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July 25 to 28, 2001 • Stamford, Connecticut sponsored by Stamford Model Rail Road Club |
Amtrak |
Cross country by rail. |
Genessee & Wyoming |
Shortline holding company headquarted in Connecticut; operations worldwide. |
Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) |
Public transportation from New York through the region including Connecticut. Maps and schedules include MTA Metro-North Line (through Stamford if I read map right). Go to MTA Home for full regional information and schedules. |
Providence & Worcester Railroad Co. |
Cargo king of the Northeast Corridor Rails operating in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York and Rhode Island--31 diesel electric locos running over 545 miles of track (170 of which it owns). article |
RailAmerica, Inc. |
Shortline railroads. |
Danbury Railway Museum |
120 White Street, Danbury, Connecticut, USA; 203-778-8337. Small state. |
Essex Steam Train |
Tourist railway. Essex Steam Train and Riverboat Ride, Exit 3 off of Route 9 Essex, Ct. 06426 1-860-767-0103. |
RR Museum of New England |
Naugatuck Railroad. Thomaston, CT 06787-0400; Thomaston Station Office Phone: 860-283-RAIL (860-283-7245). |
Shore Line Trolley Museum |
The Shore Line Trolley Museum, 17 River Street, East Haven, CT 06512; (203) 467-6927. |
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Mountain Laurel |
| Animal | Sperm Whale |
| Bird | American Robin |
| Dance | Square Dance |
| Flower | Mountain Laurel "Kalmia latifolia" |
| Fossil | Eubrontes giganteus |
| Gemstone | Almandine Garnet |
| Hero | Nathan Hale |
| Heroine | Prudence Crandall |
| Insect | European Mantis |
| Motto | "Qui transtulit sustinet" He who transplanted still sustains |
| Nickname(s) | Constitution State; The Nutmeg State |
| Residents called | Nutmeggers, Connecticut Yankees |
| Shellfish | Eastern Oyster |
| Ship | U.S.S. Nautilus |
| Song | "Yankee Doodle" |
| Tree | The Charter Oak (White Oak) "Quercus alba" |
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NEXT NATIONAL 2006 - Parsippany, NJ |
FUTURE NATIONAL 2007 - Indianapolis, IN |
FUTURE NATIONAL 2008 - Worcester, MA |
PAST NATIONAL 2000 - New Orleans, LA |
PAST NATIONAL 2001 - Stamford CT |
PAST NATIONAL 2002 - Chicago, IL |
PAST NATIONAL 2003 - Dallas, TX |
PAST NATIONAL 2004 - Washington, DC |
PAST NATIONAL 2005 - St. Louis, MO |