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We believe in fostering rich communities and giving power to our players in an effort to make our worlds live and breathe. Not only will you be able to change your surroundings, but the very nature of the game changes with you.
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Top 10 Reasons Men Should Practice Custody of the Eyes
As a follow-up to Top 10 Reasons Women Should Dress Modestly, I give you the following:
Thanks to The Ironic Catholic for the suggestion.
10 - It helps teach discipline.
Men should discipline themselves to be in control of their passions and not allow passions to control them.
9 - It avoids the near occasion of sin.
To avert your eyes when you feel tempted to use a woman lustfully is a good thing.
"But I say to you, everyone who looks at a woman with lust has already committed adultery with her in his heart." -Matt 5:19.
8 - Custody of the eyes builds up chastity.
Chastity helps us to properly order our sexuality. If we do not have custody of the eyes, it means our sexuality is dis-ordered toward objectification - not love - and needs to be healed.
7 - It is what every gentleman should do.
No woman who respects herself wants to be lusted after or looked up and down. No real gentleman would dishonor a woman by doing so.
6 - It helps a man to see the whole woman, not just parts of her body.
When most men see an immodestly-dressed woman, their brains automatically start to objectify her. Thus, men need to be able to see the truth about who a woman is - not just to break her down into objects he can use for his selfish pleasure.
5 - It avoids scandal.
Think of King David. If he would have practiced custody of the eyes he might have been able to avoid much worse sins - adultery and murder. Now think of what happens when a man is caught in a lustful look toward a woman.
4 - It helps fight off temptation.
3 - It helps our sisters not feel objectified.
If for no other reason, we should witness to the dignity of a woman by controlling our passions.
2 - It is a virtue we should chase after.
It is related to chastity, modesty, and temperance.
1 - It focuses us back on more important things.
"Seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be given you besides." - Matt 6:33
Christ should be our first priority. Honoring the height of his creation (our sisters) should be the second. We should be third.

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Social Searching
Journalism involves investigating, digging, looking for things; well, good journalism anyway. The web is the best resources in the world for finding information (not necessarily the right information but a savvy searcher will get something useful). But journalists don't need just search engines. Google will get you close enough to what you're looking for as long as you have a good idea what that is. Searching for facts is very different to searching for a story; an idea. Here are some resources for finding something or someone through the online social network engine. I've added my own thoughts but please feel free to add your own.
What's out there:
The most useful site I have found for breaking news and story ideas is Trendsmap. It's a mash up of Google Maps and the Twitter API and it maps the big trending terms. On the top right is a search box where you start typing the term and a drop down menu will appear. The resultant map is just for that term. The size of the term is somewhat in relation to the rate of mentions but not really that trustworthy for a comparison. It's good to view the spread but you need to know what term to search for. the home page which you see on the left before any searches are made is a great indicator of the terms and hashtags being used. The best thing is that this is real time. the worst is that it cannot map tweets where not location is given. What is most useful is the grey box to the top right of the map. Once you click on a word a scrolling frame drops down which shows you the tweets using the term from that location in real time. For breaking news like earthquakes, volcanic erupts, plane crashes, etc. this is where you'll pick it up. There's an obvious word for the event and it breaks fast. As you're looking for people and pictures from the location of the event this works much better that search for the hashtag on twitter. Oh, and the grey box will show you the videos and images being sent with tweets. Always have this open on your desktop!
Google Hot Topics (see below) has gone since I posted this page. Now there is only the 'Hot Searches' for the US. Luckily, an equivalent has been added to TrendsMap. If you scroll down you will see a 'Breaking Globally' list which are Twitter words that are beginning to trend. This is not the same as 'Hot Topics' as Google seemed to wheedle out this like #mymommasays and other such terms. I'm not sure exactly what the algorithm was made of but I think it linked with RSS feeds so that the top terms also had articles being published (which is what made it so useful). The good part about the TrendsMap list is that it covers all locations however there is an inherent bias within Twitter and the social media world. Languages that don't use the Roman alphabet such as Korean, Arabic and Mandarin can be input into Twitter but the Twitter trending algorithm cannot read it i.e. and term not written in a language which uses the Roman alphabet cannot trend. Which is why you see things like #iranelection always coming out of Tehran as a trending term because the Iranians know how to use social media. They use this hashtag as a beacon to send out underground campaigns and political dissent. URLs and hashtags have to be in the Roman alphabet, so even if they don't speak English, Iranians can get a link, picture or video out on this hashtag and anyone can watch it and even read it using Google Translate.
If it's not an obvious event you want to sell to your editor then try and see what Google Trends brings up. It's another one of Google's clever algorithms that aggregates words that are being thrown around on twitter, Facebook and the web and creates a real time countdown. It tries to do them for certain locales like US, UK, Canada and Singapore but there doesn't tend to be a huge difference between them. The advantage with this is that you can tell your editor there is an immediate interest. Click on the term and you can see what's being said but be careful with this as it can be misleading. If two separate mediocre stories appear about Madonna (say a song release and then a paparazzi snap of her kissing a minor celebrity), mixed reviews of her song and the photograph could get the term Madonna trending when there's not really that much interest in either story. Also, reviews tend to have different wordings so the algorithm will pick up the term 'Madonna' before 'domodedovo' if the traffic for Madonna has mixed content. The volume for the Moscow airport blast may be larger but the news is often retweeted so the content of the tweet is not as variable. Also, as can be seen by the lists right and left, the story itself is spread across two terms: 'moscow' and 'domodedovo'. In other words, always click on the terms. check out in what context the term is trending and look elsewhere. These are lists and not a count down. You can in no way measure the newsworthiness with this but you can say to your editor there is a lot of interest in this story. On the same page is a list of popular search terms (only for the US sadly) which will sometimes lead you to an interesting story/angle. But be wary of what this is. It is a snapshot of the peaks of interest smeared across the digital community and so has it's biases and limitations. Tech news will always trend high as it's rightful place is online. Indian news will always peak when Mumbai is on lunch break. And celebrity gossip and sports results will dominate when the US get online. You have to filter through the noise and use your journalistic mindset to make use of Google's trending terms.
Digg has had a couple of makeovers and looked near dead for quite a while. However, this was big before the twitter-Facebook era of social networking and you'll see it's fossilized remains in the form of digg buttons on news sites under 'share'. This is the most tech-centric of the news buzz sites. Mashable and Techcrunch stories will appear high up here. However, it is very current and the discussions formed around digg articles can be very insightful. A lot of the times the feedback is critical of news coverage and like the comment rating on YouTube you can see which comments have been given the most thumbs up/down. To dilute the bias the diggs have been categorized. There is now a 'Hot Topics' and 'Top News' section. These are the ones I keep an eye on. However, unlike the other sites I have listed above this is based on a community which are very tech and US centric. Often the articles posted are quite amusing. This is one for ideas and not necessarily stories. Maybe for an opinion piece or commentary. You can find really great blog posts which the other sites overlook. A lot of the shock-and-awe-of-human-nature type stories appear here. As this is based around a community you do get to listen in on the water-cooler conversations.
Since publishing this page Thoora has changed it's online tactics drastically. It has gone the way of a social curation engine. So you build it i.e. you have to find the story first, it will give you no clues. It's trying to be a mix of Storify and Paper.li, so it's a good tool for social media aggregated publishing but it is now obsolete for my intended use. But rather than delete this part of the page I thought I would use this example to highlight the fact that these online services aren't made to service the social searcher. They are made to make money. So they will change and evolve with the social web market. This is why you need to be committed to this form of story finding. You have no control over these tools and the changes they will go through. This is why I think news organisation need to invest in building bespoke tools themselves. Tools that are not just about publishing but have an interrogating function also.
Thoora is another aggregator of news stories being spread across twitter. This updates quite regularly so it's good to keep an eye on. Even if you have the story covered this is a good way to see what angle is developing online and which sites is the traffic being driven to. Scroll down and you'll see the top ten for politics, business, controversy, etc. Click on the story and you get a list of how that story is being covered on the various news sites, twitter stats on how hot the story is and even some tweets. Usually, your institution has it's own editorial line; decided upon first thing in the morning and that's the way the story will be covered until the next editorial meeting. So yes, the different angles might not make it into your editor's ear but if you're looking at how a news story is being covered (the lazy journalist's trick of writing a story on the coverage of a story) then this is a good tool. Again, it's another one of these tools that is based on internet traffic so if the term is trending you're bound to get hits. Just make sure your top line is sexier and more up-to-date than the top trending headline. I personally have my eyes trained on the 'Developing Stories' column to the right. This is where you'll find the 'new' things if you work in a newsroom and have the wires open at all times. The big downside to Thoora is it is totally US biased. But big international stories will be up and internet themed headlines such as hacking and internet security will go up quickly. However, you can't get away from American dominance of the news.
So you have your story or a big story is developing. Here are some online tools to find out what is the latest being said or coming from the ground. A lot of these do the same things but in different ways and with slightly different outputs. Play around and pick which one suits you best but bear in mind, stories develop differently and at a different pace so switch tools depending on the type of story and the output you're looking for.
Who has the story?
Twitter is the place to go and get a live search for the hashtag. Often time for a big story you get noise and retweets. When you're chasing something specific then go toTwitter's advanced search. I'm not sure why it's not in a more convenient place on the twitter site itself. This gives you loads more options especially location, people and even language. By far and away the best resource for big breaking events. And if they're in another language just throw the tweets into Google Translate. The best thing I find is to explore the links to find pictures and video. If it looks good translate the tweets making sure you have the original tweeter and not a retweet. If the location isn't given (remember, locations they have input themselves are sometimes their hometown and not where they are at time of tweet) scroll through their tweets to look for a foursquare entry. I always copy and paste the tweet and tweeter into a word doc as refinding things on twitter can be a real nightmare for big stories.
My next favourite is Topsy. If you search for a word it'll include the hashtag. The presentation and navigation are great with hashtags being linked as well as the links to web articles appearing as in Google and not just a constricted url. To look at how much interest is being generated regarding the term you've searched there's a nifty count on the left column. You can search by relevance or the latest and by web, tweets or photos. There's a category called 'exerts' which I imagine is more the business model of this search as I don't find it particularly useful or logical. What I do find useful is that to add colour to a story you can measure the volume of buzz generated by a term and compare it to another. This works particularly well for sports stories where you want to see which players fans are talking about which their club might buy, etc. The downside is Topsy is not real time so you'll have to hit 'search' to get the latest.
Now we move on to Facebook and Twitter integrated searches in the form of Kurrently. As it's name suggests it is live but thankfully you can change the stream speed. The benefit of searching Facebook is really to see what YouTube videos people are posting in their status and to a certain extent some sentiment. You can't contact them as this application does not get past Facebook's privacy settings. Their status will appear even if they are closed but click on them will lead you not to that part of their profile they allow non-friends to seen but to a search for their name. You gotta match the picture to the profile and try and message them.
The next step up is socialmention. This has the added benefit of an alert system for those investigative stories but for big breaking news like earthquakes and coups a real time search in your browser is going to be the best tool. There is the option of a web widget but since social content is unfiltered by nature there's really no use for news agencies. It takes a while to load but it does crawl a magnitude of sites, from news to blogs to social networks. The added information that is most useful are the top keywords and users. It helps gauge what people are referring to and who are the most outspoken. The extra stuff about strength, passion and sentiment aren't useful. Social sentiment analysis online is nascent and really not trustworthy at this stage.
The next one is icerocket. I like it for its simplicity. Although the name doesn't make much sense its layout does. There's a bit of buzz and top searches on the home page but once you search it lays it out like unrolling a carpet. Blogs, twitter, Facebook, videos, news and images. There's even the option to have it update in time increments. What I like about this is that it puts blogs in the spotlight. The trend is social media, probably for its brevity both in space and time but I don't think the media industry has explored the humble blog fully as angles and attitudes can be gleamed from people who have a passion to publish rather than post. Again, everything you need is linked. Lovely.
I know Twitter is the big trend because it is so much like a social wires service which is why twitter search tools like Searchtastic have popped up. You can search within your following and expand the links as so many contracted links have no information on the content in the tweet. If you're a dedicated new media journalist then you've nurtured your account to work best for you and this is a nice way to keep tabs. But the best tool by far for a journalist is the option to export the results as an Excel sheet with the expanded urls.
I'm not sure how useful Facebook is as I haven't found much use for it but a Facebook specific search is Open Book. One strange fact is that you can filter the statuses by male or female. Not sure how you'd use that. The only links are the users and that takes you to the Facebook search. For local news concerning friends of victims or eye witnesses to specific events this may be useful but you'll have to check out their profile for location.
My latest favourite is Who's Talkin. Not only is this all encompassing when it comes to searching news, blogs and social media but there's the Excel export option, an API and even an iGoogle gadget! For refining searches by online medium nothing compares to this. But this is the next level in refining your search as there's no great general overview page. No quick 'here's a bunch of the best updates, posts and videos' page. This is when you're looking for a specific angle and the person who has it. If you're investigating and you're waiting for someone to mention something specific to your case then check this one out. For big breaking news when you need the latest this will not work as it's not real time.
And finally, a nifty tool for searching beyond the here and now is SnapBird. Once you've found someone saying something interesting you can check back on their tweets that are over 10 days old. It may give you a bit more background to their story or a foursquare post could put them where you need them to be. If you've nurtured your twitter account then this will allow you search back through your friends' tweets as well as your direct messages and favourites. Often times you find an interesting tweet but need to know more on how the tweeter has reached that part of the story. I haven't had to use this myself but it's good knowing it's out there.
The social web is free information but to create useful sources of information you need to filter out the relevant from the noise. My posts so far will help lead you to a story but often times what's heard through the grapevine can be of really good use. Also, you might want someone in the know to glean more insight or get a nice quote. Here are some tools to help you cultivate social sources:
Cultivating your Social Sources
To find top tweeters by subject matter the easiest port of call is WeFollow. The home page has lists for areas such as music, social media, tech, etc but you can also do a search for terms. This will then take you to a list of 'Most Influential' or 'Most Followers'. The first is the most useful but of course the more followers you have the more likely you are to be retweeted. The good and bad side is that clicking on the user does not take you to their twitter page. Instead you get a further break down of stats including the usual followers, updates and following but quite nicely you're also presented with other interesting rankings they fall under. One issue I would have is that for the rankings, the information included is bio unless they haven't entered one. Then it appears to be their latest tweet. I would like both pieces of information, especially since the site does not navigate to the users page.
A site which does and which has the user at heart is followformation. You can add your own category and even just find by city. You can enter your twitter details and with just one click, poof, you're following. This, like wefollow, is very category based but they seem to be working on specialities like the Olympics.
Now, if you work in journalism you know that most often journalists turn to the media for information. The term 'journalist' always puts a journalist as ease in regards to trust. Social media seems to be changing this paradigm but when you know someone's job is to report the truth you want to use them as your source. The devil you know is better than the devil you don't. So check out Muck Rack. It's basically twitter but with just the journos. You can sort by news categories which they nicely call beats and view a list of the latest links and pictures. In fact it's a very good news source.
Twitter's Western-bias is very evident from these pages and if you're looking for tweeters in a specific field of interest that isn't trending then nothing beats a journalist's nose. It actually doesn't take that much time to sniff out great netizens and it's really worth doing. One note of caution is that less is more. A lot of reporters have asked me: 'How do I get more followers?" as if that is desirable. It may be a measure of influence but if you want to use them then they need to be nurtured. If someone is giving you foursquare updates and what they had for breakfast stop following them. Too many people on a list and you create noise which reduces the usefulness of all your following.
Thankfully a lot of people have cultivated their own lists and if they're not private you can just follow theirs! To search twitter lists just go to tlists. Search for a term and it gives you a list with a break down of who created the list, how many members it has, how many people are following it and brilliantly, how many tweets a day it generates. There's even a cloud of other terms generated by the list. And it's just a one button click to follow. A wonderful option is to select the language.
The next step up is Listorious. It's more complicated than tlists and looks needlessly so. Its 'Ask the experts' interview type feature is probably where it's making revenue but I don't like it and think there's no such thing as an 'expert' on twitter. This seems to rate people by their amount of followers (which is bad) and you need to navigate quite a fair way into the search to get to a view of the list. The view is good however with more information on the list following than you get on twitter and some live tweets. You can also tweet a recommendation for the list. It's a bit more work than tlists and looks intimidating but you get to see a lot more before having to go to twitter.
By now you have the hard part done. Finding stories and people and organising your social media world can take a bit of an investment but it is worth it. Once you've got the foundation laid there is still a bit of upkeep. Here are soem tools that can take you further and help keep your house in order.
Let social media work for you
Tweetake allows you to back-up your followers, people you are following and tweets with just one click. You'll have to give them access to your account but then you can get all your friends, direct messages, favourites etc in an excel compatible format. If you've made the effort to cultivate your social media connections then make sure you don't lose your hard work.
To keep track you your twitter footprint a simple and rather fun method is to use Mentionmap. You can input any username so this is good for stories where a politician, commentator, etc is creating a lot of online stir. This is also a quick and simple way to see very nicely who is taking about you. The spider diagram lets you then explore the tweeple mentioning your mentioners. So you can check whether or not you've penetrated the right social sphere. Mentionmap even picks up hashtags strongly associated with you. It uses the most recent tweets so keep checking to see whether you've stamped your social media mark.
The next step up is Klout. Again, the good thing is that you can input any twitter username and not need to know their password. So you can compare sportmen, politicians, media organisations, etc. The breakdown is excellent with an overall Klout score out of a hundred and a general picture of totla retweets, unique retweeters, unique mentioners, etc. It even puts the user in a category as to the type of social media user as seen from the social media sphere e.g. explorer, celebrity, specialist, etc. The results are quite unique to Klout but it does give you an idea of hoow big a fish you are and where your pond is located in the twitterverse.
The next step up in user function is the very popular Quora. Like most of these applications they are big in the states and expanding their reach. I am new to Quora but so far I like it and plan to use it regularly. In short, it expands on the work you've done building you social media persona. It builds a type of personalised forum from your twitter account, finding all you interests and connections. It's different for every individual so you'll have to try it for yourself. But if you have cultivated a speciality that will inform your journalistic work then this will be of great use to crowd-source advice as well as ideas.
For an explanation of how I came to use some of these tools with example situations and how some simple web applications can make for better social media searching and verification in the newsroom read my post on Sorting the Social Media Chaos. It is the talk I gave at the News Rewired conference in 2011 at Thomson Reuters.
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Aerosmith's Tom Hamilton Has Sold Rights to His Music Publishing
By Andrew Magnotta
November 7, 2018
It's still not clear how much longer Aerosmith is planning on continuing following the band's 50th anniversary Las Vegas residency next spring, but it appears bassist Tom Hamilton is thinking about retirement.
Like many senior rock stars do, Hamilton has exchanged rights to his music publishing residuals for an undisclosed lump sum.
The bassist co-wrote some of Aerosmith's biggest hits, including "Walk This Way," "Dream On," "Sweet Emotion," "Janie's Got a Gun," "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing," "Dude" and others.
Under the terms of the agreement, Hamilton's publishing goes to the Primary Wave Music Publishing company.
"We are thrilled to begin the partnership with the legendary Tom Hamilton," said Primary Wave CMO Adam Lowenberg in a statement. "We couldn't be prouder and more excited to have him join the Primary Wave family."
While we may never know for sure how much the deal is worth, it's safe to say both parties are happy. Aerosmith has sold more than 150 million records worldwide in its Rock and Roll Hall of Fame career.
Former Twisted Sister front man Dee Snider revealed earlier this year that he, too, sold the publishing from his Twisted Sister catalog. He explained to Eddie Trunk that selling the rights benefitted him in a variety of ways, from reducing his tax burden to providing him a steady, reliable source of income.
"You can say [about] a song, 'Oh, I expect it to do good forever,'" Snider said. "But, you know, it may; it may not. You have up years, you have down years. If you take the money [from selling], you can invest it. And so now you've got an actual almost set income stream coming from your investment, and you're paying much less in taxes. So there's a reason to do it at a certain point in your career."
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The toughest job Thursday at the Eddie Herr International Junior Tennis Championships didn't belong to any of the players, notwithstanding their on-court grunts of exertion.
And it didn't belong to the worker at the Smoothie King stand, selling $6 protein platters and $3 packages of gummy bears when she wasn't explaining to the player most definitely not from America that, sorry, we don't carry mustard packets.
You want tough? Then lace up the sneakers of Jimmy Royalty, IMG Academy's head of adult tennis, standing on a wooden ladder, transferring names from a hand-held piece of paper onto a results board seemingly the size of a Broadway stage.
What was the challenge? Well, from that height, you try writing "Vikhlyantseva'' without dropping a letter, or "Parazinskaite'' without developing carpal tunnel.
Not a Smith or Jones among the bunch.
No misspellings either. Apparently.
"No one's complained,'' Royalty said.
No one should, about anything, and why would they anyway? Eddie Herr annually attracts the planet's finest junior tennis players, competing at a world-class venue, in a setting where the word "idyllic'' seems woefully inadequate.
One of the world's biggest junior ITF tournaments played at one venue draws players, parents, agents and college coaches — more than 100 this year — eyeing talent, as well as fans, pulled by the free admission and proximity to the action.
No complaints.
But plenty of feedback.
"And not always in English,'' said Blake Ulrich, IMG's director of events.
It could be the biggest foreign representation this side of the United Nations. In a few years it's likely you'll see many of these teen names on the professional circuit.
Whether you can pronounce them is up to you. This year's event registered more than 1,300 players, age 12-18, from more than 80 countries, their play occupying IMG's 54 courts.
Indeed, walk the grounds this week and you'll hear a litany of languages.
Sixteen-year-old Sandra Samir speaks English, but she's still unique.
The only competitor from Egypt, the Cairo-born Samir, who grew up in the shadow of the Pyramids, is proud of the singular path she elected to take.
"I feel like I'm doing something new that no one did before in Egypt,'' she said.
Those tennis players not lodged at IMG had to secure motel and hotel rooms around the area, and they're not alone. On the opposite side of the IMG campus, 130 teams from throughout North America participated in a United Soccer League tournament.
That's a heck of a lot of pillow mints.
"We see them all over town, doing different things, at restaurants, shopping,'' Ulrich said. They shop, they stop, they spend.
It's called economic impact.
The guy manning the yourgameface.com tent was hoping for his own economic impact. The company specializes in taking photos of players, then transferring the images onto posters.
"Business is great, it's really busy,'' said photographer Jeremy Giddens, who said the company is averaging about 10-15 posters a day, the largest costing $245.
"It's fun,'' he said. "Everybody likes looking at themselves doing something cool.''
Maybe, but you want really cool?
Take on "Vikhlyantseva'' without a hiccup.
Eddie Herr has the world at its doorstep
The toughest job Thursday at the Eddie Herr International Junior Tennis Championships didn't belong to any of the players, notwithstanding their on-court grunts of exertion.


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Following a sold-out June 10 concert at the nightlife venue, The Skivvies will return for an 11 PM concert that will include Alison Fraser (The Secret Garden, The Divine Sister) and Morgan James (Motown, Godspell). Additional guests will be announced shortly.
Featuring actor-musicians Molina (Sweeney Todd, Marry Me a Little) and Cearley (All Shook Up), the Skivvies are known for their acoustic performances of pop songs, wearing nothing but their underwear. The duo and their guests play instruments ranging from the cello, ukulele, guitar and glockenspiel to the melodica.
Check out the Skivvies' Playbill Playlist of "Songs to Strip to."
Tickets are priced $20-$30. There is a $25 food/beverage minimum. 54 Below is located at 254 W. 54th Street. Tickets and additional information are available at 54Below.com.
Watch The Skivvies perform at the recent Broadway Bares below:


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Also, "Cozart's Return"
Phillips 4
Cozart 6
Votto 3
Rolen 5
Bruce 9
Stubbs 8
Paul 7
Hanigan 2
Arroyo 1
I don't start many game threads these days, but I started the one for Clinchmas 2010, so I thought I'd do this one too. Obviously dependent on Cards loss as well, plus rain staying away. EDIT: Well, things are looking good on both fronts there.
Fun night: http://www.redszone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=86146


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With a Preventive Maintenance Plan from BearCom, our customers can avoid outages and unexpected repair costs, while ensuring their equipment is operating at peak efficiency.
Dallas, TX (PRWEB) November 22, 2013
BearCom, a nationwide provider of wireless communications equipment and solutions, today announced the introduction of its Preventive Maintenance Plans, designed to help customers keep their two-way radio fleets operating at peak performance.
"A communications system is only as strong as its weakest link," said BearCom President & CEO Jerry Denham. "With a Preventive Maintenance Plan from BearCom, our customers can avoid outages and unexpected repair costs, while ensuring their equipment is operating at peak efficiency. We are very excited to offer this service."
Denham added, "BearCom understands the value of preventive maintenance. We perform it on our own fleet of rental radios from Motorola Solutions, which numbers some 20,000 units. Through those activities, we gained experience and expertise that were instrumental in the development of this new service offering."
A BearCom Preventive Maintenance Plan can be developed for any combination of portable radios, mobile radios, and repeaters, whether they are analog or digital. All agreements are for a one-year term, and maintenance can be performed annually or semi-annually. Services under the plan include:
- Testing, tuning, aligning, and restoring to factory specifications, and within FCC regulations
- Confirming correct receiving and transmitting frequencies
- Measuring equipment deviation
- Testing transmitting power
- Measuring receiving sensitivity
- Checking reflected power in the antenna lines of mobile radios and repeaters
- Checking audio output levels
- Evaluating battery condition and service life
- Removing all dust and dirt inside and out
Denham said that in the event a piece of equipment fails an inspection, BearCom technicians will identify the problem and prepare a repair estimate. He noted, "Periodic maintenance can head off small problems before they become big ones and help extend the useful life of vital equipment."
Maintenance can be completed in two ways. Equipment can be shipped or hand-delivered by the customer to the nearest BearCom branch. Technicians can also come to the customer's location. All the customer needs to do is make the equipment available along with the programming template needed to restore the equipment to its proper operating parameters.
With a BearCom Preventive Maintenance Plan, customers can rest assured their equipment will be:
- Tested and restored to factory specifications and within FCC regulations
- Reprogrammed to original parameters
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[http://www.metro.waw.pl Warszawa]. Two extensions opened in 2008, from Marymont to Słodowiec on 23 April, and onwards to Młociny on 27 October so Line 1 is now 23km long.
[http://www.metro.waw.pl Warszawa]. Two extensions opened in 2008, from Marymont to Słodowiec on 23 April, and onwards to Młociny on 27 October so Line 1 is now 23km long.
The first seven station section of East - West Line 2 from Rondo Daszyńskiego [passing under the Vistula river between Powiśle and Stadion stations] to Dworzec Wileński opened on 8 March 2015. Their on-line map shows
The first seven station section of East - West Line 2 from Rondo Daszyńskiego [passing under the Vistula river between Powiśle and Stadion stations] to Dworzec Wileński opened on 8 March 2015. Their on-line mapshows Line 2 at both ends.
Revision as of 16:51, 3 December 2019
- 1 Country Name
- 2 State railway system
- 3 Language
- 4 Currency
- 5 UIC code
- 6 Timetable
- 7 Maps
- 8 Ticketing
- 9 Infrastructure
- 10 Other Railways
- 11 Tourist Lines
- 12 Metro
- 13 Trams
- 14 Recent and future changes
- 14.1 Future Changes
- 14.2 Changes during the Timetable Period commencing 9 December 2018
- 14.3 Changes during the Timetable Period commencing 10 December 2017
- 14.4 Changes during the Timetable Period commencing 11 December 2016
- 14.5 Changes during the Timetable Period commencing 13 December 2015
- 14.6 Changes during the Timetable Period commencing 15 December 2014
- 14.7 Older Changes
- 15 Special Notes
- 16 See also
Country Name
Poland (Polska)
State railway system
Polskie Koleje Panstwowe SA (PKP) is the controlling entity for the PKP Group.
National Railway Operator
PKP Intercity is responsible for long-distance passenger transport.
PolRegio, formerly Przewozy Regionalne, is responsible for local (Regio) and InterRegio services and also InterRegioBus. Przewozy Regionalne was a wholly owned subsidiary of the PKP Group until 22 December 2008 when the shares were transferred to the 16 regional governments. However this changed from 21 September 2015 when the Government's Treasury's industrial development and restructuring agency Agencja Rozwoju Przemysłu acquired a 51% stake with the 16 Voivodships retaining 49%. The government intention with one majority shareholder is to improve management of PR, resolving different policies within the 16 regional authorities where some established their own local train operating companies or their own tenders for the provision of services.
UIC code
numeric 51; alpha PL.
Journey Planner
- Rozklad-pkp.pl Timetable. This website provides a link into the PKP ticket purchase system
- beta.portalpasazera.pl/en/ A Beta Version that from your query answers can display a route map of a selected train [including any unusual booked route] by clicking on the right hand side three vertical line option
- PKP Informatyka Your Routeplanner. This website does not provide a link into the PKP ticket purchase system
Downloadable Timetable
The full set of PDFs can be downloaded both for the reduced current timetable period or full year by selecting the required date option. It should be noted that PDFs for the timetable period are being re-issued on an almost weekly basis. From March 2018 a link is available in English on the the PKP website portalpasazera.pl website
The last printed Timetable was for 2011/12, with no public access to any PDFs for 2012/13. Following on-line petitions the PDFs were made available again from 2013/14.
For individual TT's either enter into Search by Station or a Table number [Note: some have altered] in section Search by Table. Lists [if appropriate] will be displayed and below this in separate boxes, the Destinations served. Then click on the chevron to the left of the Table number for a listing by date as PKP now make available PDFs for the whole or current part of the TT year, usually at least four separate issues within the year.
Additionally individual operators and PKP Inter City now publish PDFs, as do PolRegio by Voivodeship [Region]. Links are
By Operator
Intercity: PKP Intercity Rozkład jazdy but only by station.
International: which from 2018 are accessed by Country and not just one PDF file
Local Services: This first link leads to a large scale map of lines with the Regions superimposed on it PolRegio.. Once the requested Region is known, select the Region name from the drop down box for Links to Regional Timetables. Note the PolRegio link also contains useful information on discounted ticketing.
Other Operators: See Inni przewoźnicy pasażerscy (Other passenger operators) page, plus Sinfin railways of Poland, which supposedly links to all passenger, freight, operational Narrow Gauge, Metro and Trams in Poland. Any omitted should hopefully be included on EGTRE Other Railways.
Also downloadable since 2012/13 are the white/yellow station arrival/departure sheets, which include scheduled platforms [Peron] which are very useful where alternative routes exist.
Printed Timetable
None since Dec 2011 - Dec 2012 period; see previous section.
Additional Notes on reading the Timetable
Note the letters have been replaced by the more usual 1-7 indicating Monday to Sunday, and "F" & "G" are obsolete but are listed here to help interpret previous years printed TT's.
|Working days except Saturdays i.e. SSuX
|daily except Saturdays, i.e. SX
|Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, i.e. SSuO
|Mondays to Fridays except holidays, i.e. SSuX
|Mondays to Saturdays except holidays, i.e. SuX
|runs when advertised or required
|runs until further notice
|against timings in column means Bus replacement autobusowa komunikacja zastępcza
|"I" in the middle of the train column
|the train passes through this station without stopping
|"<" in the middle of the train column
|the train does not pass through that station but instead takes a different route
|until or to
|from or since
|do odwołania
|until further notice
|autobus szynowy
|Railcar [i.e. a train]
|Gł., Główny
|main station
|As well as
|p (przyjad)
|po ogłoszeniu
|[from] when advertised
|p.odg. (posterunek odgałęzny)
|Poza tym
|station [stanica] i.e. do. st. Until station
|Wąsk. (wąskotorowa)
|narrow gauge
|z, ze
|from or after
|Na odcinku ……. ruch pociagów zawieszony do odwołania
|On the section…. no scheduled trains until further notice
Engineering Information
These are now part of General Notices on the PolRegio website. Select Region from drop down box and read through all the Notices it displays.
Bus Information
The Rozkład jazdy autobusów PKS website offers a number of options including:
- Ogólny rozkład jazdy autobusów PKS (Bus journey planner)
- Rozkład jazdy autobusów PKS według miast (Bus information by city)
- Rozkład jazdy komunikacji miejskiej według miast (Links to transport authority sites by city)
or the following from the ZTM Warsaw website which gives links to Operators in the majority of towns in Poland
Printed Maps
- The "Mały Atlas Linii Kolejowych Polski 2011" * is a soft backed very detailed 1:300000 map comprising 102 pages and with notes in Polish, English and German published by Wydawnictwo Eurosprinter (ISBN 978-83-931006-3-7). The unusual lines and future changes sections include references to pages in this atlas e.g. "R14". A 2014 updated edition is available but only in Hardback.
- European Railway Atlas: Poland and Kaliningrad by M.G. Ball (10 November 2019) ISBN 978-1-9161212-1-8
- European Railway Atlas by M.G. Ball (10 September 2017) ISBN 978-1-9997875-1-6
- The now discontinued PKP timetable was accompanied by a separate map with enlargements of Warszawa and Katowice. It distinguished electrified, narrow-gauge and broad-gauge lines but some lines and curves with no service for a number of years were still shown.
Web-based Maps
- a countrywide but with zoom facility on-line map unfortunately without line numbers but shows current status, plus detail such as electrication and single/double track etc
- Open Railway map. Zoom into Poland and this contains Line numbers at a much more detailed level than the Atlas Maly
- Thorsten Büker's Map of Poland [Although this remains on-line, Mr Büker has advised they are not being updated so note for Poland it is dated 30 November 2011]
- EGTRE Maps and Plans - Poland
- Linked from the PKP Website http://mapa.plk-sa.pl/ so assumed to be official. It takes a short while to load.
- Detailed individual train journey maps can be obtained from the Beta Version of the PKP Journey Planner which will even include any unusual booked route. After a search click on the three vertical line option on the right hand side of the screen.
For anyone interested in historical maps plus line closure dates, the bazakolejowa website in Polish is a good starting point.
PKP offers a number of network tickets which offer good value, although travellers need to take care differentiating between not only PKP Inter City and PolRegio services but even different types of regional service. The Polrail travel website provides useful introductory information in English and can assist with ticket purchases for throughout Europe. The Świat Podróży Kolejowych website provides useful information in Polish, including:
- Passenger train operators > 2. PRZEWOŹNICY KOLEJOWI
- Types of train > 3. KATEGORIE POCIĄGÓW
- Special offers (network tickets) > 5. OFERTY PROMOCYJNE
Terms and Conditions are constantly changing so this is not to be taken as definitive Information and prospective travellers should be aware that some regional operators accept only their own tickets so should check beforehand. Some regions accept PKP network tickets but none of them accepts ordinary (non-network) PKP tickets.
- The following operators normally accept PKP network tickets: Arriva RP, ŁKA (except Sprinter services), KS, KW, KMŁ
- The following operators do not normally accept PKP network tickets: KM, SKM Warszawie, WKD, KD, SKM Trójmieście.
See Other Railways for details of these operators.
If the boarding station is not staffed or has no machines, it should be possible to buy a ticket on the train for no penalty if the passenger goes immediately to the front of the train where the guard will be located. An additional fee may be charged if they come round the train to find you!
The Koleje Mazowieckie website (the area round Warsaw) gives details of useful network type tickets. However, care should be taken to distinguish between Koleje Mazowieckie (KM) and Szybka Kolej Miejska w Warszawie (SKM) services as they only accept each other's tickets on certain routes, for example between central Warsaw and Warsaw Chopin Airport. ZTM (Zarząd Transportu Miejskiego), the Warsaw Transport Authority, has a useful map showing the tariff zone boundaries in the metropolitan area indicating where KM, SKM Warszawie, WKD have some limited inter-availibility, plus details of daily or weekly zonal tickets covering all but main line and PR services. Additionally KM tickets are accepted by WKD under some conditions; see Honouring of Tickets.
Some major stations are equipped with machines offering an extensive range of tickets (including some network tickets), which accept coins, notes and credit and debit cards. However, many stations have no ticket machines and even major ones only a few and not for all operators, Warszawa Centralna being the classic example where there are no SKM or KM machines. Ticket windows are the norm, often with separate windows for PKP Inter City and Regional services. Queues can be long, especially at peak times, and ample time should be allowed to buy tickets.
Infrastructure Authority
The PKP Group subsidiary Polskie Linie Kolejowe is responsible for maintenance of the infrastructure, timetabling and management of railway property.
Network Statement
The main line network is Standard. In addition 394 km of a 1520mm gauge freight-only "Linia Hutnicza Szerokotorowa" (Broad-Gauge Steel Line) between Sławków near Katowice and Vladimir in Ukraine is in Poland but this is not shown on any timetable map and was formerly part of PKP and known as the "Steel and Sulphur Railway". The LHS has a separate website plus a Supporters Club website lhs.pl with interactive maps and photographs. A suggested extension into the Czech Republic/Austria is mentioned from time to time and seems to be gaining momentum with the increase in rail traffic from China etc but would be enormously expensive. Other broad gauge tracks cross into Poland on routes from the Ukraine, Belarus and Kaliningrad.
Main line electrification is 3 kV DC. The WKD system in Warszawa (see Other Railways) was converted from 600 V to 3 kV DC on 27-28 May 2016.
Rule of the road
The timetable PDFs (see the 'Downloadable Timetable' section above) give detailed distances for each station. The "Mały Atlas Linii Kolejowych Polski 2011" gives detailed distances for each station, junction and significant operating location.
The Semaforek website has a useful table of distances by line number (not table number). Enter the line number in the 'szukaj' box at the top right and click the search button.
Other Railways
The last PKP operated Narrow Gauge scheduled passenger trains ran in July 2001 but a 4km part of ex PKP line 317 from Pleszew PKP to Pleszew Miasto was operated on SSuX [except school holidays] by a private Company SKPL, [Stowarzyszenie Kolejowych Przewozów Lokalnych] until 7 December 2012. The branch is actually dual gauge and Standard gauge freight traffic continued, but even so it was a surprise that SKPL resumed a passenger service on 4 May 2015 which appears to have been a success as it continues in 2019! SKPL. Note that SKPL acquired standard gauge BzMot's which took over running the service from February 2017 until that summer when they were required elsewhere with the NG Railcar in regular use again. Germany Society IBSE reported the service will no longer be worked by NG Units and a June 2018 traveller was by BzMot.
The DB subsidiary Usedomer Bäderbahn opened a 1.5 km extension from Seebad Ahlbeck Grenze to Świnoujście Centrum in Poland on 20 September 2008. Built mainly on a reinstated formation, there are plans to extend back into Germany to Garz Airport. There will be no physical connection to the PKP network which is on the opposite side of the River Odra.
See Gauge for details of the "Linia Hutnicza Szerokotorowa" (Broad-Gauge Steel Line).
Private operators have franchises to work a number of local passenger services over PKP lines:
Click here for a useful map showing the regions.
- KM Koleje Mazowieckie KM operates local services in Mazowieckie, the area round Warszawa.
- SKM Szybka Kolej Miejska w Warszawie operates local services in the Warsaw conurbation, including services to Warsaw Frederic Chopin airport.
- WKD Warszawska Kolej Dojazdowa operates self contained local services from Warszawa Śródmieście to Grodzisk Mazowiecki Radońska and Milanówek Grudów.
- SKM Szybka Kolej Miejska w Trójmieście (Three Cities) operates local services in the Gdansk/Gdynia conurbation, including regional services between Gdynia and Slupsk, as well as some trains to Tczew and Malbork.
- Arriva RP Arriva operates local services in Kujawsko-Pomorskie Province and partly in the Pomorskie and Mazowieckie provinces, based around Bydgoszcz, Toruń and Grudziądz.
- ŁKA Łódzka Kolej Aglomeracyjna operates local services around Łódź
- KD Koleje Dolnośląskie operates local services in Lower Silesia, the region around Wrocław.
- KMŁ Koleje Małopolskie operates local services in Małopolskie, the region around Krakow
- KS Koleje Śląskie operates local services in Silesia, the region around Katowice.
- KW Koleje Wielkopolskie operates local services in Wielkopolskie, the region around Poznań and during 2018 local services radiating from Poznań itself will be separated out into a Poznań Kolej Metropolitana franchise.
Tourist Lines
A number of ex PKP narrow gauge lines, and also ex Forestry Railways such at Cisna and Płociczno offer tourist or charter services.
A summary of all narrow gauge lines in Poland as at 2015 with links to websites etc can be ascertained using the interactive map at:-
Rail cycling is possible on a number of lines; see the IG Draisinenfahrten website. Click on 'International', followed by 'Draisinenlinks' to obtain website details under the heading 'Draisinenstrecken in Polen (PL)'.
Any further information on tourist line operations would be welcomed.
Warszawa. Two extensions opened in 2008, from Marymont to Słodowiec on 23 April, and onwards to Młociny on 27 October so Line 1 is now 23km long. The first seven station section of East - West Line 2 from Rondo Daszyńskiego [passing under the Vistula river between Powiśle and Stadion stations] to Dworzec Wileński opened on 8 March 2015. Their on-line map shows construction is underway extending Line 2 at both ends.
Bydgoszcz, Częstochowa, Elbląg, Gdańsk, Gorzów [Operation of the system was suspended for upgrading of the tracks towards the end of 2017. Some new PESA trams were delivered in April 2019 but have not been commissioned. Tram routes are still bus substituted as of July 2019] , Grudziądz, Katowice area [no longer including Gliwice as this part of the system closed on 31 August 2009], Kraków, Łódź [no longer including interurban line 43 west of Zudrowie to Lutomiersk reported closed on 2 March 2019], Olsztyn, Poznań, Szczecin, Toruń, Warszawa, Wrocław.
Some links are available on the Sinfin.net site.
See also Poland - Tram services over obscure routes
Recent and future changes
Future Changes
- Work to reopen Warszawa Główną, the Terminal station closed twenty years ago and then occupied by the National Railway Museum [to be relocated] has commenced
- the re-opening and re-electrify line 28, the 3 km branch from Weiliszew to Zegrze is confirmed to be completed by 2022. To be served by an extension of the SKM service from Warsaw to Legionowo.
- line 285 a 200M Zloty contract has been signed for works to reopen Wrocław to Świdnica via Sobótka by 2020/21
- line 292 Wroclaw Soltysowice to Jelcz Miloszyce may reopen in 2021
- When Kościerzyna to Gdynia/Gdansk is interrupted by a lengthy engineering work closure it is planned that the 14km freight line from podg Glincz via Stara Piła [line 229] to Gdansk Kokoszki [line 234], plus 1.5km onwards currently lifted to Gdańsk Kiełpinek will be used temporarily from the end of 2021. The local Voivodship suggestion of this reopening being extended to Gdańsk Wrszeszc does not appear to be included in this plan.
- There are studies underway into reopening:-
- line 212 fromn Lipusz - Bytów with a direct service to the Tri-Cities
- line 228 [Gdynia] - Rumia - Gdynia Port Oksywie
- line 35 Ostrołęka - Chorzele
- Freight line potential reopenings but included here as lengthy: 33km of 283 south from Żagań to Osiecznica Kliczkow on the line towards Zebrzydowa is planned for reopening in 2023, as is a 55km section of line 410 between Grotnik Drawskie and Drawno via Zlociniec on T385 and Kalisz Pomorski on T365 by 2026. Neither plan includes work to passenger traffic standard but on the latter, West Pomeranian Voivodeship have stated that if it was they would help with renovating onwards from Drawno to the junction with T360 at Choszczno…….
- a 5.9km section of long closed line 341 between Dzierżoniów Ślaski and Bielawa Zachodnia is fully funded to reopen
- the 27km line 52 from Lewki - Hajnowka reopened to freight in 2018, and a weekend only passenger services was planned from 9 June 2019 but associated works are not planned to complete until now 27 October 2020 so passenger use is unlikely until 2020/21. Old maps show a triangle at the Lewki end but only the curve to/from Bialystok is reinstated.
- 216 Wroclaw Soltysowice to Jelcz Miloszyce is planned to reopen in 2021. This follows the temporary opening of an 8km section to Wroclaw Wojnow from 10 April to 23 June 2017
- EU funding for electrification and reopening of line 182 from Tarnowskie Góry via Katowice [Pyrzowice] Airport to Zawiercie was granted in September 2018, with construction planned to start in 2020 and an estimated opening date in 2022.
- In August 2018 the European Commission announced a funding contribution to the 7km Y-shaped underground route from Łódź Fabryczna via the new station at Łódź Centrum to Łódź Kaliska and Żabieniec. Completed is now planned in January 2022.
- It is suggested Wągrowiec to Rogoźno may reopen in 2019 as apparently passenger use of the direct line to Poznan has doubled since the recent refurbishment and it has no additional capacity at present.
- when Kościerzyna to Gdynia is closed for up to three years for doubling and electrification from Spring 2020, it has been proposed but not yet agreed that the freight-only line from podg Glincz to Gdańsk Kokoszki and a rebuilt 1.7 km section to Gdańsk Kiełpinek is used for an alternative service to/from Kartuzy.
- Rail Baltica
- The decision on which route from Białystok is to be upgraded appears to have been taken as in January 2018 PKP PLK awarded contracts for (1) detail design planning for the complete renewal as a double track alignment of the line to Ełk by 2023 and (2) a feasibility study to upgrade Ełk to Suwałki and to the Lithuanian border. The latter is to include the reinstatement of the curve bypassing Olecko and relocation of Suwałki station; these will eliminate two reversals. On the latter, specifications are to be completed by the end of 2018, and an Implementing Decision adopted by the European Commission on 26 October 2018 stated construction is to commence in 2020 with completion by the end of 2025. Allegedly it is to be double track and electrified throughout.
- A March 2019 announcement advised that plans are for four passenger trains per day from Tallinn to Warszawa with two extra per day between Vilnius, Kaunas and Warszawa when the line opens in 2026, plus a Tallinn – Riga – Kaunas – Warszawa – Berlin and Vilnius – Kaunas – Warszawa – Berlin overnight trains.
- Linked with this, works to refurbish Ostrołęka - Łapy for use by allegedly both passenger and freight trains when Czyżew - Białystok on the main line is closed for refurbishment were completed in Summer 2018. Press coverage also mentioned diversions via Czeremcha but use by passenger services does not appear to have progressed.
- The Zawada avoider [1.9km] is planned to be reinstated to speed up services between Lublin and Zamość.
- PKP PLK issued a Tender in October 2017 for the long discussed new line from Podłęże [east of Krakow] to both Mszana Dolna towards Chabowka and Tymbark towards Nowy Sącz on line 104, and an associated upgrade of the entire line between Chabówka and Nowy Sacz. Completion is estimated to be by 2026.
- EU Funding was agreed in March 2018 for the Zachodniopomorskie province proposal to develop suburban services around Szczecin including re-opening of the 26km line 406 to Police
- the 20 km Śrem – Czempiń line south of Poznań may reopen as a cost-benefit analysis has been completed confirming the works are eligible for central government financing. Preparatory works could be completed in 2021.
- A contract on the feasibility of doubling and electrifying the Bydgoszcz – Kościerzyna – Gdynia route for diverting freight traffic off the existing main line was awarded in February 2018. It will also investigate possible electrification of the Wierzchucin – Tuchola – Chojnice, Czersk – Chojnice, and Lipowa Tucholska - Szlachta – Czersk – Bąk routes.
- PKP PLK in February 2018 awarded a contract for design work for electrification of Korsze – Ełk with associated track renewal.
- In February 2018 Łódzkie voivodship awarded a contract to plan electrification of Tomaszów Mazowiecki – Opoczno.
- From June 2017 Ukrainian citizens no longer need a Visa to visit the EU, so single pair daytime services were introduced then increased on existing cross border routes with suggestions others may reopen. These include via Rawa-Russka plus there have been test trains on some long closed lines such as Kroscienko - Chirów and Przemysl - Nizankowice - [Chirów] using a SKPL BzMot or Engineering vehicles respectively!
- The long discussed new curve (tables 100/109) from the CMK towards Kielce is moving forward, planned for completion by 2022.
- 149 Gliwice - Zabrze Makoszowy - Leszczyny. The collapsed bridge over the river Bierawka at Szczygłowice has been repaired, primarily for freight. A one pair weekend only passenger service commenced on 9 December 2018.
- Short Line operator SKPL, better known for running the Pleszew NG service, approached the local Authorities in 2017 with an offer to reopen the 24km line from Tarnów - Dąbrowa Tarnowska (and possibly later through to Szczucin, a further 24km) subject to receiving a subsidy of approximately PLN 1,200,000 annually.
- 381 Słupsk to Ustka. An agreement between PKP PLK and the Pomeranian Voivodship was signed on 28 February 2017 mentioning two new stops, Słupsk Strefa and Ustka Osiedle. The latter is one stop beyond Ustka on the former route to Sławno and closer to the Baltic coast. It has been suggested this extension may open at the December 20199 timetable date, and an all year round service commence.
- Line 249. PKM are considering reopening the Gdansk Nowy Port branch to regular services, as opposed to the infrequent services already running for events at the Expo Stadium
- 151: It was suggested the Tychy Lodowisko service may be extended 8 km to Bierun Stary to assist car plant workers with their commuting but this does not appear to have advanced in recent years.
- Improvements are planned to the 5.6 km freight branch serving Warsaw Modlin Airport in order to provide a passenger service. Originally planned to include a new 1.5 km underground section and station at the Terminal, it is believed this will now be replaced by a ground level station close to the Airport.
- Rzeszów – Ocice (line 71) is to be electrified by 2020.
- There are plans for a new 5km branch off the Rzeszów to Ocice line to serve Rzeszów-Jasionka airport.
Changes during the Timetable Period commencing 9 December 2018
- 126/555 when Lublin to Stalowa Wola Rozwadów reopened on 1 September 2019 after electrification, the through Lublin - Tarnobrzeg - Rzeszow services no longer used curve 565 from Stalowa Wola Towarowy – Pilchów. Last use was therefore on 1 March 2018.
- 267 Legnica via Lubin Górniczy to Rudna Gwizdanów reopened on 9 June 2019
- 554 The reinstated 1.6km Rejowiec avoiding curve reopened to passenger services on 9 June 2019.
- 130 a summer only weekends cross border service from Muszyna to Plaveč in Slovakia resumed from 29 June 2019 to 1 September and a similar winter skiing service will run SSuO from 28 December 2019 to 23 February 2020. The 2020 summer dates are from 6 June to 6 September
- 540 the 3.5km separate westbound line on the north side of the now derelict yard at Biala Podlaska Rozrzadowa between km 173.7 and 177.2 closed on 9 March 2019. Doubling on the south side is due to complete in August 2020
- Ex part 541 a weekend service from Hajnówka and Siemianówka commenced, running between 28th June - 31st August.
- 131 Gorlice branch has services again
- 146 a weekend only Gliwice – Wisla booked via Zabrze Makoszowy Kopalna West to south, Gieraltowice to Lesczczyny [Line 148]. To note this SSuO pair also travel via PSUL entries Żory – Chybie and the Chybie west curve.
- 160/220 Kędzierzyn-Koźle avoiding line in use until 9 March
- 200a The overnight pair via the Zduńska Wola East to North curve no longer run
- 216 Wroclaw Nadodrze to Wroclaw Wojnow temporarily closed again. Reopening through to Jelcz is a possibility for 2019.
- 320/340 A pair of Summer overnights avoid Poznan Glowny from Ostrow Wielkolpolski via but not calling at Jarocin and the JP maps them as using a very rare curve to run through Poznan Franowo and round the northern ring as far as the curve to/from 340 and Pila
- 355 nothing shown using Rzepin avoiding line
- 355/300 there are new Szczecin - Warsaw services via the small connection at the east end of Rzepin station
- 368 Pair booked to/from Szczecin-Gumience via Szczecin Wzgórze Hetmańskie and Szczecin Pomorzany according to the JP map
- 384 Sławno - Darłowo that had been seasonal has a limited all year round service
- 503 Olsztyn – Braniewo has no trains scheduled after 24 March 2019
- 520 Szcztyno – Szymany Lotnisko is only timetabled until 30 March 2019.
- 550a A Hruebieszow IC pair via the newly reinstated Rejowiec avoider from 9 June. EGTRE entry created
- 551a With Warsaw – Lublin via Dęblin reopening to local trains on 10 March, the current diesel operated Lukow – Lublin winds down with some until 9 March, others until 8 June BUT two pairs continuing until 14 October, then nothing. If closes, Lukow – Parczew Kolejowa loses all services again.
- 601 Żakowice Południowe – p.odg. Zieleń – Koluszki is back in use, one all year train plus a few others odd dates to March
- 604 the one train via the curve from Czachówek Południowy towards Gora Kawaria is withdrawn. The train is re-instated in an amendment dated 01 February 2019.
Changes during the Timetable Period commencing 10 December 2017
- Line 73 The long closed (Kielce) - Sitkówka Nowiny - Busko-Zdrój branch reopened with two Regio train pairs SSuO 30 June & 2 September 2018.
- 321 Gniezno – Września - Jarocin reopened to passenger services on 10 June 2018.
- A seasonal service commenced 3 April covering the cross border line from Mieroszów PKP to Meziměstí ČD which will run until 2 September 2018 operated by Koleje Dolnośląskie (KD).
- 115 A Daily TLK pair via Sandomierz to Grębów from the new TT [also via the Skarżysko Kamienna avoider that commenced a short while before]
- 135 The Kraków Plaszów avoiding curve opened 10 December 2017
- 151 The Praha - Kraków daytime train resumed running all year with the new TT
- 431a Laskowice Pom. – Wierzchucin service revised from one train in one direction to a pair FSuO
- 554 Zamość Wschód – Hrubieszów Miasto reopened with the new TT with a daily TLK
Changes during the Timetable Period commencing 11 December 2016
- 134 the limited SSuO services to Lupków were extended cross border to reopen the 18km line to Medzilaborce in Slovakia between 1 July - 3 September 2017
- 384 the Darlowo branch reopened on 24 June for the Summer with four train pairs SSuX and six train pairs SSuO
- 175 The limited services beyond Zawadzkie to Kielcza were withdrawn on 23 June 2017
- 550 a daytime Ukrainian operated Broad Gauge EMU pair from Kovel to Chelm commenced on 12 June 2017
- 300 Parts of the main line from Poznan to Warszawa will be shut from 11 June 2017 continuously until June 2019: Podstolice [west junction for Wrzesnia] – Konin between June 17 - July 18, Konin – Kutno July & August 18, Konin – Zamków [Junction west of Klodawa] August 18 - June 19. There are diversions either via Gniezno, the Inowroclaw avoider and 315, or via 320, the Ostrów Wielkopolski avoider and Zdunska Wola
- Warsaw Zachodnia P8 to Warsaw Gdanska was closed for six months from 11 June 2017 due to upgrade works
- 100/113 The Warszawa - Radom pair that for a period ran via the CMK & Idzikowice resumed their normal route via 605 on 11 June 2017
- 551a Łuków – Parczew Kolejowa – [Lublin] reopened from 11 June 2017 for numerous diverted TLK's as Deblin to Lublin is closed for engineering work with Posters suggesting this will last until "the end of 2019". Note all Deblin avoider services are then diverted to terminate at Deblin.
- the new avoiding curve and station at Sucha Beskidzka Rynek opened on 11 June 2017.
- 126 A weekend only pair from Rzeszow to Sandomierz reopened the section from Tanobrzeg to Sandomierz on 11 June 2017
- 328/332 the reintroduction of the daily scheduled steam service from Wolsztyn was delayed from the planned 12th March until 15th May 2017 due to issues with the coaching stock with two pairs between Wolsztyn and Leszno SSuX, 2 pairs Wolsztyn - Poznan SSuO. However due to engineering work on both routes they were revised to be between Wolsztyn and Zbaszynek from 16th July but resumed as planned wef 1 September 2017. Details are on the Wolsztyn Experience website
- 216 From 10 April 2017 an 8km section of freight line 292 reopened with a SSuX service from Wroclaw Nadodrze to Wroclaw Wojnow. This is part way to Jelcz Laskowice on table 215 and is unusual as it is 100% Subsidised by the City of Wroclaw. The first service was known to be short term for the track to be refurbished [with possibly onwards to Jelcz Laskowice also reopening] and apart from a four day service from 19 - 23 June, no trains ran between 15 June and 31 August 2017.
- 115 Sandomierz - Grebów Closure on 10 December 2016
- 122 a daytime Ukrainian operated Broad Gauge EMU pair from L'vov – Przemyśl was re-introduced starting on 23 December 2016
- 137 Sucha Beskidzka - Zywiec: Reopening one pair on FSuO from 11 December 2016
- 140 Dąbrowa Górnicza Ząbkowice – Jaworzno Szczakowa Closure on 10 December 2016
- 141 Local services between Oświęcim, Skawina and Kraków were withdrawn again on 10 December 2016 after only resuming on 12 December 2015. Use by a night train pair continues, plus a daytime Praha - Krakow pair.
- 166 Bytom - Gliwice Reopening but just 1 pair of overnights
- 200a/315 Zdunska Wola east to north curve and 315 to Inowroclaw in use by overnights from 11 December 2016
- 250 Withdrawal of the weekends only train service with replacement buses Jelenia Gora to Lwówek Słąski and no service to Zebryzdowa. Even the buses were then withdrawn on 9 December 2017. Note the return service towards Wroclaw ran on Sunday 11 December, the first day of the new Timetable period.
- 321 Grabowno Wielkopolski - Krotoszyn Closure on 10 December 2016, allegedly for track repairs
- 431a Laskowice Pom. – Wierzchucin Reopening with one train, i.e. not a pair a day SSuX which varied in time and direction during the TT year!
- 520 podg Szymany - Wielbark Closure 24 December 2016
- 601 Łódź Fabryczna - Łódź Widzew reopened on 11 December 2016 with the new Tunnel from Łódź Niciamiana and underground station at Fabryczna. No doubt linked with this reopening there are no services in 2017 via Łódź Olechów, so a closure on 10 December 2016
- 606 KM withdrew the limited services off the Sochaszew line direct to/from Warszawa Gdanska so last train 9 December 2016
- 609 The curve from Chotomów – Legionowo Piaski reopened to passengers 11 December 2016 as the limited services from Tłuszcz to Sierpc no longer double run via Warszawa Gdanska
- 614 No TLK's booked via Otwock so nothing from Warszawa Wschodnia via podg Warszawa Antoninów – podg Warszawa Gocławek. Closure 10 December 2016
Changes during the Timetable Period commencing 13 December 2015
- The major freight only cross border line from Węgliniec to Horka in Germany reopened after electrification on 25 November 2016, but is still not electrified on the German side of the Border. Note this line is being used for limited passenger Diversions in 2017, see the Unusual Lines entry PL17/41A
- 520 the line south from the junction towards Szymany Lotnisko to Wielbark reopened on 29 October 2016, one pair SSuO, a second pair commencing one week later. It closed again on 24 December 2016!
- 131 The branch from Gorlice to Gorlice Zagorzany reopened on 3 October 2016 with a pair on Friday and outbound early Monday
- 530/M2 An IC service each way between Kraków and Grodno (Belarus) via the Kuznica Bialystocka border crossing commenced from 4 September 2016, a portion off the Kraków <> Suwałki train
- 175 Reopening of an 8km section of the line from Fosowskie to Tarnowskie Gory from Zawadzkie to Kielcza wef 1 September 2016
- Ex 122 Three pairs a day SSuX are re-introduced between Przymsyl and Medyka on the Standard Gauge tracks wef 1 September 2016
- Ex 536 A weekend pair ran between Białystok and Waliły between 2 July and 9 October 2016, the first passenger use for 16 years
- 355 An overnight pair is booked via the Rzepin avoiding line wef 25 June 2016
- 429/440 Czerk to Kościerzyna via Bąk reopened on 25 June 2016 with use by an overnight service. Service withdrawn at the end of that Summer period.
- 537 Suwalki to Kaunas in Lithuania on the new Rail Baltica Standard gauge Line commenced FSSuMO on 17 June 2016, the separate daily PKP IC service north from Suwalki to Mockava and Sestokai has NOT resumed
- 431 the complete service between Laskowice Pomorski and Wierzchucin was bustitued from 5 June 2016. Very limited trains wef 11 December 2016
- 134 The scheduled Zagórz - Komańcza Holidays, Friday & weekend only services were extended to Lupkow when they resumed on 30 April 2016
- 100/113 A daily service using the curve from Radzice – Line 573 - Idzikowice - CMK commenced on 13 March 2016
- 520 8km south from Szczytno plus a 1.5km new line to the revamped Szymany [Olsztyn] Regional Airport opened on 21 January 2016
- 160 The Bohumin - Chałupki cross border line reopened on 18 January 2016, delayed from the timetable change date by level crossing and signalling issues. Used by three pairs of ICs, two reversing in Bohumin, the third via the Bohumin avoiding curve but these IC's are reduced to just one pair via the avoiding curve from December 2016
- 152 Chałupki via Wodzislaw Slaski to Rybnik used by the above also reopened on 18 January 2016
With the new Timetable the following reopened on 13 December 2015
- 115 Grebów – Sandomierz – Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski
- 131 Stróze – Jaslo
- 134 Zagorz - Komancza [1 train in FO, out SO, return pair SuO] Occasional services were timetabled from 1 August - 27 September 2015
- 141 Local services resume on the Oswięcim – Skawina [– Kraków] line
- 147 Cieszyn - Cesky Tesin [CD]
- 175/180 Curve from Herby Nowe to podg Kalina [– Tarnowskie Gory]
- 260 Cross border services between Zgorzelec and Gorlitz in Germany, previously withdrawn on 1 March 2015
- 113 The two services from Tomaszów Mazowiecki towards Radom were withdrawn so the section from Tomaszów Mazowiecki to p odg Zapowiedz [incorrectly shown on Quail as p odg Anielin] is now only used by TLK's to/from the CMK, the section onwards to Drzewica now has no service
- 114 There are no scheduled calls at Żakowice Płd by services to/from Koluszki after 15 October 2016 which meant no passenger service use of Line 535, the link from p odg Zielen to Koluszki
- 137 Zywiec – Sucha Beskidzka
- 166 Gliwice – Bytom [except for one TLK booked to use it between 15 February to 8 March 2016]
- 322 The last scheduled TLK pair were withdrawn so no service between Wieluń Dąbrowa and Kępno after 15 October 2016
- 431a Laskowice Pom. – Wierzchucin appears to have been completely bustituted from 5 June 2016
- 530 Kuźnica Białostocka - Grodno [Belarus] but they resumed on 4 September 2016
- 550 All local services withdrawn between Chelm and Dorohusk so only now used by the overnight Warszawa - Kiev pair
- 602 Bednary – Lowicz Przedmiestie Booked use ceased but some timetabled engineering work diversions during 2016,
- 604 p.odg Czachówek Południowy/Czachówek Południowy - Góra Kalwaria was first partially, and then totally bustituted with last trains 15 October 2016. Some train services resumed on 11 December 2016, with more to follow on 13 March 2017
Changes during the Timetable Period commencing 15 December 2014
- 135 An 8.6km realignment to the north of Sucha Besidska between Stryszow – Zembrzyce opened with the old formation being required for a Reservoir opened 15 December 2014
- 240/260/265 Engineering work to the west of Wrocław Głowny from 26 April 2015 resulted in numerous diversions via freight only tracks until 16 October 2015.
- 442 The new service to Gdańsk Airport opened on 1 September 2015. This involved reinstatement of an old formation from Gdańsk Wrzeszcz plus a new flyover used by through services from Gdańsk Głowny and some terminating services together with new construction near the airport itself, continuing to a triangular junction at Rębiechowo with the Koscierzyna - Gdynia line.
- 443: A service between Gdansk Wrzeszcz and Kartuzy via the Rebiechowo south curve and a 12km reopened section of line 229 commenced on 1 October 2015. There was also 1 pair of services via Sominino [reverse] SSuX in the PDF but this allegedly was cancelled before ever running
- Kraków Balice [Airport] branch services (T142) recommenced on 28 September 2015 after being suspended since 1 February 2014 whilst the line was electrified. It was thought the branch was being extended 500m nearer the Terminal Building on an existing freight branch but in fact it is a new deviation before the previous station location to the new station behind the multi-storey car park across the road from the terminal building. In addition trains from Krakow Glowny after leaving Krakow Lobzow take an existing chord up to the Line 95 flyover over the Katowice main line to run parallel to the main line on the most southerly double then single track(s) up to the airport line junction. Trains to Krakow Glowny don't take this flyover but descend to Krakow Lobzow using a newly-built chord.
- 134 Zagórz - Komańcza from 1 August - 27 September and Friday & weekend only services resumed from December 2015. There have been limited date services to Lupkow since in addition.
- 114 The 8.5km branch from Tomaszów Mazowiecki to Spała had three pairs of Sunday only trains between 5 July and 30 August 2015. These were the first scheduled passenger services on the branch since 1988
- 554 3.4km from the existing Zamość station to Zamość Wschod with an intermediate station at Zamość Starówka on the line to Hrubieszów re-opened on 14 June 2015
- 317 A regular passenger service resumed on the Narrow Gauge Line from Pleszew PKP to Pleszew Miasto on 4 May 2015. Timetable at SKPL
- 116/121 podg. Przeworsk Zach. – Przeworsk Gorliczyna (Short term summer use then engineering work diversions from 14 September until 16 October 2015)
- 131 Jasło – Zagorz (upgrade finished)
- 149 Oświęcim – Mysłowice (upgrade finished)
- 203 Nowy Świętow – Głuchołazy Miasto [Weekends and Holidays]
- 250 Lwowek Śl – Zebrzydowa [1 pair Weekends and Holidays]
- 255 Węgliniec - Lubań Słąski
The PKP fleet of Pendelinos entered service on Premium IC services with this Timetable period. The Warsaw - Wroclaw service was amended to run via the CMK &
- 100/109 Włoszczowa Płn. – Żelisławice and
- 109/175 podg. Kucelinka – Częstochowa Stradom; (Częstochowa Stradom -) Lubliniec - Fosowskie (- Opole) after upgrading.
- Arriva had planned to serve Nowy Dwór Gdanski again but an inspection found rails missing so no trains ran
All IR services were withdrawn after 31 August 2015 as uneconomic. For track coverage, only the Nedza avoiding curve between lines 154/160 and the direct line from Sumina - Rybnik would have lost all service but a new TLK service was introduced in its stead.
- 109 Kielce avoider from an unknown date after use by the Westbound only "Vlatava"
- former 136 (Chabówka -) Kasina Wielka - Marcinkowice (- Nowy Sącz): this line was used in summer 2016 by special trains of the Małopolskie Szlaki Turystyki Kolejowej. However, following an inspection by a PKP diagnostic train, the line was closed to traffic in September 2015. A consortium of interested parties hoped to reopen the line in 2016 and infrequent specials did indeed commence.
- 166 Gliwice – Bytom [one pair of TLK's on one day a week resumed using this line in Summer 2015]
- 173/315 podg. Wyczerpy – Chorzew Ziemkowice – podg. Borysławice (last train 15 November 2014)
- 260 All Dresden - Wrocław services were withdrawn so no service cross border from Zgorzelec to Görlitz from 1 March 2015, subsequently resumed.
- 315/430 Inowroclaw avoider [overnight use in Summer 2015 but nothing scheduled since]
Older Changes
For details of older changes dating back to the year 2001 see Poland - Older General Information.
Special Notes
The funding of local services has transferred to Regional Authorities, most are now pro-Rail to the extent of paying for new stock and re-opening lines, but a few have reduced funding and service cuts occur when contracts are renegotiated.
The previously shown lengthy listing of lines which had at some point been flagged as note "G", "trains run until further notice only" or listed in a September 2012 Consultants Report Commissioned by PKP recommending drastic service cuts has been moved to Poland - Older General Information. As passenger numbers have increased since then, closures nowadays are more likely to be related to Regions being unwilling to commit to large maintenance expenditure on low frequency lines so a realistic guide to those that may become threatened would be those listed in the linked Other sparse services section of EGTRE pages on Poland.
See also


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PORTSMOUTH — The field of Air National Guard bases being considered to receive the new KC-46A air refueling tanker has been narrowed to five, and Pease is a finalist.
PORTSMOUTH — The field of Air National Guard bases being considered to receive the new KC-46A air refueling tanker has been narrowed to five, and Pease is a finalist.
On Wednesday, the U.S. Air Force released a list of bases in the running to house some of the first KC-46A tankers that roll of the assembly line. Pease Air Guard Base is among those under consideration.
With the guts of a Boeing 767 commercial airplane, the new KC-46A tanker will present a significant advancement over the existing fleet of aging KC-135 Stratotankers.
It comes equipped with worldwide navigation and communication systems, airlift capability on the entire main deck and improved "force protection" features, among other things.
Because of its design, the new aircraft can also be used for a variety of purposes beyond air refueling, such as evacuating people and moving cargo.
The Air Force considered a field of 83 guard bases before cutting the options down to five this week, according to an announcement from Air Force 1st Lt. Aaron McCarthy, Wing Executive Officer of the 157th Air Refueling Wing, which is headquartered at Pease.
"It's obviously a good thing to be on the list," McCarthy said Wednesday. "It just shows the hard work we've done."
In addition to Pease, the other guard facilities being considered by the Air Force to house the KC-46A are Forbes Air Guard Station in Kansas, Joint-Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey, Pittsburgh International Airport Air Guard Station in Pennsylvania and Rickenbacker Air Guard Station in Ohio.
The Air Force has contracted with Boeing to make 179 KC-46As. The first tankers are scheduled to be available in fiscal 2016, and production is scheduled to continue for about another decade after that.
The Air Guard base chosen to house the first KC-46As will begin receiving them in fiscal 2018.
An Air Force "site activation task force team" will now visit all of the bases under consideration during the next several weeks.
During the review, the team will assess operational and training requirements, potential impacts to existing missions, housing, infrastructure, and manpower at each base. They will also develop cost estimates for moving the aircraft to each facility.
Once the site surveys are complete, the results will be reported to the Air Force secretary and chief of staff, who will select "preferred" sites, as well as alternatives. The decision is expected by this spring.
After, the Air Force will launch extensive environmental impact studies at the chosen locations. The process is expected to continue into 2014.
One advantage Pease holds in the basing process is its proximity to the "refueling track," or travel path, that more than 90 percent of all fighter aircraft use to reach operations in the Middle East. Planes carrying cargo and personnel to Europe and Africa also pass within a few minutes of Pease.
Members of the 157th Air Refueling Wing say another argument in favor of bringing KC-46As to Pease is the base's track record of putting planes to use.
Pease has remained open 24 hours a day since the Sept. 11 attacks. With refueling missions scheduled at all hours, guard troops at Pease flew more hours per airplane last year than any other Air National Guard unit in the country.
Another factor that has contributed to high utilization is the fact that Pease is home to three KC-135 active associations, according to an announcement from the 157th Air Refueling Wing. The associations comprise both Air National Guard and active duty personnel.
"The 157th Air Refueling Wing has the ideal combination of strategic location, total force personnel and infrastructure to give the country the optimum performance and efficiency of air refueling operations," Wing Commander Paul Hutchinson said in a prepared statement.
New Hampshire's two U.S. senators have both wielded their authority on the Senate Armed Services Committee to make the case in favor of Pease Air Guard Base. They praised Wednesday's announcement in a joint statement.
"This is welcome news for Pease and the 157th Air Refueling Wing, which provides the best tanker support in the Air National Guard," Democrat Jeanne Shaheen and Republican Kelly Ayotte said in a written remark. "As the Air Force's evaluation process moves forward, Pease continues to be well-positioned to receive the new tanker."
In addition to selecting a Guard base, the Air Force will also send KC-46As to one active duty base and one so-called "formal training unit."
Altus Air Force Base in Oklahoma and McConnell Air Force Base in Kansas are the two bases being considered in the training unit category.
Altus is also in the running to house KC-46As as an active duty base. Also being considered are Fairchild Air Force Base in Washington, Grand Forks Air Force Base in North Dakota and McConnell Air Force Base in Kansas.
The training unit and active duty base will begin receiving aircraft in fiscal 2016.


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By KENNETH MILLER
LAWT Writer
John J. Kennedy, whose roots in the Pasadena community spans 70-years, captured a seat on the Pasadena City Council winning 55% of the vote and avoiding a runoff in the March 5 municipal elections.
"I think the voters in District 3 are speaking volumes in terms of my message," said Kennedy, who described his message as increasing quality of life and economic growth while maintaining government accountability. "I'm looking forward to extraordinary collaborations and just providing the very best service to my district."
Kennedy, 51, had raised more than $77,000 for his council campaign as of late February, according to reports filed with the Pasadena city clerk's office.
The area is currently represented by developer Joel Bryant, who was appointed to serve as an interim council member on Jan. 22. The new council member will begin his term on May 6.
Kennedy works as an executive of the Urban League after working for Southern California Edison (SCE) as the senior project manager for community involvement ensuring that local organizations made good use of SCE grants toward education, health, human services, the arts and the environment.
He has worked for city governments in Pasadena as manager of transportation and Richmond, Virginia as deputy chief of police for administrative services. He started the Pasadena Police Foundation and served as the organization's first secretary.
Kennedy also knows what it's like to own a small business having started his own management consulting firm in 1987.
Kennedy comes from humble beginnings, growing up in Pasadena, the eighth child of 10, with seven sisters and two brothers. He attended and graduated from Blair High School where he began to show promise as student body president. He later attended USC attaining his degree in International Relations and Economics with a certificate of defense in strategic study.