A Photo a Week Challenge: Public Transportation
Honest Abraham of Civil War fame, we ain’t got no public transportation in this town.
You have a choice:
1 – Feet
2 – Bicycle
3 – Car or truck
4 – Horse.
We have tracks, but lack trains
Most people don’t take their horses to town, but it has happened. It makes the horses nervous, though and carrying back the groceries is a bit clumsy. So mostly, it’s feet and car. We’re about 3-1/2 miles out of the village and we are definitely past hoofing it.
This is casket truck. Everyone needs a traveling casket, right?
Or maybe something smaller?
Public transportation isn’t part of the rural lifestyle. I hear rumors that, until the early 1960s, we had buses in Uxbridge! Imagine that! And the trains stopped too. I know this because we have a train station — now a real estate office — but once upon a time, it was a train for people.
Does a school bus count?
School bus, in town. I think you need to be attending a local school to get a lift!
Photo: Garry Armstrong
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Reblogged this on Penney Vanderbilt and KC Jones: All About Railroads and commented:
Unfortunately like so much of America!!!
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You found some great photos for a place with no public transportation. I love the abandoned train tracks. Thanks for joining the challenge!
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But they aren’t really “public” transportation. All private because we really don’t even have a taxi, much less a bus!
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Why can’t they use those school buses as a regular bus after the school rush? There’s always that transportation problem.
Leslie
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Leslie, great suggestion. Our town officials would probably disagree.
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They could even run a mini taxis service. As far as safety, most people probably know each other so their shouldn’t be much concern for safety for the children.
Leslie
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Leslie, our town officials have their own interests.
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Time to fire them. They’re suppose to serve the people.
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I’m not even sure who they are. We don’t have a mayor. We have council people who don’t seem to do anything. The town just rolls along.
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Time to put a few bumps in their road….
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I don’t know where our taxes go. It isn’t into anything we find useful.
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Time for a few spanners in the works…..
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Who would pay for them? And I believe the town does not feel we need it. They are wrong. Even if we just ran a minibus up an down “main street” from one end of town to the other, it would help a lot of people, including kids. Our town is long, but it isn’t wide. But they won’t.
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Marilyn, maybe a little green would get the attention of our town officials.
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I think they are already getting greened. That is probably the issue.
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It would be nice if some enterprising soul took up the gantlet.
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I was sure someone would, but so far, nope. I keep hoping.
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You never know, it could happen….
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I especially like the photos of the school buses. I’m always surprised that this rather old fashioned design is still being used but I like them.
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I gather the newer ones have bigger engines and seat belts and stuff, but essentially, they are the same. And ours probably ARE the old ones. We don’t have a lot of new stuff around here 🙂
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