Streetcars doing what Streetcars should!
Car 434 at the Centennial Park station at the end of the line in Ybor City. Last week, a business conference took me east to Tampa, Florida. I had last been to Florida (Orlando) some 18 years ago. While I knew the state…
Things Change
Things change. I have been reminded of this fact lately. In a number of ways… Last month, my professional responsibilities came to an end after a long spell. Sad to see it happen and the way it came to end was not as pleasant…
Survivors from the Industrial Past – Baldwin Narrow Gauge Steam Locomotives
Industrial archeology tends to be a subject that you don’t often think about. Unless you happen to be a fan of scenes like the one above, that is. Railroading in the days between 1870 and 1890 was a heady pursuit. With the late…
Why Not Explore A New Destination?
It is a fair question. If the price of a vacation to a Disney theme park is so extreme and beyond your economic reach, why not look for a new destination? Sure, Walt Disney wanted to create a place where a family members…
Thoughts from along the road
Someone recently asked me an interesting question. “If I had the chance to travel to anywhere on the planet, where would that destination be?” Answering that question turned out to be more a challenge than I anticipated. Certainly, there are many places and…