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Meet Bob Lettenberger, Q&A with the Editors
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Meet Bob Lettenberger, Q&A with the Editors

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Meet Cody Grivno, Q&A with the Editors
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Meet Eric White, Q&A with the Editors
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Meet Hal Miller, Q&A with the Editors
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What were the rules for occupying open platforms on observation cars?
Mar 2, 2021·Ask Trains

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Question: In the days when passenger trains carried open-platform observation cars, which passengers were allowed to occupy the platform? Was…

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