Tag Archives: Train
Thursday Doors – Railroad Doors
If I know my regular readers, they’ve been expecting this post. Initially, I thought I’d hang on to it until winter and surprise you with a blast from the past set of bright sunny summer doors. I can’t. I just … Continue reading
Posted in History, New England Life, Thursday Doors
Tagged blogging, Naughatuck Railroad, RMNE, Train, Train Station
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If We Were Having A(nother) Beer
This visit to the bar is also part of Linda G. Hill’s fun weekly series, Stream of Consciousness Saturday. Yours truly is filling in for Linda today, and our assignment was: Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is: … Continue reading
Posted in Family, If having a beer, SoCS
Tagged Naughatuck Railroad, NHRR, RMNE, Stream of Consciousness Saturday, Thomaston, Train, Train Station, Twilight Zone
80 Comments
One-Liner Wednesday – Consideration
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
Posted in One Line Wed, Travel
Tagged AMTRAK, Consideration, Nice Guys, One Line Wednesday, photography, Train, Vermonter
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Sign Sign Everywhere a Sign
When I saw the SoCS prompt last night, I breathed a deep sigh of relief. I had just returned from a week in Washington, D.C. and the post I was planning to write kinda went off the rails. “Off the … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, SoCS
Tagged dad, Father's Day, Signs, Stream of Consciousness Saturday, Train
78 Comments
Train Day 2017
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
Posted in Attractions, History
Tagged AMTRAK, Connecticut Electric Railway Association, CT Trolley Museum, National Train Day, Train, trolley
62 Comments
You Can’t Take This Away From Me
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
Posted in Blogging, One Line Wed, Photography
Tagged AMTRAK, National Train Day, One Line Wednesday, Pinterest, Train
72 Comments
I Had a Plan but The Train Was Late
I manage projects all the time. Some go according to plan; others slip a little here and there and still others go off the rails. My plan for today’s blog post was a bit of a project. I was going … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Humor, SoCS
Tagged Alfred Hitchcock, Doris Day, leaves, Met, Mets, New York, Storm Alfred, Train, train wreck, Vermonter
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