Tag Archives: Train

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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Sign Sign Everywhere a Sign

Posted on June 17, 2017 by

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 →

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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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I Had a Plan but The Train Was Late

Posted on March 4, 2017 by

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 →

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Sunrise Photo Shoot

Posted on January 2, 2017 by

The way my posts this weekend have lined up, you might think I’m being paid by Deborah over at Circadianreflections Blog. It’s not the case. It is the case, however that the event highlighted in this post was inspired by … Continue reading →

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One-Liner Wednesday – Old vs. New

Posted on November 16, 2016 by

“I’m sorry this train smells like your aunt’s closet” Said the conductor on the Metro North Local I was taking from New Haven, CT into New York’s Grand Central Terminal last Wednesday. The conductor also pointed out that the train … Continue reading →

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