Tuesday, October 27, 2026

Hiding in the woods in Lower Bucks County is a never-completed railroad bridge. This was supposed to carry the Pennsylvania & Newark Railroad across the Delaware River from Tyburn Island to just South of Trenton. The project was stopped right around WW1.

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https://www.facebook.com/groups/abandonedrails/permalink/29527441410195993

you are going to be mildly shocked, but not much to learn that and airline blamed maintenance issues to deny compensation to passengers that were shorted on their flight, because the airline wanted planes for other routes

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Air Canada denied Juan Rojas compensation for a cancelled flight after it swapped the aircraft assigned to his flight with one that needed s...

The Freedom House Ambulance Service trained America's first emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and paramedics in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, starting in 1967

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Just a bit about it, but not the key scene I want to share, so I'll fill you in on the rest  Season 1, episode 8 of The Pitt, brings up ...

Japan’s rail network spots potential problems before they occur, and when it spots an issue that needs to be addressed, it dispatches a crew to take care of it. And sometimes some of the members of those crews are chainsaw-wielding robots.

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https://japantoday.com/category/national/chainsaw-robots-helping-keep-trains-running-safely-in-east-japan

great bus driver story from a guy who went from priesthood to Universal Studios and Disney World

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https://www.businessinsider.com/move-florida-work-walt-disney-world-bus-driver-2026-10

Dayton, Minnesota told Flock no work orders were to be completed. The company put two cameras back into service anyway, without authorization.

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Police Chief Eric Fadden had to direct his staff to disconnect the power cords from Flock cameras in Plymouth, Minnesota after Flock Safety ...

Highway thieves are using sophisticated digital tactics that investigators worry make it easy to rob trucks carrying millions in expensive data center equipment.

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NBC News spoke to “several industry leaders, consultants, and investigators advising law enforcement” offices probing the biggest thefts yet...

California High-Speed Rail is expected to approve a contract for the purchase of trains.

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The Authority’s Board of Directors is scheduled to consider awarding a contract to Siemens Mobility for high-speed trainsets on Wednesday. I...

I found a page full of transportation humor "NOT RIGHT IN THE HEAD DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION" on facebook

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https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1508487997983459&set=a.10150172717070377

so, it's not just a traffic cone on the hood that makes them immobile...

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https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1559593366206255&set=a.10150172717070377

OUTSTANDING scrap metal locomotive

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https://www.facebook.com/groups/107560572603590/permalink/40510481961884618
Monday, October 26, 2026

Readers Digest used to have a section for stuff like this, something about humor on the job

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https://dailytimewaster.blogspot.com/2026/10/currently-terrorizing-denver.html
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Rene Vincent (one of my favorites) for Renault, it looks like he ripped off the style that other illustrator that I featured, Cole Phillips, if you look towards the bottom of this gallery, the sideways images https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/search?q=cole+phillips

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https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=3200797170118110&set=gm.4081407485493869&idorvanity=1781866218781352 for the extensive collecti...
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helmet he wore aboard the USS Conflict during the Vietnam War. Found on the M1 Helmet and History Study Room Facebook page

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https://www.facebook.com/groups/636970863687123

1962 Oldsmobile Convertible Coupe

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https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10239246969331623&set=gm.4081990242102260&idorvanity=1781866218781352
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this is a good idea

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https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1607084887577996&set=gm.29078290531783082&idorvanity=413414438697407

it's rare to see a no expense spared Maverick

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https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1563693679119282&set=a.558447792977214

Contractors in Wausau, WI, uncovered a hand-painted mid-century Pepsi mural while removing old siding during a home renovation this week.

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https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1969396247675287&set=a.758190248795899

Radwood

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  https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=122254391972043098&set=pcb.122254393214043098
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From brochure 1959 Aston Martin

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https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=2623797471378417&set=gm.4082156358752315&idorvanity=1781866218781352

Ordered new in 1911 by a flamboyant 21-year old Italian Count, he had it delivered to the Grand Hotel in Nice, and then took part in the second edition of the Monte Carlo Rally, finishing 4th overall. His grand daughter inherited it

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https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid037H6FZxQ33SjXY884aGToFCy6mF65gFLUem1eUvWzQN77Jf221Xp2tGvWS5a6obyUl&id=6155739587...
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so you're out partridge hunting, and come across this wheel... do you bring it home for yard art?

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https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=122238658844301002&set=gm.28326778860333868&idorvanity=1265120183593102
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incredible helmet find... Brody went to the recycle place, and there was his great grandfathers helmet... verified to be that exact one

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https://www.facebook.com/groups/1265120183593102/permalink/28307192385625849 my grandfather had one just like it

ever heard of Radatron gauges? I've never seen one until just now

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https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1142940931508130&set=gm.4835724383371468&idorvanity=2695731877370740 https://www.facebook.com/p...

A well built tool is a thing of beauty, but I can't figure out how these were assembled, the “Stanley everlasting” in production between 1910s and early 1940s

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https://www.facebook.com/groups/LIWoodworkers/permalink/10165095212409106
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the medical evac in a C9 after the Marine Barracks in Beirut were blown up by Hezbollah (with findings also tying the attack to Iran and its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) Oct 23rd, 1983

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Sunday morning, 23 October 1983, Susan woke me up early with a phone call from the squadron. I was told I was on "pre-departure crew re...
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Sunday, October 25, 2026

good photo I saw on Daily Timewaster - a site I look at every day

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https://dailytimewaster.blogspot.com/2026/10/is-stp-still-in-business.html

it's remarkable how life can change directions

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Dr. Carl Allamby, 53, is an emergency medicine doctor at the Cleveland Clinic, which is especially inspiring once you learn that he only bec...
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Colton police officers recovered 350 boxes of Hot Wheels cars, worth an estimated $54,000, that were stolen in a recent train heist, fromn one of the latest train burglaries across the Inland Empire.

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https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/colton-police-recover-54000-in-hot-wheels-cars-after-train-burglary/3959517 https://www.cbsnews.com...

1990 Renault Alpine V6 Turbo, Grand Tourisme Alpine, or GTA (rear mounted engine)

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1990 Renault Alpine V6 Turbo, what looks like a blend of Mustang 5.0, Porsche 928, and Mitsubishi Starion design.  The car debuted in 1985 a...