We visited the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago on May 22. I now have pictures of the railroad exibit in the Railroad Pictures area along with pictures of the model railroad in the Model Railroad section.

The latest addition to the website are some pictures of Drake Olmstead's New York, Ontario & Western Railray.

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Amtrak's Capitol Limited
Amtrak's LakeShore Limited
Chicago, South Shore & South Bend
Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society
Greenfield Village and Henry Ford Museum
Illinois Central
Indianapolis Children's Museum
Memphis Trolley
New Haven & Lake Erie
South Simcoe Railway
Waterloo & St. Jacobs Railway

Amtrak's Capitol Limited

In December 2000, I rode the Capitol Limited from Elkhart, IN to Washington DC for a conference. Here are some videos from the trip

Here are some videos from a trip to the Indianapolis Zoo

• The lions at the Indianapolis Zoo (1:08)
• The siberian tigers at the Indianapolis zoo (1:34)
• The dolphin show at the Indianapolis Zoo (10:18)

Here are some videos from a visit to African Lion Country Safari in Ontario.

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speed internet connection.

Old Wakarusa Railroad
LaPorte County Historical Steam Society
Indianapolis Zoo Train
Little A-Merrick-A Railroad
Riverside and Great Northern
Milwaukee Zoo Railroad
Sandwich, IL
Wabash, Frisco and Pacific
Casey Jones Village

Old Wakarusa Railroad

Please Note:

The owner of the Come & Dine Restaurant and the Old Wakarusa Railroad, Delton Schrock, died on May 2, 2001 at age 41. He is survived by a wife and 5 daughters.

PETER E. BOSHART

Peter E. Boshart was born, according to the French records, January 26, 1823 in Luemschwiller, in eastern France not far from Basel, Switzerland. He was the son of John and Marie (Eicher) Boshart. Peter’s father died in France before 1834, leaving widow Marie and their five children, Christian E., Joseph E., Peter E., Catherine, and Benedict E.

When Peter was 14 years old, his widowed mother Marie, age 49, with her five children, ages 8 to 18, were passengers on the Ship Burgundy, leaving from Havre de Grace (Le Havre), France for the United States of America. According to documents they were probably 42 days on the Atlantic Ocean and arrived at New York City on April 20, 1837.