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Sounder’s New Cab Cars

Posted on February 16, 2018 by Rob

New locomotives are not the only new vehicles to have shown up in Seattle.  Sound Transit runs the Sounder commuter rail service in the area and they have been taking delivery of new cab cars.  These are built by Bombardier, … Continue reading →

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Some Modern Supercars

Posted on February 10, 2018 by Rob

When a museum has a wide variety of vehicles to look at, it seems a bit cheesy to spend too much time looking at the modern supercars.  It feels a bit like being a kid with a picture of a … Continue reading →

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New WSDOT Locomotives

Posted on February 8, 2018 by Rob

In the days running up to the introduction to service of the new WSDOT Siemens Charger locomotives, they were stored in the yard in Seattle awaiting the clearance to run.  I was down there for another project and all of … Continue reading →

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America’s Car Museum

Posted on December 24, 2017 by Rob

The onset of shorter days and less reliable weather (or at least weather that can be relied on to be crummy) means day trips to indoor places.  Nancy thought a trip to Tacoma to look at the LeMay collection in … Continue reading →

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Some Small Pleasure Craft

Posted on October 21, 2017 by Rob

Two small boats came through the locks while we were there.  One was just over 50m in length while the other was much smaller and just under 50m in length.  Both of these boats looked like they might be quite … Continue reading →

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Snoqualmie Historic Trains

Posted on August 13, 2017 by Rob

Snoqualmie has an active historic railroad.  While we were at the falls, a couple of times we saw a tourist train running along the opposite side of the falls taking visitors on a trip.  We never got too close to … Continue reading →

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Ferry After Sundown

Posted on July 3, 2017 by Rob

Growing up on an island must bring a special affinity for ferries because, whenever I see them, it brings a spark of interest as to what people are going to or from.  I lived on the seafront for a portion … Continue reading →

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An Aging Monorail Keeps on Going

Posted on July 1, 2017 by Rob

Cast your mind back to 1962 (if you are old enough to do so).  What were your preferred modes of transport then?  Do you still drive the same car?  Probably not.  That was the year the Seattle Monorail opened to … Continue reading →

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Sailing Ship in Oakland

Posted on May 10, 2017 by Rob

A pair of sailing ships had been in Oakland earlier in the year but I didn’t get around to seeing them while they were there.  However, I had lunch with some colleagues in Jack London Square a little while later … Continue reading →

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New Locomotives 

Posted on April 26, 2017 by Rob

The acquisition of new locomotives for the state of California is something I have been working on for a while. A little time back I posted about some testing from the cab that we did in Colorado. Since then the … Continue reading →

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