Paradoxical Train Tales

Her Travelling Menagerie by Aimee Stewart, a wonderful visual storyteller.

Etsy sellers left to right No 7 Train Night Light from The House of Six Cats, Vintage Suitcase from Mammys Shop, Ye Old Paris Locket from Secret Jewellz, Train Station Fairy Boy Artists Trading Card from Anitra Bear, Cast Iron Train from Eclectic Pelican, Perfect Travelling Dresses from Australian designer Lyptis, Vintage Travel Charm Bracelet from Terry O, Orient Express Passport or Ticket Holder from Rogue Empire, Vintage Railroad Cheques from Paper Aeroplanes, Not All Who Travel Are Lost Train Case from Get Ready Set Go

Photos of Pullman's Orient Express from Train Chartering and Private Rail Cars on Flickr

“Orange is the happiest color,” Frank Sinatra said of his favorite hue, which showed up in his clothes and his houses. Sinatra bought a modest house at the Tamarisk Country Club in Rancho Mirage in the mid-1950s and lived there until May 1995. A caboose, a gift from some of his employees in 1971, became the compound’s full-service salon, complete with barber’s chair, a professional hair dryer, a massage table, a scale and a sauna, at rear. via Architectural Digest

Yoko Ono: Freight Train This work consists of an actual freight train with a locked door, riddled with bullet holes. Inside the freight train, there is a very strong light source sending beams of white light out of all the bullet holes and from a singular large hole in the roof. The concept of Freight Train comes from a specific instance of human brutality. Several years ago, a group of Mexican workers attempting to enter the United States, were locked inside a freight train for the crossing, and perished when the transporters abandoned the train in the American desert. This single incident inspired the artist to create an artwork expressing resistance, healing, and hope for the next century. (Boxcar with light and sound exhibited Germany, Japan, USA)

words from Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express