Red Phone’s back to the land of the living after hibernating
over the holidays, so pick up the phone and call the Crimson
Crusader today. Got a problem, need an answer? Call the Red Phone,
always waiting, always online, always at 635-9219.
Red Phone’s back to the land of the living after hibernating over the holidays, so pick up the phone and call the Crimson Crusader today. Got a problem, need an answer? Call the Red Phone, always waiting, always online, always at 635-9219.
Pretty pictures
A caller learns what’ve known for years, Nick Lovejoy’s got an eye.
“I was just reading today’s Free Lance and the photo by Nick Lovejoy on A2 is just beautiful. I would like to question why it couldn’t win an award. I think it should be submitted to a national award. It depicts a barn, the sky and mountains. It’s outstanding in clarity and I’m just suggesting that. It’s pretty impressive.”
First of all, we didn’t make this up (or ask this guy to call) and, second of all, we certainly hope the photo does win award – when we consider entries for the 2005 photo competitions it’ll be on the list. But wait, there’s just a little more…
“I called yesterday about the picture in the local section – A2 – and was so surprised today to see another outstanding picture…I can watch those all day. Pretty outstanding photography.”
We can’t argue with that. Thanks for the compliment and thanks for reading. We promise there’s a lot more where that came from.
Red Phone on Hold
Red Phone had been waiting for the new year before sicking the dogs on the Union Pacific Railroad for allowing the tracks on Highway 25 in Santa Clara County near U.S. 101 to fall into disrepair, but it appears as though the Crimson Crusader will never get the chance. When Red Phone first began its career last May, calls about the troublesome tracks were the first to come across the wire. Residents were angry over the bumpy tracks that spilled their coffee, rattled their brains and wreaked havoc on the suspension of their cars. However when Red Phone confronted the track’s owner, Union Pacific Railroad, Director of Public Affairs John Bromley was quick to make some calls and some promises of repair.
“It’s getting beat up pretty bad and, yes, it’s pretty rough,” Bromley said. “The concrete in-lays have been damaged from all the traffic using the road. Our engineers say we will have to get permission from Caltrans for a complete road closure to make repairs and we’re sending one of our managers down to look at the road and take pictures of the damage. I’ll be in touch with more information.”
Sounds good. Certainly the many drivers of Highway 25 wouldn’t mind a brief closure, especially at night after rush hour, to iron out the bumps. It was 1999 since the tracks had last seen repair thanks to the efforts of several local leaders. Obviously, it’s time to do it again. Red Phone’s going to keep an eye on this one and keep you posted on all the progress.
Number of days on hold: 247
Who’s responsible: John Bromley, Director of Union Pacific Public Affairs. Call him at 402-544-3475
