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Jetwhine's Great Train Article

Happy Holidays and Happy New Year everybody.  I'm on vacation this week, but after reading a great article by Scott Spangler over at Jetwhine.com,  I thought I'd post a link to it.

Scott's article details the pleasure of train travel where available in the US as an alternative to air travel hell.   I wish it were more available here in Atlanta where we only have the Amtrak Crescent, which goes between New Orleans and Washington DC.  It passes through Birmingham, Atlanta and Charlotte on the way.  

When I was a kid,  my girlfriend, (and later my wife) lived in Birmingham.  I recall with fondness taking the train to visit her.   It was only a 4 hour trip, but pleasant nonetheless.

With air travel becoming increasingly painful due to security, cost and schedule contraction, perhaps one day America will reinvest in passenger rail.   Scott Spangler lives in Chicago, where railroad travel both east and west, is still somewhat of an option, just as it is in the Northeastern US, Japan and all over Europe.

Eric

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Merry Christmas to All!

 Just a quick post to wish all who visit here a very Merry Christmas and happy new year. This has been a very hard year for many folks both personally and professionally.

Lets hope we here in the United States have turned the corner and can look forward to a better 2010. I know many carriers are trying desperately for rate increases, but dont know how well those will stick. Shippers are hurting as much as carriers.

My old saying is "if you cant sell it, I cant ship it.". That applies now more than ever. 2010 is going to be an interesting year because carriers painfully need more money and are going to be pretty much "non negotiable" in both air and ocean freight. Both modes have removed capacity and it will not return without profitable margins.

I wish all of us a very Merry Christmas, happy New Year and above all...peace. This is just business. Love your family and take care of yourself.

Eric

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A Merry Auburn Christmas!

I'm an AU grad in marketing and transportation...granted a few years ago now... 

Im also given to putting quite a few Christmas lights on our house, however this is inspirational for we Aubies.  

Enjoy because there is some actual engineering involved in this one!

2009 Lights On Merrimac Ridge Animated Lights from Merrimac Ridge on Vimeo

787 Dreamliner makes First Flight!

Boeings Dreamliner took flight today for the first time after almost 2 years of delays.  What a beauty!  I can't wait to fly on one of these.   Delta never ordered the 787 to replace its aging 767's, but by purchasing Northwest Airlines, will wind up with 50 787's as NWA was an enthusiastic customer for the new plane.

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