon where Norfolk & Western Nos. 8504 and 2408 are making a pickup/delivery to the Chessie System whose track they are now on. The N&W train came up to Massillon on the long-gone branch from Brewster to Massillon, and finally to Dalton. In the bottom image, N&W FM H12-44 \[…\] ## [Storms Disrupt CSX in West Virginia](https://akronrrclub.wordpress.com/2026/08/18/storms-disrupt-csx-in-west-virginia/) _2026-08-18 · csanders429 · (untitled)_ CSX operations were disrupted in West Virginia last weekend by flooding, power outages and downed trees. The Class 1 railroad said washouts and debris obstructions were being removed by workers on the Kanawha, New River, and Allegheny subdivisions, and that access to some of those locations remains limited by flooded roadways. Shippers were informed that \[…\] ## [EL Monday: Pulling out of Kent](https://akronrrclub.wordpress.com/2026/08/17/el-monday-pulling-out-of-kent/) _2026-08-17 · csanders429 · (untitled)_ Mike Ondecker and I saw this eastbound Erie Lackawanna freight leaving their yard in Kent in the late 1960s. Photograph by Robert Farkas ## [RRE Picnic is This Saturday in Macedonia](https://akronrrclub.wordpress.com/2026/08/17/rre-picnic-is-this-saturday-in-macedonia/) _2026-08-17 · csanders429 · (untitled)_ The Forest City Division of the Railroad Enthusiasts will not meet in August. Instead the group will conduct a picnic in Macedonia at Veteran’s Memorial Park. The picnic will be held between 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Saturday (Aug. 22). In recent years the RRE picnic has been held in Hudson, but the RRE \[…\] ## [The View Outside the Fence](https://akronrrclub.wordpress.com/2026/08/16/the-view-outside-the-fence/) _2026-08-16 · csanders429 · (untitled)_ This photo was taken outside the property and is of the Cotter Merchandise Storage leased locomotive No. 1231 in Akron. Photograph by Robert Farkas ## [Sync bookmarks across every browser (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/i70J1eb8QNsH) _2026-08-16 · **Sponsored**_ Two-way sync across Chrome, Firefox and Safari; built-in ad and tracker blocker. ## [30 x 13 on RRE Bellevue Day](https://akronrrclub.wordpress.com/2026/08/16/30-x-13-on-rre-bellevue-day/) _2026-08-16 · csanders429 · (untitled)_ No that is not the loads versus empties for the Wheeling train coming into Bellevue Yard. That is the number of trains we observed in the total number of hours members of the Forest City Division of the Railroad Enthusiasts were in Bellevue last June This year s weather was considerably better than last year. We \[ \] ## [Steam Saturday: Iconic View of the 614](https://akronrrclub.wordpress.com/2026/08/15/steam-saturday-iconic-view-of-the-614/) _2026-08-15 · csanders429 · (untitled)_ Mark Perri caught this historic view of Chessie System No. 614 in Confluence, Pennsylvania, on Sept. 27, 1980. Collection of Robert Farkas ## [Amtrak Wins Federal Grants](https://akronrrclub.wordpress.com/2026/08/15/amtrak-wins-federal-grants/) _2026-08-15 · csanders429 · (untitled)_ The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded Amtrak more than $2 billion to be used to buy additional corridor trainsets. The grant is part of more than $5.3 billion in federal funding for rail-related projects approved by USDOT. The $2.05 billion for equipment will fund 43 new trainsets for Amtrak, to be used on short \[ \] ## [Indiana Port Gets REDI Designation](https://akronrrclub.wordpress.com/2026/08/15/indiana-port-gets-redi-designation/) _2026-08-15 · csanders429 · (untitled)_ Ports of Indiana and the Evansville Regional Economic Partnership announced the 544-acre Mount Vernon megasite at the Ports of Indiana-Mount Vernon has earned a silver designation through the Readiness Evaluation for Development and Investment, or REDI, Sites program. The site was evaluated through the program according to utilities, ownership and entitlements, environmental factors, ease of… ## [Freight Transportation Index Fell in June](https://akronrrclub.wordpress.com/2026/08/15/freight-transportation-index-fell-in-june/) _2026-08-15 · csanders429 · (untitled)_ The U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics said that its Freight Transportation Services Index fell 0.3 percent in June from May s level to 134.9, decreasing for the third consecutive month. On a year-over-year basis, the index fell 1.7 percent. The freight TSI measures the amount of cargo carried by for-hire freight transportation providers. The Freight TSI \[ \] ## [It Had to Go Outside the Plant](https://akronrrclub.wordpress.com/2026/08/14/it-had-to-go-outside-the-plant/) _2026-08-14 · csanders429 · (untitled)_ Morgan Crane s center cab GE 44 ton switcher had to leave the plant sometimes in order to get enough headroom to switch certain areas. Here the switcher is crossing East Summit Street in Alliance on March 27, 1979. Photograph by Robert Farkas ## [PM 1225 Won’t Appear in Virginia This Fall](https://akronrrclub.wordpress.com/2026/08/14/pm-1225-wont-appear-in-virginia-this-fall/) _2026-08-14 · csanders429 · (untitled)_ The planned appearance of Pere Marquette 2-8-4 No. 1225 in Virginia this fall has been cancelled. The Steam Railroading Institute of Owosso, Michigan, which owns the locomotive, said it would not be able to move the locomotive to Virginia for a series of fall foliage excursions on the Buckingham Branch Railroad. SRI did not explain \[ \] ## [R&N RDC Three for Thursday](https://akronrrclub.wordpress.com/2026/08/13/rn-rdc-three-for-thursday/) _2026-08-13 · csanders429 · (untitled)_ Here are three images of Reading Northern Rail Diesel Cars from a charter run last April 18. This was mostly a mileage collector trip with only six photo locations in 34 miles of mostly industrial and branch lines, and only three were moving run-bys. Among the locations were Delano Junction, where the Maria Branch \[ \] ## [Museum Preserve Triple Crown RoadRailer](https://akronrrclub.wordpress.com/2026/08/13/museum-preserve-triple-crown-roadrailer/) _2026-08-13 · csanders429 · (untitled)_ A Michigan railroad museum has added a former Triple Crown RoadRailer to its collection. The RoadRailer has been preserved and placed on display by the Southern Michigan Railroad Society of Clinton. The display includes the trailer, bogie, and CouplerMate. The group hopes to eventually put a display inside the trailer with artifacts and information about \[ \] ## [Professor Mary Gibby Archive](https://stories.rbge.org.uk/archives/41406) _2026-08-05 · Leonie Paterson · Botanics Stories_ The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) is pleased to announce the completion of the cataloguing of Professor Mary Gibby’s archive! This marks an important first step in preserving... ## [Install Manifest V3 Extension (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/rxUH5oOC1Pxh) _2026-08-05 · **Sponsored**_ Get this Manifest V3 extension from the official TronBrowser Store listing. ## [Towards 3 million: Meliaceae & Simaroubaceae](https://stories.rbge.org.uk/archives/41400) _2026-08-04 · Robyn Drinkwater · Botanics Stories_ The following blog was written by Chris Knowles a digitiser in the Herbarium. Since 2021 we have increased our digitisation capacity reaching 1 million specimens imaged in August... ## [Towards 3 million: Balanopaceae, Trigoniaceae, Dichapetalaceae, Euphroniaceae and Chrysobalanaceae](https://stories.rbge.org.uk/archives/41390) _2026-07-21 · Robyn Drinkwater · Botanics Stories_ The following blog was written by Linde Hess a digitiser in the Herbarium. Since 2021 we have increased our digitisation capacity reaching 1 million specimens imaged in August... ## [Towards 3 million: Astronaut lichens](https://stories.rbge.org.uk/archives/41380) _2026-07-07 · Robyn Drinkwater · Botanics Stories_ The following blog was written by Natalie Zarte a digitiser in the Herbarium. Since 2021 we have increased our digitisation capacity reaching 1 million specimens imaged in August... ## [Towards 3 million: Rubiaceae](https://stories.rbge.org.uk/archives/41370) _2026-06-23 · Robyn Drinkwater · Botanics Stories_ The following blog was written by Rose Kent a digitiser in the Herbarium. Since 2021 we have increased our digitisation capacity reaching 1 million specimens imaged in August... ## [Illustrations in the RBGE Library Collections](https://stories.rbge.org.uk/archives/41345) _2026-06-19 · Graham Hardy · Botanics Stories_ Alongside printed works the Library Collections at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh hold a vast number of illustrations in different media. Many of the illustrations are original artworks.... ## [Towards 3 million: Typhaceae](https://stories.rbge.org.uk/archives/41340) _2026-06-09 · Robyn Drinkwater · Botanics Stories_ The following blog was written by one of the digitiser’s in the Herbarium. Since 2021 we have increased our digitisation capacity reaching 1 million specimens imaged in August... ## [Towards 3 million: Sapindaceae](https://stories.rbge.org.uk/archives/41333) _2026-05-26 · Robyn Drinkwater · Botanics Stories_ The following blog was written by Chris Knowles a digitiser in the Herbarium. Since 2021 we have increased our digitisation capacity reaching 1 million specimens imaged in August... ## [FINDING JEAN, FINDING FLORA](https://stories.rbge.org.uk/archives/41234) _2026-05-21 · Pablo Bell Molina · Botanics Stories_ Hayden Lorimer teaches cultural geography and environmental humanities at University of Edinburgh. His research explores connections between landscape, memory and the geographical imagination. 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Jumia is currently undergoing a significant operational transformation, pivoting toward a… ## [Uganda’s Drive to Fully Automate Public Procurement: A Defining Reform in 2026](https://procurement.co.ug/ugandas-drive-to-fully-automate-public-procurement-a-defining-reform-in-2026/) _2026-04-20 · admin · Procuremate Magazine_ Uganda’s Drive to Fully Automate Public Procurement: A Defining Reform in 2026 In 2026, the Government of Uganda has embarked on one of its most ambitious governance reforms in decades:… ## [Uganda fuel prices undercut Kenya as supply reforms pay off amid global disruptions](https://procurement.co.ug/uganda-fuel-prices-undercut-kenya-as-supply-reforms-pay-off-amid-global-disruptions/) _2026-04-15 · admin · Procuremate Magazine_ Uganda’s fuel prices have fallen below regional averages despite global supply disruptions, as centralized procurement and a flexible tax regime begin to pay off—raising fresh questions about East Africa’s divergent… ## [Court: FIA Must Seek Prompt Judicial Approval for Account Freezes](https://procurement.co.ug/court-fia-must-seek-prompt-judicial-approval-for-account-freezes/) _2026-04-14 · admin · Procuremate Magazine_ The prolonged freezing of the account without judicial approval deprived BMS of access to its funds for an “inordinate period,” the court added. 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