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Metrolink 3064 is on a non-revenue inbound working from the Eccles / Media City direction as approaches the Anchorage stop on a winter’s day (22.01.2020).
I was going to describe it as Manchester Metrolink but the location is of course in Salford (GB) rather its larger eastern neighbour.
Approaching JFK Airport in New York as EK201 operated by A380 from Dubai, UAE. This long 13 hour flight was about to be completed.
Helsinki is the capital and largest city of Finland. It is located some 80 kilometres north of Tallinn, Estonia, 400 kilometres east of Stockholm, Sweden, and 300 kilometres west of Saint Petersburg, Russia. Helsinki was established as a trading town by King Gustav I of Sweden in 1550 as the town of Helsingfors, which he intended to be a rival to the Hanseatic city of Reval (today known as Tallinn).
As I was sliding my pass through the gates of Epcot on 9/19, Monorail Blue was entering Future World. This time I had enough time to get in the park and pick a good spot to get some action shots of the final approach. I decided to put set my camera in 'sports' mode in order to fire off continuous shots and I'm really pleased with the results of this series of images.
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Approaching the spectacular entrance to Siglufjörður, Iceland after five days and five nights crossing the Norwegian Sea from Reine, Norway.
This trip was an expedition voyage from Norway to Iceland put on by UK-based sailing company Rubicon 3. To learn more about them, visit their web site:
The Carnival Conquest passengers are disembarking for a day of sun and sand on the island of St. Maarten. In about 10-15 minutes, the Independence will also be tied up, and 3000+ passengers will hit the pier for shopping and excursions!
Hilo is the largest census-designated place (CDP) and the largest settlement on the Island of Hawaiʻi, also known as the County of Hawaiʻi. The population was 40,759 at the 2000 census. The population increased by 6.1% to 43,263 at the 2010 census.
Hilo is the county seat of the County of Hawaiʻi and is located in the District of South Hilo. The town overlooks Hilo Bay, situated upon two shield volcanoes; Mauna Loa, an active volcano, and Mauna Kea, a dormant volcano and the site of the world's most important ground-based astronomical observatories.
Hilo is home to the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo, ʻImiloa Astronomy Center of Hawaiʻi, as well as the Merrie Monarch Festival, a week-long celebration of ancient and modern hula which takes place annually after Easter. Hilo is also home to the Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Corporation, one of the world's leading producers of macadamia nuts. It is served by Hilo International Airport, located inside the CDP.
Hilo is one of the least expensive Hawaiian cities to live in; it has a median house and condo price of $294,909. While they tend to be more expensive than homes on the mainland, homes in Hilo are around 40% less expensive than those in the rest of Hawaii.
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Tout comme son homologue qui lui garde l'avancé du diamond sur la subdivision St-Gabriel du QGRY, le sémaphore du CN indique et indiquera probablement jusqu'à la fin de ses jours, de se préparer à arrêter à l'approche du diamond quelques centaines de pieds plus loin.
Just like its counterpart that guards the approach of the diamond on the St-Gabriel subdivision of the QGRY, the CN semaphore indicates and will probably indicate until the end of its days, to prepare to stop when approaching the diamond a few hundred feet further.
A Midway Airport-bound Orange Line train approaches the Ashland Avenue Station. Most of the Orange Line was built using railroad right-of way.
Image source: www.archivessearch.qld.gov.au/items/ITM299144
Australia was approaching its bicentennial celebrations, and after Brisbane’s success hosting the 1982 Commonwealth Games, Brisbane City Council and the Queensland State Government were confident they could win the bid to hold the next World Exhibition.
Brisbane won the right to hold the event and Expo 88 was officially opened by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on 30 April 1988. By the time it closed, it had changed the way the world saw Brisbane and helped shaped the city as we know it today.
Starting with an estimated budget of $645 million, the Queensland State Government developed a World Expo that would recoup and support its own costs and promote international investment in Queensland, both during and after the event. South Bank, badly damaged in the 1973–74 floods, was chosen and the site acquired for $150 million. Developers completed construction on time and within budget. The targets set for ticket sales were reached 11 weeks before Expo 88 had even opened. It was off to a smashing start.
Celebrating ‘Leisure in the age of technology’, there was an incredible range of pavilions, performances, parades, comedy and artwork on show. Guests could experience over 50 restaurants filled with flavours from around the globe. Hosted over six months, it drew more than 18 million people to the renewed South Bank parklands district. An average of 100,000 people a day entered the gates.
An influx of royalty, celebrities and international visitors came to Brisbane for the exhibition, but it was Queensland residents who attended the most often, purchasing 500,000 season tickets. Expo 88 provided something the city needed: an easy-to-access recreational facility with exciting things to do, see and experience. Brisbanites returned again and again to socialise and enjoy the festival atmosphere.
The monorail was one of the most popular attractions. Giving travellers a view of the entertainments from above, it operated along a 2.3-kilometre track during Expo 88, taking up to 44,000 visitors a day from one side of Expo to the other, along the Brisbane River. Built by Swedish manufacturer Von Roll, the monorail cost $12 million and comprised four MkII trains with nine carriages each. The idea of keeping the monorail operating after Expo and extending it into the Brisbane CBD was discussed. Ultimately, the existing monorail wasn’t a feasible long-term people-moving solution and it was disbursed. Three trains were sold back to Von Roll and were used in Germany’s Europa-Park. The remaining train and some tracks were incorporated into the Sea World theme park on the Gold Coast.
Some of the most significant installations, exhibitions and artworks from Expo 88 were relocated and continue to be enjoyed today. Ken Done AM, a prominent Australian artist and designer, was commissioned to produce the entry and exit statement art pieces for the Australia Pavilion. Using the word ‘Australia’, Done produced a sign nearly six metres tall that could not be missed by anyone who attended Expo 88. The letters have since been restored and are on display at the Caboolture Heritage Village. The Nepal Peace Pagoda was the only international pavilion that remained on-site, after a petition asking that it remain attracted about 70,000 signatures. The Japan Garden and Pond were gifted to the city of Brisbane and moved to the Botanic Gardens at Mt Coot-Tha.
The buzz of activity, the investment in South Bank’s infrastructure and the spotlight on Brisbane transformed the city. The physical legacy left by Expo 88 turned South Bank into a thriving social space and prominent cultural hotspot: 42 hectares was dedicated to the construction of the South Bank Parklands.
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„Your captain speaking: our remaining flight time depends a bit from VIP jet traffic congestion at Vnukovo airport..”. At the end, the airport was closed for about 20 minutes due to that very reason, giving us the chance to enjoy some Moscow sightseeing from the air with beautiful spring weather!
cologne - 24.01.2013
Initially, I admit that food photography is not my apparent strength. However, this is my picture of day 24. The story began in the morning when I heard a radio program about the socialistic self-help Cologne (SSM). While I was listening, I smiled and chuckled to myself about the strange and anachronistic political attitude and name. But on the other hand, I found it very interesting how they survived for so many years in our political system. But in addition, I really like their approach of helping indigent people get cheap furniture and other stuff like services, etc. After work, I visited the place in Mülheim to take some photos. But it was very dark and not interesting enough to get some good pictures. It was frustrating, but on my way back home, through the suburbs of Cologne, I came along a restaurant called Rosenzeit. The rest of the story is pretty simple, and the steak was excellent! Real me-time with Kindle, steak and a friendly atmosphere. Finally, I’d like to say thank you for following my shit here on Flickr or Facebook.
Freshly restored Baldwin Locomotive Works #26 approaches the sanding facility at the Steamtown National Historic Site at Stanton PA. The locomotive is an 0-6-0 yard switcher that was built in 1929 to a stock design by Baldwin Locomotive Works and retained by the company for internal use at its Eddystone PA complex. It enjoyed a later career with the Jackson Iron & Steel Company in Ohio. It remains an active locomotive on the Steamtown roster.
June 1990
Rollei 35 camera
Kodak Ektachrome 100 film.
From PhC.184 Massengill Postcard Collection, initial donation, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, NC
Better viewing conditions tonight 18 December, three days from conjunction. Composite image with exposures separately optimised for Jupiter, three of the Galilean moons, and Saturn.
Freightliner Class 66, 66594 is seen approaching Water Orton with a Leeds to Southampton freightliner service