Ft Worth Limited Car 25

Car 25 is one of four electric motorcars ordered by the Northern Texas Traction Company (NTTC) in 1913. The cars served on the interurban lines between Ft Worth and Dallas and occasionally from Ft Worth to Cleburne. These cars traveled at speeds up to 70 mph. Car 25 features stained glass windows, inlaid mahogany paneling, and two passenger compartments - a ladies compartment in front with wool seats and a smoking compartment with leather seats in the rear. The NTTC created the Crimson Limited in 1924. In the case of the motorcars this involved a change in the internal paint job. The original dark green with gold trim was replaced with a red and white scheme with gold trim. Both the Dallas and Cleburne lines had shut down by the end of 1934.

Subsequently, car 25 found itself with trailer cars 407 and 411 being utilized as farm or ranch housing. Once Eagle Mountain Lake was established, these cars were effectively a lake house arranged in the letter U. At some point in time they were covered with a roof and enclosed on several sides helping to protect them.

In 1995, the landowner Mitzi McWilliams, donated car 25 and 411 to the Fort Worth Transportation Athority (the T). Two full time employees and a host of volunteers have restored the cars using a $220,000 federal matching grant.

Source: sign posted in front of Car 25 at the Ft Worth ITC.
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The view

Here's the view from our juror's room
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Trial Day One

Well, we started the first day of trial today.
Of course I cannot speak any about the trial so I'm going to focus more on the experience of my first Jury Duty.

Since this is a district court, I get to serve on a jury of a total of 14 people. We are all from different backgrounds including a lawyer, a detective, someone who works for the EPA, and more. They are all very nice and we've all gotten along well. In fact, during our breaks, we've resorted to playing hangman and pictionary on the white board in the jurors room. :-)

I know it may seem funny to many of you, but comming from a small urban area vs Chicago or New York, taking the train or bus is not exactly common place or even possible in many areas. At this point, public transportation is not realy a reality except for in the downtown areas of fort worth and Dallas. If you live in between, as I do, there are not really any buses that travel to many places throughout the suburban areas.
However, since the begining of the jury process, I have taken the train from a nearby station to downtown Fort Worth and then caught a bus to nearby the courthouse and made the short walk the rest of the way. I have to admit, I kind of enjoy this new routine of mine. It is nice using the public transportation system and being downtown each day. Having the ability to walk to the various shops and restaurants during my lunch breaks and after trial is a neat expirence. Now granted that this all could be due to the fact that I don't HAVE to do it EVERY day so we will see if I still feel the same way when were done.

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Jury Duty

Today, I was summoned to Jury Duty in a Tarrant County District Court. I took the train to Downtown Fort Worth and took a bus to get to the Court House by 9:30am. Things were pretty mundane as the prosecutor took around 5 hours asking all 59 of us questions.
The problem was, most people did not actually LISTEN to the questions being asked! When asked questions about intent, they would go on about anything and everything NOT related!! When asked simple yes or no questions, they would proceed to tell their life story! What is the point asking questions when people don't even listen!?
Anyways, I was picked, along with 13 other peers, to fulfill my Civic Duty. Personally, I am excited about it. It should be a great experience to see our Justice System in action and actually get to be a part of it. From what we were told by the Judge, the trial will most likely go through the middle of next week which means I get to make a new daily commute involving trains and buses.
I'll update you all of my experiences as I can.
Until then, Have a great day!

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Rikti Invasion Live!

 

Well, it's happened! The Rikti has invaded! Here are some pictures of the Live event.

Running Itunes Mix

Well, I went out and ran after work today. Wow, talk about a beating. It's tough enough on me to go out and run on a normal basis. But running after a full day of work, that was rough. I didn't do as well as I wished but considering I have not ran since May, it wasn't too bad....
Here's the stats:

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Legos - Battle of Hoth!

Heros of Paragon!

Here is a video of a beta test for City of Heros/Citiy of Villians. The Rikti have invaded and the Heros and Villians must work together to save the world from destruction! Watch them take down the Dropships!

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Here's another shot of some flowers

 

Iceland Poppy

Here's a nice shot of an Iceland Poppy. Kinda makes you feel like spring!

 

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Melamaphone....

 

Flower Shots

Here's a shot of a flower I took. As it gets closer to Spring, expect to see more photos of flowers

 

Camera Toss

Here's a cool camera toss pic I had taken of our Christmas tree. Just thought I'd share it. Ooowww Look at the Pretty Colors......

 

A watercolor flower

Here's a pic I took at work and then re-worked it Photoshop. What do you guys think?

 

Matrix PIng Pong

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Our Newest Addition

Yesterday Crystal had arranged for Victoria to go to her Grandpa's house so that we could have the night together to go out for my Birthday. The plan was for us to go have dinner at Red Robbins and then catch a movie at the Rave. However, to kill time she decided to go to Pet Smart and look for some treats for our bird. Well, we went in for bird treats but before I knew it we were leaving with a dog! She is a great looking dog and Very Playful! We are not sure but I think she is a mix between an Itallian Greyhound and a Sheapard of some sort. Anyways, her name is Lady and expect to see more pictures of her. Man, won't Victoria be surprised when we go pick her up and bring her home!

 

Now I'm in There

I found this pretty cool site: www.there.com It offers a free service that's basicly a giant 3D world where you can meet new people (kinda like an animated chatroom), buy new clothes, change your avatars appearance, buy/create/ride a wide variety of vehicles and more. I just started messing with it but is seems pretty fun. Like I said, it's free. But, they do offer a $10.00 a month membership that includes voice chat and you avatars mouth actually moves when you talk. Give it a try!

 

Teaching Victoria how to Skate

I took Victoria to Academy today and she fell in love with a pair of Barbie Skate. So I bought them. An hour later, we were home and ready for her first lesson. She did REALY well! She only fell down a few times. The first time, she just looked up at me and said "that's ok daddy, I just have to practice". I can't believe how big she is getting. At times like this she can sound so grown up!

 

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Happy New Year!

Well another year has come and gone. Ready or not, 2006 is here. Looking back, there have been quite a few changes in my life from this time last year and I have to say that I'm in a better place now.

Did you all set any New Year Resolutions? Normaly, I don't. But this year I decided to set a couple. Including getting back involved with the graphic arts. So, hopefully you guys will see more artwork apearing on here if all goes well.

Well, here's to 2006 and new beginings. And most importantly, here's to another year of watching my daughter grow up and discover the world around her.