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Taking the train from Gdańsk to Warsaw, Poland 28 Nov 2010

Pigeon freezing across from the hotel
Pigeon freezing across from the hotel
View out our hotel window in Gdańsk
View out our hotel window in Gdańsk
View out our hotel window in Gdańsk
View out our hotel window in Gdańsk
City walls right out front of our hotel
City walls right out front of our hotel
Walking to the train station
Walking to the train station
Agi, Jose, Zandra
Agi, Jose, Zandra
Snowy River
Snowy River
Agi, Jose, Me
Agi, Jose, Me
Winged tire on the train station, not unlike the symbol for the Indianapolis 500 or Aerosmith.
Winged tire on the train station, not unlike the symbol for the Indianapolis 500 or Aerosmith.
Ready to roll, 15 minutes delayed
Ready to roll, 15 minutes delayed
Agi burns one next to the No Smoking sign
Agi burns one next to the No Smoking sign
Cargo train idles past
Cargo train idles past
Pur PKP Intercity train.  Like a good European train should be.
Pur PKP Intercity train. Like a good European train should be.
We sat in the open seating car.  All the 6-person rooms were full.
We sat in the open seating car. All the 6-person rooms were full.
Passing another train, this one a bulk-hauler
Passing another train, this one a bulk-hauler
Fixing the 10,000 Volt power lines that supply the trains with power.
Fixing the 10,000 Volt power lines that supply the trains with power.
The sliding contact between the bar on top of the train and the cable means eventually the cables wear out and need replacing.  This equipment does that work.
The sliding contact between the bar on top of the train and the cable means eventually the cables wear out and need replacing. This equipment does that work.
Its a real high (voltage) wire act!
Its a real high (voltage) wire act!
Bright little house by a river in a sea of white and green
Bright little house by a river in a sea of white and green
A open field, much of this area is agricultural
A open field, much of this area is agricultural

2 Reh Deer (Roebuck) by the tracks.  We saw at least a dozen or more deer along the tracks while it was still light.
2 Reh Deer (Roebuck) by the tracks. We saw at least a dozen or more deer along the tracks while it was still light.