Doc Yggdrasil
@docyggdrasil.bsky.social
I love the living and physical world around us. That's why I've chosen the name for the tree of life.
Come to NYSME's show in Carlstadt tomorrow and next weekend. My specialty is Trolleys, Interurbans, and Light Rail.
November 30, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Come to NYSME's show in Carlstadt tomorrow and next weekend. My specialty is Trolleys, Interurbans, and Light Rail.
Pacific Electric Video! The PCC's WERE SAVED.
November 30, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Pacific Electric Video! The PCC's WERE SAVED.
I should have posted my East Penn Traction Photos taken yesterday at the American Helicopter Museum in West Chester PA. Here's some of my Pacific Electric models on the EPTC layout.
November 30, 2025 at 2:29 AM
I should have posted my East Penn Traction Photos taken yesterday at the American Helicopter Museum in West Chester PA. Here's some of my Pacific Electric models on the EPTC layout.
Light Rail at the New York Society of Model Engineers in Carlstadt, NJ.
November 29, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Light Rail at the New York Society of Model Engineers in Carlstadt, NJ.
New York Society of Model Engineers is having their open house this weekend in Carlstadt NJ.
November 29, 2025 at 7:31 PM
New York Society of Model Engineers is having their open house this weekend in Carlstadt NJ.
It took me three reads to get it right, some of the alternative reads are discomforting and worthy of a Data & Lore Meme.
November 29, 2025 at 2:02 PM
It took me three reads to get it right, some of the alternative reads are discomforting and worthy of a Data & Lore Meme.
For all the folks out there that are snarking on Rama, remember good old white folks of Pawnee, Indiana put Sarah Nelson Quindle out on an iceberg for showing her elbows. So “Hush” on Mamdani imposing Chaka Khan law.
November 9, 2025 at 5:35 PM
For all the folks out there that are snarking on Rama, remember good old white folks of Pawnee, Indiana put Sarah Nelson Quindle out on an iceberg for showing her elbows. So “Hush” on Mamdani imposing Chaka Khan law.
Yay! Jasmine green tea to suppress my appetite and the food noise which is normally Spinal Tap’s Smell the Glove turned up to 11.
November 9, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Yay! Jasmine green tea to suppress my appetite and the food noise which is normally Spinal Tap’s Smell the Glove turned up to 11.
Mikey the Quaff got himself a "No work, no show" job.
November 6, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Mikey the Quaff got himself a "No work, no show" job.
Someone tell Stephen Colbert!
November 5, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Someone tell Stephen Colbert!
Happy Halloweening!
November 1, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Happy Halloweening!
Only Beastie Boys Sabotage accepted. ;) and I’m not really a Beastie Boys fan.
October 25, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Only Beastie Boys Sabotage accepted. ;) and I’m not really a Beastie Boys fan.
Sitting on a park bench, enjoying the Hudson River with good intent…
October 24, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Sitting on a park bench, enjoying the Hudson River with good intent…
Le Commissariat central de Police released a photo of the detective tasked with tracking down the Louvre robbers...
October 24, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Le Commissariat central de Police released a photo of the detective tasked with tracking down the Louvre robbers...
Sometimes a story just needs some tweaks to fulfill the new demands.
October 20, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Sometimes a story just needs some tweaks to fulfill the new demands.
“There’s a land that I see, where the people are free. And I say it ain’t far, to this land from where we are.”
October 18, 2025 at 5:58 PM
“There’s a land that I see, where the people are free. And I say it ain’t far, to this land from where we are.”
Harriman State Park, White Bar Trail. I’m on top of a hill, sitting in the sun as Ravens call and my students complete their forest surveys.
October 17, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Harriman State Park, White Bar Trail. I’m on top of a hill, sitting in the sun as Ravens call and my students complete their forest surveys.
We attended the Fungi Festival at Randall’s Island this afternoon and enjoyed the food, information, and art. And I found Chestnut Mushrooms for sale.
October 5, 2025 at 7:13 PM
We attended the Fungi Festival at Randall’s Island this afternoon and enjoyed the food, information, and art. And I found Chestnut Mushrooms for sale.
Brisons Les Vieux Engrenages!
September 27, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Brisons Les Vieux Engrenages!
Maybe we could reinstate the old lines and reactivate other rail banked lines to create a great system. The line that runs from Newark to Patterson could use a new purpose. And the light rail could still be extended to Watssesing Station. A line down Irvington Avenue to Milburn might be great.
August 29, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Maybe we could reinstate the old lines and reactivate other rail banked lines to create a great system. The line that runs from Newark to Patterson could use a new purpose. And the light rail could still be extended to Watssesing Station. A line down Irvington Avenue to Milburn might be great.
But some of the light rail systems seem to be loose at their ends. The reason? Ghost Railroads! The West Orange Branch and the Essex Fells lines provided connections at the ends. Notice how useful the system is becoming to move not only into Midtown, but all around New Jersey.
August 29, 2025 at 7:01 AM
But some of the light rail systems seem to be loose at their ends. The reason? Ghost Railroads! The West Orange Branch and the Essex Fells lines provided connections at the ends. Notice how useful the system is becoming to move not only into Midtown, but all around New Jersey.
If you look carefully, you notice that most of the light rail systems interacted with a heavy rail at either end. This was intentional, this allowed you to zip to a station, then take the light rail to your destination. Here's the former light rail and heavy heavies.
August 29, 2025 at 6:59 AM
If you look carefully, you notice that most of the light rail systems interacted with a heavy rail at either end. This was intentional, this allowed you to zip to a station, then take the light rail to your destination. Here's the former light rail and heavy heavies.
But the light rail system was once more extensive with multiple lines entering the subway to get through downtown traffic. If you ever crawled down McCarter Highway, you'll understand. Notice how the Bloomfield line went all the way to Caldwell. Wow.
August 29, 2025 at 6:57 AM
But the light rail system was once more extensive with multiple lines entering the subway to get through downtown traffic. If you ever crawled down McCarter Highway, you'll understand. Notice how the Bloomfield line went all the way to Caldwell. Wow.
I've been fiddling with maps for a project on the Newark Subway, what once was, and what could be. The first photo is the current system in Dark Blue (Classic) and Light Blue (New Wave).
August 29, 2025 at 6:55 AM
I've been fiddling with maps for a project on the Newark Subway, what once was, and what could be. The first photo is the current system in Dark Blue (Classic) and Light Blue (New Wave).
Does anyone want to tell him the bad news about cats? I love our little cuddly Steubentigers but they turn into stone cold killers when a small creatures blunders into our house. Look at the teeth-ies on our little Queen Bee who acts like Regina George.
August 15, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Does anyone want to tell him the bad news about cats? I love our little cuddly Steubentigers but they turn into stone cold killers when a small creatures blunders into our house. Look at the teeth-ies on our little Queen Bee who acts like Regina George.