# commuter rail (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 4 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover commuter rail. Page: Feed: --- ## [Stand pipe](https://skeetmotis.blogspot.com/2026/08/stand-pipe.html) _2026-08-19 · skeetmotis · skeetmotis_ purple and yellow and greys A water standpipe stands ready at the station. Two yellow bollards protect it from direct contact. ## [Stand pipe](https://skeetmotis.blogspot.com/2026/08/stand-pipe.html) _2026-08-19 · skeetmotis · skeetmotis_ purple and yellow and greys A water standpipe stands ready at the station. Two yellow bollards protect it from direct contact. ## [Station airy arches](https://skeetmotis.blogspot.com/2026/08/station-airy-arches.html) _2026-08-11 · skeetmotis · skeetmotis_ That is the top half of an 8 Seen, these stationary arches seem very disquieting. n.b. Scene here is a relaxed view 3d stereograph . ## [Station airy arches](https://skeetmotis.blogspot.com/2026/08/station-airy-arches.html) _2026-08-11 · skeetmotis · skeetmotis_ At the bottom is the top half of an 8 Seen, these stationary arches seem very disquieting. n.b. Scene here is a relaxed view 3d stereograph . ## [Ford 1965 Falcon](https://skeetmotis.blogspot.com/2026/08/ford-1965-falcon.html) _2026-08-03 · skeetmotis · skeetmotis_ Arrow points that way This fabulific 1965 Ford Falcon is ready for a greenie at the drive-through lane. ## [Ford 1965 Falcon](https://skeetmotis.blogspot.com/2026/08/ford-1965-falcon.html) _2026-08-03 · skeetmotis · skeetmotis_ Arrow points that way This fabulific 1965 Ford Falcon is ready for a greenie at the drive-through lane. ## [Security envelope marbled](https://skeetmotis.blogspot.com/2026/08/security-envelope-marbled.html) _2026-08-01 · skeetmotis · skeetmotis_ Marbled This envelope security pattern is more intricate than it looks. The blue marbling is printed over a grey pattern. This is done to add an extra layer of security. ## [Security envelope marbled](https://skeetmotis.blogspot.com/2026/08/security-envelope-marbled.html) _2026-08-01 · skeetmotis · skeetmotis_ Marbled This envelope security pattern is more intricate than it looks. The blue marbling is printed over a grey pattern. This is done to add an extra layer of security. ## [Beachy day](https://skeetmotis.blogspot.com/2026/07/beachy-day.html) _2026-07-31 · skeetmotis · skeetmotis_ It's a beach! Blue with white stripes, or white with blue - this umbrella is at the beach for the day. ## [Beachy day](https://skeetmotis.blogspot.com/2026/07/beachy-day.html) _2026-07-31 · skeetmotis · skeetmotis_ It's a beach! Blue with white stripes, or white with blue - this umbrella is at the beach for the day. ## [Browse ThreatCrush Modules (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/c9DsUvOGPGP8) _2026-07-31 · **Sponsored**_ Install community-built security modules to extend real-time threat intelligence and monitoring ## [Red bonnet hydrant](https://skeetmotis.blogspot.com/2026/07/red-bonnet-hydrant.html) _2026-07-25 · skeetmotis · skeetmotis_ White body with red bonnet and outlet caps This smooth-top fire hydrant "catches some rays" while steadfastly awaiting a call to duty. ## [Red bonnet hydrant](https://skeetmotis.blogspot.com/2026/07/red-bonnet-hydrant.html) _2026-07-25 · skeetmotis · skeetmotis_ White body with red bonnet and outlet caps This smooth-top fire hydrant "catches some rays" while steadfastly awaiting a call to duty. ## [Orange tiger lily](https://skeetmotis.blogspot.com/2026/07/orange-tiger-lily.html) _2026-07-20 · skeetmotis · skeetmotis_ Called the "common tiger lily" or "orange day lily", this cluster of rain-dropped Hemerocallis Fulva is a sight to see. ## [Orange tiger lily](https://skeetmotis.blogspot.com/2026/07/orange-tiger-lily.html) _2026-07-20 · skeetmotis · skeetmotis_ Called the "common tiger lily" or "orange day lily", this cluster of rain-dropped Hemerocallis Fulva is a sight to see. ## [New Official Map: İzmir Metro, Türkiye by Evgeny Katyshev](https://transitmap.net/izmir-metro-evgeny-katyshev/) _2026-07-13 · Cameron Booth · Transit Maps_ Submitted by Evgeny, who simply says: The new map of Izmir rapid transit I designed has been adopted as official one. Transit Maps says: Congratulations on this lovely little diagram becoming “official,” Evgeny! There’s a lot to like about it, especially the intelligent use of a 30-degree grid to match the real-world geography of İzmir \[…\] ## [Firework front and side](https://skeetmotis.blogspot.com/2026/07/firework-front-and-side.html) _2026-07-09 · skeetmotis · skeetmotis_ The ring type fireworks are best seen when viewed head on. Sometimes, the shell goes a certain way and the effect is seen from the side . . . Side view A more frontal view of a ring type firework lets the effect be seen: Head on view They are enjoyable either way! ## [Firework front and side](https://skeetmotis.blogspot.com/2026/07/firework-front-and-side.html) _2026-07-09 · skeetmotis · skeetmotis_ The ring type fireworks are best seen when viewed head on. Sometimes, the shell goes a certain way and the effect is seen from the side . . . Side view A more frontal view of a ring type firework lets the effect be seen: Head on view They are enjoyable either way! ## [Potato chip real vs. enlarged](https://skeetmotis.blogspot.com/2026/07/potato-chip-real-vs-enlarged.html) _2026-07-06 · skeetmotis · skeetmotis_ Enlarged and real The potato chips on this potato chip bag may look a bit "off". That is because a real potato chip from inside this bag has been placed on top of the "enlarged to show texture" potato chips. The real potato chip is close to size to that of the "enlarged" potato chip. That was not the largest potato chip found inside this bag. A real potato chip as large as the "enlarged" potato… ## [Security envelope plaid](https://skeetmotis.blogspot.com/2026/07/security-envelope-plaid.html) _2026-07-01 · skeetmotis · skeetmotis_ 10 by 10 minus 1 and 10 To make this plaid pattern, start with a grid pattern rotated by 45 degrees. Set up a 10 line by 10 line grid and on each side of that grid, remove one line. Note that the blank areas in the pattern were caused by printer problems. ## [Security envelope plaid](https://skeetmotis.blogspot.com/2026/07/security-envelope-plaid.html) _2026-07-01 · skeetmotis · skeetmotis_ 10 by 10 minus 1 and 10 To make this plaid pattern, start with a grid pattern rotated by 45 degrees. Set up a 10 line by 10 line grid and on each side of that grid, remove one line. Note that the blank areas in the pattern were caused by printer problems. ## [Realtime AI Arbitrage Terminal (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/pXaW7xgbRqcX) _2026-07-01 · **Sponsored**_ Realtime auto-trading across exchanges with scored setups, backtesting, and risk controls. ## [Ox eye spiral](https://skeetmotis.blogspot.com/2026/06/ox-eye-spiral.html) _2026-06-29 · skeetmotis · skeetmotis_ Don't get dizzy The Leucanthemum vulgare is considered in some places to be an invasive species. That does not prevent one from taking a closer look at the spiraling floret of the ox eye daisy. ## [Transit access drives transit voting](https://capntransit.blogspot.com/2026/06/transit-access-drives-transit-voting.html) _2026-06-29 · Cap'n Transit · Cap'n Transit Rides Again_ I've been trying to show this for years with maps of car-free households, but there was a great example recently that used voting patterns directly. Last Tuesday was the date for party primaries in New York State. In many of the races the differences between candidates was relatively subtle, particularly on transportation, but there was a clear difference in one race, for the Democratic nomination… ## [Close up buttercup](https://skeetmotis.blogspot.com/2026/06/close-up-buttercup.html) _2026-06-23 · skeetmotis · skeetmotis_ That is yellow! Commonly known as St. Anthony's turnip, the butter cup (Ranunculus bulbosus) has bright yellow flowers. The flower petals are glossy and curved; they reflect light towards the center of the flower. The "turnip" name comes from the bulbous root of this flower. Children use the flower in a game to determine if someone likes butter. One child picks the yellow flower and asks another… ## [Stereoscopy Day 2026](https://skeetmotis.blogspot.com/2026/06/stereoscopy-day-2026.html) _2026-06-16 · skeetmotis · skeetmotis_ Now, even more stereo! June 21st is "Stereoscopy Day". On that day in 1838, Sir Charles Wheatstone presented his reflecting stereoscope to the Royal Society of London and demonstrated his theory of binocular vision. More info about this event, the fifth, is at the Stereoscopy Day site https://stereoscopyday.wordpress.com/ or #StereoscopyDay Let's start the celebration right now! Presented is a… ## [Security envelope basket woven](https://skeetmotis.blogspot.com/2026/06/security-envelope-basket-woven.html) _2026-06-15 · skeetmotis · skeetmotis_ Five bars per band The basket weave pattern used for this security envelope is very rustic. The pattern does take a break at the fold line. ## [Spathe and spadix](https://skeetmotis.blogspot.com/2026/06/spathe-and-spadix.html) _2026-06-09 · skeetmotis · skeetmotis_ Pulpit and Jack A close-up view of a Jack in the Pulpit. From its colors and striping, this may be the Arisaema triphyllum. The spathe (the "pulpit") surrounds the spadix (the "Jack"). As the fruit ripens, the red berries appear. ## [Historical Map: Interurban Railways Around Chicago, c. 1921](https://transitmap.net/interurbans-chicago-1921/) _2026-06-08 · Cameron Booth · Transit Maps_ A lovely map of the electric interurban lines radiating out from Chicago “over hill and valley, by lake and stream,” compiled by the Chicago Evening Standard newspaper. The source I obtained this map from tentatively dates it to 1921; perhaps people with more familiarity with the history of the railways represented would be able to \[…\] ## [Get a grip](https://skeetmotis.blogspot.com/2026/06/get-grip.html) _2026-06-02 · skeetmotis · skeetmotis_ front of Gripper (a) back of Gripper (a) front of Gripper (b) back of Gripper (b) The Scovill Brass Company started in 1802 in Watertown, Connecticut. It acquired the Oakville Manufacturing Company of Oakville, Connecticut in December, 1923, making it a division of Scovill. That division was closed in 1973. The Scovill Company went through some business tribulations; in 2014 it became Morito… ## [Some good advice](https://skeetmotis.blogspot.com/2026/05/some-good-advice.html) _2026-05-29 · skeetmotis · skeetmotis_ Some good advice here! black border from scanning; original is 8 1/2 x 11 inches This flyer offers some helpful advice: DO NOT DUMP INTO TOWER FLOOR STACK. PUT IN-LINE WITH OFFICE. That sounds like good advice - for someone. But who? And about what? The numbers in the lower right corner ( 34-2002-9438-6 0264914.1 ) do not provide relief. ## [Security envelope polygons 2](https://skeetmotis.blogspot.com/2026/05/security-envelope-polygons-2.html) _2026-05-23 · skeetmotis · skeetmotis_ Unlike the polygon security envelope pattern previously posted here, Blue polygons this polygon pattern does not seem to want to be mirrored and matched to create a bigger pattern. Despite that hinderance, it is an interesting pattern. N.B. this pattern came from an envelope used by the same business that used the previously posted polygon pattern. Addendum: by doing a V flip and an overlay, it is… ## [Install Manifest V3 Extension (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/hsCPAegU8uyK) _2026-05-23 · **Sponsored**_ Get this Manifest V3 extension from the official TronBrowser Store listing. ## [Somebody else's sunset](https://skeetmotis.blogspot.com/2026/05/somebody-elses-sunset.html) _2026-05-17 · skeetmotis · skeetmotis_ Golden glow in the west Somebody else's photo, of some place else's sunset, is their idea of a sunset. It seems to be, but need not be, a vision from the past. ## [Molly Stark bed](https://skeetmotis.blogspot.com/2026/05/molly-stark-bed.html) _2026-05-07 · skeetmotis · skeetmotis_ The legendary Molly Stark was married to a Revolutionary War general whose truncated quote gave rise to a state motto. tag front Her furniture inspired a whole collection; this tag for the inspired No. 2050D bed tells more. tag back The H.T. Cushman Manufacturing Company started in 1886 on Prospect Street in Bennington, Vermont. They relocated to Water Street in 1892. In 1933, they introduced the… ## [Security envelope blue diamonds](https://skeetmotis.blogspot.com/2026/05/security-envelope-blue-diamonds.html) _2026-05-01 · skeetmotis · skeetmotis_ T his envelope security pattern features diamonds on blue paper. Those are tilted squares The registration markers can be seen in the upper corners of the wings. ## [Security envelope stars](https://skeetmotis.blogspot.com/2026/04/security-envelope-stars.html) _2026-04-30 · skeetmotis · skeetmotis_ It was a pleasant surprise to find this envelope security pattern of four-pointed diamond-shaped polygons. Are 4 points a star? The repeating pattern itself is very small; repeated it grows massively. Security envelope patterns come in different patterns that . Usually, they are small and tightly packed, covering the whole interior of the envelope to obfuscate the contents. ## [Diamionds and squares](https://skeetmotis.blogspot.com/2026/04/diamionds-and-squares.html) _2026-04-20 · skeetmotis · skeetmotis_ Cracked but in use This cracked manhole cover is seen in the street beneath our feet. The cover features a 47 x 47 pointy diamonds pattern. It is surrounded by a 3 x 142 squares encirclement which itself is encircled by 28 bricks. An altogether lovely layout. ## [Mirror mirror on the floor](https://skeetmotis.blogspot.com/2026/04/mirror-mirror-on-floor.html) _2026-04-15 · skeetmotis · skeetmotis_ \<-- those are student names The dance studio closed. Left behind was an empty room with five mirrors on a wall. Now four; the middle mirror has detached itself from the plum painted wall and crashed to the wooden floor, leaving a shattered view of its former self. ## [Electric gansett](https://skeetmotis.blogspot.com/2026/04/electric-gansett.html) _2026-04-08 · skeetmotis · skeetmotis_ Now called by another name This cross hatched manhole cover is seen in the street beneath our feet. The company identity oval interrupts the orderly layout of the "=", "-", and "|" elements that are used in the design of this utility cover. Originally called the United Electric Power Company, the name was changed to that seen on the manhole cover on November 30, 1927. This cover would have been… ## [Marlbleous too](https://skeetmotis.blogspot.com/2026/04/marlbleous-too.html) _2026-04-01 · skeetmotis · skeetmotis_ Was Escher the architect? A fifth floor view of the stairs previously seen from the second floor. This stairy scene is presented as a relaxed view 3d stereograph. ## [Submission – Official Map: Transperth Rail Diagram, 2026](https://transitmap.net/transperth-rail-2026/) _2026-01-12 · Cameron Booth · Transit Maps_ Submitted by Noah, who says: I would appreciate a review of the updated system map for Transperth. Transit Maps says: This dates from October 2025, when the Armadale line was extended one station to Byford. Again, this is one of those diagrams that gets the job done, but absolutely lacks any finesse and craft. There’s \[…\] ## [Submission – Official Map: Chicago ‘L’, 2025](https://transitmap.net/submission-official-map-chicago-l-2025/) _2025-12-10 · Cameron Booth · Transit Maps_ Submitted by Scott (among others), who says: CTA updated their iconic ‘L’ diagram earlier this year, and now that the temporary station outages for the Red-Purple Modernization project have been completed, figured this would be a great time to get your thoughts since the new version is a pretty dramatic departure from the previous iterations. \[…\] ## [Submission – Fantasy Map: Honolulu Skyline by Justin Kunimune](https://transitmap.net/fantasy-honolulu-justin-kunimune/) _2025-12-08 · Cameron Booth · Transit Maps_ Submitted by Justin, who says: Hi, I’m a big fan of this blog! I’ve been working on a fantasy diagram for the Honolulu rapid transit system, Skyline, and wanted to submit it for you to review. As of this year, the system has one line that runs from East Kapolei (Kualakaʻi Station) to Kalihi (Kahauiki \[…\] ## [Submission – Unofficial Map: Trams of The Hague, The Netherlands by Hugo von der Thüsen](https://transitmap.net/tram-the-hague-hugo-von-der-thusen/) _2025-10-27 · Cameron Booth · Transit Maps_ Submitted by the designer, Hugo, who says: I have always been ashamed of the official transit diagram for the tram system of The Hague \[PDF link – Cam\]. It’s a weird A4-shaped portrait diagram oriented so that the beach is at the top which is a strange choice as most residents of The Hague would \[…\] ## [Submission – Official Map: Kansas City Streetcar Extension, 2025](https://transitmap.net/kc-streetcar-extension-2025/) _2025-10-24 · Cameron Booth · Transit Maps_ Submitted by Jon in KC, who says: This is the new KC Streetcar pylon map, updated to reflect the Main Street Extension that opens this Friday, October 24th. It also shows the Riverfront Extension, which will open sometime early next year. I’m curious to get your thoughts. I have some concerns about the limited amount \[…\] ## [Submission – Unofficial Map: Klang Valley Integrated Transit by Eco](https://transitmap.net/klang-valley-integrated-transit-eco/) _2025-09-29 · Cameron Booth · Transit Maps_ Submitted by Eco, who says: I made this redesign of Greater Kuala Lumpur’s rail and BRT map this summer for an competition, given their official map feels unusually sloppy \[Review from 2021 here: it looks much the same today – Cam\]. I’d love to hear your thoughts. Transit Maps says: Oh, I do like this! \[…\] ## [Official Map: DART System Map, Texas, 2025](https://transitmap.net/dart-texas-system-map-2025/) _2025-09-18 · Cameron Booth · Transit Maps_ DART’s long-awaited Silver Line is opening at the end of October, and the agency already has a map out well in advance, so let’s take a look, shall we? Look, this diagram is perfectly functional and does its job, but there are some absolutely baffling design decisions that have been made. First and foremost is \[…\] ## [Submission – Official Map: Kaohsiung MRT Diagram, Taiwan, 2025](https://transitmap.net/kaohsiung-mrt-025/) _2025-09-03 · Cameron Booth · Transit Maps_ Submitted by Emerson, who says: This is Kaohsiung MRT’s new system map, following the Red Line extension to Gangshan and the completion of the LRT loop. So far, Kaohsiung has not been featured on this site, so I would love to see your opinions on their map! Transit Maps says: I have to say that \[…\] ## [AirBnb can be really useful sometimes](https://capntransit.blogspot.com/2024/08/airbnb-can-be-really-useful-sometimes.html) _2024-08-23 · Cap'n Transit · Cap'n Transit Rides Again_ In the past several years I've seen a number of posts attacking the company AirBnb, which is fine, but often they go further and attack the general concept of short-term housing rental outside of hotels. These posts have struck me as oblivious at best, and sometimes even callously indifferent. I rarely hear arguments in favor of short-term housing rental outside of travel industry promotion, so I…