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Travel and Trains and Other Things

Travel and Trains and Other Things

http://www.takeatrainride.blogspot.com

Travel in general and train travel in particular, including detailed accounts of both by a freelance travel writer.

Expatriate Photos

Expatriate Photos

http://expatriatephotos.blogspot.com

Photoblog accompanies a linked site of commentaries, book reviews, posts from blogcritics.org, and health reports. Photographs here are mixed from Mexico, Miami, and New York as well as still life and scanned images.

Tom Nanos' Railroad Photography Blog

Tom Nanos' Railroad Photography Blog

http://www.nanosphoto.com/blog

Sharing my railroad photography and stories with the blogosphere, mainly focusing in and around southern New England.

Photographic Art

Photographic Art

http://www.peterjcrowley.com

I am a Photographic Artist, writer. A passionate observer commenting on the human condition. rn Peter J. Crowley

Ohio Valley Railroads

Ohio Valley Railroads

http://www.ohiovalleyrail.com/

At one time Ohio had more miles of rail than any other state in the country. Ohio Valley Railroads, focuses on the history of railroad lines of the midwest both past and present as well as current railroad news and railroad photography tips.

Commuter's Corner

Commuter's Corner

http://www.commuterclub.org/wordpress/

Musings and commentary on today's commuting issues including general information and quality of life issues for the commuter and their families

Train Travel

Train Travel

http://railrides.blogspot.com

Rail trips and tours, Amtrak, VIA, TVG, Rail Europe passes, historic and scenic trains, The Ghan, The Blue Train, Orient Express, pullman sleepers, private carriages, museums, steam and diesel.

W. Epaminondas Adrastus Blab and Me

W. Epaminondas Adrastus Blab and Me

http://wepaminondasadrastusblabandme.blogspot.com/

Abe Lincoln, Mark Twain, Walt Disney, Mickey Mouse, Ken Burns, American Native prehistory, National Parks, Fiber Optic, Astronomy, Classic Movies, Studios, Amtrak, New Energy, Ideas, Fun Jobs, Travel, Trips, Exploration in America, Camping, Canoeing,

10 results of 419Blog Posts

Planes Trains and Automobiles: A Race to D.C.

Car Solutions | January 1st 2010 by Midou Beck

What’s the fastest way to get from New York City to Washington DC? In an homage to BBC TV show TopGear, Garage 419 embarks on an epic journey, racing a Dodge Challenger SRT-8 (on a single tank of gas) against an airline shuttle read more

Thursday Challenge: Free For All (and some thoughts on money)

Live Once Juicy | December 31st 2009 by Shaunta Alburger

Thursday Challenge is having two weeks of free-for-all. Any favorite picture. Here is one of mine. It’s a picture of some stores in Tahoe taken through an Amtrak window. It represents my greatest adventure. Two summers ago, I sold my first fi read more

Ski Train season cancelled

Snow Menu | Ski, Snowboard & Winter Sports | December 31st 2009

’) The popular ski train that had ferried passengers between Denver and Winter Park since 1940 will not run at all during the 2009–2010 season. Iowa Pacific Holdings has not been able to reach an operational agreement with Amtrak, which wa read more

Be Here Now: WGXC-FM New Year’s Eve Masquerade Ball @ Basilica…

Nippertown! | December 30th 2009

This just might be the wildest New Year’s Eve bash around, and the good news is that it’s also a benefit for the new community radio station, WGXC-FM. For WGXC-FM’s New Year’s Eve Masquerade Ball, Basilica Industria in Hudson read more

Amtrak’s utter incompetence

Sustainable Cities Collective | December 29th 2009 by Mark Lazen

By Stephen Smith There’s a lot to be said for Amtrak’s mismanagement, but a lot of it is technical and inaccessible to the layman. This, however, is unconscionable: Amtrak still does not offer wir... read more

Amtrak’s utter incompetence

Market Urbanism | December 29th 2009 by APH

by Stephen Smith There’s a lot to be said for Amtrak’s mismanagement, but a lot of it is technical and inaccessible to the layman. This, however, is unconscionable: Amtrak still does not offer wireless internet – either free or p read more

Amtrak's utter incompetence

Raționalitate | December 29th 2009 by Stephen

There's a lot to be said for Amtrak's mismanagement, but a lot of it is technical and inaccessible to the layman. This, however, is unconscionable: Amtrak still does not offer wireless internet – either free or paid – on any of its trains. Mega read more

Figuring Out What NARP Wants for Christmas.

Travel and Trains and Other Things | December 29th 2009 by Jim Loomis

The internet is humming these days with emails zooming back and forth among members of the Board of Directors of the National Association of Railroad Passengers. We board members meet in Washington every April for three days, one of which is spent kn read more

Edu K on ze Amtrak

Penned Madness | December 29th 2009 by Chris Manley

What's going on peoples. Hope everyone had joyous and happy holidays. I also hope that you are all getting ready for ze new year.Today I got 2 artists for yo ass.First up, hailing from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil... Edu K.Edu K's first release on Scatterm read more

China launches world's fastest train

Hot issues, Entertainment, Music News | December 28th 2009

China's new high-speed passenger-train service broke world speed records on its maiden run over the weekend. According to a report in Monday's Financial Times, the Harmony express train travelled from Guangzhou in Guangdong province to the central-C read more

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    kbecker has updated his twitter:

    Sitting in the Amtrak station waiting to board. I'd there is a solid ratio of one crackie to four humans.
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    kbecker has updated his twitter:

    Looks like I'm taking Amtrak back to Eugene. It's gonna be a loooooong night.
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    lost my phone on #amtrak maybe I should've driven home lailarae.wordpress.com/2010/01/02/blessings/
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    10 more minutes before I hop on the train wOot woOt #amtrak
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    lailarae has updated her twitter:

    #amtrak won ill be on a train soon, I sleep too much to be on a road for
  • superhussy

    superhussy has updated her twitter:

    Quite a few Amish on the train. Ok, 6, but when do you ever see Amish folks on the Amtrak?
  • superhussy

    superhussy has updated her twitter:

    What? Amtrak not just on time, but early?! 2010 has started right.
  • wejustgotback

    wejustgotback has updated their twitter:

    @iatraveler We never check luggage on Amtrak; just bring it all onboard. There's no limit, except to what you can lug.
  • radix33

    radix33 has updated his twitter:

    On a Newark Liberty Airport Express bus, heading to NYC. Much cheaper than taking the Amtrak.
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    socialmediatoday has posted a new entry on: Sustainable Cities Collective

    Amtrak’s utter incompetence

    By Stephen Smith There’s a lot to be said for Amtrak’s mismanagement, but a lot of it is technical and inaccessible to the layman. This, however, is unconscionable: Amtrak still does not offer w…

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