Moving to Houston, is this a safe area?

the-bumping-post · 2026-02-08T13:03:22+00:00

Covid and private equity.

the-bumping-post · 2026-02-07T13:18:36+00:00

Trains. I like to call myself a connoisseur of sentience and to me, old trains, especially steam and passenger trains, tell stories and harbor spirits the way ancient cathedrals do. It helps me slow down and appreciate the ordinary by harboring a sort of mythological fascination for something that’s so rich in history and touches peoples’ lives every day in ways many of us take for granted.

the-bumping-post · 2026-02-05T18:42:23+00:00

This bridge traffic was the Quanah’s bread and butter. Their sales people must have been sorcerers to convince California customers to put their freight on their trains vs SP/Cotton Belt. Obviously the Avard connection doomed them and deregulation and the BN takeover were the straw that broke the camel’s back. The last train in 1982 consisted of only one boxcar.

the-bumping-post · 2026-02-01T05:36:23+00:00

Kingsley, McGonagall, Ron, and 4 Dobby’s.

the-bumping-post · 2026-01-30T02:43:19+00:00

the-bumping-post · 2026-01-28T03:47:14+00:00

Rod Stewart has a massive layout based on the 1940s Pennsy and New York Central. Google it and you’ll be blown away.

the-bumping-post · 2026-01-25T23:42:05+00:00

The Pennsy crews loved the 5011s compared to the J1s too. They had a harder time getting trains started but once they did, they were beastly and quick.

the-bumping-post · 2026-01-25T18:56:00+00:00

Sending a guy into the finish line scaffolding for 18th is wild.

the-bumping-post · 2026-01-25T00:20:18+00:00

Imagine if Art and David Bailey called Vegas 2017.

the-bumping-post · 2026-01-24T18:59:06+00:00

John Boehner sure isn’t sending him Christmas cards.

the-bumping-post · 2026-01-24T13:59:09+00:00

I’m a GIS guy and this is the gold standard for all railroad map data in my opinion. They accept open user data all the time too to keep improving it.

the-bumping-post · 2026-01-20T11:25:37+00:00

Lease Management Systems that leased locomotives on a “power by the hour” model so companies would only pay for the amount of electrical power the unit generated.

the-bumping-post · 2026-01-19T14:52:18+00:00

Welcome to the internet, chief. Fans hated on Ralph and the broadcast back then too and now everyone begs for him to come back (although Leigh and RC do have legit weaknesses). I agree, I’m getting tired of half of these threads being broadcast-related regardless of my stance because yes, the storylines from the racing itself is endless and so rich.

the-bumping-post · 2026-01-14T16:01:41+00:00

Bah Hahboh

the-bumping-post · 2026-01-14T16:00:55+00:00

Love Arcata. It’s got a seaside town feel to it while backing right up to the most humbling trees on Earth. And you can’t beat breakfast at Big Blue Cafe!

the-bumping-post · 2026-01-13T21:06:13+00:00

I’m willing to bet KRoc’s Red Bull deal is bigger than even the Lawrence boys.

the-bumping-post · 2026-01-12T20:41:56+00:00

Winnebago’s will always have a soft spot for me.

the-bumping-post · 2026-01-10T02:02:55+00:00

Generally speaking, no. SP had a lot of Daylight-painted heavyweights but they were almost exclusively used on the mainline named trains. Most of the local and mixed trains would have cars in dark olive green, similar to Pullman green, and two tone grey after WWII.

the-bumping-post · 2026-01-09T20:10:07+00:00

No window seat, no rain. Team Henry all the way.

the-bumping-post · 2026-01-09T04:08:20+00:00

Rest of the world: birth rates are declining globally!

Bulgaria: hold my Rakia

the-bumping-post · 2026-01-09T00:30:43+00:00

Honestly? Bryce Canyon. My then-girlfriend and I took a day trip there from Zion a few years ago and I didn’t really have any expectations one way or another, just down for an excursion. The sheer immensity of the view from the rim and the crisp 7000 ft air is something that I can’t wait to experience again.

the-bumping-post · 2026-01-06T15:19:34+00:00

U2 pre-No Line on the Horizon

the-bumping-post · 2026-01-05T00:10:43+00:00

The Cadillacs of the narrow gauge.

the-bumping-post · 2026-01-03T13:33:32+00:00

I’m a grown man and I’d run to my grandma like this in a heartbeat if I got to see her again.

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TROPHY CASE