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Category Archives: Railroads

Weekend 277.0 (Autumn Biking Adventures)

Posted on September 28, 2013 by Winston Smith — Leave a reply

(1) This App Will Help You Find A Quiet Space In The Loud, Bustling City (1a) Metro-North Commuters Slog to Work: After Power Outage, It Could Be Days Before Normalcy Continue Reading →

Posted in Architecture, Books, Coffee, Design, Mass Transit, Quotes, Railroads, Stained Glass, Weekend | Leave a reply

Weekend 274.0 (Baskets Encouraged)

Posted on August 16, 2013 by Winston Smith — Leave a reply

Finished A History of Capitalism According to the Jubilee Line by John O’Farrell and The 32 Stops by Danny Dorling. The latter is a clever work using facts to provide Continue Reading →

Posted in Airports, Books, Cycling, Design, England, Flowers, London, Photography, Poetry, Railroads, Technology, Weekend | Leave a reply

Weekend 213.3 (bits and bobs)

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Winston Smith — Leave a reply

(1) “What other commute can compete with the sights of the limestone Landwasser Viaduct and the Piz Bernina peak?” – MONOCLE, February 2012 (2) Kibun is NO Toast but he’s Continue Reading →

Posted in Anime, Railroads, Toys, Weekend | Leave a reply

More Goodies from the Train Show

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Winston Smith — Leave a reply

This is the second pamphlet/brochure from the train show and this one is in fantastic shape. This is a promotional piece (12 panels) for the second year of the 1939/1940 Continue Reading →

Posted in History, Railroads | Leave a reply

Weekend 200.1

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Winston Smith — Leave a reply

Found a pamphlet from the 1948 Chicago Railroad Fair at the Housatonic Model Railroad Club / Fairfield Historical Society train show this morning. From the pamphlet Retracing The Growth of Continue Reading →

Posted in Books, Disney, Miniatures, Railroads, Toys, Weekend | Leave a reply

Weekend 193.0 (Planes, Trains and Automobiles)

Posted on August 6, 2011 by Winston Smith — Leave a reply

(1) Window of the World (2) FIAT Drive In (3) Ryōmō Line (3a) East Japan Railway Company (3b) Iwafune Station (3c) Tribute to Makoto Shinkai (Part III) (4) Tony Parsons Continue Reading →

Posted in Airports, Anime, China, Countries, England, Japan, Railroads, Weekend | Leave a reply

Weekend 192.1

Posted on July 31, 2011 by Winston Smith — Leave a reply

(1) Trouble on the China Express (WSJ) In a blistering essay titled “The Derailed Country,” posted online this past week and then quickly removed by censors, Han Han, one of Continue Reading →

Posted in Barack Hussein Obama, China, Media, Nancy Pelosi, Politics, Railroads, Reid, Weekend | Leave a reply

Weekend 191.0

Posted on July 24, 2011 by Winston Smith — Leave a reply

(1) Un’Introduzione al Disegno Italiano (2) China Train Crash Shows Fast Expansion Problems (3) Spending dispute halts airport construction (3a) Dulles Metro station should be functional and awe-inspiring (3b) Airports Continue Reading →

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Weekend 190.0

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Winston Smith — Leave a reply

Absolutely gorgeous summer day in New England! (1) Bright Colors Struggle to Bloom in South Korea’s Silver-Car Nation (WSJ) (2) Adventure on the Rails (WSJ Magazine) (3) Custom Cycling’s Big Continue Reading →

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Thomas Friedman was devastated…

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Winston Smith — Leave a reply

China’s High-Speed Rail, Highly Suspect Related High Speed Rail To Nowhere…Winning The Future A Wasted Billion At A Time

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Weekend 160.0 (WSJ Edition)

Posted on December 11, 2010 by Winston Smith — Leave a reply

(1) The Twilight of Battle The Fighting Temeraire by J.M.W. Turner “The great battleship being towed up the Thames by a squat, steam-powered paddle-wheel tug. All the glory of the Continue Reading →

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Sanriku Railways in Iwate Prefecture

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Winston Smith — Leave a reply

Title: Sanriku Railway Company’s 25th Anniversary Illustration: Mibu Natsuki

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Weekend 159.0

Posted on November 13, 2010 by Winston Smith — Leave a reply

Metro-North Pulls Ahead Disney Profit Declines 6.7% Advertising students at Northwood University working on Honda campaign (My Alma Mater) “The point is when they want to paint you as nuts Continue Reading →

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Weekend 152.0

Posted on September 4, 2010 by Winston Smith — Leave a reply

(1) Review: 2011 Honda CR-Z – This car looks like it was plucked from Walt Disney’s vision of the future (EPCOT). (2) Cruising Across Campus? Get This Cozy Commuter (3) Continue Reading →

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Weekend 150.1 (Wall Street Journal)

Posted on August 21, 2010 by Winston Smith — Leave a reply

(1) High-Speed-Rail Costs Irk States (2) Information Overload Is Nothing New (3) Who’s ObamaCare’s Daddy? (4) The End of Management

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