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The eastbound TP&W road freight passes the former site of the TPW-Wabash diamonds and the restored Wabash depot, which looks just like it did when it was built in 1895.
Forrest was a division point on the Wabash's Chicago-Decatur mainline, and, until the 1930s, a roundhouse and engine terminal were located across from the depot. Until the 1970s, the Wabash and its successor, Norfolk and Western, utilized trackage rights on the TP&W between Forrest and Fairbury to access the Streator Branch. The former Wabash was abandoned between Manhattan and Risk Junction in 1991.
Due to a derailment at Malbooma earlier, the locos of Aurizons 6PM1, 6025,6022 and 6PM9 with locos SCT004,SCT010 are stabled in the background at Forrest while a Beechcraft charter plane has just arrived from Adelaide with train crews to work the respective trains back to Adelaide on 16-4-14
A view of the desert landscape en route to Monument Valley. It was a bit difficult with vehicles constantly passing at high speeds. I had to run back and forth between the spot and the parking area every few seconds.
Walking a path through the forest isn't always as easy as this. In fact, very often we discover no true path exists and we have a choice to make...
Do we give up? Do we keep looking for a path already made? Or do we strike out to make our own path?
So much of the time we dream of success and encounter a sea of forest impeding our way. It's easy to get lost, so we seek a path someone else has already carved. And when we don't find one, most give up.
Look, no one said it would ever be easy, but the goal is just on the other side! What's stopping you from reaching it? A little hard work?
Eventually you'll have to make your own path through life's forests. But I guarantee you this... When you look back from the other side, you'll realize how much stronger you became as a result, and when you achieve your goals, you'll admit it was worth it.
Sometimes there will be a clear path in front of you, and sometimes you'll have to make one yourself. The only real question you have to ask yourself is...
Are you willing?
As I looked through the thicket, I spotted a young nutria doing his daily fur care. It was a wonderful moment.
The 1980’s were a magical time for bands in Los Angeles. The Chili Peppers, Fishbone, Jane’s Addiction were all cranking out great stuff. Plus glam metal was on the rise, and the hardcore scene was in full effect. Swirling at the center of it all was the band Thelonious Monster and its lead singer, Bob Forrest. His fellow musicians loved him. Fans came to hear his music and lyrics, but they also came to see Bob...potentially self-destruct. After years of trying, and 24 stints in rehab, Bob Forrest finally won the battle with his demons. His fight against addiction is chronicled in the award-winning film Bob and the Monster. Since cleaning up he’s worked to help others do the same via a number of endeavors, including Hollywood Rehab Services and Acadia Malibu. His first true solo album “Survival Songs” just came out.