John Esterly
@realjohnesterly.bsky.social
Chairman at @bletohio and very loud advocate for passenger rail at @allaboardohio. Although universally correct, opinions are my own.
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John Esterly
@realjohnesterly.bsky.social
· Nov 17
We're gonna have passenger rail in Ohio if I have to drive the train myself. And that's not an idle threat. 🤣
Stop, Look, and Listen is officially law in the state of Ohio. Side note: I'm glad I picked up my dry cleaning today or I'd have been behind the Governor in a hoodie. 🥹
January 8, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Stop, Look, and Listen is officially law in the state of Ohio. Side note: I'm glad I picked up my dry cleaning today or I'd have been behind the Governor in a hoodie. 🥹
Reposted by John Esterly
Here's something fun to bring up at the big family dinner! If you get stuck at a railroad crossing:
1) GET OUT OF THE CAR
2) find this sign 👇
3) call the number and give them the x-ing number
4) get away from the crossing and keep others away
Be safe out there! 🙏
1) GET OUT OF THE CAR
2) find this sign 👇
3) call the number and give them the x-ing number
4) get away from the crossing and keep others away
Be safe out there! 🙏
December 24, 2024 at 5:56 PM
Here's something fun to bring up at the big family dinner! If you get stuck at a railroad crossing:
1) GET OUT OF THE CAR
2) find this sign 👇
3) call the number and give them the x-ing number
4) get away from the crossing and keep others away
Be safe out there! 🙏
1) GET OUT OF THE CAR
2) find this sign 👇
3) call the number and give them the x-ing number
4) get away from the crossing and keep others away
Be safe out there! 🙏
Honored to be way down at the bottom of this incredible list in the fine print. 💪 Best team in the nation!
December 22, 2024 at 12:41 AM
Honored to be way down at the bottom of this incredible list in the fine print. 💪 Best team in the nation!
After what it took to get Stop, Look, and Listen passed, I'm sure of one thing. This cartoon lied to us. 🤣
December 21, 2024 at 1:58 AM
After what it took to get Stop, Look, and Listen passed, I'm sure of one thing. This cartoon lied to us. 🤣
Thanks to everyone who worked so hard over multiple GAs to get this one done!
A Teamsters Rail priority safety bill heads to the Governor's desk - thank you to @michelegrim.bsky.social, Rep. Jim Hoops, Sen. Bill DeMora, and Sen. Stephanie Kunze for carrying this bill and to Sen. Nathan Manning for his hard work in Senate Judiciary. Onward!
December 19, 2024 at 3:50 PM
Thanks to everyone who worked so hard over multiple GAs to get this one done!
Columbus used to be a proper city. 🚉
December 1, 2024 at 1:48 PM
Columbus used to be a proper city. 🚉
When you wear public transit on your sleeve... 🥰
November 30, 2024 at 6:28 PM
When you wear public transit on your sleeve... 🥰
It's so cute to see them trying to hide behind things... 🥹
November 30, 2024 at 3:31 PM
It's so cute to see them trying to hide behind things... 🥹
I've developed a bit of a reputation, apparently. 🤣
I’m surprised there isn’t a Toledo one already 😆 @realjohnesterly.bsky.social
November 30, 2024 at 3:45 AM
I've developed a bit of a reputation, apparently. 🤣
Ran into half of Columbus at First Watch this morning. 🤣
November 27, 2024 at 12:03 AM
Ran into half of Columbus at First Watch this morning. 🤣
I've seriously arrived at the most critical lessons on Babbel. 🚉
November 26, 2024 at 1:32 PM
I've seriously arrived at the most critical lessons on Babbel. 🚉
Two committee meetings at the Thunderdome scheduled today but neither of them is Transportation. It's like... why even bother... 🤣
November 26, 2024 at 12:30 PM
Two committee meetings at the Thunderdome scheduled today but neither of them is Transportation. It's like... why even bother... 🤣
Ah yes, we've arrived at the true reason to study Spanish... 🚉
November 25, 2024 at 12:32 PM
Ah yes, we've arrived at the true reason to study Spanish... 🚉
Love to see this on a Monday morning. 🚉
Labour's transport policy taking inspiration from precisely the right places
www.thetimes.com/uk/transport...
www.thetimes.com/uk/transport...
Dijon-style trams could finally rid UK cities of the traffic jam
Louise Haigh, the transport secretary, is looking to France for inspiration as she heads to Leeds to unveil her strategy to get Britain moving
www.thetimes.com
November 25, 2024 at 10:58 AM
Love to see this on a Monday morning. 🚉
Hear me out... Ann Arbor to Columbus passenger rail connectivity. Would anyone use it? 🤔
November 24, 2024 at 11:55 PM
Hear me out... Ann Arbor to Columbus passenger rail connectivity. Would anyone use it? 🤔
Someone asked me this week why I'm fighting so hard for transit. Between 10/5 and 11/5, I put 3k miles on my Jeep. And between 11/5 and 11/10, I added another 1k. All to places that would be served by one or more of the proposed routes in Ohio. I'm sick of driving. 🥹
November 23, 2024 at 1:31 PM
Someone asked me this week why I'm fighting so hard for transit. Between 10/5 and 11/5, I put 3k miles on my Jeep. And between 11/5 and 11/10, I added another 1k. All to places that would be served by one or more of the proposed routes in Ohio. I'm sick of driving. 🥹
Light rail with rubber wheels! 😁
The new @TfL buses don't just look cool but have a range of important safety features:
👍 large windows for better direct vision
👍covered wheels - helping protect peds & cyclists
👍 speed limiting tech
👍audible warnings
👍better indirect vision, with camera monitoring systems
👍 large windows for better direct vision
👍covered wheels - helping protect peds & cyclists
👍 speed limiting tech
👍audible warnings
👍better indirect vision, with camera monitoring systems
November 23, 2024 at 12:12 AM
Light rail with rubber wheels! 😁
Yes, please. 🥰
November 21, 2024 at 8:58 PM
Yes, please. 🥰
All I want for Christmas is this kind of rail infrastructure put back in downtown Columbus. 🎁
November 21, 2024 at 2:38 AM
All I want for Christmas is this kind of rail infrastructure put back in downtown Columbus. 🎁
For those keeping track of this at home... I found a source to order the Amtrak Buttercakes by the case. 🍰
November 20, 2024 at 12:19 AM
For those keeping track of this at home... I found a source to order the Amtrak Buttercakes by the case. 🍰
So many of my political friends have gone back to cheese this week. See you next cycle, fam!
November 19, 2024 at 3:12 PM
So many of my political friends have gone back to cheese this week. See you next cycle, fam!