As I was telling BC, I'm trying to make more of an effort to increase my online presence. I haven't done jack with my facebook page. I haven't even blogged on the site my niece set up for her 2 new twins. I tried but it no likey me. Ah, technology.
If yet to cross Oracle paths with the famed Paul Apollo. I work with oracle databases here at KSU in Manhattan. Enough work talk.
I gave Brad a heads up on a steam loco restoration project I've been involved in. Go to youtube and search on "ATSF 3415". She's a 1919 Baldwin Pacific and we got her steamed up and moving last Saturday. Great stuff!
Things like that are what usually take me trackside. I'm also trying to get out more and catch day to day operations that I have taken for granted over the years. The town where Brad & I went to school has been without rail service for over 10 years now. They weren't kiddin...shoot em while you can!
My long range plans for 2009 (for me, 12 months is WAY out there) call for an Amtrak trip back to you guys's neck of the woods so I can grab some more lobster, Italian subs, micro brews and a few knick knacks from the store next to the BFI at, uh...Sacco was it? I can't uhmember.
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Welcome sir!! I'd be very interested in talking shop with you someday; to the rest of the HAPTers it would be akin to watching paint dry so I'll spare them. I hope to meet you trackside someday. Maine's slice of Amtrak is doing OK these days, and lobster is $3 a pound, so life is good in the town that hasn't seen a train since, oh 1951 or so. Thanks for blogging!...The Wheelman
Oh, and a request - please post some of your everyday shots from that part of the earth. Your mundania is our exotica...
I'm drinking a well deserved cup-a-tea from the Harvey House mug purchased by Debate Coach in KC.....
Good to finally hear from you on this blog! I'll have to use the slide scanner mentioned in the next post to put up some of our prior exploits across Nebraska and Kansas.
Check out page 16, Railfan and Railroad March 2009 issue. Photo by Jim to go with article on 3415.
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