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Newsletter​​​​​​​​
Contents
Geneva Passenger News
Metra Board News
Amtrak News & Trips
Local & Western Rail History
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Local engineer, conductors tell
their stories
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Station
Reimagined
Tired of Track Anxiety
in La Fox?
Geneva Station Wish List and
Station
Reimagined
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and La Fox Station News
Please email Rusty If you
don't see your name,
Maria,
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So good to meet you and learn of your adventures spanning from Bloomington to California and then to Arizona.
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You were so kind to share about your Mom, your family, your medical 'miracle', and your time as a corrections officer and surviving an abusive husband.
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I wish you a future filled with happiness, joy and good health.
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Rusty
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P.S. I again offer to meet you at in Bloomington for an afternoon of stories at Bloomington's favorite 'watering' hole.
Scroll down to enjoy this mixed group of stories from the following categories:
Arizona, Historical characters, Lincoln Family, Places, Railroads, Favorites, and General Interest
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1. What was so valuable 1000 years ago that led cacao traders from Central America to trade with Native Americans in the
Four Corners Region (AZ, UT, CO, NM).
2a He painted the Masters in the Louvre, but failed to sell his painting in America, thus having to turn to Plan B; his invention changed communication
2b His picture hangs in the office of many U.S. Supreme Court justices for being vindicated many years laters
3 The surprising connection between a U.S. President, his son, and a Railroad Baron
4a This new railroad would put its future on the line when it accepted an dare to race a horse.
4b No one realized or predicted that this new invention could some day shrink the nation.
5 A Frenchmen and an Englishmen fight over a women ended up changing the town’s
name.
6a Louise's father told George, an immigrant, he wasn't good enough for his daughter. Louise. George set out to prove him wrong. Along the way, a famous salad dressing was created..
6b Knowing there was no agency to deal this little girl’s plight; she contacted the American Society for the Prevention Cruelty
to Animals for help
7 This leading doctor blamed beautiful, sophisticated women for stress along with other factors that led to a condition he
termed ‘Americanitis’.