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Public transportation can be educational and inspiring
I’m not ashamed to say that I love public transporation, specifically the trains. Probably has something to do with my granddad, dad, and three uncles working for Missouri Pacific Railroad. Fortunate...
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Model railroading at Walter Andersen’s Nursery in Poway
Both my dad and granddad worked for Missouri Pacific Railroad in Texas, and since most young boys love trains, I was a very lucky young boy. I still remember riding in the engine or in the caboose the...
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National Train Day is this Saturday!
This coming Saturday, May 11, is National Train Day. In preparation for spending all day Saturday riding trains in San Diego County, Orange County, and Los Angeles County, I went out this morning and...
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Happy National Train Day!
Happy National Train Day! I’m out riding the trains today — San Diego Trolley, Amtrak, and Los Angeles Metro. I’ll be starting at San Diego Trolley’s 70th Street Station, then to San Diego’s historic...
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Hollywood fun!
What a great National Train Day I had! Hope you had a great day, too! Jim and I made it over to Hollywood courtesy of the San Diego Trolley, Amtrak, and the Los Angeles Metro. I must say that after a...
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Amtrak Pacific Surfliner northbound from downtown San Diego to Camp Pendleton
When Jim and I went to Los Angeles on Sunday, May 11, for National Train Day, our purpose was to ride the trains everywhere we wanted to go. Down the hill from us we caught the San Diego Trolley:...
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Do not drive on tracks!
When I was young and living with my wise old grandmother in Kingsville, Texas, we would gather around the dining room table for dinner, eat, and then watch the local 6:00 news. Like clockwork....
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Ruocco Park in downtown San Diego
A few people asked some questions about the photo that I used in my Wires, wires everywhere! (And how to remove them easily in Photoshop) post. Here’s the picture: That was taken at Ruocco Park shortly...
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Music on Mondays (4-14-14) – Taking it easy
Since I will be a vendor at the Cat House on the Kings fundraiser the weekend of May 3, I pretty much decided that I won’t be going to Los Angeles for National Train Day (May 10) this year. I’ll miss...
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Southern California, a train lover’s paradise
Southern California is a train lover’s paradise, especially if one loves riding trains and not just watching them pass by. For riding pleasure, we have the San Diego Trolley with its ubiquitous red...
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