Barton Lorimor

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Consultant, U.S. Media + Public Policy + Corporate Affairs / Producer of things / Known to campaign

Proud Dad.

Banner Alt Text: Black and white aerial photograph of downtown Springfield, Illinois, USA looking west towards the State Capitol Complex in 1952.

#News #USpols

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The post-acquistion #stlouis Riverfront Times is...huh.

The Thomas Rees Carillon as seen earlier this week in Washington Park, Springfield, Illinois.

#SilentSunday

CHICAGO --
HANOVER, Ill. -- Looking west toward the #mississippi River from atop Chestnut Mountain. #nature #outdoors #illinois
GALENA, Ill. -- Then-Gen. Ulysees Grant (R - Ill.) mounts his 1868 presidential campaign from the De Soto House in his hometown. Grant is the third consecutive #Republican nominee from #Illinois, and third consecutive victor. #justsayin #politics #StillNeverTrump
#SilentSunday in the Sangamon River Valley, including the active railroad bridge transporting @amtrak and Union Pacific traffic.
My trek ends here, the western head of the Wabash Trail, which meets the Interurban Trail near the Wabash Ave. and MacArthur Blvd. intersection in Springfield, #Illinois, USA. If I were to follow the dedicated bike lanes two more miles to the west, I would meet up with the Sangamon Valley Trail - a 25-mile roundtrip path between Springfield and rural Central, Ill. But after about 30 miles of biking and dinner waiting at home, it's time to call it a night.
Sangamon County, #Illinois and #Springfield leaders have been inspired by nearby efforts to convert old #rail lines into #pedestrian and #bike paths. Our neighbors in nearby Madison County have built up a significant bike path network along the #Mississippi River, and the Rail to Trails movement makes #grants available for similar #infrastructure projects.
One of the neatest parts of the Interurban Trail: It's directly adjacent to an active rail line that shuttles brings freight and @amtrak #TrainTravel passengers between #Chicago, #STL, #LittleRock, #Austin, #SanAntonio, #Tuscon #Yuma and #LosAngeles. The southbound #TexasEagle went by this evening, as did this northbound @unionpacific freight #train.