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Andy from Aleris was in town.  Since Aleris buys Cat equipment, I was able to get him a tour of the track-type assembly building in East Peoria.  This is a D11, used in Mining: Thanks for stopping, Andy, and good luck on the move to Belgium!Continue Reading

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Back in July 2010, I spent two weeks in Italy for work.  I was lucky enough to be able to get up to Lake Como and also over to Venice over the weekend. First Lake Como.  This is a very wealthy area with many old and historic buildings.  It isContinue Reading

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Fernandina Beach has had a settlement of some type since the Spaniards came to the New World and settled St. Augustine.  Down at the harbor, there is a historic district with some very cool buildings. Here is the train depot station building from the first Atlantic-Gulf of Mexico railroad, openedContinue Reading

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We took a harbor tour from Fernandina.  This is one of the deepest ports on the Atlantic, and a railroad was built from here to the Gulf side of Florida to allow shippers to bypass the Florida Keys. Some marina shots: Here’s a sunset shot as we pulled out ofContinue Reading

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This is the Amelia Hotel at the Beach in Fernandina Beach, Florida.  We stayed here for a week with Laura’s mother over Jordan’s spring break.  We simply had to cross the street and walk onto the public beach there. Fernandina Beach is on Amelia Island, on the Atlantic and justContinue Reading

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Ciao from Milano, in northern Italy.  I am here until Saturday, which will end up being a 10 day trip for work.  You know someone has to do Lago di Como (Bellagio)  and Venezia (Venice) in the same weekend!  Knowing how to use the trains over here is very usefulContinue Reading

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Thanks for stopping back.  When Jim updated the operating system on the server, he realized that he did not know how to back up a WordPress blog.  It was accidentally deleted.  It’s back now so please check back for changes, or subscribe to our RSS feed. Look for a fullContinue Reading