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Amtrak 12, 130 and 821 lead Train #8 the eastbound "Empire Builder" from Seattle to Chicago away from Browning, Montana.
13 July 2015
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Belton House is a Grade I listed country house in Belton near Grantham, Lincolnshire, England. The mansion is surrounded by formal gardens and a series of avenues leading to follies within a larger wooded park. Belton has been described as a compilation of all that is finest of Carolean architecture, the only truly vernacular style of architecture that England had produced since the Tudor period. The house has also been described as the most complete example of a typical English country house; the claim has even been made that Belton's principal facade was the inspiration for the modern British motorway signs which give directions to stately homes. Only Brympton d'Evercy has been similarly lauded as the perfect English country house. For three hundred years, Belton House was the seat of the Brownlow and Cust family, who had first acquired land in the area in the late 16th century. Between 1685 and 1688 Sir John Brownlow and his wife had the present mansion built. Despite great wealth they chose to build a modest country house rather than a grand contemporary Baroque palace. The contemporary, if provincial, Carolean style was the selected choice of design. However, the new house was fitted with the latest innovations such as sash windows for the principal rooms, and more importantly completely separate areas for the staff. As the Brownlows rose from baronets to barons upward to earls and then once again became barons, successive generations made changes to the interior of the house which reflected their changing social position and tastes, yet the fabric and design of the house changed little. Following World War I (a period when the Machine Gun Corps was based in the park), the Brownlows, like many of their peers, were faced with mounting financial problems. In 1984 they gave the house away—complete with most of its contents. The recipients of their gift, the National Trust, today fully open Belton to the public. It is in a good state of repair and visited by many thousands of tourists each year The Brownlow family, a dynasty of lawyers, began accumulating land in the Belton area from approximately 1598. In 1609 they acquired the reversion of the manor of Belton itself from the Pakenham family, who finally sold the manor house to Sir John Brownlow I in 1619. The old house was situated near the church in the garden of the present house and remained largely unoccupied, since the family preferred their other houses elsewhere. John Brownlow had married an heiress but was childless. He became attached to two of his more distant blood relations: a great-nephew, also called John Brownlow, and a great-niece, Alice Sherard. The two cousins married each other in 1676 when both were aged 16; three years later, the couple inherited the Brownlow estates from their great-uncle together with an income of £9,000 per annum (about £ 1.17 million in present day terms) and £20,000 in cash (equivalent to about £ 2.59 million now). They immediately bought a town house in the newly fashionable Southampton Square in Bloomsbury, and decided to build a new country house at Belton. Work on the new house began in 1685. The architect thought to have been responsible for the initial design is William Winde, although the house has also been attributed to Sir Christopher Wren, while others believe the design to be so similar to Roger Pratt's Clarendon House, London, that it could have been the work of any talented draughtsman. The assumption popular today, that Winde was the architect, is based on the stylistic similarity between Belton and Coombe Abbey, which was remodelled by Winde between 1682 and 1685. Further evidence is a letter dated 1690, in which Winde recommends a plasterer who worked at Belton to another of his patrons. Whoever the architect, Belton follows closely the design of Clarendon House, completed in 1667. This great London town house (demolished circa 1683) has been one of the most admired buildings of its era due to "its elegant symmetry and confident and common-sensical design". Sir John Summerson described Clarendon House as "the most influential house of its time among those who aimed at the grand manner" and Belton as "much the finest surviving example of its class". John and Alice Brownlow assembled one of the finest teams of craftsmen available at the time to work on the project. This dream team was headed by the master mason William Stanton who oversaw the project. His second in command, John Thompson, had worked with Sir Christopher Wren on several of the latter's London churches, while the chief joiner John Sturges had worked at Chatsworth under William Talman. The wrought-ironworker John Warren worked under Stanton at Denham Place, Buckinghamshire, and the fine wrought iron gates and overthrow at Belton may be his. Thus so competent were the builders of Belton that Winde may have done little more than provide the original plans and drawings, leaving the interpretation to the on-site craftsmen. This theory is further demonstrated by the external appearance of the adjoining stable block. More provincial, and less masterful in proportion, it is known to have been entirely the work of Stanton.
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It is a typical March afternoon in Oconomowoc, as I am riding along on the eastbound Milwaukee Road patrol. We are aboard GP38-2 353 with SD10 545 trailing by the former Milwaukee Road station, heading for Brownberry Ovens with airslide hoppers of flour. Amtrak's westbound Empire Builder is right on time and looking fine as they fly by the old depot.
This is a scan of one of those high quality 110 instamatic prints that I have so many of. I just bought a Kodak Slide and Scan Film Scanner for scanning those tiny 110 negatives, we'll see how it does.
Milwaukee Road Patrol 400
MILW 353, 545
AMTK 374
Amtrak number 7
Oconomowoc, WI.
March 1981
Ricoh GR Digital IV
Location: Binondo, Manila
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The warm December air welcomes Amtrak's eastbound Empire Builder, as they hustle out of the Reeseville Marsh basin at Richwood, with the forty year anniversary locomotive leading the way.
AMTK 156,48
Amtrak 8
Richwood, WI.
Winter 2019
The Empire Builder pulls off the mainline at St. Anthony and into the Minnesota Commercial to bridge the gap over to Merriam Park.
I think the evolution of how Amtrak crews navigate the Minnesota Commercial's series of switches is a fascinating thing and also a slow thing. I have come to expect 15-20 minutes for the Empire Builder to approach the yard, let a conductor out, and move through the yard and line the three switches. There is plenty of time to grab a photo and make it with time to another photo spot east of Merriam Park.
The Empire Builder zips over Jamaica Avenue in Cottage Grove on the CPKC River Subdivision with help from the BNSF. I don't like when freight power is on Amtrak, but I was in the area for Borealis, so why not get a shot of the Empire Builder anyway? So far, 2025 has been nothing but equipment failures and problems for both the Borealis and Empire Builder. It is unfortunate and disappointing.
The Empire Builder sits in Minot while the morning sun begins to cast it's warm glow on the frozen landscape.
With the train arriving into town 1hr early, it gave me ample time to wander farther from the train than normal during the servicing stop (and for that fuel truck to leave).
Amtrak locomotives 313 and 14 cruise along the Mississippi River at Dakota, Minnesota with the Empire Builder and a backwards consist that was turned around at the wye in Grand Forks. The result was a train late by around three hours which made certain sun angles more possible. I intercepted the Empire Builder at Minnieska near John Latsch State Park and grabbed an additional photo in Winona. While there, I noticed the clouds cleared the further down river one got, so it was off to Dakota. Certainly glad I made the effort. Two other parties of railfans also were on-site further up beyond the overlook. No doubt they got great photos too.
The Empire Builder passes near the Glacier Wind Farm on the high plains in north-central Montana, a little ways west of Shelby.
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Amtrak's 2nd oldest P42DC (and oldest active one) is in reasonably good shape as it takes the point on the westbound Empire Builder.
A late running Empire Builder allowed us to get in position for this shot as No 8 approaches St Paul Union Depot, perhaps nicknamed SPUD? Not really sure but I did get a kick out of the initials.
A pair of Siemens ALC-42s sandwich a P42DC on this run of the Empire Builder returning east to Chicago from Seattle/Portland. The train's timing and sunny conditions made this the perfect target here at St. Anthony Junction.
"Iron Builder"
My 1st build for Iron Builder vs. 2 Much Caffeine.
The part that we need to use the whole month is the "Pain" Roller handle.
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While Carl was deathly afraid of girls, ghosts were another matter entirely.
Built as my final Iron Builder entry and for the MocAthalon on MOCpages.
Hongqiao Rd., Shanghai
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Here is my eighteenth build for my new Iron builder Round against David Hensel (Legonardo Davidy)
The special part is one of those swords :)
Toying around with some new bicycle storage ideas. Pulley's and Rope. We will post more once the idea is full proof.
In the cavernous hull, with its wooden ribs and stringers, the Bugis boat builders are at work. They are renown throughout Indonesia for their skills, building the Makassar schooners that trade between the islands. The Bugis don’t use blueprints, they construct the vessels by eye.
Nikon F. 28mm lens. Ektachrome scan
Sulawesi, Indonesia. 1978. © David Hill
Sao Beach, Phuquoc island, Vietnam
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As the eastbound Empire Builder rounds the curve near Browning Montana, I quickly realize myself and a childhood friend are running a little late. Normally this wouldn't be an issue, however on this day I'm due to get married at Essex! Really I should have known this would happen, since my friend, and Best Man, has never been on time for anything since we were 14 years old. Thanks to some light fall traffic on Highway 2, we made it to the alter in plenty of time, with my bride to be exclaiming "I knew you two would be late!!"
On a warm summer evening in August 2024 Amtrak Empire Builder 7 cuts through the expansive fields of Fall River Wisconsin with a brand new ALC-42 followed by a nearly 30 years old P42 leading the consist. At the time of posting this it is a brisk 5 degrees out which has me looking forward to days like this again.
Captain Jean "Le Fish" Poisson, the French air ace, seen here in a Dassault Miracle marked with the distinctive colours of the Iron Squadron.
A build for my Iron Builder challenge with Kos.
Ein Buntspecht (Dendrocopos major), der unermüdliche Baumeister im Wald.
A great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major), the tireless builder in the forest.
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After getting a red signal at Mayfair for cross traffic on the Harvard Sub, (Metra plus a UP local) Amtrak 7, the westbound 'Empire Builder' gets moving again, with ALC42 313 in the lead, and the Operation Lifesaver unit sandwiching a standard P42. In the distance, approaching Grayland, is Amtrak 337, a northbound Hiawatha Service run to Milwaukee.