Richie Kennedy | route56.com

Author: Richie Kennedy

  • Christmas Eve Adventure…

    —

    in ,

    So, I’m coming into town to do my last minute shopping. I also brought my camera, just in case I saw a train on the Union Pacific line just north of Lawrence. I did see a train, and I stopped at Laptad’s corner to catch it. That’s when I did something stupid…. I locked the…

  • January 5, 2002

    January 5, 2002

    —

    in

    I have (slowly) been working on uploading my pictures from the archives… I’m now up to January 2002. This set of spirit squad photos was taken January 5th, at the first KU Women’s game of the (calendar) year.

  • A very late Amtrak

    —

    in , ,

    Bad news for Amtrak travelers on the Southwest Chief means good news for railfans like me. Due to an incident that sidelines the initial locomotive consist, the train had to be towed back to Chicago, where they started it again, 12 hours late. Therefore, instead of going through Kansas overnight, the train would go through…

  • Regarding the story about the TSA agent in Denver

    —

    in

    I’ve checked with my sources regarding the authenticity of a recent story that a TSA agent was receiving sexual gratification by monitoring passengers who go through the body scanners at Denver International Airport. One of my sources came back with this comment:

  • It’s finally over…. until we do it again in 2012

    —

    in ,

    Today is election day, and that means all of the political ads stop… at least until we do it again in 2 years. Here’s who I picked: In general, my family owns a glass business and, as such, tend to take more of a pro-business conservative standpoint. Democrats, particularly those in Washington, are seen as…

  • You know, I’m beginning to hate politics

    —

    in

    Last night, I got into a major argument with someone via chat. This person has had significant health problems, is unemployed and uninsured, and obviously doesn’t have much financial resources. And he says that people like me want to see him get sick and die, and that hate minorities and the poor. To me, those…

  • 2010 and 2002

    —

    in , ,

    Two seperate photo batches here. First, the latest photos – The Kennedy Compound had a little accident in the laundry room which caused water to flow down to the basement, I took Depot Caretaker duty on Saturday’s Amtrak 4, and the Midland Railway ran their Labor Day run… oh yeah, some changes involving the new…

  • Topeka Sub Weekend

    Topeka Sub Weekend

    —

    in ,

    During the weekend, while over at the Shop (better known as Kennedy Glass) the BNSF sent some trains my way.

  • I approved this message…

    —

    in ,

    Today was primary day in Kansas. Here’s who I voted for in the Republican Primary US Senator: Jerry Moran Basically, the two leading candidates are fairly close policy-wise. What sealed the deal for me to break for Moran was the way Mike Shanin and Scott Parks of KMBZ felt of the way the candidates handled…

  • Exploring old highway 50

    Exploring old highway 50

    —

    in ,

    Back on July 9, one of my fellow road enthusiast friends came up to Kansas. While he was there, he wanted to do some “sightseeing.” Since I happened to have the day off from work, I was happy to oblige. 🙂