All The Live long Day...."Now departing on Track Two"!

Chuck Berry - Downbound Train​

A great song by Chuck Berry. Released in december of 1955.

"He's such a brilliant, witty lyricist. That line "Then out of the distance there came a YELL, 'ha ha' said the devil we're nearing HOME." Now, "home" doesn't rhyme with "yell" and Chuck knows it. But he makes you think, "what does rhyme with "yell" and also starts with the letter H. He's clever, that Chuck Berry, very clever".
 

Frank Sinatra - The train​

This song was recorded in 1969 and was featured in the 1970 Reprise album "Watertown".
 

This photo was taken on the White Pass and Yukon Railway. It was featured on their website as "Passing Steam". I lucked out to get the reflection at just the right time.IMG_1000.JPG
 
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This photo was taken on the White Pass and Yukon Railway. It was featured on their website as "Passing Steam". I lucked out to get the reflection at just the right time.View attachment 141411
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"Ships that pass in the night, and speak each other in passing,
Only a signal shown and a distant voice in the darkness;
So on the ocean of life we pass and speak one another,
Only a look and a voice, then darkness again and a silence".

The Theologian's Tale; Elizabeth, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
 
Like cheese, trains get better with age!
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A marketing genius with a great name brought us, Phoebe Snow. Earnest Elmo Calkin's marketing philosophy turned us all into modern consumers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earnest_Elmo_Calkins

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"Why would you want last year’s handbag when this year’s handbag is so much more attractive?" He asked, "Does there seem to be a sad waste in this process? Not at all. Wearing things out does not produce prosperity. Buying things does." - Earnest Elmo Calkins
 
The first U.S. patent given for a railroad crossing gate dates back to August 27th, 1867, and was awarded to J. Nason and J.F. Wilson of Boston Massachusetts.

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I seem to recall these railroad/crossing signs began being replaced with R/R signs as a means to conserve paint during WWII...however I haven't found a source for conformation. :( Please post if you know.:)
 
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