Welcome to route56.com
Welcome to my anchor point on the web. For over 20 years, I have shared various subjects regarding highway, railways, local radio, and more.
I chose the name “route56” in honor of the green and white variant of the US Highway shield that the Kansas Department of Transportation and its predecessor agency used specifically to mark US 56 from the designation of US 56 in 1956 until KDOT elected to adopt the standard black-and-white design in the mid-1980s
Click on the links above to access the pages devoted to the history of local radio and Kansas Highways, along with other creative outlets.
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Latest Blog Posts
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Music to replace a light fixture to….
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in GeneralThis morning, I replaced the socket in one of the light fixtures at the Lawrence Depot. I hooked up my iPod and set it to shuffle. Here’s what the MP3 player returned.
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A Saturday on the Union Pacific
I went into Perry to deliver gifts for my nieces and to get to know mybaby sister a little bit. After that, I decided to head a couple of blocks over to the Union Pacific mainline to catch what was going on.
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Snow Trains
‘Twas the Monday before Christmas and activity on the Union Pacific was blowing through the snow-covered landscape. There’s also a late Amtrak 4.
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Meeting my second family
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in PersonalFor those that don’t know, I was adopted at birth. Recently, I decided to look into my biological family. For me, it didn’t take that long. Armed with my biological mother’s name, I did a facebook search. It came back with results indicating that I had a “friend in common.”
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US 59 freeway road video
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in highwaysA little overdue, but I finally put the finishing touches on this road video of US 59 from Ottawa to Lawrence.
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New I-35/Homestead Lane Diverging Diamond
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in highwaysKansas now has a Diverging Diamond Interchange. The I-35 exit at Homestead Lane is now open. Unlike many recent DDIs, this is a new interchange to serve the new BNSF intermodal facility between Edgerton and Gardner.
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Changes… and Televison
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in GeneralFor some reason, I feel the need to comment on a recent announcement involving a television program that I (and about 18 million plus) watch regularly.
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Situational Awareness
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in railroadThis morning (as with most Saturday mornings) I got up at 4:30 to open the Lawrence Amtrak station.
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Road Video: I-35
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in GeneralIn the latest “Road Video” Installment, we travel along Interstate 35 between BETO Junction and US 59 in Ottawa