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Sun Valley Ski Resort

January 26th, 2010

sunvalley3The Union Pacific Railroad had the perfect new resort to sell to its passengers. The only problem was convincing them to come to this remote area of Idaho…

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Technology at a Ski Resort

January 25th, 2010

sunvalley2When you need new technology at a ski resort you of course look to someone in the railroad industry to fix the problem. That’s what happened here…

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Looking for a Resort Location

January 22nd, 2010

sunvalley1This town got it’s start because a railroad was looking for a new destination to transport passengers. What resulted is a well-known resort town…

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From Silver Mines to Fields of Sheep

October 12th, 2009

sheep(Ketchum, Idaho) When the silver ran out, the sheep moved in; thousands of them, in fact! This place became one of the largest sheep exporting cities in the world…

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The Ketchum, Idaho Sheep Festival

October 9th, 2009

ketchumsheepfestivalToday the number of snow skiers to this valley outnumbers the sheep that graze the summer mountainsides. However, the sheep still get the right of way, and this weekend’s festival proves it…

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