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.
You can also find me on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter/X, and Flickr.
Latest Blog Posts
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Work in Progress
I’ve been working on a couple of things website-related lately. First off, I’ve realized I’ve long neglected the License Plate section of Kansas Highways. I’ve updated the pages to reflect the current website layout. The layout itself has been tweaked a little. For low-resolution screens (read, smartphones) the sidebar normally on the right-hand side of…
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US 59 Ribbon Cutting
Technically, this is old news, but I’ll go ahead and post it anyway. Back on September 18, Public officials had a ceremonial ribbon cutting for the new US 59 freeway at Baldwin Junction. Here are my photos:
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Road Video: Kansas Turnpike through the Flint Hills
This is part of a series of YouTube videos that I have taken. This was taken in June along I-35 between El Dorado and Emporia.
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Union Pacific 844
My video of Union Pacific 844 at The Lawrence depot on a rainy Saturday, October 13.
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How I voted in the primary
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in GeneralLet’s just say I had my reasons for crossing the floor to the Democrats.
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June Photos
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in GeneralHere’s the latest photos from South Central Kansas, as well as some pictures from a mini train show in Leavenworth.
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Running Behind….
The bad news… I haven’t made a new post to this blog in a while. The good news… I’ve at least found something to do (and get paid for it). It’s a contract job involving a computer and printer deployment for various offices in Northeast Kansas and Northwest Missouri. Those trips have also netted me…