Scott Leonard
@therealdcscott.bsky.social
Wisconsin native, longtime Northeast DC resident, amateur genealogist, retired from the railway. Now in Racine, Wis. He/him. 🇺🇸🏳️🌈🚂🚃🌲🍦🍺
Today is the 175th anniversary of the start of railroading in this state. I was invited by the Wisconsin Association of Railroad Passengers to write about the first train trip between Milwaukee and Wauwatosa, November 20, 1850.
Amtrak trains still pass the site of the first Milwaukee depot (photo).
Amtrak trains still pass the site of the first Milwaukee depot (photo).
Anniversary: 175 Years Of Wisconsin Railroads
By Scott Leonard Two important transportation milestones occurred 200 years ago: The opening on September 27, 1825, of the Stockton and Darlington Railway in England launched a worldwide wave of ra…
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November 20, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Today is the 175th anniversary of the start of railroading in this state. I was invited by the Wisconsin Association of Railroad Passengers to write about the first train trip between Milwaukee and Wauwatosa, November 20, 1850.
Amtrak trains still pass the site of the first Milwaukee depot (photo).
Amtrak trains still pass the site of the first Milwaukee depot (photo).
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No one in Congress should be willing to negotiate with partners sitting on their hands as the administration takes a blowtorch to their constitutional power of the purse and to the last bipartisan authorization passed in 2021.
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T4America statement on USDOT proposal to eliminate federal transit funding - Transportation For America
Washington, D.C. (November 17) — In response to reports from Politico that the Trump administration is proposing to eliminate federal transit funding and the flexibility states have to determine how t...
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November 18, 2025 at 6:27 PM
No one in Congress should be willing to negotiate with partners sitting on their hands as the administration takes a blowtorch to their constitutional power of the purse and to the last bipartisan authorization passed in 2021.
t4america.org/2025/11/17/t...
t4america.org/2025/11/17/t...
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This alone would've gotten a previous president laughed out of office so fast there wasn't time to impeach him.
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November 15, 2025 at 1:14 PM
This alone would've gotten a previous president laughed out of office so fast there wasn't time to impeach him.
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The Republican president is a pedophile who has doubled my healthcare costs and let scores of violent criminals out of jail. But a Democratic mayor-elect wants to make busses free in a city I don't live in. I have never felt more politically homeless.
November 13, 2025 at 12:47 PM
The Republican president is a pedophile who has doubled my healthcare costs and let scores of violent criminals out of jail. But a Democratic mayor-elect wants to make busses free in a city I don't live in. I have never felt more politically homeless.
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The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. https://to.pbs.org/4qSZcNU
Supreme Court rejects call to overturn decadeold same-sex marriage decision
The justices turned away an appeal from Kim Davis, the former Kentucky court clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples after the high court's 2015 ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges...
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November 10, 2025 at 3:06 PM
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. https://to.pbs.org/4qSZcNU
Racine had its first trace of snow overnight, but not before I cut the last few flowers that were in the garden. I also took a handful of raspberries and yellow cherry tomatoes.
The change to autumn has been gradual day-to-day, but noticeable. The first snow always feels like sudden change.
The change to autumn has been gradual day-to-day, but noticeable. The first snow always feels like sudden change.
November 9, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Racine had its first trace of snow overnight, but not before I cut the last few flowers that were in the garden. I also took a handful of raspberries and yellow cherry tomatoes.
The change to autumn has been gradual day-to-day, but noticeable. The first snow always feels like sudden change.
The change to autumn has been gradual day-to-day, but noticeable. The first snow always feels like sudden change.
I went to Madison last weekend for a meeting, before which I had time to visit one of the last Dane County Farmers Markets of the season. On one corner is the pasty shop (shown), which was there 40+ years ago and was one of my favorite shops then. I bought a coffee and chatted with the young owner.
November 2, 2025 at 9:37 PM
I went to Madison last weekend for a meeting, before which I had time to visit one of the last Dane County Farmers Markets of the season. On one corner is the pasty shop (shown), which was there 40+ years ago and was one of my favorite shops then. I bought a coffee and chatted with the young owner.
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November 2, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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i want someone to ask mike johnson "should we be worried that you are always learning the news at your own press conferences, which is exactly when you are supposed to be answering questions about the news"
October 29, 2025 at 7:03 PM
i want someone to ask mike johnson "should we be worried that you are always learning the news at your own press conferences, which is exactly when you are supposed to be answering questions about the news"
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In 1980, Trump promised to preserve Art Deco sculptures on the stylish 1929 Bonwit Teller department store, which was being demolished to make way for his vulgar Trump Tower.
He lied. He destroyed them.
In 2025, Trump promised to preserve the East Wing.
He lied. He destroyed it. (John Baron👀)
He lied. He destroyed them.
In 2025, Trump promised to preserve the East Wing.
He lied. He destroyed it. (John Baron👀)
October 23, 2025 at 11:56 PM
In 1980, Trump promised to preserve Art Deco sculptures on the stylish 1929 Bonwit Teller department store, which was being demolished to make way for his vulgar Trump Tower.
He lied. He destroyed them.
In 2025, Trump promised to preserve the East Wing.
He lied. He destroyed it. (John Baron👀)
He lied. He destroyed them.
In 2025, Trump promised to preserve the East Wing.
He lied. He destroyed it. (John Baron👀)
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To call it 'the most corrupt administration in US history' does not do it justice; that so understates the degree of corruption as to be almost false.
They have in fact instituted a new regime in which officeholders treat the public's thing—the republic—as their personal property...like kings do.
They have in fact instituted a new regime in which officeholders treat the public's thing—the republic—as their personal property...like kings do.
October 18, 2025 at 3:53 PM
To call it 'the most corrupt administration in US history' does not do it justice; that so understates the degree of corruption as to be almost false.
They have in fact instituted a new regime in which officeholders treat the public's thing—the republic—as their personal property...like kings do.
They have in fact instituted a new regime in which officeholders treat the public's thing—the republic—as their personal property...like kings do.
My outing this evening was a preview of the upcoming PBS show about the American Revolution by Ken Burns, at the wonderful Al. Ringling Theater in downtown Baraboo, Wis. The organist is playing old standards as people arrive.
October 17, 2025 at 3:27 AM
My outing this evening was a preview of the upcoming PBS show about the American Revolution by Ken Burns, at the wonderful Al. Ringling Theater in downtown Baraboo, Wis. The organist is playing old standards as people arrive.
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In which the editorial board of the Washington Post effectively endorses President Nixon's claim that "when the president does it, that means it is not illegal."
October 9, 2025 at 12:16 PM
In which the editorial board of the Washington Post effectively endorses President Nixon's claim that "when the president does it, that means it is not illegal."
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But also we’re terrified of the subway
Stephen Miller: "All that bullshit is done, over, it's finished. The gangbangers you deal with- they think they're ruthless? They have no idea how ruthless we are. They think they're tough? They have no idea how tough we are. They think they're hardcore? We are so much more hardcore than they are"
October 1, 2025 at 11:22 PM
But also we’re terrified of the subway
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i don't understand conservative toughness, which involves being scared shitless of everything but also talking about how tough you are
October 1, 2025 at 4:50 PM
i don't understand conservative toughness, which involves being scared shitless of everything but also talking about how tough you are
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"no more superficial individual expression"
September 30, 2025 at 10:52 PM
"no more superficial individual expression"
Perfect weather yesterday for the Preservation Racine Tour of Historic Places. I appreciate all the volunteers and visitors who supported it. Many hours went into planning the event at seven locations, with some additional obstacles this year, and so it is gratifying to see it all turn out well.
September 29, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Perfect weather yesterday for the Preservation Racine Tour of Historic Places. I appreciate all the volunteers and visitors who supported it. Many hours went into planning the event at seven locations, with some additional obstacles this year, and so it is gratifying to see it all turn out well.
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*banjo picking and sporadic musket fire* dearest martha, the horrors of war-torn portland cannot even be described
September 27, 2025 at 11:20 PM
*banjo picking and sporadic musket fire* dearest martha, the horrors of war-torn portland cannot even be described
Today is the 200th anniversary of the first railway in the world to use steam to haul passengers and freight, a key formational moment in the industry where I worked.
200th anniversary of the Stockton and Darlington Railway: 'It's terrific to remind the world it all started here.' www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Stockton and Darlington Railway 200: Locomotion No 1 replica anniversary starts trip
A replica of the Locomotion No 1 is recreating the journey made by the real engine 200 years ago.
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September 27, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Today is the 200th anniversary of the first railway in the world to use steam to haul passengers and freight, a key formational moment in the industry where I worked.
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I’m fine with the Rapture as long as the man from Mars does not eat my cars and guitars and head
September 22, 2025 at 6:52 PM
I’m fine with the Rapture as long as the man from Mars does not eat my cars and guitars and head
Day 2 of my spouse's @kevinshirley53403.bsky.social account being hacked. The hacker’s M.O. seems to be to find low-activity accounts (like Kevin’s), take them over, transmit unwanted sexual content, and retransmit it with the other hacked accounts.
September 21, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Day 2 of my spouse's @kevinshirley53403.bsky.social account being hacked. The hacker’s M.O. seems to be to find low-activity accounts (like Kevin’s), take them over, transmit unwanted sexual content, and retransmit it with the other hacked accounts.
To the followers of @kevinshirley53403.bsky.social: His account has been hacked by "at-sign" plef.bsky. social (who, in turn, since yesterday is sending out messages with sexual content). We have reported this, but in the meantime, it would help if any of Kevin's followers also reported it.
plef.bsky.social
plef.bsky.social
September 20, 2025 at 1:56 PM
To the followers of @kevinshirley53403.bsky.social: His account has been hacked by "at-sign" plef.bsky. social (who, in turn, since yesterday is sending out messages with sexual content). We have reported this, but in the meantime, it would help if any of Kevin's followers also reported it.
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Our founders overthrew a king and created a new government on the basic principle that everyday life goes better when people have the power to choose their leaders - not the other way around.
Pete Buttigieg returns to Indiana to give fiery anti-redistricting speech: 'Cheaters never win'
Indiana Democrats hosted former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg at the Statehouse Sept. 18 to protest the possibility of redistricting.
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September 19, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Our founders overthrew a king and created a new government on the basic principle that everyday life goes better when people have the power to choose their leaders - not the other way around.
I enjoy looking at beautiful photos from the place where I was born.
September 19, 2025 at 12:34 PM
I enjoy looking at beautiful photos from the place where I was born.