Aug 30, 2021
16 years exactly, and here we are again. No power, some suburban towns under 10 feet of water, and another slow-moving train wreck is underway :-(
Thank goodness Biden is president and we have someone who will shovel aid into the area instead of doing photo ops and encouraging some good old fashioned ethnic cleansing.
—orc Mon Aug 30 12:21:30 2021
Aug 27, 2021
The railroad modeller and a stack of Alcos (plus one single solitary RS12) in the throes of being remodelled
—orc Fri Aug 27 21:32:53 2021
A sunny spring day in Eau Claire, 46 years ago when the Milwaukee Road still rostered a fistful of Alcos. 579 stayed clean and tidy right up until the day when it was dragged off to the scrappers :-(
—orc Fri Aug 27 16:05:15 2021
Aug 23, 2021
578 switches a couple of blocks west of the Milwaukee Road/Amtrak depot in La Crosse (at Liberty Street, where the green house in the background still stands, though not as green as it was half a century ago.)
—orc Mon Aug 23 22:31:58 2021
Aug 20, 2021
Dust Mite repairs a locomotive
—orc Fri Aug 20 23:09:22 2021
Aug 14, 2021
Painted, rested, and ready (modulo a rando bag, which I need so I can carry tools & fud) for short rides in the country.
—orc Sat Aug 14 19:26:40 2021
Aug 13, 2021
Dust Mite & the freshly painted traditional randonneuse
—orc Fri Aug 13 23:48:25 2021
Aug 06, 2021
Rocking chair Mite
—orc Fri Aug 6 23:07:29 2021
Aug 01, 2021
A southbound train pops out of the sun @ 12th & Clinton
—orc Sun Aug 1 23:06:53 2021
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