The Ostriches are Dead and the Carney Government is Alive

Today’s historic pic: Exactly 38 years ago today, 8-month-old diesel N471 hauls Ballarat to Melbourne VLine train no 8134 east of Ballan, Vic, November 3 1987. The carriage set looks like an ACZ open saloon first class sitting car with guards accommodation leading with S type compartment cars behind

Got an incredibly awesome "Mini" commission of my Quaquaval by the amazing @shrimposaurus.bsky.social!!! Ready for a good time~

The WPA is my roman empire

Also, Vancouver is one of the only big cities in Canada not to have a low income transit pass. You pay $100-$200 per month, regardless of your ability to do so. In Alberta, the pass is as low as $5/month.

The double splitscreen shot from 1:13-1:42 is one of the most insane shots created during the photochemical era. You’ve got a real woman fondling Maroon and Valiant at both ends of the shot, with the woman’s body hidden by splitscreens that run along the edges of the fluted columns in the BG…

Here's a public transit model a lot more cities need to know about. It's the #Karlsruhe Stadtbahn. It runs tram-trains, in this metro region in #Germany of 310,000. Outside town, they run as standard commuter trains. Inside town, they operate as trams (streetcars)—no need to change mode. 🧵

when can we expect an official statement @nogodsnomayors.com

Congrats Zohran

setting a 72-hour timer. this is the NYC LIB OUT ZONE. everyone gets a free pass for expressing enthusiasm for electoral politics in this carefully delineated window. post about the power of voting!!! cry over a schmaltzy campaign video!!!! allow a brief flutter of hope in ur rotted soul!!!!

Underground, Overground My hunt to find locations where you can see Underground trains traveling over Overground trains (or vice versa) continues. This vantage point near East Putney station has views of tube trains traveling over the railway. I waited 30 mins to get this shot.

MEDLOW BATH, 116km from Central, is a small station serving a collection businesses and low-density suburbia. It has two platforms accessed from a footbridge and the usual heritage brick platform building. To the west is this eccentric curved footbridge over the highway, clad in white tile (1/2)

📺 🟢 Happy Monday! We have a Cab Cam video for you! You’re watching sped-up footage of the BART Green Line from the view of a rider from Berryessa/North San Jose to Daly City.

well intentioned school teachers trying to get my autistic child self to smile:

Really not optimistic about the Social Network sequel given that Aaron Sorkin is being allowed to write /and/ direct. His work only shines when there’s someone to push back against him, frankly. Not that there had to be a sequel to that to begin with

now seated for

tristar time again

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Today's historic pic: SRA NSW streamlined EMD-engined diesels 42102 and 42101 and the Sundays-only Canberra Express from Sydney have just arrived at Canberra station, Kingston ACT, Sunday June 2 1985. The same locos, flat ends leading, would run the return service to Sydney later that same afternoon

british rail ceefax as a concept just lives rent free in my head

i don’t think this is conspiratorial at all. it’s not what the tech was designed for originally but the ruling class has clearly identified that it’s a useful application and has a vested interest in seeing it grow

I got reminded of one of my stupidly fave images as a reminder for sunday

KING OF THE ROAD (1986)

ROUND TRIP TO GLASGOW (1982)

“Nord Express” by Adolphe Mouron Cassandre (1927), seen today in the Gatsby at 100 exhibit at Mia, the Minneapolis Institute of Art.

You might have recently noticed some signs proudly declaring “The 19 is getting faster!” Sadly, “faster” is a pitiful 3%. The city’s own goal for speeding up buses is 10%. They’re making this proposal mild in advance. We’re here to say “dream bigger, we want this!” Visit our website to take action.

before / after watching Cure (1997)

Oct 29, 1978: VIA Rail officially takes over the provision, management and administration of CP's transcontinental train, The Canadian. VIA reached a similar deal with CN exactly six months earlier. As part of the arrangement, VIA began using CP's John Street roundhouse. 1/2

i think if you ride public transit enough you learn that most weird behavior is not dangerous, and conversely i think driving a car teaches you that everyone is trying to kill you at all times

Oct 28, 1979: Amtrak abandons the magnificent 1929 art deco-influenced Central Terminal in Buffalo, NY in favour of two smaller depots. These were the tiny Exchange Street station located closer to downtown and the Dick Road station in suburban Depew, near Cheektowaga. 1/3

enjoy these extremely distant shots of The Canadian leaving town on its way to Toronto

The train to Osaka.

reposting my meme

recently discovered that wikipedia volunteers have a hilariously high bar for what constitutes "unusual death"

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