tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18600515.post1447317214688531089..comments2023-07-02T09:22:57.566-05:00Comments on Confessions of a Train Geek: Onboard the UP ExpressCanadian Train Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05525092107895665275noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18600515.post-33980853370320119072016-03-05T08:39:13.087-06:002016-03-05T08:39:13.087-06:00I'm with you on the UP Express. I don't us...I'm with you on the UP Express. I don't usually like the look of commuter trains, but I like the look of this one for some reason. The new O-Trains up here are underwhelming, but the UP Express has a certain character to it. And props for the reference to Rush's YYZ.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07917230984518214781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18600515.post-45201994760438363302016-03-04T10:11:21.398-06:002016-03-04T10:11:21.398-06:00When on an airplane, I often think about how magic...When on an airplane, I often think about how magical it is that we can do this. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3dYS7PcAG4" rel="nofollow">Louis C.K. covers it very well</a>.. (warning: NSFW, language)Canadian Train Geekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05525092107895665275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18600515.post-44998927170228582452016-03-04T02:07:41.753-06:002016-03-04T02:07:41.753-06:00Trains are cool, but airplanes are magic. The B787...Trains are cool, but airplanes are magic. The B787 can weigh as much as a modern locomotive (the A380 is a brace of locomotives), but flies at 40,000 feet at 560 mph. A bit surprised at the profile on the 787; not the usual Boeing nose job. Haven't been to the blog in a while. It's evolved nicely: I'll be back. Blair Iveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03428917942590969429noreply@blogger.com