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Thursday, December 2, 4:15pm

kenramsley wrote 3 days ago: Thursday, December 2, 4:15pm Deep twilight lingers above this earliest of these commuter trains. It … more →

Tags: Journal Two, dead man peddle, Fenway grass, train brake test

Thursday, December 2, 2004

kenramsley wrote 3 days ago: Thursday, December 2, 2004 Once Natick Station rolls out of view I’m finally getting around to … more →

Tags: Journal Two, backwards locomotive, Kodak Commercial Ektar, Leica M4, mbta, newbie engineer, stopping a train, train brakes, train physics

Flickrfan: D Tower - Grafton, WV

sgarrett6 wrote 3 days ago: Photographed by jpmueller99 Although closed since 1999 and in need of a coat of paint, D Tower stand … more →

Tags: FlickrFan, CSX, CSXT, flickr, Grafton WV, railroad towers, Trains, WV

Flickrfan: D Tower - Grafton, WV

sgarrett6 wrote 4 days ago: Photographed by jpmueller99 Although closed since 1999 and in need of a coat of paint, D Tower stand … more →

Tags: FlickrFan, flickr, Trains, CSX, CSXT, Grafton WV, WV, railroad towers

Flickrfan: D Tower - Grafton, WV

sgarrett6 wrote 4 days ago: Photographed by jpmueller99 Although closed since 1999 and in need of a coat of paint, D Tower stand … more →

Tags: FlickrFan, flickr, Trains, CSX, CSXT, Grafton WV, WV, railroad towers

Let's Celebrate

hermithaven wrote 1 week ago: It’s right there in the Consitution     Everybody’s got rights    That’s an absolu … more →

Tags: All Posts in One Cave (for now), The Constitution, Boogie, Hot Cakes, Whiskey

Monday, November 22, 5:35am

kenramsley wrote 1 week ago: Monday, November 22, 5:35am From South Station it feels like forever to reach Back Bay tonight, and … more →

Tags: Journal Two, Amtrak, railroad subsidies, transportation systems

Monday, November 22, 2004, 8:25am

kenramsley wrote 1 week ago: Journal Two Monday, November 22, 2004, 8:25am Inching along through Natick at perhaps 20mph we’re no … more →

Tags: Journal Two, Boston and Lowell, Boston and Providence, Boston and Worcester, Bunker Hill Monument, horse-drawn railroad

A simple lesson from railroads

kempton wrote 2 weeks ago: From the insightful article “Buffett, Railroads, and the Lessons of History” by Alice Sc … more →

Tags: Business, GreatMindsOfOurTime, Insightful, Investment, united states, Warren Buffett, World, bonuses, Executive Pay

Union Pacific Repair Center

trundlebedtales wrote 2 weeks ago: Union Pacific Car Interior The class I took this summer got to visit the Union Pacific Repair Center … more →

Tags: Iowa History, Salt Lake City Olympics, Trains, Union Pacific

Chicago's First Railroad (11-20-1848)

J.R. Schmidt wrote 2 weeks ago: Chicago’s first locomotive Chicago is the railroad center of America.  This is the day it all … more →

Tags: THIS DATE IN CHICAGO HISTORY

theroxiewag wrote 2 weeks ago: Warren Buffet and I…we’ve both got rail! … more →

Tags: Wheels and Vehicles, Americana, Engines, Humor, Mailboxes, Trains, U. S. postal service, warren buffet

Chinese Immigrants and the Building of Central Pacific Railroad in California1 comment

maykiyee wrote 2 weeks ago: I am proud to learn about the great contributions of Chinese immigrants to the Central Pacific Railr … more →

Tags: Chinese

Train Operator Saves Passenger

meltzerm wrote 3 weeks ago: Last week’s SEPTA strike was deeply unsettling to me and momentarily made me rethink my approa … more →

Tags: Public Transportation, Transportation News, Boston, Charlene Lewis, mbta, MTA, New York City subway, Orange Line, SEPTA

I Really Didn't Mean To...

Mark Danielson wrote 4 weeks ago: I’ve noticed that my hit counter has recently been going wild. I used to get a few hits a week … more →

Tags: History, Washington, media, Computer, blogs, Search Engine, World War II History, writing, Washington State

Peter Schiff on US Debt, Warren Buffet, India, and Gold [Video]

the_deliman wrote 1 month ago: … more →

Tags: Economics, India, Inflation, warren buffet, IMF, Commodities, Gold, peter schiff, imf gold

Warren Buffett Gambles on Trains1 comment

meltzerm wrote 1 month ago: The biggest railroad news in a while occurred yesterday when it was announced that Warren Buffett an … more →

Tags: Transportation News, Amtrak, Streetsblog, Coal, bnsf, Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway, elana schor, Commuter Rail

Is Warren Buffet Betting on a Coal Energy Future?

johndegaspari wrote 1 month ago: Source: BNSF Railway Corp. Investor Warren E. Buffett described the deal in which Berkshire Hathaway … more →

Tags: Investments, Berkshire Hathaway, Burlington Northern Santa Fe, Coal, Warren E. Buffett

Buffett's Burlington buy - passengers, not freight?

Tim Wood wrote 1 month ago: ST. LOUIS (Alpha Found) — We have been surprised by the limited attention paid to the passenge … more →

Tags: Investment Outlook, economic forecast, warren buffet, Burlington Northern Sante Fe, bnsf, Berkshire Hathaway, Amtrak, FedEx, UPS


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