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Showing posts with label transportation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label transportation. Show all posts
Saturday, December 10, 2016

I Spy . . . a Jolly Big Red Rig

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I spy with my little eye a happy-looking big red truck driving east on Highway 156. This I spied as I waited in the car at the corner o...
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Friday, October 28, 2016

I Spy . . . Raindrops and a Schoolbus

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I spy with my little eye this morning happy raindrops and a happy yellow elementary school bus. Didn't you love all the rain this m...
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Sunday, November 22, 2015

Slow Down!

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It's starting to look quite festive in Downtown Hollister, despite the cars and trucks zooming down San Benito Street. Slow down, peo...
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Wednesday, October 14, 2015

Train from Hollister

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Yesterday afternoon, we waited for a train to cross Bolsa Road (aka Highway 25) on the track near the county line. Usually I see a train ...
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Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Here Comes the Bus

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Yesterday afternoon, the Husband and I opted to take the bus to Downtown to pick up our car from the shop. We had enough exercise from wa...
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Monday, June 8, 2015

San Jose Train Station

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The San Jose Diridon Station on Cahill Street is a hub for both Amtrak and Caltrain . One day, BART will reach there. Yesterday morning...
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Friday, May 22, 2015

Driving Highway 156

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A slow-moving tractor on Highway 156 is an annoyance when you're in a hurry. But, that's no reason to dangerously tailgate the tr...
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Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Rumbling Through Town

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I haven't seen too many big trucks rumbling through town since the Highway 25 bypass was built a few years ago.  So, this orange dude...
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Sunday, September 7, 2014

Up on the Rooftop Helicopters Pause

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CALSTAR stands for California Shock Trauma Air Rescue. Thank goodness for CALSTAR! It transports patients at Hazel Hawkins Hospital who r...
Sunday, October 13, 2013

San Benito County from the Bus

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This year the Husband and I took the San Benito County Express 's free shuttle to the San Benito County Fair. It was the best way to ...
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Sunday, March 3, 2013

The End of the Line

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What better way to end this week's theme of Trains and Railroads with a photo of the end of the Union Pacific line in Hollister. C...
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Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Box Cars

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The freight box cars usually sit behind the cannery warehouse on Sally Street. During the Great Depression, my uncle rode the freight t...
Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Railroad Crossing

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The Union Pacific freight train comes into town almost every day, especially during the cannery season. You don't have to be downtown...
Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Bike Seats in Hollister

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Corbin Seats is well-known for producing custom motorcycle seats and accessories. Its manufacturing facilities is located in the Holliste...
Thursday, August 23, 2012

Toot! Toot!

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Slowly, but surely, the train rumbles towards Second Street on it way out of town.
Saturday, January 7, 2012

Things to Watch for at the Airport

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One of my favorite "caution" signs is over at the airport. It's an essential sign, no doubt about it. It also brings up silly ...
Wednesday, December 21, 2011

100 Things I Like: The Main Street

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Heading north on San Benito Street Until I moved back to Hollister several years ago, I rarely, if ever, referred to the main drag throu...
Thursday, October 20, 2011

100 Things I Like: No Traffic Jams

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Absolutely none. So what, if I have to wait through another cycle of lights to turn left from San Benito Street onto Tres Pinos Road, or ...
Sunday, October 9, 2011

100 Things I Like: Big Rig Trucks

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Driving north on Bolsa Road, aka Highway 25, just before Shore Road. When I was a kid, I lived on Hillcrest Road near the Catholic ceme...
Tuesday, October 4, 2011

100 Things I Like: The Eucalyptus Grove

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On Highway 101, just south of the 156/San Juan Bautista/Hollister exit (entrance), you drive through a small eucalyptus forest. The trees...
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