Showing posts with label A signature event.. Show all posts
Showing posts with label A signature event.. Show all posts

Saturday, November 6, 2021

Festival at the Switchyard, Carrollton. A main event annually

 The signature event for Carrollton, Texas, a railroad town on I-35E. It was marked as the 11th annual.

Downtown Carrollton is an interesting town to begin with, but this even was packed. The rail station shut down the elevators to the sky walk from the station across busy Beltline Road for safety reasons as the crowds would have overworked the thing for sure. It was a delightful and sunny day with long sleeves and a light jacket. 

I talked to several vendors that were very, very nice, including these three guys at the H Tea O.

The favored one it was reported with a chuckle.from the next image. All in fun? I think so.

 That's Raspberry Tea Folks  Try their teas.

This could not wait. All is not lost being the hard worker!


DART'S QR code with new routes and info that are forthcoming. There was also an 8-1/2 x 11 booklet on the new Silver Line from Shiloh Road in Plano to DFW Terminal B, where it will share the second track with TEXrail. So, DART will have rail service, both light rail and electric diesel in both Terminal A and Terminal B. TEXrail is operated by Trinity in Ft. Worth. The stations on the new route are outlined in the informational booklet's 12 pages.The Silver Line is a 26-mile corridor passing through 7 cities. Hurry up 2024. I want to ride the new addition as soon as I can! Another great advantage is that it will connect the northern corridor rail lines of DART together with a connection to the A-Train in Denton. Getting around is gonna be a lot easier. Since selling my car in July last year, I have enjoyed both the ride and the savings. No car insurance. No $3.19 gas. No new tires, oil changes or registration fees. The saving was a whopper. Getting your head wrapped around the stigma of public transportation is something we all need to do. 



Rainbow Fountain and Grill Outside and In. The Milk Shake and Texas Sheet Cake were Great!

 
 
The Carrollton Police Departments Shinny Cycle. I found an officer that lived where my grandfather and grandmother lived when he died and had known the brother of my grandfather as a neighbor. His family had been in the motion picture, "The Painted House". My grandfather's store sat in the corner of a cotton field as depicted  in the movie. 



Inca Wasi art and bracelets
 

 

This little boy was drawing a crowd as he played a game with his guardian or parent. When the music started playing at the main stage, he started dancing to the music and never missed a beat of his former concentration of the game. It was so cute. The kid is a born music lover and future star! Best Wishes to his bright future. what ever it may be---rock star  maybe!

Yesterday was a delightful day that found me not even reaching my regular train station.

Although, I was less than a couple of football fields away. The weather was delightful with clear skies beginning, temps in the upper 70°F ...