Tag: Schenectady
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WNYT.com: ALCO Heritage Museum grand opening on June 10, 2012
As reported by WNYT.com-Schenectady, the Alco Black Beast will be participating in the grand opening of the ALCO Heritage Museum on Sunday, June 10th in Schenectady, New York.
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Times Union Blog: “Serendipity and the Black Beast”
Author and Schenectady County historian Don Rittner has written an article on his timesunion.com blog on his experiences last week with the Black Beast. Here are some highlights:
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The Black Beast Returns to Schenectady and Saratoga Springs
It has been a wonderful two days in the Schenectady and Saratoga Springs area... great shows, friendly people, beautful weather, newspaper coverage and great fun!
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The Black Beast returns to the former Alco Headquarters in Schenectady Today
The Alco "Black Beast" racer returns to the Schenectady area for a series of events on Friday and Saturday. Although the racer was manufactured in Providence, Rhode Island, the headquarters for American Locomotive Company was in Schenectady, New York. Here are several articles describing the events:
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Article “Schenectady’s Contributions to the History of Automobiles”
Don Rittner, author and historian, has written an excellent article in the Times Union serving the New York State Capital Region entitled "Schenectady’s Contributions to the History of Automobiles".
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