Saturday, December 20, 2008

Merry Christmas And Happy New Year!


I have always liked this tradition on the relatively young Downeaster. Probably worth the cost!


I hope all my HAPT brothers and our many friends have a warm and festive holiday season this year.

Enjoy your friends and family now as you probably should year round. The news headlines are bleak but your spirits don't have to match it. Just remember that poverty is as much a state of mind as it is an economic situation. Prosperity works the same way. Ring in a prosperous new year!



Now, since this is a railroad forum, I must point out that the selection of F40's is pure coincidence and I've never been that fond of them. But, as they disappear, and with few old "covered wagons" to compare them to around, they are beginning to grow on me! Nothing like the combination of winter and passenger trains to lift the railfan's spirits!



Lower photos from Coteau (Montreal-Ottawa VIA, Dec. 2005) and the Dorval AMT Station, Quebec (Inbound Montreal, Dec. 2006).

Merry Christmas!

BC

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Thank you Bernard!

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Debate Coach said...

There is a tinge of St. Bernard of Clervaux, but I was borrowing from Adam Smith. There might be an element of Bernard Bear or Bernard Beer mixed in too, if you knew details of the trips.

BC

Skull said...

MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR
From the Worcester Foreign Power Team. Now the Gospel according to
SAINT GARY "Remember to say I LOVE YOU,Before their dead"Then it's too late.
Saint Skull

Welcome to HAPT's Railfan Adventures


The Hebron Any Power Team is actually just a bunch of fun-loving rail enthusiasts who enjoy photographing and chasing all things railroad with friends. This bunch of guys cover a lot of ground for a group based way up "nawth" in Maine. We also have friends scattered around the country who contribute well to our hobby. In fact, our name is derived from our actual friends in the Worcester Foreign Power Team, except that Hebron hasn't seen a train since the 1950's so we'll settle for "any power".

Welcome and enjoy the eclectic collections of the contributors. Maine idealizes "life in the slow lane" so we present this blog as an effort to share our less time sensitive findings and to add to our hobby.