Tag Archives: transportation

Ferries and Freighters from Above

Posted on November 11, 2019 by Rob

Our aerial adventure with Kenmore Air included a lot of time over the waters of Puget Sound.  Very little time was spent over land.  The waters were not very busy but there was enough boat traffic to see as we … Continue reading →

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Nissan IMS

Posted on October 18, 2019 by Rob

There was a Nissan showroom in the Ginza district of Tokyo and it had an interesting looking vehicle on display.  It was called the IMS.  I don’t know whether it is a concept car or something that they are actually … Continue reading →

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A Little Hovercraft Video

Posted on October 10, 2019 by Rob

I got a few stills of the hovercraft but I also decided to film some video.  For those that haven’t seen hovercraft in action, stills probably do not give a suitable impression of how they rise up above the surface … Continue reading →

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Island Flyer

Posted on September 28, 2019 by Rob

Regular readers know I like the hovercraft.  I didn’t make a specific visit to Ryde on our last trip to see them but I did get to see them on our two ferry crossings and we also stopped at Southsea … Continue reading →

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SC Maglev Museum

Posted on September 20, 2019 by Rob

Nagoya is home to a museum of Japanese rolling stock.  The museum name focuses on Maglev technology and there is a Maglev prototype in the museum.  However, the exhibits are really a cross section of the Japanese rail industry over … Continue reading →

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South Coast Trains

Posted on August 17, 2019 by Rob

There are a few readers of the blog that like trains so this is a quick view of some UK passenger trains.  We stayed in Chichester for a while and were very close to the station.  We had to walk … Continue reading →

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Quite a Locomotive

Posted on August 3, 2019 by Rob

I know a few of the regular readers of the blog are in to trains so I hope this one pleases them.  The Henry Ford Museum covers all sorts of engineering endeavors including a selection of rail vehicles.  This was … Continue reading →

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Senna!

Posted on July 26, 2019 by Rob

Exotics@RTC brings plenty of jazzy cars including lots of McLarens as I posted here.  The one car I was hoping to see at some point was a Senna.  I figured with all of the IT cash floating around the area, … Continue reading →

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The Big Ships are Back

Posted on June 26, 2019 by Rob

The return of summer means the return of the cruise ships.  We took a trip over to West Seattle when we had visitors to get a view of the city and there were cruise ships at both terminals.  One was … Continue reading →

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Light Rail Shots for Work

Posted on June 16, 2019 by Rob

A work requirement needed some photos of a project in which we are involved.  We provided he pictures but the team requiring them had an issue with the images we had an wanted something new.  When we couldn’t find any … Continue reading →

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