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E255-01 splits 153.6 with an SD40-2 on the point. CSX 8312 being in front of the GEVO was kick ass, add old signals that are close to being replaced and you can't go wrong...
This week we are going back 29 years to 1993 and KC 23 at Dublin Airport. The bus is dressed for route 230. This orbital route started operating between Malahide and Dublin Airport in 1991. However, a few short months after starting it was extended to Portmarnock. The route lasted until 2008 when it was merged with route 102 (Sutton Station to Malahide) and became the new route 102 between Sutton Station and Dublin Airport. In 2018, Go-Ahead Ireland took over operation of the route.
KC 23 was delivered new to CIE in November 1983. Initially it was based in Donnybrook Garage, but in 1992 it transferred to Summerhill Garage. The 230 had proved to be a very popular route, and the minibuses on it were not sufficient to meet the demand. Single-decker buses were required instead to operate it, thus the transfer of KC 23. The bus was withdrawn by 1997.
This view at Dublin Airport changed following the construction of the multi-storey carpark that is seen in the background.
28/04/1993
This week we are going back eighteen years to 2007 and to RV 435 on O'Connell Street with a service on route 123 to Kilnamanagh Road.
Route 123 started around 1993 as a City Imp route, running between Marino and Drimnagh. It replaced former routes 23 and 24, but operated at a higher frequency, using smaller buses. Over time, the City Imp concept proved very popular and larger buses were needed. The 123, and the other City Imp routes, eventually lost the minibuses and became part of the regular network, using double-decker buses. In 2006 the 123 terminus was moved from Drimnagh to Kilnamanagh Road. Under Bus Connects, route 123 is due to be replaced on 19th October 2025 by new route 73, which will be operated by Go-Ahead Ireland.
RV 435 was new to Dublin Bus in 1998. It was withdrawn around 2010, and sold on to another Irish operator.
16/10/2007
These two particular dolls really changed my perception of the Barbie brand. I was happy to see them readily available year after year until Raquelle was nowhere to be found in the US for the "Style" line only to be released elsewhere and to finally come back twice unfortunately with poorly printed eyes. She has yet to appear back with this gorgeous face. Ryan on the other hand had his sculpt completely redone and never returned. Mattel please bring them back... just the way they used to be!
Here's to hoping we get them in collectible sized heads in any upcoming lines whether it be "The Look" or not even in collectible size heads, just back in "Fashionistas." I would get excited just to see them back in some form be it a picture in the Barbiestyle Instagram account. What do you guys think? Which Raquelle and Ryan are your favorite releases?
Back to a time of landline phones
and CRT computer monitors...seemed like a big deal at the time being able to do the "office girl" thing, LOL.
Here's a pic I took five years ago that I've never shared with anyone. I thought it would be perfect for a "Throwback Thursday" memory!
Several years ago, a friend was visiting and had a wedding to attend. She brought 2 outfits and this was the one she didn't wear. I only wish I had been able to do a complete transformation.
In the early 50's DeGrazia started working on ceramics. NBC studios recorded a newsreel, called "Watch the World”, where they filmed DeGrazia and Marion making these ceramics. DeGrazia used original molds and his inspirations were taken from desert shapes and colors. Happy Throwback Thursday!
Back in August, a northbound baretable reposition train, IRNCSR(?), chugs north out of Villa Grove with a solo CSX AC44CW on the point.
I was sorting some old photos and found some that I had taken in the production area where I was employed as a graphic designer. Without all these machines and pieces of various equipment it would not matter that we upfront spent time to design a beautiful piece of art or that our sales staff worked hard to secure the account because without production and all the pieces of machinery we could not produce the final (book, magazine, brochure, poster, etc) that shipped to the public which enabled us to stay open for business. Yeah for machines . . .
Something that's bothered me: my attempts at a McLaren MP4-12C. Why does it bother me so much?
Well, the McLaren MP4-12C (and for that matter the newer ones like the 650S and 675LT) are among my favorite cars. So I wanted to recreate it in LEGO.
I tried that in 2012. Which is the left one.
In my defense, I was less skilled, newer to the LEGO community, and at the time I was very proud of it. And the feedback was subtle, it seems like it was ugly, but in my league, as in I was getting there.
Two years later, 2014, I retried. While the right one actually has some equalities to the 12C, It still has some pain elements. The doors and interior: absolutely fine though. Front: well, could be way worse. Although the A Pillar is kind of wrong. Rear/C Pillar: absolutely wrong.
While there is atleast a 12C to recognize in the 2014 attempt, it's far from perfect.
So why am I doing all this? Well, as you might know it's now 2016, which is 2 years later than 2014, and 4 years later than 2012. I've retried the 12C (actually, spoiler alert, I made it into a 650S), and it needs a lot of finetuning, but overall I've built a McLaren that I like.
So sorry for bothering you with a giant textwall that only contains two bad replicas, reposted, and sorry for an unrendered picture, but now you know the reason. Stay tuned!
Watching birds in Miami on July 9, 2012 at 06:54 AM.
Picture taken nearby Miami City Hall.
A lukewarm and very quiet morning.
This fella thought I had sardines in my pockets or something.
This week we are going back thirty-eight years to KD 237 at Dublin Airport on route 41 to Dublin city centre. Route 41 started operating between Dublin and Swords in 1926, and still does so today in 2021. It has had a number of different terminus in Swords over the years, but the most recent one at Swords Manor has been in use since 1998. The route has also continuously served Dublin Airport since the 1940s. In December 2019 the 41 and the 15 became the first two Dublin Bus routes to operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
KD 237 was delivered new to CIE in 1982. It remained in service right up to 2000 when the last Bombardiers were withdrawn in Dublin. It spent all its working life in Summerhill Garage.
Buses no longer serve this upper ramp in Dublin Airport, instead the 41 serves a bus stop that is roughly where the trees by the church are in the background.
01/10/1983
heading back to the dawn of my digital photography era.. 2001... yep, twenty years ago, and here's a young thirty-something me - still living in the 1980s by the look of that suit LOL ;-)
This week we are going back thirteen years to 2009 and RV 356 on Nassau Street. The bus is dressed for route 172 to Dunard. This route started on 15th December 1998, running between Middle Abbey Street and the Dunard Estate. In August 1999 the route was rebranded Museumlink and moved its city centre terminus to Kildare Street. It provided a connection between a number of museums in the city, and received a specially-branded minibus to operate the service. When the minibuses were withdrawn the Olympian double-deckers too over. The route was never very busy and when the recession hit, it was an obvious one to cut to save money. The route ceased to operate on the 25th April 2009.
RV 356 was delivered new to Dublin Bus in 1997. Like the 172, it was also withdrawn in April 2009, after operating the route on the last day.
05/03/2009