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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2515: Houston and the Railways

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Posted on March 5, 2023 · Episode: 2515 A 4-4-0 locomotive in the wrong place: How the city of Houston was invented. Today, a 4-4-0 locomotive — in the wrong place.

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City In A City: Course Explores How Houston Enclaves Forged Their Own Identities

Maggie Martin

Posted on October 4, 2017 · A new course explores how areas and developments within Greater Houston have forged their own unique identities -- and even governments -- over the years.

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Posted on March 24, 2023 · Episode: 2532 Fanny Kemble, technology, and London’s circle of radical intellectual women. Today, another kind of radical.

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Posted on March 9, 2023 · A local resident walking along the beach early Thursday morning noticed the body and called 911.

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Historic Battleship Texas, parked for repairs, seeking high-traffic area for next home

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Posted on March 3, 2023 · Officials in Baytown and Beaumont recently were informed their cities are out of the running to be the next host site for the Battleship Texas, which is undergoing repairs in Galveston.

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Railroad merger update (Feb. 23, 2023)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on February 23, 2023 · On Thursday's show: We get an update on the proposed rail merger between Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern and its potential impact on the Houston area.

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