One of Portland's two resident northern locomotives, Spokane, Portland & Seattle , at the point of the 2004 Santa Train. The train has just crossed the Steel Bridge and is pulling into Portland Union Station.
The only successful application of the iconic Talgo design in North America, there are only two trainsets remaining in Amtrak Cascades service.
I wouldn't say I love it, but Panda Express is my go-to when I'm hungry and there's one nearby.
That correction is going to be a mess. My company headquarters are in a medium-sized US city. We own (and used to occupy) two downtown office building, a mid-rise and a high-rise. Right now both buildings are mostly empty, with little prospect of them being occupied in the near future.
Still full time remote. I do miss the face-to-face contact with my co-workers, but do not miss my 2 hours a day bus commute.
Prior to the pandemic, I had a couple of co-workers who were already full time remote and everyone was allowed to work from home a couple of days per week. But during the pandemic we recruited nationally, so there's no way my company can put the WFH genie back in the bottle. They're currently talking about right-sizing our office needs and building collaborative spaces; another sign we're not going back.
The New Yorker article said Cuban was approached to be a donor, but it doesn't say whether he is actually a supporter. Apparently, the group is very close-lipped about where their money is coming from (what a surprise).
I don't want to turn the thread into too much of a political discussion, but when one political party believes in democracy and one party is an existential threat to democracy, there's no room for spoiler candidates.
Oops, looks like lemmy.world is federating again. Sorry for the double post.
So many cool and interesting Baldwin locomotives from the early diesel years. They were the most successful steam locomotive builder in the world for the first half of the 20th century, but their diesels never gained traction in the market.
I'm actually pretty bummed about the change. It's a luxury (and one of the things that makes Oregon special) to be able to wait in a heated or air conditioned car while someone else pump my gas. I also don't understand why some people are so gung ho to pump their own.
The NW5 was EMD's response to Alco's successful RS-1 roadswitcher, and was basically an EMD switch engine with road trucks and a short hood containing a steam generator. However, the formula that worked for Alco did not work for EMD and only 13 NW5s were built in 1946 and 1947.
As this locomotive was exposed to the elements in an industrial area of Portland and easily accessible, it suffered from vandalism and decay and was scrapped in 2013. Fortunately, two of these rarities have been preserved.
Thank you for your reply. I did try the  method and was expecting an inline image. I'll try it again, I didn't realize that the link was expandable. May be a PEBKAC error.
Light From Uncommon Stars is the most memorable book I've read in years. It's a beautifully-written, extremely ambitious novel about demons, found family, donuts, Asian cuisine, interstellar war, gender identity, the violin, loyalty, good and evil, beauty, fear and love. Plus, it takes place in the San Gabriel Valley, which is my old stomping ground. It may not be to everyone's taste, but I absolutely loved it.
Based on the posts in this thread, I see a lot of overlap between urban fantasy fans and science fiction fans. With the exception of Lord of the Rings, I've never cared much for high fantasy, but I've really enjoyed the urban fantasy series I've read. If anyone is interested, I've enjoyed...
This Douglas DC-8-63(F) was originally delivered to VIASA as a passenger aircraft in December 1968.
Fun fact. The orange ball visible on the left side of the photo just above the runway is part of a cable arresting system installed for the Air National Guard F-15s that operate out of the airport.
Twitter still has devs?