While texting is not to blame for the deadly Red Line train accident earlier this month, a Youtube video on a different train was posted by ThePearlNecklace who writes: It looks like he’s sleeping, but he is actually holding a Blackberry between his legs. The train is moving under automatic control but no one is [...]
I hope you had a nice holiday weekend. The highlight of our weekend was a black bear parading past the American flag in our backyard. We didn’t go out of town, but some travelers faced severe delays due to a computer failure. CBS reports on a problem holiday travelers faced at Chicago’s O’Hare airports: [...]
Later in July, Owosso, Michigan is hosting the largest train festival in the U.S. this year. They will have 8 operating steam locomotives including Southern Pacific 4449, Nickel Plate Road 765, and Pere Marquet 1225. Pere Marquet #1225 is the engine that the popular Polar Express train was based on. I am not yet sure [...]
Happy Independence Day! Independence Day the movie was enjoyable enough, but my favorite patriotic movie for the occasion is The Crossing starring Jeff Daniels as George Washington. I have an old VHS tape of the The Crossing taped off A&E back when I was living in a condo with cable. The Crossing is available from [...]