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Experienced on the Vancouver SkyTrain, British Columbia
SkyTrain is the longest rapid train system in Canada and the longest fully automated driverless system in the world so far.
Found a great corner on a motorway here in Berlin, this ridge over the dip made for an interesting red line LE. It many attempts to get it right and is often the most challenging in respects to photography, as it's pure chance and of course one can never get the time back. Luckily enough in cities there is seldom any lack of traffic.
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From the Stirrups and Smiles Rodeo. It's a very fast moving sport. I don't know how they stay on the horse. Maybe some velcro between the saddle on the rider?
Project C.A.R.S. build 831, PC
2160p (downsampling)
-No Photoshop
Camera edit (Ctrl+K) mode,
keybinds can be found in MrRoderick's post on neogaf:
Auch wenn der Stern der Baureihe 101 bereits arg im Sinken begriffen ist und zahlreiche Loks beim Verwerter zerlegt wurden, einige private EVUs setzen den leistungsstarken Drehstromer inzwischen gerne im Sonderzugverkehr ein. So z.B. das holländische Unternehmen Train Charter Services. Die übernommenen 101er erhielten dabei ein interessantes Design, welches in meinen Augen gut mit der kantigen Formgestaltung harmoniert. Am 07. September 2024 brachte die 101 033 einen D 13406 von Ötztal nach Düsseldorf. Bei Wettelsheim konnte ich den langen privaten Reisezug aufnehmen, der sich nach längerer Wartezeit mit Signalabgabe ankündigte und in flotter Fahrt aus dem Bahnhof Treuchtlingen heraus beschleunigte.
Even though the class 101's star is already in serious decline and numerous locomotives have been dismantled by the recycler, some private railway companies now like to use the powerful three-phase AC locomotives for special train services. For example, the Dutch company Train Charter Services. The 101s that were taken over were given an interesting design, which in my opinion harmonises well with the angular design. On 07 September 2024, 101 033 hauled a D 13406 from Ötztal to Düsseldorf. At Wettelsheim I was able to pick up the long private passenger train, which announced itself after a long wait with signalling and accelerated out of Treuchtlingen station at a brisk pace.
What accelerates 0-60 in ~2 seconds, has around 1000hp, and has a price starting at over a lofty 1/2 million? A Ferrari SF90, that's what! Get out your checkbooks, gents!
Not all plug-in hybrids are built for efficiency; some are built for speed. The Ferrari SF90 is one such counterexample, combining a twin-turbo V-8 with a trio of electric motors and a 6.5-kWh battery pack to spit out 986 horsepower in standard trim. The SF90XX models, laser-focused on race-track driving, get an extra 30 horsepower—as if they needed it—awarding the SF90 lineup entry in the four-digit power club. The massive power output goes to all four wheels with the front tires driven electrically. Double-X versions also have a stripped-down interior and other changes in the pursuit of all-out lap time. The standard SF90 is now available only as a convertible called the Spider, with a luxurious cabin lined in leather and featuring an unconventional screen-and-control layout. The XX can still be had in Stradale coupe form or as a Spider. Whichever version of the SF90 you fancy in your wild imaginings, know that the powertrain, aerodynamics, and chassis wizardry come together to make one of the best mid-engine sports cars in the world—Ferrari or otherwise.
The standard SF90 Spider comes packed with enough amenities to make it a satisfying pick, especially if you plan to keep to the street more than a race track. If you want to give this Ferrari a more customized appearance, you can select from a host of upholstery choices and paint hues. There are several different wheel designs, and the list of available upgrades includes carbon-fiber components, a titanium exhaust, a digital rearview mirror, and brake calipers in a variety of colors. Which one to buy? There’s no wrong answer.
With the SF90, power comes from a massively powerful V-8 and three electric motors. The twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V-8 generates a mighty 769 horsepower on its own, and the trio of electric motors provides an additional 217 horsepower. In the end, the gas/electric powertrain generates a net output of 986 horsepower and 590 pound-feet of torque. Upgrading to the SF90 XX unlocks 30 more horsepower for a total of 1016 hp and adds a feature Ferrari calls Extra Boost, which temporarily increases power output to help regain speed when exiting a corner. Power is sent to all four wheels, making this the first mid-engine Ferrari with all-wheel drive. An eight-speed automatic transmission oversees the proceedings. Different driving modes allow you to tailor the car's handling to suit your preferences. Use the mode selector to dial up EV Only, Hybrid, Performance, or, last but not least, Qualify—a setting that allows you to fully exploit the car's performance capabilities.
Car and Driver
Freshly from maintenance at Toton, a rather unhealthy sounding Puma Energy livery DB Cargo 60074 'Luke' accelerates away from a signal check at Plumley working 6H03 Arpley Sidings - Tunstead Sidings.
King of the Road on his esk8. Electric longboarders show little fear on the streets of Chicago, mixing in with the fastest traffic and often accelerating faster than the cars around them. It's an amazing element of urban living and thrilling to see in person. I keep anticipating some horrific accident, but amazingly I'm yet to witness one. The skill of the esk8'ers is breathtaking and I often think they push the fine line between skill and risk to the hilt.
Chicago, IL
2019
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"The Golden Knights are made up of several expert teams and skilled professionals who all play a critical role in the US Army’s success. This includes parachute teams, aircraft pilots, and even those behind-the-scenes handling jump logistics. Whether jumping out of planes going 120 miles per hour from 12,500 feet or landing with expert precision, they embrace the thrill of adventure and feel proud while doing it."
I snapped this photo shortly after this freefall parachuting tandem team jumped out directly under the midday sun. With a 1000mm focal length and atmospheric haze, sharpness was not to be, but to my delight, I captured part of the sundog and its rainbow.
Needless to say, their skills were amazing!
May each one of us take inspiration this Memorial Day from the patriotism of the brave soldiers who died for our country!
Well the friends of the Shakespeare Line have done a wonderful job with the flower beds at Tyseley station, they're a riot of colour. Maritime blue liveried 66142 Intermodal 3 compliments the grape hyacinth display as it accelerates through the station piloting 66107 at the head of 6E11 Appleford Sidings to Milford West Sidings discharged fly ash.
Q501 accelerates east after waiting for a pair of CN trains at the Wellsboro diamonds. The train on this day was powered by an SD70ACe-ES40DC-AC6000CW trio. Only the Gevo is still rostered by CSX today.
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STCUM Sunday Supplement to F-unit Friday: FP7 No. 1300 (ex-CPR) bound for downtown Montreal, accelerates up the short grade at Beaconsfield on 9 July 1987 with a midday shuttle train of bilevel cars.
Canadian Pacific #2816 accelerates along the Portal sub at East Minot for the 320+ mile run to Glenwood, MN on a glorious 37 degree crystal clear morning in North Dakota. This was easily one of my favorite photos from the entire trip. The experience is difficult to put into words.
Canadian Pacific 2816 is a H-1b 4-6-4 Hudson-type steam locomotive built by the Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW) in December 1930 for the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR). It is the only non-streamlined H1 Hudson to have survived into preservation.
The St. Paul expediter accelerates out of East Dubuque on the Aurora Sub. Neat A-B-A geep setup powers this hotshot east. Still 181 miles to Chicago.
Scanned negative from 7-04-92.
After taking water at nearby Craven Arms, No. 46100 'Royal Scot' is seen accelerating Saphos Trains 'Welsh Marches Express', 1Z45 0540 Nottingham - Cardiff Central, past Stokesay Castle on 14th February 2022. Copyright Photograph John Whitehouse - all rights reserved
BNSF 6802 is finishing it's run through Crozier Canyon as it accelerates in to morning light at Valintine AZ.
50007 and 50049 growl towards Beattock Summit at Harthope with Pathfinder’s “Grampian Highlander”, 1Z72 0605 Taunton-Aberdeen. The train was running some 25 minutes early at this point having failed to make the planned recess in Beattock loop and I only just reached this spot in time.
RUPO accelerates to 25 after clearing the yard limits of Leeds Jct. B&M 327 leads LTEX 6528 and MEC 310 and about 50 cars.
Bank Station always struck me as ideal for the concept of a blurred train on the underground: aside from its clean, metallic finish, it’s one of only a few stations in London with curved platforms, which I felt made it perfect for emphasising a sense of perspective as a train came along the tunnel.
The postprocessing workflow for this image was split into two stages: I captured five bracketed exposures early in the morning while the station was empty, and used luminosity masks to achieve a balanced finish for the bright lights and the gritty texture along the platform. I then used separate four-second exposures for the first westbound Central Line train of the morning -- one as it pulled into the platform, and another as it departed -- and blended these together to produce the final image.
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Where is the ripcord, the trapdoor, the key?
Where is the cartoon escape-hatch for me?
No time to question the choices I make
I've got to follow another direction.
(R.E.M., Accelerate)
The eastern view across the Bighorn Basin from just inside Shoshone National Forest. Heart Mountain is the distant peak in the center of the frame. The Absaroka Mountains are behind me, due west, and beyond them is Yellowstone NP.
The Bighorn Basin is an intermontane (surrounded by mountains) plateau in north-central Wyoming approximately 100 miles wide. It is bounded by the Absaroka Mountain Range on the west, the Bighorn Mountains on the east, and the Owl Creek Mountains and Bridger Mountains to the south. The region is semi-arid, receiving only 6–10 in of rain annually, although a bit more than 100,000 acres is sufficiently irrigated from the nearby Buffalo Bill Reservoir to farm sugar beets.
Heart Mountain is an 8,123-foot klippe just north of Cody, Wyoming. The mountain is mostly limestone and dolomite that’s approximately 350 million years old, but it sits on base rock that is only 55 million years old. So, somehow the rock at the summit of Heart Mountain is almost 300 million years older than the rock it sits on???
The rock that formed Heart Mountain was deposited on an ancient seabed of 2.5 billion year-old granite while the area was covered by a large, shallow tropical sea. Up until about 50 million years ago, these rocks lay about 25 miles to the northwest, where the eastern Absaroka Mountain Range now stands. Geologists think that between 50 and 75 million years ago (sometimes geologist are not very precise) a period of tectonic plate activity uplifted the nearby Beartooth Mountain Range to the northwest and caused the adjacent Bighorn and Absaroka Basins to subside. This was followed by volcanic eruptions which over the millennia formed the now extinct volcanoes of the Absaroka Mountain Range just south of the Beartooths. A couple of million years later things started to get interesting when a 500 square mile sheet of rock approximately two to three miles thick detached from a gently sloping plateau along the edge of the newly formed mountains and slid into the Bighorn and Absaroka Basins pushing a large mass of rocks in front of it. Although the slope was less than 2 degrees, the landslide traveled at least 25 miles and the slide ended up covering over 1,300 square miles. This is by far the largest rockslide known to have occurred on land and is comparable in scale to some of the largest known submarine landslides. Geologist still don’t know for sure what caused this huge slab of rocks to start sliding and what allowed it to slide so far on such a gradual slope. However, there seems to be consensus that it happened very rapidly with the front of the sliding mass accelerating to over 100 miles/hour; meaning that the mountain traveled to its present location in approximately 30 minutes.
In the 48 million years since the slide occurred, erosion has removed most of the slide sheet that moved into the Bighorn Basin, leaving just one big block of carbonate rock— Heart Mountain.
Shoshone National Forest, Wyoming, USA. Elevation: 6,674 ft. September 21, 2015.