Comments on: Vanishing Point http://www.mitchster.com/2008/03/04/vanishing-point/ Daily Minneapolis photos of StreetScenes and Wildlife Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:40:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Rob http://www.mitchster.com/2008/03/04/vanishing-point/#comment-873 Rob Thu, 06 Mar 2008 15:22:22 +0000 http://www.mitchster.com/2008/03/04/vanishing-point/#comment-873 What is it about trains that draw our fullest attention? Is it the parallel symmetry of the tracks? The big lumbering powerful locomotives? the gentle giant box cars? The mournful horn? I don't know, but I have an urge to hit the tracks...not literally. When the weather turns a bit more warm to run out to these yards, we need to plan a trip taking turns on lookout for wayward trains and yard bulls. By the way, I like this new look. What is it about trains that draw our fullest attention? Is it the parallel symmetry of the tracks? The big lumbering powerful locomotives? the gentle giant box cars? The mournful horn?

I don’t know, but I have an urge to hit the tracks…not literally. When the weather turns a bit more warm to run out to these yards, we need to plan a trip taking turns on lookout for wayward trains and yard bulls.

By the way, I like this new look.

]]> By: Jim K http://www.mitchster.com/2008/03/04/vanishing-point/#comment-860 Jim K Tue, 04 Mar 2008 13:29:35 +0000 http://www.mitchster.com/2008/03/04/vanishing-point/#comment-860 The picture reminds me of my childhood. We had large railroad yards close by, and to cross all of the tracks to get to my cousins. It was close to the Mississippi river in Illinois. The picture reminds me of my childhood. We had large railroad yards close by, and to cross all of the tracks to get to my cousins. It was close to the Mississippi river in Illinois.

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