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For several years in the early 1990’s, Amtrak would borrow some equipment from Chicago’s Metra to substitute for Amtrak trains on the Chicago to Milwaukee “Hiawatha” corridor for the busy travel time during Thanksgiving weekend. This would allow Amtrak to move the passenger cars and locomotives normally used on the run and expand capacity on other trains to handle increased holiday ridership. On November 30, 1991, Metra EMD E8(A) No. 515 and three bi-level commuter coaches on a northbound Amtrak train are arriving at the Sturtevant station stop in Wisconsin.
Because of the Italian rail strike and because the boat captain thought the Mediterranean waters were too choppy to attempt to dock in the Cinque Terre cities, we ended up in Portovenere, a much more protected harbor. What a beautiful city! 20160525PortoVenereDxLr15
Returning home, I had to pull over for this unique shot. After stopping and grabbing my camera for a quick catch, I thought, "they have arrived". Hovering over this expanse of golden color, a very foreign looking cloud appeared to be lurking.
Maybe the tides had turned for a brief moment, and I was doing the capturing. Maybe they were here to gather our golden color. Or perhaps it was just a cloud and I have a vivid imagination. When I return to this place and the golden color has left, could it be "they" who have taken it?
PS Waverley arriving home to her berth in Glasgow. She is the worlds last surviving sea-going paddle steamer
We've been dealing with a drought and temperatures consistently in the high 80's for the last several weeks. But today, all of that changed. Storms and rain arrived along with a substantial drop in temperatures. And it looks like the the cooler weather is here to stay.
Fall usually arrives in September in this area. But I've never seen it come so rapidly. And, coincidentally, on the equinox.
Elgin, Illinois 41.995577,-88.340290
September 22, 2024
My first Feels like Fall shot of 2024!
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With just a mile or two left in its journey from the mine, the inbound loaded Trona Railway train makes one last push up the hill before arriving at the Union Pacific interchange.
2 arrived on 15th June 2020 and spent most of the day fishing and flying around Clowbridge Reservoir.
It is my first record locally. They are not common inland Lancashire.
www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguide/name/s/sandwichtern/in...
The Sandwich tern is a very white tern, with a black cap on its head, a long black bill with a yellow tip and short black legs. In flight it shows grey wedges on its wings tips and it has a short forked tail. In the UK, many of the important colonies survive because they are on nature reserves.
Overview
Latin name
Sterna sandvicensis
Family
Terns (Sternidae)
Where to see them
There are colonies of Sandwich terns scattered around the UK coasts including the North Norfolk coast; Minsmere, Suffolk; and Dungeness, Kent.
When to see them
From late March to September.
What they eat
Fish such as sandeels, sprats and whiting.
UK breeding:- 12,490 pairs
Characteristics
Sandwich tern (adult breeding)
Size: between pigeon-mallard
Feather colours: black, white, grey
Beak colours: black/dark grey, yellow
Beak length: long
Beak thickness: long
Beak shape: long
Leg colour: black/grey
Behaviour: part of flock, on ground, bird walks/runs on the ground, dives underwater
Sandwich tern (adult winter)
Size: between pigeon-mallard
Feather colours: black, white, grey
Beak colours: black/dark grey, yellow
Beak length: long
Beak thickness: long
Beak shape: long
Leg colour: black/grey
Behaviour: part of flock, on ground, bird walks/runs on the ground, dives underwater
Sandwich tern (juvenile)
Size: between pigeon-mallard
Feather colours: brown, black, white, grey
Beak colours: black/dark grey
Beak length: long
Beak thickness: long
Beak shape: long
Leg colour: black/grey
Behaviour: part of flock, on ground, bird walks/runs on the ground, dives underwater
Peloponnesus, Greece.
Gytheio is located in the northeastern corner of the Mani Peninsula and lies on the northwestern end of the Laconian Gulf. Gytheio was built on a hill called Koumaros or Laryssio in one of the most fertile areas in Mani, near the mouth of the Gythium River, which is usually dry and has been nicknamed Xerias "dry river"; today, most of the Xerias is covered by Ermou Avenue.
Directly north and visible from the harbor is Profitis Ilias, the ultra-prominent peak of Taygetus, the mountain range whose spine juts southward into the Mediterranean Sea and forms the Mani Peninsula.
On the ridgeline running south from Profitis Ilias sits the Monastery of Panayia Yiatrissa overlooking the valley toward Gytheio; the E4 hiking path connects the three, running south from Profitis Ilias, passing by the monastery, and leading to Gytheio.
Northeast of Gytheio is the delta of the Evrotas River. Offshore are several small islands; the most important of these islands is Cranae, on which sits the Tzannetakis Tower (now the Historical and Cultural museum of Mani) and a lighthouse built of solid marble. Today Cranae is connected to the mainland by a causeway.
Approximately 5 km (3 mi) southwest is a passageway to the deeper Mani, historically guarded by Castle Passavas (now in ruins), which towers over the site of ancient Las. Further west is the historic city of Areopoli and the Caves of Diros, which are important tourist attractions.
Gytheio is only 40 km (25 mi) southeast of Sparti, connected by Greek National Road 39. The town center is situated around the port. Pine trees are situated in the west and rocky mountains in the north.
After an overnight journey from Florence, SC, CSX manifest train M493 passes by the Waycross depot at restricted speed preparing to enter Rice yard.
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L’heure du goûter c’est dans le pré pour les autres …
et dans ma loggia ,pour mon gentil Voyou et sa blondinette..
Hehe, a little Girl's heart beated faster this morning. ^_^
Pepples: I'll keep this christmas ball UNTIL I found the perfect place for it. :>
Denver's Union Station is a unique stub-ended arrangement, requiring the California Zephyr to reverse into the station in both directions. This allows a couple of different opportunities to shoot the head end of the train with the city's beautiful skyline in the background. Early in the morning, Amtrak 5 makes its reverse move into the station. The recent addition of RTD heavy rail operations into DUS makes the station feel just as busy as it may have been during the peak of the Rio Grande days.
Evening view from our hotel in Digonera on the mountain Civetta :)
Digonera is the northernmost inhabited village of the of Rocca Pietore’s area in Italy, at 1.157 mt above the sea level. It's location is very strategic, because it is the starting point of bike tours and of unforgettable trekking among the most beautiful Dolomite peaks. In winter Digonera is a crossroads to reach some of the most adrenaline-pumping ski areas of the Dolomites.
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Wieczorny widok na górę Civetta z naszego hotelu w miejscowości Digonera :)
Digonera to najbardziej wysunięta na północ wieś w regionie Rocca Pietore we Włoszech, leżąca na wysokości 1157 m n.p.m. Jej strategiczne położenie na skrzyżowaniu dróg sprawia, że jest dobrym punktem wyjścia dla wycieczek pieszych i rowerowych wśród najpiękniejszych szczytów Dolomitów. Znajduje się też blisko popularnych terenów narciarskich.
Serco-Northlink operated ferry (owned by Macbraynes/Scottish government) arriving through Hoy Sound, passing Hoy High Lighthouse on the island of Graemsay filmed from the point of Ness Stromness as she enters Stromness harbour.
At 3.16 the Hamnavoe sounds the letter N -. on her horn as she enters Stromness, this is an old tradition which goes back to the North of Scotland Orkney & Shetland, Steam Navigation Company who were the first to to sound the N -. on their ships horn as they approached harbour and with Northlink being the modern day operator of the route, they decided to restart the old tradition.