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ROAD TRIP: Working on the Railroad

hile on a trip to California for my daughter’s wedding, we found ourselves staying in the town of Portola, home of the Western Pacific Railroad Museum <> (operated by the Feather River Rail Society). I jumped at the chance to see

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