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Barge of Death Departed Today

Posted on April 17, 2010 by brian

Left around noon on Saturday. Redbird R-33WF 9339 and Yellowbird former R-22 Revenue car 0R722 (ex-7490). Trucks went out too. Weeks Marine tugs: Virginia, Elizabeth, and Robert.

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Careless Spelling Makes You Look Stupid

Posted on February 8, 2010 by brian

The following article is technically talking about the work/office environment, but the lesson applies just the same to the online message board and blog environments. Article: The case for spelling in a fast-paced office A choice quote: Misspelling can be … Continue reading →

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Bus Destination Sign Failure

Posted on June 3, 2009 by brian

And this bus looks like it was serviced/painted/cleaned-up rather recently, too! ::::shakes head:::: Photo taken with my cell phone camera. Please excuse the poor quality.

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New York By Rail – Amtrak Travel Trade Show at Penn Station TODAY

Posted on May 19, 2009 by brian

Today at New York Penn Station there is a travel trade show that focuses on New York State destinations reachable by Amtrak. I picked up a lot of good travel destination information. These are the people who put out the … Continue reading →

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a guessing game – where was this photo taken?

Posted on May 7, 2009 by brian

Can you figure out where this photo was taken? Can you guess what’s going on here?

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NYC Subway celebrates opening days at Citi Field and Yankee Stadium

Posted on March 31, 2009 by brian

New York City Transit wants you to “Take the Train to the Game” when it comes to New York baseball. And while that includes the number 7 subway to Citi Field, the B, D, and 4 subway lines to the … Continue reading →

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First Photos of the New South Ferry Terminal Grand Opening

Posted on March 17, 2009 by brian

Yesterday at noon I rode the first (1) train into the new South Ferry subway terminal, and then ran across the platform to ride the first (1) train out of the new South Ferry subway terminal (I guess you can … Continue reading →

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Valentines Day BARGE OF DEATH

Posted on February 14, 2009 by brian

The Barge of Death set sail at noon today, this Valentines Day. It was followed up the canal shortly thereafter by the Barge o’ Trucks. The Shelby pushed the Barge of Death and the Vera K. pushed the Barge o’ … Continue reading →

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Mowing Ballparks and Milwaukee

Posted on October 4, 2008 by brian

I saw the title of the following article and immediately suspected that Milwaukee may be mentioned, since I recalled reading long ago about the Brewers’ groundskeepers and their famous field grass designs. Groundskeepers Display Artistry on the Diamond I was … Continue reading →

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Daniels & Webster’s 5000th Radio Show

Posted on October 3, 2008 by brian

My favorite radio duo, Daniels & Webster, are celebrating their 5000th radio show today. Research performed by the Times-Tribune and Shamrock Communications has thus far failed to find another duo that’s worked together at the same radio station for as … Continue reading →

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