Tag Archives: AMTRAK

One-Liner Wednesday – Consideration

Posted on June 21, 2017 by

Last Friday, I settled into a nice comfortable seat on AMTRAK’s Vermonter, getting ready to enjoy a six-hour ride home from Washington, D.C. I take the Vermonter because it’s a through train to my destination, meaning that I don’t have … Continue reading →

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Train Day 2017

Posted on May 13, 2017 by

As I mentioned in an earlier post, AMTRAK officially killed off National Train Day due to budget concerns (as if I needed another reason to be disappointed with Congress). However, they can’t stop me from celebrating Train Day. I’m using … Continue reading →

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You Can’t Take This Away From Me

Posted on April 26, 2017 by

Last year, I made a promise to many of my regular readers. I agreed to remind them before National Train Day, so they could organize their thoughts, photos and write their posts. It seems that I was already in error, … Continue reading →

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Thursday Doors – Windsor Locks Train Station

Posted on March 9, 2017 by

That’s the fourth and most obvious attempt at a title. I tried “potential doors” and I tried “zombie doors” and I gave serious thought to “the phoenix of doors” except, we actually have a building in Hartford that is The … Continue reading →

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Follow Ups

Posted on November 14, 2016 by

Last Wednesday’s post about grammatical errors and the humorous ways they played out in the comment stream illustrated one “problem” with blogging. I put problem in quotes, because it doesn’t even rise to the level where it would get tagged … Continue reading →

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Timing is Everything

Posted on October 1, 2016 by

We were supposed to be having a beer, but you didn’t show up. “Your buddy was in earlier, but had to leave. He said he might come back, but he paid for two beers for you.” “Well, that’s the important … Continue reading →

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Thursday Doors – From the Train

Posted on September 29, 2016 by

Earlier in September, I attended a business meeting in Silver Spring, Maryland. Initially, I wasn’t sure how to get to Silver Spring from Hartford, CT; I didn’t realize that the DC Metro system goes to Silver Spring. In addition to … Continue reading →

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