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« Reply #15 on: December 11, 2020, 22:09:46 »
C Houston ?
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« Reply #16 on: December 11, 2020, 22:14:39 »
Quote from: TonyN on December 11, 2020, 22:09:46
C Houston ?
Close - it is Galveston RailRoad Museum
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« Reply #17 on: December 12, 2020, 07:44:25 »
I guess the others are too obscure, so

A New Orleans, the clue was part fo the Superdome , 1984
B Pittsburgh, Station Square, 1984
C Galveston RailRoad Museum, 1984
D Baton Rouge and around, Christmas 1983
E Mumbai
F Hilton Railway Musuem near Pietermartizburg
G Sydney - monorail (since removed) and Harbour bridge
H Lower station on rack railway to the famous statue of Christ the Redeemer

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