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Sunday, October 11, 2015
Baltimore Sun January 2, 2014 by Kevin E. Dayhoff: Westminster celebrated New Year in 1897 with new train station
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Monday, January 30, 2012
More pictures by Kevin Dayhoff: Train – tractor-trailer collision in Westminster - baltimoresun.com
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Friday, January 06, 2012
Chase Amtrak Crash: 25 Years Later - Essex-Middle River, MD Patch
Residents, police, paramedics remember what happened on Jan. 4, 1987 when 16 people died following what was at the time the deadliest Amtrak crash in U.S. history.
By Ron Snyder"
'via Blog this'
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Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Man thought to have been hit and killed by train in Sykesville MD
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
A freight train struck & injured woman in Westminster MD ... on Twitpic
Friday, April 02, 2010
What a train wreck…
It’s a political analogy of sorts…
April 2, 2010
[20060620 Train Wreck]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfS9VZeCEjY
Train tangles with Tornado
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Thursday, April 01, 2010
April 1, 1899: Friday night Westminster to Baltimore train discontinued
Democratic Advocate, April 1, 1899.
Friday night Westminster to Baltimore train discontinued
The Friday night train to Westminster from Baltimore, to accommodate persons desiring to attend the theatre, has been discontinued, because of lack of sufficient patronage.
The Railroad Company did not give the train a fair trial. Many persons do not attend places of amusement during Lent, and the train was started at the very beginning of Lent. Had the train been started the first of December the result would have been different.
Or, if the train had been continued during April, we believe the patronage would pay more than the cost.
Democratic Advocate, April 1, 1899.
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Tuesday, April 14, 2009
The view from underneath the April 3, 2009 7 PM Maryland Midland Train
April 3, 2009
The view from underneath the April 3, 2009 7 PM Maryland Midland Train in Westminster Maryland.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Uz5C95aQRs
By Kevin Dayhoff http://www.kevindayhoff.com/
No animals were hurt in the making of this video. The only thing in danger was an expensive camera. Don’t tell my wife…
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“When I stop working the rest of the day is posthumous. I'm only really alive when I'm writing.” Tennessee Williams
Accept differences, Be kind, Count your blessings, Dream, Express thanks, Forgive, Give freely, Harm no one, Imagine more, Jettison anger, Keep confidences, Love truly, Master something, Nurture hope, Open your mind, Pack lightly, Quell rumors, Reciprocate, Seek wisdom, Touch hearts, Understand, Value truth, Win graciously, Xeriscape, Yearn for peace, Zealously support a worthy cause. (Author; Renee Stewart)
20090403 YT The view from underneath the Westminster Train
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Saturday, November 15, 2008
Trains and train gardens
November 15, 2008
I have always liked trains – and train gardens… I was delighted to find that The Gunpowder Chronicle has list of Train Gardens and Train Shows for the 2008 Holiday Season.
20080325 Westminster Trains
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YTFOoVL-jc
20081115 Trains and train gardens
Monday, June 11, 2007
20070611 Follow-up on "20070610 The Last Train to Clarksville”
Follow-up on "20070610 The Last Train to Clarksville”
June 11th, 2007 2:30 AM
UPDATE: I wanted to call to your attention the comment that Mr. Burns left… on "20070610 The Last Train to Clarksville" (I wish I could figure out a way to highlight comments better…)
Before I get to Mr. Burns’ comment, I want to say again, how much I appreciated his post that brought back so many memories of a time and place from a long time ago. Thanks.
For those who are not aware of Mr. Burn’s web site – Please check it out. It has become part of my necessary reading everyday. Find it here: Maryland Politics Today.
As far as Dwight Dingle and WTTR – these folks are simply super. Dwight and I had a great deal of fun with my Westminster Eagle column on aspects of 1967 last Wednesday, June 6th, 2007: Dwight Dingle, 'Sgt. Pepper' and a bathtub band . (I may need to republish it on “Soundtrack” as I have received questions from many folks as to where they may find it.
Meanwhile – some insight into the column can be found here: “20070606 Dwight Dingle and The Mamas and The Papas.”
Of course, it was the topic of on-air discussion the day it came out, June 6th, 2007 and then the next evening, I talked about the column and other erratum on-air with Bruce Main…
Anyway:
P. Kenneth Burns has left a new comment on your post "20070610 The Last Train to Clarksville":
Believe me when I tell you this, it was more of a play on words than anything.
Little known fact, around the time when I was in the 2nd grade back in 198x, Nickelodeon and Nick and Nite picked up The Monkees television show. Then some years later, I come to find out that there is a
As far as the Betamax reference, that was more irony than anything. If you are a regular YouTube user, feel free to look up user "videoholic2007," who was boasting about his Betamax collection.
BTW, Dwight Dingle and the folks at WTTR are a nice group. check out the pictures on my main site, www.kennyburns.com from my visit up there last year.
Thanks for the feedback. And oh, I saw The Monkees TV show when it was prime time TV… And Mr. Burns, the next time you are in town, please let me know. Lunch is on me.
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Sunday, June 10, 2007
20070610 The Last Train to Clarksville
June 10th, 2007
On June 10th, 2007 Maryland Politics Today had a post titled “The Last Money Train To Clarksville.”
As much as I appreciated P. Kenneth Burns calling to our attention the need of
But what a trip down memory lane that reference causes an aging Baby Boomer such as me. Although, I gotta tell ya, “The Monkees” were a little lame for my taste to put it mildly; it nevertheless brings back a time and place from many years ago.
And it comes on the heels of just writing a Westminster Eagle column on aspects of 1967 last Wednesday, June 6th, 2007: Dwight Dingle, 'Sgt. Pepper' and a bathtub band :
“It was 40 years ago last Saturday, June 2, 1967, when the Beatles released their eighth album, "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band." Although musical taste can be fiercely debated, many music critics and publications consider this album to be one of the most influential of all time. Rolling Sto...”
“The Last Train to
The song, with its “pop flavor” and seemingly light-hearted approach is forever engrained in my head as a great example of cognitive dissonance…
Listen to the lyrics.[1]
The song is about a man who is trying to arrange one last date with his sweetheart because he has been drafted and he is about to be deployed to
'Cause I'm leavin' in the morning
And I must see you again
We'll have one more night together
'Til the morning brings my train.
And I must go, oh, no, no, no!
Oh, no, no, no!
And I don't know if I'm ever coming home.
And the reference to “Betamax players [2] in home” was equally a hoot. Yes, I actually still have content on old “beta” tapes.” And I thought some of the data migration from my old columns and short stories in DOS-based “Word Perfect” was hard…
And I cannot imagine hardly any of our younger readers are aware of whar being “betamaxed” means… (“A superior technology that is overtaken by an inferior one.”)
Anyway, thanks a bunch for memory Mr. Burns…
Meanwhile if you are not reading Mr. Burn’s excellent work at Maryland Politics Today,” there is no better time than now…. Err, after ya watch, “The Last Train to Clarksville” by the Monkees:
Oh what the heck… Let’s hear more. This is a song that I did like:
I liked this one too:
The Monkees - A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You
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[1] Last Train to
Words and Music by
Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart
Take the last train to
And I'll meet you at the station.
You can be be there by four thirty,
'Cause I made your reservation.
Don't be slow, oh, no, no, no!
Oh, no, no, no!
'Cause I'm leavin' in the morning
And I must see you again
We'll have one more night together
'Til the morning brings my train.
And I must go, oh, no, no, no!
Oh, no, no, no!
And I don't know if I'm ever coming home.
Take the last train to
I'll be waiting at the station.
We'll have time for coffee flavored kisses
And a bit of conversation.
Oh... Oh, no, no, no!
Oh, no, no, no!
Take the last train to
Now I must hang up the phone.
I can't hear you in this noisy
Railroad station all alone.
I'm feelin' low. Oh, no, no, no!
Oh, no, no, no!
And I don't know if I'm ever coming home.
Take the last train to
Take the last train to
[repeat and fade]
The first half-inch, analog videocassette recorder (VCR) format, introduced by Sony in 1975 and commonly known as "Beta." The first Betamax cassettes held only one hour of video, but the capacity was subsequently increased to hold an entire movie. Sony later introduced Beta Hi-fi, which improved audio quality, and SuperBeta, which offered a better image.
Beta Vs. VHS
One year after Beta was introduced, the VHS format came out with a slightly larger cassette that held a full movie from the start. VHS began to overtake Beta almost immediately, but for several years, both formats were widely used, and pre-packaged movies were offered in both Beta and VHS. By the late 1980s, Beta had been almost entirely eclipsed by VHS, although Betamax machines were still manufactured by Sony until 2002.
Betamaxed!
The Betamax technology was considered to have superior image quality over VHS, but was hardly noticeable on ordinary home equipment, especially if the recording was done off the air and not from a high-quality master tape. To this day however, "Betamaxed" refers to a superior technology that is overtaken by an inferior one. See VHS, helical scan, Beta/VHS debacle and Betacam.
Friday, December 15, 2006
20061215 Press briefing at 6:30 pm on train derailment
Press briefing at 6:30 pm on train derailment
Press briefing at 6:30 pm on train derailment along the
Fri 12/15/2006 4:55 PM
There will be a press briefing at 6:30 pm at the
Vivian D. Laxton
Administrator
Office of Public Information
20061215 Carroll Co. calling voluntary precautionary evacuation for train mishap
Carroll Co. calling voluntary precautionary evacuation for train mishap
Carroll County Government calling for a voluntary precautionary evacuation for train derailment.
Fri 12/15/2006 2:16 PM
Carroll County government has sent out an e-mail calling to the public’s attention that emergency rehabilitation crews are calling for a voluntary precautionary evacuation for train derailment.
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Emergency crews are going door to door within a one-mile radius of the CSX train derailment asking residents to evacuate their homes, while the tanker containing anhydrous ammonia is righted and put back on the rail.
This is a voluntary, precautionary evacuation.
A shelter has been established at the Sykesville fire hall on Route 32 for those residents. About 100 homes are affected.
Both Carroll and Howard Counties' school systems have been notified and asked that students who live in the immediate area stay at their schools.
Residents who live between one and three miles of the incident are asked to stay inside, close all windows and doors, and shut off any outside ventilation such as heat pumps and air conditioning.
Those homes will be alerted through an automated telephone message from both Howard and Carroll emergency managers. A second message will be issued when the hazard has been removed.
To reiterate earlier messages, the tanker is not leaking. The evacuations are a precautionary measure.
Another release will be issued when the hazard is removed.
Vivian D. Laxton, Administrator, Office of Public Information
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20061215 Sykesville Fire Dept Press Release by PIO Bill Rehkopf
Sykesville Fire Dept Press Release by PIO Bill Rehkopf
Train With Hazardous Materials Derails
http://www.sykesvillefire.org/index.cfm?fs=news.newsView&News_ID=152
By Fire Sergeant/PIO Bill Rehkopf, December 15, 2006
Sykesville fire and EMS crews responded along with hazardous materials teams to a CSX train derailment near Marriottsville, Friday morning, December 15.
[…]
Units:
Sykesville Ladder 12, Engine 123, Paramedic 128
Mutual Aid:
Carroll
20061215 CC PIO will host a news conference on train derailment
UPDATE: Friday, December 15, 2006 at 11:45 AM –Changed from 11:30 a.m. – Due to road closures related to clean up efforts, Carroll County Public Information Administrator, Vivian Laxton has moved the joint news conference to the Maryland Police Training Commission Firearms Training Facility located at 7310 Slacks Road in Sykesville, Maryland.
Carroll County Public Information Administrator, Vivian Laxton will host a joint news conference to provide updated information on the CSX Train Derailment in Sykesville, Maryland. Friday, December 15, 2006 at 11:30 AM.
10:50 AM Friday, December 15, 2006
News Release
For more information, contact: Tara Mayers,Public Media Specialist, 410-386-2973
Board of County Commissioners
Julia W. Gouge, President
Dean L. Minnich, Vice President
Michael D. Zimmer, Secretary
Carroll County Government
225 North Center Street
Westminster, Maryland 21157
410-386-2043; 1-888-302-8978
fax 410-386-2485; TT 410-848-9747
For Immediate Release
Train Derailment - Carroll County to host joint News Conference
Friday, December 15, 2006 at 11:30 AM – Carroll County Public Information Administrator, Vivian Laxton will host a joint news conference at the entrance to the old Henryton Center; the intersection Henryton Road and Henryton Center Road to provide updated information on the CSX Train Derailment in Sykesville, Maryland.
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20061215 Train derails along Patapsco River
by Kevin Dayhoff 7:15 AM Friday, December 15th, 2006
At 2:15 AM, Carroll County, Howard County, Maryland Department of the Environment, and CSX Railroad Hazmat personnel responded to the scene of a CSX freight train derailment.
The voice traffic on the emergency response radio indicated that the train which was comprised of three locomotives and 91 cars was traveling from Cumberland to Philadelphia.
At last report 21 train cars jumped the tracks in a remote area along the Patapsco River in the Patapsco Valley State Park between Sykesville and Marriottsville in the vicinity of Henryton Road the old Henryton hospital.
Communications were difficult as it was in an area where there is no Nextel service, the communications carrier used by many local public safety agencies. Radio and cell phone reception with other carriers was also difficult.
Access to the remote area was difficult and getting to the site of the derailment was delayed until all-terrain “gators,” were brought to the site.
Hazmat personnel finally reached the scene of the derailment at approximately 5:55 AM to find that train cars #27, #28 and #29 were of the most concern and that train car #29 had tipped over. One or several of the train cars are transporting anhydrous (without water) ammonia.
The train cars were not leaking and causing “no issues,” and there is no “immediate concern at this time;” however it would appear that it will be an extended rehabilitation of the train cars involved.
According to Carroll County public information officer, Vivian Laxton, who arrived at the scene 6 PM, there are no reported injuries.
The hazmat response went like clockwork. However the news crews that responded did not have as much luck as mobile news units from ABC2, WBAL and WJZ all got stuck in the mud.
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Thursday, October 09, 2003
20031008 Two Cows
TWO COWS
October 8th, 2003
Political humor with an edge – the story of two cows…
DEMOCRAT
You have two cows. Your neighbor has none. You feel guilty for being successful. You vote people into office that put a tax on your cows, forcing you to sell one to raise money to pay the tax. The people you voted for then take the tax money, buy a cow and give it to your neighbor. You feel righteous. Barbara Streisand sings for you.
SOCIALIST
You have two cows. The government takes one and gives it to your neighbor. You form a cooperative to tell him how to manage his cow.
REPUBLICAN
You have two cows. Your neighbor has none. So?
COMMUNIST
You have two cows. The government seizes both and provides you with milk. You wait in line for hours to get it. It is expensive and sour.
CAPITALISM, AMERICAN STYLE
You have two cows. You sell one, buy a bull, and build a herd of cows.
DEMOCRACY, AMERICAN STYLE
You have two cows. The government taxes you to the point you have to sell both to support a man in a foreign country who has only one cow, which was a gift from your government.
BUREAUCRACY, AMERICAN STYLE
You have two cows. The government takes them both, shoots one, milks the other, pays you for the milk, and then pours the milk down the drain.
AMERICAN CORPORATION
You have two cows. You sell one, lease it back to yourself, and do an IPO on the 2nd one. You force the 2 cows to produce the milk of four cows. You are surprised when one cow drops dead. You spin an announcement to the analysts stating you have downsized and are reducing expenses. Your stock goes up and you sell out and retire rich.
FRENCH CORPORATION
You have two cows. You go on strike because you want three cows. You go to lunch. Life is good.
JAPANESE CORPORATION
You have two cows. You redesign them so they are one-tenth the size of an ordinary cow and produce twenty times the milk. They learn to travel on unbelievably crowded trains. Most are at the top of their class at cow school.
GERMAN CORPORATION
You have two cows. You engineer them so they are all blond, drink lots of beer, give excellent quality milk, and run a hundred miles an hour. Unfortunately they also demand 13 weeks of vacation per year.
ITALIAN CORPORATION
You have two cows but you don’t know where they are. While ambling around, you see a beautiful woman. You break for lunch. Life is good.
RUSSIAN CORPORATION
You have two cows. You count them and learn you have five cows. You drink more vodka. You count them again and learn you have 42 cows. You count them again and learn you have 12 cows. You stop counting cows and open another bottle of vodka. You produce your 10th, 5-year plan in the last 3 months. The Mafia shows up and takes over however many cows you really have.
TALIBAN CORPORATION
You have all the cows in
POLISH CORPORATION
You have two bulls. Employees are regularly maimed and killed attempting to milk them.
FLORIDA CORPORATION
You have a black cow and a brown cow. Everyone votes for the best looking one. Some of the people, who like the brown one best, vote for the black one. Some people vote for both. Some people vote for neither. Some people can’t figure out how to vote at all. Finally, a bunch of guys from out-of-state tell you which is the best-looking one.
NEW YORK CORPORATION
You have fifteen million cows. You have to choose which one will be the leader of the herd, so you pick some cow from
Rec’d 20031008
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