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Phil,? I remember the Lechmere chain of department stores.? Spread around the Boston area, but like many other retail chains, now long gone.? Named for Lechmere (square and T station).? I moved to the Boston area from upstate New York and Lechmere was popular
then.
Yes, Switzerland is fascinating.? Scenery, scenery, scenery -- in spades, especially the vertical features! All those mountains and valleys became a mecca for all sorts of railroad, tram, and cog design and construction -- and new tunneling techniques.? It
is astounding to see the vertical heights reached and how that is accomplished.? The era when so much tunneling and construction was completed astounds me, as well -- the 1880s, for example.? In Germany, I have ridden
the Zugspitzbahn a number of times, via cog and then aerial tramway through tunnels to the 2933-meter peak.? For someone who does not like heights, it is perhaps thought of worrisome.? (I didn't flatten myself on the car floor, though; I still have a bit of
dignity left.)
Dave.
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Dave, ? From what I have read, Switzerland is a mecca for railfans.? However, I¡¯ve only ridden the line that goes between France and Italy.? ? When I lived in Boston (actually Cambridge) in the 1970s, I would ride the Green Line to Lechmere Square, where there was this big discount store called Lechmere Sales.? Area has changed quite a lot since then.? ?Nice to see this extension done. ? Sad, sometimes, how long it takes to get major rail transit projects done in the US.? In New York, my hometown, the Second Avenue subway was first proposed in 1920.? A much reduced line was finally opened in 2017. ? Phil Burton ? From: [email protected] <[email protected]>
On Behalf Of Dave Saums ? Phil,
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