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By Tom Bosse, December 31, 2023
Bells and Whistles: Signaling Marker
SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER
| Near Union Street SE north of Sea Lane SE, on the left when traveling south. |
| | Imagine if steam locomotives still ran through here. It would be so loud you might not hear the person next to you.
Because of the noise, railroad engineers used bells and whistles to alert passengers and workers that a train was arriving at . . . — — Map (db m238824) HM |
| Near Union Street SE north of Sea Lane SE, on the left when traveling south. |
| | Dining cars did not become standard equipment on railroads until after the Civil War. Before food was served on trains, meal options for passengers were less than appetizing. Roadhouses near regular train water-stops offered a limited selection of . . . — — Map (db m238826) HM |
| Near Union Street SE north of Sea Lane SE, on the left when traveling south. |
| | The steam engine had a dramatic impact on the development of transportation and industry in the 19th century. Indeed, it was the steam engine that powered the industrial revolution.
How does a steam engine work? The principal is simple. Water . . . — — Map (db m238827) HM |
| Near Union Street SE north of Sea Lane SE, on the left when traveling south. |
| | Visitors to Aiken, today, arrive via interstates and airlines. Our Visitors Center and Train Museum stands as a reminder of the impact that the railway made on the establishment of this fine city.
From Hitchcock Woods (one of America's largest . . . — — Map (db m238830) HM |
May. 23, 2024