Andy Bock
@apbi.bsky.social
Off the deep end liberal in my 7th decade. I work in a library and like trains and travel by electricity within and beyond Iowa (sigh)
Glad to see my Rep Ross Wilburn at May Day Rally in Des Moines !
May 1, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Glad to see my Rep Ross Wilburn at May Day Rally in Des Moines !
Time for the annual chat about how things are going in Ames. Live on khoifm.org 11:45am-1:15pm CST and streaming later.
January 24, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Time for the annual chat about how things are going in Ames. Live on khoifm.org 11:45am-1:15pm CST and streaming later.
January FRA Long Distance Service Study includes route through Iowa from San Antonio to Twin Cities.
![Not an FRA proposal for service
ROUTE SERVICE METRICS
Scheduled run time - average of both directions - approximately 32 hours
Route length - average of both directions - 1,292 miles
San Antonio, Texas - departure time - local time late morning
St. Paul, Minneapolis - arrival time - local time late afternoon+1
St. Paul, Minneapolis - departure time - local time midday
San Antonio, Texas - arrival time - local time early evening+1
Average travel time improvements - hours - 5
ROUTE STATIONS
Total number of stations - count of stations - 28
Stations in small communities - count of stations - 11
Existing stations adding new service - count of stations - 10
Average travel time improvements are for existing origin-destination pairs when using a selected preferred route option compared to an existing route
+1= one travel day +2= two travel days
Service Hours:
Daytime = 5:00 a.m. - 10:59 p.m.
5 a.m. - 7:59 a.m. early morning
8 a.m. 10:59 a.m. late morning
11 a.m. 12:59 p.m. midday
1 p.m.- 3:59 p.m. early afternoon
4 p.m. 5:59 р.m. late afternoon
6 p.m. 8:59 p.m. early evening
9 p.m. 10:59 p.m. late evening
Nighttime 11 p.m. - 4:59 a.m.
[Station list]
San Antonio [begin bracket]
San Marcos
Austin
Taylor
Temple
McGregor
Cleburne
Fort Worth [end bracket]
[2 unnamed stations]
[bracket text] Existing Stations
TEXAS
[separation line]
OKLAHOMA
[3 unnamed stations]
Tulsa
OKLAHOMA
[separation line]
KANSAS
[3 unnamed stations]
KANSAS
[separation line]
MISSOURI
Kansas City - Existing Station
[2 unnamed stations]
MISSOURI
[separation line]
IOWA
Chariton*
*Chariton has a population less than 50,000. It is labeled because the San Antonio - Minneapolis/St. Paul selected preferred route option intersects the existing California Zephyr long-distance route at Chariton, and a new station could provide a new connection with the California Zephyr.
Des Moines
[3 unnamed stations]
IOWA
[separation line]
MINNESOTA
St. Paul - Existing Station](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:onprenxfde366t74ec5pfp3v/bafkreiaxqfz37munoskevs7p4s3mmulglihhbveexlq5rnfluhgygdv77a@jpeg)
January 22, 2025 at 4:31 PM
January FRA Long Distance Service Study includes route through Iowa from San Antonio to Twin Cities.
New books, heading to the shelf today at Iowa State University Library
January 7, 2025 at 11:54 PM
New books, heading to the shelf today at Iowa State University Library
Weather Radar sure has everything nice and square today
December 31, 2024 at 12:05 AM
Weather Radar sure has everything nice and square today
Nice and quiet there today. Not many out on a December day. We practically had the place to ourselves.
December 29, 2024 at 4:56 AM
Nice and quiet there today. Not many out on a December day. We practically had the place to ourselves.
High Trestle Trail Bridge at dusk
December 29, 2024 at 12:50 AM
High Trestle Trail Bridge at dusk
Foggy in Ames tonight
December 27, 2024 at 2:30 AM
Foggy in Ames tonight
Out at the River Center in DSM with Bryan and Tim for The Pho-King
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December 15, 2024 at 11:48 PM
Out at the River Center in DSM with Bryan and Tim for The Pho-King
www.iowaasianalliance.com/pho-king-coo...
www.iowaasianalliance.com/pho-king-coo...
You can listen to the show for the next two weeks via archive.khoifm.org and selecting Song of the Soul for 12/14
December 14, 2024 at 3:16 PM
You can listen to the show for the next two weeks via archive.khoifm.org and selecting Song of the Soul for 12/14
Sheldahl, in Polk, Boone and Story counties
November 26, 2024 at 7:28 AM
Sheldahl, in Polk, Boone and Story counties
November 24, 2024 at 7:36 PM
Here are a few more...
[the last one has quite a wiggle while rolling along]
[the last one has quite a wiggle while rolling along]
November 19, 2024 at 7:14 PM
Here are a few more...
[the last one has quite a wiggle while rolling along]
[the last one has quite a wiggle while rolling along]
I have collected a bevy of library carts I use regularly, and I am ready to name a few of them. My coworkers have come up with some names for the carts they regularly use. I am open to suggestions...
November 19, 2024 at 7:08 PM
I have collected a bevy of library carts I use regularly, and I am ready to name a few of them. My coworkers have come up with some names for the carts they regularly use. I am open to suggestions...