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Journey to the past and catch up on current events
Compiled by Jill Zayszly and Mary Eileen O'Connor

Visit these Web sites to learn more about the stories featured in this month's Applause Magazine:

All Aboard!

Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania: The Lancaster County, PA museum houses one of the world's most significant collections of railroad artifacts. Find out what's new at the museum, take a virtual tour and purchase train gifts and books. rrmuseumpa.org

The Train Factory: Kids of all ages can climb aboard the 101-foot Baldwin Steam Locomotive #60000 in the newly reopened Train Factory at the Franklin Institute Science Museum. Learn more about the new exhibit and the history of railroading in the region. fi.edu

Trains, trains and more trains: This is the Web site for train enthusiasts, featuring current and historical information about real trains and a section for model train hobbyists. Find out how to travel by train, read the "Fact of the Day" and connect with other train lovers. trains.com

Radio on the Web

Here and Now: The daily radio magazine's Web site has up-to-the-minute _news, feature stories and archives of _news, reviews and recipes. Join in a _discussion about current events or read opinions from people around the world. here-now.org

Peacetalks: Read the producers' accounts of their travels in search of stories about peace in action, e-mail your thoughts, suggestions and concerns and link to various peace organizations. peacetalksonline.org

Share your war letters

WHYY invites its audience to share their treasured war letters as part of a special project celebrating the recent American Experience program "War Letters." Based on the best-selling book by Andrew Carroll, "War Letters" highlights personal correspondence from the American Revolution to the Gulf War.

Send a legible photocopy or typed transcript of your letter to WHYY War Letters Project c/o Civic Space, 150 N. 6th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Please do not send original letters. Include no more than one typed page of background information with a phone number and address where you can be reached if your letter is chosen for use on-air, in print or on the Web. For more information tune into TV12 or visit WHYY's War Letters project online.