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Slowing down
Posted on August 9, 2008 by offthebeatentrack
OSCEOLA, Iowa – A couple of things happened this afternoon that were reasons to pause and think for a while. The less prosaic events were delays, a few of which were considerable. Two were the result of stop signals on the Burlington Northern Santa Fe-owned tracks, while a third was the result of tugboats traveling [...]
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Ohio and Indiana
Posted on August 6, 2008 by offthebeatentrack
WATERLOO, Ind. – Good morning… I set the alarm clock on my phone for 6 a.m., and rolled out of bed not too long after that. The sun hadn’t quite risen yet, but we were pulling into Toledo. Which meant I had to make sure the window curtain was totally shut, and it was. We [...]
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