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#14 Public Transport

Sometimes moving forward can mean to give up something so that we can embrace something else. If we want to move forward as humanity we have to give up our reliance on individual transport and move towards public transport. Square #14: Move Forward

OEG: Oh, ewiges Gewackel – O, everlasting jiGgling!

One of the first tramlines between towns jn Germany (as opposed to inner-city lines) was the OEG (Oberrheinische Eisenbahngesellschaft) which ran (and still runs) on a circular track between Mannheim – Weinheim – Heidelberg.  Today it is connected to various other tram systems serving the larger Rhein-Neckar-area.  Locally, it is still affectionally known as OEG = Oh, Ewiges Gewackel, or O, Everlasting jiGgling, even though the carriages are much more comfortable today.  The official name – Linie 5 – has not caught on.

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Waiting for the ÖG.

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And here she comes. (Yes, this electric train is thought of as female.)

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For A Photo a Week Challenge: Public transportation.

More trains, trams, buses, and the like,  can be found here.

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