BLAST OFF! to Yesterday's Future
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Some kind of sparrow but I don't know what kind. Maybe one of you do? I don't have my bird book right here
The remains of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg’s last two blast furnaces dating back to 1965 and 1970 respectively, are being preserved at Belval with additional adjacent facilities. This structure represents Belval’s industrial heritage. Blast furnaces A and B of the former Esch-Belval plant depict the passing of an age, documenting the liquid phase of steel production and represent the most significant landmarks at the Belval site.
Blast furnace B was the last operational blast furnace of Luxembourg, which was shut down in July 1997 following the switch to electric furnaces as of 1993. A proposal from the Sites and Monuments Board led to the inclusion of the two Belval blast furnaces on the Additional list of National Sites and Monuments as of 18 July 2000.
The conservation project for the Belval blast furnaces is being developed within the new urban area framework. The blast furnace area will be integrated as a public place and will not remain an island in the middle of the “Cité des Sciences” (City of Science). The two blast furnaces will become the hub of the Cité des Sciences, not only at urban level but also at a conceptual, cultural and semantic level.
...from the past that is! I am posting this one from the archives to introduce my new flickr friends to my favourite flower, the Osteospermum.
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A beautiful sunrise at Sawley yet again last weekend and for a change I decided to do a long exposure shot whilst the sky looked decent...really pleased with how it came out
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A mallard duck in a splashy take-off from Bushy Park pond, Dublin, last autumn.
From my archives.
Taken during a beautiful sunrise in Sudelfeld, Bavaria ... at a time when it was still allowed to visit the mountains ...
Aufgenommen während eines wunderschönen Sonnenaufgangs im Sudelfeld, Bayern...zu einer Zeit, als es noch erlaubt war, die Berge zu besuchen...
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Firefly's pilot is injecting a blast of propane fire into the envelope to adjust altitude -- he was quite low, just overhead. Pilots are very careful to keep flame away from the coated nylon envelopes, as flame will immediately destroy the nylon. 2016 Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta. Sony /A6300 and E50/1.8.
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From the Nature Coast to the Space Coast, we are back from our Florida road trip. The Space Shuttle consisted of 3 parts, the Orbiter Vehicle, the External Tank, and the two Solid Rocket Boosters. The only part that was not re-used was the External Tank.
Kennedy Space Center Complex at Cape Canaveral
Happy Wing Wednesday!
Mullet ~ (Mugil cephalus)
A Mullet fish explodes out of the water. There are a few theories as to why they do this such as to shake loose parasites or evade predators. I am constantly amazed at just how much height these fish can achieve.
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My introduction to Mount St. Helens along the entrance road to the National Volcanic Monument park. This volcano is part of the Cascade Volcanic Arc, a segment of the Pacific Ring of Fire.
The Mount St. Helens major eruption of May 18, 1980 remains the deadliest and most economically destructive volcanic event in U.S. history. Fifty-seven people were killed; 200 homes, 47 bridges, 15 miles (24 km) of railways, and 185 miles (298 km) of highway were destroyed. A massive debris avalanche, triggered by a magnitude 5.1 earthquake, caused a lateral eruption that reduced the elevation of the mountain's summit from 9,677 ft (2,950 m) to 8,363 ft (2,549 m), leaving a 1 mile (1.6 km) wide horseshoe-shaped crater.
Source and more info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_St._Helens
Chesapeake & Ohio 4-8-4 614 pulls the Chessie Safety Express over Big Gunpowder Falls at Gunpowder, Maryland
The Wheeling's eastbound train out of Toledo is usually a middle of the night passage but this edition of Wheeling 224 (NS "Wheeling 94") got stuck west of Ironville due to a track structure problem. It wasn't until after 8 in the morning they were finally allowed through the interlocking at walking speed and by then the crew could only make it to Wynn Rd to wait for a re-crew. Once the re-crew got on board they were finally able to get going towards Bellevue and were up to track speed by time they got to Curtice where they clipped some drifts at a crossing. At least one prior train had been through before but I was happy to catch any snow flying off the plow which is tough to get in this area. Curtice, OH 2/17/2021
Observing and photographing my first long-tailed weasel in its white coat was a big highlight from this past winter.
Santa Fe U28CG 351 leads sister unit 352 and a U30CG as the Texas Chief blasts past McCook, Illinois, on August 30, 1969. The retired units to the right of the frame are trade-ins to EMD that are awaiting scrapping at nearby Pielet Brothers.
Owen Leader photo, Joe Lewnard collection.
Barn Swallow. (view large on black) After a brief stop on the water the Barn Swallow (note fhe forked tail), takes off in a flurry of water droplets making it difficult to get a sharp image. A familiar inhabitant of barns and other outbuildings, the Barn Swallow is easily recognized by its long forked tail. It was originally a cave breeder, but now the swallow nests almost exclusively on man-made structures. IMG_5660
The slightly overpowered MRF (Miscellaneous Road Freight - officially train L594) has a 2 to 1 power to car ratio with IC 6260, DMIR 400, CN 6017, and CN 2011 leading one loaded centerbean and one random loaded ore car as they fly north at MP 59.9 on modern day CN's North Division Iron Range Subdivision mainline. The local freight is making a turn from Two Harbors to Keenan Yard and return via the former Duluth and Iron Range Railroad which was the other component half of the DMIR created in 1938 when the two roads long owned by US Steel were officially merged. Today Biwabik is home to a 6118 ft passing siding and a small little used yard, but in the old raw ore days it was bustling as a marshaling point for the mine branches seemingly radiating in all directions as well as the main continuing into Virginia.
This is a region that should need no introduction to even the most casual fan as the Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway is in a word legendary. I won't bore you with pages of history as I couldn't do the road or region justice anyway. It simply needs to be experienced for oneself. But I will direct you to two resources. Absolutely check out the fabulous historical information here: www.missabe.com/
And for a fabulously well written overview of modern CN operations find yourself a copy of the April 2023 edition of Railfan and Railroad right now! shop.whiteriverproductions.com/products/rfr-202304
Biwabik, Minnesota
Friday May 12, 2023
This was shot number three on my slow speed 10 mph chase eastbound on District 1.
Here is the decent sized Pan Am Railways train POWA headed to Waterville with 37 loads, 45 empties, 5903 ft trailing three C40-8s (MEC 7535, 7609, 7620) and three dead in tow GP40-2LWs (MEC 506, 515, 503). They are popping out of the woods passing the mile marker at MP 131 on the modern day Freight Main, the one time MEC Portland Division approaching the Bartlett Road crossing.
Belgrade, Maine
Friday May 13, 2022