Category Archives: Trains

Recent Train Robbery: Life in Bangladesh 2011

Posted on September 11, 2011 by

I had the idea to blog a few days ago when I read about a recent Bangladesh train robbery. I don’t know when the last time I heard about this happening in America was, but at this level of robbery, it … Continue reading →

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Those Lovely Trains: Too Close to the Tracks

Posted on July 22, 2011 by

In Southern Illinois, there are public service ads that show traffic driving through the living room of a home. Horrific possibility, and absurd to most American viewers, but not so absurd to the people living in the slums of Dhaka. … Continue reading →

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Back to Trains: Democratic or Socialist?

Posted on April 22, 2011 by

Ok, so my posts about trains haven’t been getting the kind of attention that other posts have received, but still, when I saw this story today on CNN.com, I had to post it and say a few things that immediately … Continue reading →

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What is it about trains?

Posted on November 7, 2010 by

Since returning from Dhaka, I have searched for topics, when I have time, to write about on my blog, and I’ve settled on trains recently, but I don’t know that I’ve really explained why. So, here it is. As a … Continue reading →

Posted in Bangladesh, George Eliot, India, luddites, Middlemarch, Oregon, suicide, Terrorism, Trains, Unstoppable | 1 Comment

Those Lovely Trains: Off the Rails

Posted on October 25, 2010 by

Ok, so this isn’t so much a post as it is a list of train accidents. From the past month. From all over the world. The embrace of technology despite its deadly outcome… I’ll try to post soon on some … Continue reading →

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Those Lovely Trains: Pictures of Bangladesh

Posted on October 10, 2010 by

Before we went to Dhaka for the summer, we were invited by my daughter’s school to give a presentation for her class. I had a few photos of my own, but I wanted to add more from the internet. I … Continue reading →

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Those Lovely Trains: Part 1

Posted on October 7, 2010 by

Trains are such wonderful, disastrous creatures, and I’ve had a few adventures with them in life, and heard plenty of stories. Trains in Iowa, America, Europe, Italy, France, Bangladesh … the subway in Chicago, Paris, the Underground in London … … Continue reading →

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