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A picture depicting the aftermath of the development. The sand dunes and all its vegetation and habitat are now gone and all that is left are level lots for development. Its a barren scene but hauntingly beautiful in its own way. Poignant even.
The continuing work on the Ocean Reef Marina. I love the colours and the Heavy machinery shapes on this sunny day. The dust and exhaust add to the feel of the situation.
This was taken in film simulation mode. I liked the detail in the limestone in the foreground and the backhoe in the background.
A southbound A&S train (302 maybe) bangs the old Pennsy/Conrail and B&O mains at HN Cabin (all three now CSX properties) in Washington Park, IL, with A&S heritage SD62 #2204 in the lead.
HN stood for "Hanover", the name of this small town adjacent to East St. Louis, until anti-German sentiment during WWII led to a name change. CSX closed the tower in 2014 and amazingly, it has not succumb to destruction by backhoe or vagrant-induced fire. Will it last the year...?
Although I was aware this train was working in the two northernmost blocks of the A&S, and listening in for additional blocks south, I nearly missed this move. Credit goes to WR who happened to hear the final piece of the warrant, wherein I promptly relocated from another more boring location. Super-duper tele-smash courtesy of a 500mm lens plus very close cropping.
They're making a helluva racket on Richmond St. over the past few months, laying some sort of jumbo plumbing. They dig, lay pipe, put in temporary plates and asphalt, then return in a month to dig it up again and do some other kinda thing. I'm sure there's a method to the madness but when you're trying to listen or talk in a meeting, it can feel like giant sand worms are burrowing through the street - sometimes the whole house shakes! This gear was occupying our usual parking spot one morning.
This attaches to my Bobcat track loader. I removed it from an early 1950's Case tractor, then adapted it to the the track loader via a quick attachment plate and two quick release hydraulic hose fittings. There was a section with two hydraulic cylinders, where the attachment plate is now, that raised and lowered the unit when on the tractor. It is not needed now as the loader's lift arms do that job. The triangular frame serves as the base (outrigger) for stability when in use.
Loved the way the sunset light hit this backhoe while the skies in the background were still dark and moody from recent rain.
Photo-a-Day: Year 11, Day 35 - Total Days: 3,687
2/24/2016 Mike Orazzi | Staff
An ice and snow covered backhoe at the entrance to a new development on Allentown Road in Bristol Wednesday after a mixture of wet snow and freezing rain overnight.
A little change of pace, a piece of machinery, as we leave St Germain de Calberte on what was to be our last day of walking the Chemin de Stevenson.
Chemin de Stevenson-2018-D12-01: Day 12 of 12 – St Germain de Calberte to Saint Jean du Gard: Walking the Chemin de Stevenson (#GR70 Robert Louis Stevenson Trail) in the south of France.
John Deer backhoe being used for nesting on Tern Island in the French Frigate Shoals, Hawaii.
Camera: Olympus OM-1
Lens: Olympus OM-System S Zuiko MC Auto-Zoom f/4 35-70mm. Yellow.
Film: Ferrania P30
Developer: Rodinal 1:50
At the end of our (stationary) dinner train experience, we detrained and I looked down to the east and the light was just GLOWING on the end of their old ALCo switcher. I HAD to temporarily abandon my party to go capture this.
This is the Abilene & Smoky Valley's 1945-built S1 switcher, which eventually ended up on Kansas' Hutchinson & Northern where it acquired its solid orange paint. Recently, the A&SV repainted it into a red & black scheme, but in this lighting, the engine was doing its best to play the role of an orange H&N unit again.
Regarding this unit's location, it had moved down to the east siding switch in Abilene to assist with the crews that were working to rerail the 3415 after the rails (ties, really) gave out beneath the locomotive. As the crew members got closer to me, I asked them "How's it going up there," to which I heard "I've had better days." Understandable.