It *is* a cool shot, and you're right, that last train needs just a leetle nudge.
I actually have a fair number of similarly-themed pictures. My SU volunteers with a group that restores and advocates for light rail (streetcars), and when we travel, local transit is always a highlight of the trip. Our last trip to San Francisco was pretty amazing in that regard: his mentor had a connection at MUNI, and we got a personal tour of both the new rail works and the rail works where they restore the old streetcars that work on the F line. Very, very cool.
SF is a fabulous city to move around in without a car. Because the SU actually has the documentation to prove he's qualified to drive light rail vehicles, and is a transit worker, and will start a conversation with ANYbody,he's actually gotten to briefly drive a cable car and a street car in SF, as well as one of the old street cars in Melbourne, Australia. Washington, DC, is another city with a great transit system. I just wish ours was that good. I live about 8 miles from work, all in the central part of the Twin Cities, and it takes me a minimum of an hour to get to work on the bus.
Woo-hoo!! And, "A Prairie Home Companion," which is based at the Fitzgerald Theater here in St. Paul, was in LA today. I thought of you listening to the show on the radio! I didn't hear what venue it was at, but kd lang and Sheryl Crow were both on.
It *is* a cool shot, and you're right, that last train needs just a leetle nudge.
ReplyDeleteI actually have a fair number of similarly-themed pictures. My SU volunteers with a group that restores and advocates for light rail (streetcars), and when we travel, local transit is always a highlight of the trip. Our last trip to San Francisco was pretty amazing in that regard: his mentor had a connection at MUNI, and we got a personal tour of both the new rail works and the rail works where they restore the old streetcars that work on the F line. Very, very cool.
My family LOVES the Public Transportation in San Francisco. I am sure you had a good time, checking all that out. :-)
ReplyDeleteSF is a fabulous city to move around in without a car. Because the SU actually has the documentation to prove he's qualified to drive light rail vehicles, and is a transit worker, and will start a conversation with ANYbody,he's actually gotten to briefly drive a cable car and a street car in SF, as well as one of the old street cars in Melbourne, Australia. Washington, DC, is another city with a great transit system. I just wish ours was that good. I live about 8 miles from work, all in the central part of the Twin Cities, and it takes me a minimum of an hour to get to work on the bus.
ReplyDeleteOooh, I forgot to tell you that I saw a car on Thursday from Saturn of St. Paul and it had Minnesota plates still on it. I thought of you!
ReplyDeleteWoo-hoo!! And, "A Prairie Home Companion," which is based at the Fitzgerald Theater here in St. Paul, was in LA today. I thought of you listening to the show on the radio! I didn't hear what venue it was at, but kd lang and Sheryl Crow were both on.
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