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		<title>In Memoriam &#8211; Bill Purdie, 1915 &#8211; 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[William J. &#8220;Bill&#8221; Purdie Jr., passed away on the evening of Thursday, July 22, 2010. Our memorial page for Bill, a giant on the steam scene, is here. Please send us your photos and memories of Bill and we will add them to the page.]]></description>
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		<title>May 2010 &#8211; Nevada Northern, Heber Valley</title>
		<description><![CDATA[More here.]]></description>
		<link>http://steamspecials.com/2010/06/07/may-2010-nevada-northern-heber-valley/</link>
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		<title>October 2009:  Little River 110, Nickel Plate Road 765</title>
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		<title>Event Announcement:  Nevada Northern and Heber Valley photo special</title>
		<description><![CDATA[(Note: this post is a slight departure from our usual announcement procedure. Normally events are publicized by email only, but this event is offered in conjunction with Railfan &#038; Railroad magazine.) Join Historic Transport Preservation, Inc. (Steam Specials) and Railfan &#038; Railroad Magazine for photo specials with Nevada Northern 4-6-0 no. 40 and 2-8-0 no. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://steamspecials.com/2010/02/16/event-announcement-nevada-northern-and-heber-valley-photo-special/</link>
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		<title>Moore-Keppel Climax no. 3 Photo Special &#8211; May 17, 2009</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On Sunday, May 17, HTP sponsored a half-day photo special on the Durbin &#038; Greenbrier Valley Railroad with Moore-Keppel Climax no. 3. The photo below was taken by first-time participant Jonathan Hallman: We&#8217;ve created a gallery for photos from this event here. If you attended this event, log in and upload your photos. Thanks to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://steamspecials.com/2009/06/13/moore-keppel-climax-no-3-photo-special-may-17-2009/</link>
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		<title>TJ Gaffney talks about working with HTP</title>
		<description><![CDATA[www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-of6-A1tn8 Produced by Kelly Lynch and Lynchpin Pictures.]]></description>
		<link>http://steamspecials.com/2009/04/12/tj-gaffney-talks-about-working-with-htp/</link>
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		<title>2008 in review, and looking ahead to 2009</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been another busy and successful year at Steam Specials. In 2008 we organized 6 events featuring 10 steam locomotives, and welcomed over 20 new participants to the photo line. In February, we hosted our second event at both the Huckleberry Railroad (17 participants) and at the Steam Railroading Institute (50 participants). In October, 17 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://steamspecials.com/2008/12/05/2008-in-review-and-looking-ahead-to-2009/</link>
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		<title>SOO 1003 on the road again</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On Sunday, November 9, Historic Transport Preservation, SOO 1003 Operations LLC, and Wisconsin &#038; Southern Railroad partnered yet again to operate a photo special. This trip operated over &#8220;new&#8221; trackage between Waukesha, WI, and Milton, WI. (While 1003 has operated over this line numerous times, this was the first photo special.) You can find more [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://steamspecials.com/2008/11/10/2008-november-soo-1003/</link>
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		<title>New England Steam in Fall Foliage</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Over October 3-4-5, Historic Transport Preservation partnered with the Wiscasset, Waterville &#038; Farmington Railway Museum, the Conway Scenic Railroad, and The Mount Washington Cog Railroad for a weekend of steam in New England Fall Foliage. You can see the results here. If you would like to join us on a future outing, sign up for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://steamspecials.com/2008/10/10/50/</link>
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		<title>HTP makes donation to Mid-Continent Railroad Museum</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mid-Continent Railway Museum of North Freedom, Wisconsin, suffered significant flood damage during recent flooding of the Midwest, as shown on their web site. In a small gesture of support, HTP&#8217;s Board of Directors unanimously approved a donation of $250 to Mid-Continent&#8217;s flood relief efforts, which was presented to the museum by HTP Vice-President Bill Raia [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://steamspecials.com/2008/07/10/htp-donation-mcrm/</link>
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