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| Luke operating The Spirit of Traverse CityFri, 09 Jan 2009 17:13:28 -0800 by garbon2535Luke Randall operating The Spirit of Traverse City.Conductor (ticket taker) Sabrina Jordan can be seen supporting the Jump to Japan exhibit at the childrens museum. This near the end of the 2008 operating tourist season.The Spirit of Traverse City is owned and operated by the City of Traverse City. It is located in downtown Traverse City, MI on the water adjacent to Clinch Marina. It operates Labor Day through Memorial Day, weather permitting. The track is a single loop .45 miles in length. The track crosses three vehicle crossings and four pedestrian crossings.The engine is a live steam engine with a working pressure of 150 PSI. Diesel oil is burned to heat water, creating steam. The engine is a replica Atlantic type steam locomotive, approximately 1:4 scale (quarter scale). The track is 15" gauge. The engine was built in the 1940's. Related: 15 gauge steam engine locomotive traverse city mi michigan 1:4 scale live | |
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| myHotelVideo.com presents Hawtorn Karaca Resort in Bodrum / Turkish Adriatic / TurkeyFri, 09 Jan 2009 16:58:52 -0800 by myHotelVideoMore @ http://www.myhotelvi deo.com/en/landingpa ge/youtube/resourcei d/Mhv_Catalog_Offer: :100925 Location:The hotel is located on the hills of Turgutreis, just a 10-minute walk from the towns restaurants, bars, nightspots and shopping facilities and links to public transport networks. It is only 19 km from Bodrum city centre and a short walk (2 km) from both the D-Marina and the beach. Bodrum Castle is 40 km from the hotel and Milas-Bodrum Airport is 53 km away.Facilities:This resort has a view over the Mediterranean Sea and provides exceptional deluxe accommodation units, fine cuisine and a world-class spa. The hotel offers 90 suites in total; 46 deluxe rooms, 16 studio suites, 26 executive suites and 2 presidential suites. The fully air-conditioned resort offers shared facilities such as a lobby area with 24-hour reception and check-out service, a safe, currency exchange facilities and lift access. Guests can also relax in the hotels café, bar, pub, games room or TV lounge or dine in the restaurant. The family-friendly city hotel provides conference facilities and complimentary WLAN Internet access. A room service and laundry and dry cleaning are provided for an additional fee and guests arriving by car can use the car park or undercover parking garage. A bike rental service is available (charges apply) and younger guests are sure to enjoy the kids club. The hotel also provides a babysitting service, an airport transfer service and services for disabled. The hotels staff is multilingual.Rooms:A ll rooms and suites have a panoramic sea view from the terraces. Each suite has a double bed or king-size bed and a private bathroom with a shower, bathtub and hairdryer. Guestroom amenities and services include newspaper delivery, pillow menu, 24-hour in-room dining, air conditioning, minibar, Internet connection, electronic door locks, LCD screen satellite TV, voice mail, direct telephone line, fax connection line and smoke detector and sprinkler (non-smoking rooms are also available) and a voltage plug (110-220). The luxurious suites have a sitting room either in the same area as the bedroom or in a separate area and enjoy a large bathroom. The executive suites have private terraces and a hot tub. A radio, central heating, a safe and a balcony or terrace also come with all rooms as standard.Sports/Ente rtainment:The resort offers activities such as scuba diving, guided cultural tours of the main archaeological sites of Bodrum, daily blue voyages, trekking facilities around the hotel and a daily pass to the private beach. The spa and gym offer therapies and treatments. Indulge in customised facials, mineral baths, aromatherapy and anti-aging treatments, countless massages and body treatments. Alternatively, guests can use the traditional Turkish hammam, sauna, steam room, large spa pool and the fully-equipped gym. There is also a pool with a childrens paddling section within the hotels grounds and guests can relax by the poolside snack bar (charges apply) using the sun loungers and parasols provided. There are many other sporting options available to guests for an additional fee, such as aqua fit, banana boating, water skiing, jet skiing, motor-boating, diving, windsurfing, sailing, catamaran-boating, canoeing, paddle boating, horse riding or biking. Guests can also take part in aerobics or relax on the sun deck. There are also facilities for playing table tennis and tennis.Meals:The hotel has two à la carte restaurants. Olea serves a variety of dishes from around the Mediterranean and the Moon restaurant offers a special menu of Asian concept cuisine.Payment:The hotel accepts payment with the following credit cards: American Express, MasterCard and VISA. Related: myhotelvideo.com myhotelvideo video hotel hawtorn karaca resort bodrum turkey turkish adriatic | |
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| Disneyland Monorail- Disneyland History-446Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:11:09 -0800 by dldhistoryDirect Link: http://www.dldhistor y.com/link2us.asp?ID =1027 The Disneyland Monorail was the first operating monorail system in the Western Hemisphere and the first to cross a public street. When Walt built Disneyland, he wanted complete control over the steam trains, so that he could take them out when ever he wanted. Thus, he placed the steam trains, and then later the monorails under the ownership of Retlaw and leased them back to the park. In 1982, the family decided to sell the assets of Retlaw to the Disney Company, and a holding company, Walt Disney Incorporated was formed. Eventually, the steam trains and monorails became "officially" Disneyland's property.The Monorail only ran around Tomorrowland from 1959 through 1961 when it was extended to the Disneyland Hotel.Mark I trains capacity 82-3 cars per train monorail red, blue: 1959-1961Mark II trains capacity 108-4 cars per train 3 square windows monorail red,blue,gold: 1961-1968Mark III trains capacity 127-5 cars per train 4 wraped windows monorail red,blue,green,gold: 1968-1986Mark V trains 5 cars per train first monorail with air-conditioning:mon orail purple, red, blue, gold: 1986-2008Mark VII trains 5 cars per train all have have blue glass that change color in the sunlight. : monorail red ,blue ,orange 2008-The trip from Tomorrowland to the Disneyland Hotel is more level and has more straight-aways, drivers can run the Monorail at full speed, 35 miles per hour. The return trip, though, has several curves and a seven-degree grade near the Submarine Lagoon, so drivers are instructed to maintain a speed of fifteen miles per hour.Initial cost to build the monorail was $1.4 million (in 2006 dollars it would be over $9.4 million)The monorail designer was Alweg which are the initials of the owner of the company: Axel L. Wenner-Gren The original track was 8 tenths of a mile long with a maximum height of 31 feetTrack extension to the hotel cost $1.9 million (in 2006 dollars it would be over $12.4 million)When the last of the Mark II trains were scrapped one was used to create the Mouse-O-Rail. We have a short video about it.Complete video of Disneyland's Monorail at DLDHistory.com Related: disneyland monorail history tomorrowland disney transportation | |
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| Rio Grande Odyssey pt1Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:54:36 -0800 by GreenFrogVideosFrom the camera of Emery Gulash comes this spectacular Two-Disc 2 1/2 hour production of action on one of America's best loved railroads...The Rio Grande.Filmed in the 60's and 70's and early 80's. The action starts with first generation E-Units and Geeps, and includes action of the California Zephyr as well. You will also see more passenger action at Denver's Union Station.Dual gauge action, including steam, combines with standard gauge early diesels at Alamosa and Antonito. You will also witness steam with the Colorado & Southern on their isolated Climax Branch out of Leadville, accessible only by way of the D&RGW line.Just some of the locations and action we'll see are: Soldier Summit (where we'll see a Utah Railway coal train), Moffat Tunnel at both east and west portals, A limestone run to Monarch Pass, BN at Leadville, Grand Junction, Tennessee Pass as well as other locations.This DVD, combined with other Emery Gulash video's on the California Zephyr and many narrow gauge video's of the Rio Grande, offers the railfan one of the most complete video series available on this railroad.Approx. Running Time--2 1/2 hoursTWO-DISC SET Related: trainvideo railroad trains rio grande travel | |
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| Erie Lackawanna Pt2Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:31:05 -0800 by GreenFrogVideosThe Erie-Lackawanna Railroad was formed by the merger of the Erie Railroad with the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western in October, 1960. In this fascinating Two Disc Set by 16mm film photographer Emery Gulash, you will see the very beginning of the merger paint schemes, coupled with the variety of locomotive equipment garnered from the two roads.Disc one begins with 1962 early generation diesels and post merger paint schemes in the western end states: Ohio and Indiana. The action moves to the eastern end of the railroad in the states of Pennsylvania and New York with freight action and electric commuters.Emery then chases a steam powered fan trip over the former Erie Railroad main line to Binghamton, and this is the prelude to continuing action on Disc two.Disc two continues with the 1973 steam fan trip chase, now runnung on Delaware, Lackawanna & Western trackage. You will see spectacular action and impressive scenes of the Tunkhannock Viaduct and other landmark locations.More eastern end freight and commuter action follows. The return to the western end in 1974 takes this Heritage DVD to the finale of E-L merger with the formation of Conrail in 1976.Two-Disc Set..Full Color..Approx. 2 Hrs. 30 Minutes Related: trainvideo railroad trains travel erielackawanna | |
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