Happy Holidays

I mentioned the Holiday Bus by the Jacksonville Transit Agency and Holiday trains by freight railroads--it turns out that Kansas City Southern does a Holiday Express train too, in Denver.  WRT railroads, I wish somehow that DC's Union Station could be leveraged similarly.

Photo by Roy Inman.

And Virginia Railway Express does something too, the Operation Lifesaver Santa Train.

The Tide Light Rail in Norfolk, Virginia also does up trains for the holidays as part of the pre-Thanksgiving Grand Illumination Parade ("This is how The Tide is wrapped for Christmas (and other events)," Norfolk Virginian-Pilot).

(I don't think WMATA will do something like this, given their ban on religious-based advertising, and the root of "the holidays" is "Christmas."  See "Federal appeals court upholds Metro's ban on Christmas-themed ads, at least for now," Washington Post.)

Photos: Norfolk Virginian-Pilot.

2.  I am also into stringing holiday lights across streets.  Such activity is particularly lavish in London.  See the TimeOut London article, "The Best Christmas Lights in London."


Carnaby Street Christmas Lights, London.  Photo:  © Anatoleya

3.  The Toronto Star has an article, "Meet the Superheroes who save Christmas Day," about the people who work Christmas day, such as streetcar drivers and cinema ticket takers.

4.  In the run up to the end of the year, the Orange County Register runs its annual feature, "Most Influential 2017: Meet the 100 top influencers in Orange County." I think it's always interesting to read about people doing innovative, important work, for ideas if nothing else, and to be thankful for the people who make the kinds of contributions that help more than themselves.