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Chicago Burlington & Quincy
EMD SD24 diesel locomotive
CB&Q 504
Sunday, July 19, 2009
"Diesel Days"
Illinois Railway Museum
Union, Illinois, USA
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Made it to the Railpicture's "Top Two" images on 2009-07-21.
The East End of the CB&Q ran from Aurora Tower at the Station (both long gone) through western Chicago Suburbs to Union Avenue Tower (long gone) at the west end of the wye south of Chicago Union Station. The East-End Way Freight worked most of that territory. I lived in Westmont, one of those suburbs in the 1950s and 60s and took many pictures of that Way freight. Here are three for starters.
CB&Q GP7 218 built in 1951 with the eastbound East-End Way Freight at Westmont, IL on July 15, 1966. WRONG CAPTION
CB&Q 9947A at Eola, IL on September 10, 1964 with the eastbound North Coast Limited. The E8A was built in September 1950 and became BN 9947 (not rebuilt to an E9A), and then became AMTK 341.
Metra 211 the CB&Q heritage unit leads BNSF train #2009 westbound by the historic Highlands CB&Q depot in Hinsdale, IL.
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Just wanted to show how they look with my "Soviet" accessories. I love the torsos!
32 kms north of Cooktown, on mostly bitumen road, this relaxing spot is on the Endeavour River and is accessed at the Endeavour Falls Tourist Park. The owners of the store and caravan park welcome visitors to view the Falls but please drop in to the shop and let them know you are visiting. 2WD accessible. No swimming.
Read more: www.cooktownandcapeyork.com/do/nature/waterfalls
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32 km nördlich von Cooktown, an einer größtenteils asphaltierten Straße, liegt dieser entspannte Ort am Endeavour River und ist über den Endeavour Falls Tourist Park zugänglich. Die Besitzer des Ladens und des Caravanparks heißen Besucher willkommen, um die Wasserfälle zu sehen, aber kommen Sie bitte im Geschäft vorbei und teilen Sie ihnen Ihren Besuch mit. 2WD zugänglich. Schwimmen verboten.
Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad combined Denver Zephyr and California Zephyr on May 6, 1965, Kodachrome by Hol Wagner.
The Q bought its early F-unit in ABBA sets. Being a flatlander railroad it discovered for trains of the day it needed only three units. So it broke the ABBA sets in half and added an F7A to each half. Nice solution!
Located only 24 km from Broken Hill (1,183 km west of Sydney), Silverton has become a popular destination for both tourists and film crews.
The tourists come to experience a real ghost town and consequently there are a number of shops, art galleries, museums and pubs which have grown up to meet their needs. Its location to the Outback (drive a few kilometres out of town to ‘The Breakers‘ and marvel at Mundi Mundi Plains and the desert which stretches to the horizon) and its proximity to all the creature comforts of Broken Hill have ensured Silverton is popular with travellers and film crews needing to shoot desert and outback scenes.
Silverton, originally called Umberumberka, came into existence in the early 1880’s, proclaimed as a town in 1883, the same year it got a post office, and within a few years support a population of 3,000 people.
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Silverton liegt nur 24 km von Broken Hill (1.183 km westlich von Sydney) entfernt und ist ein beliebtes Ziel für Touristen und Filmteams.
Die Touristen erleben eine echte Geisterstadt und folglich gibt es eine Reihe von Geschäften, Kunstgalerien, Museen und Pubs, die auf ihre Bedürfnisse zugeschnitten sind. Seine Lage zum Outback (fahren Sie ein paar Kilometer außerhalb der Stadt zu 'The Breakers' und bestaunen Sie die Mundi Mundi Plains und die Wüste, die sich bis zum Horizont erstreckt) und die Nähe zu allen Annehmlichkeiten von Broken Hill haben dafür gesorgt, dass Silverton beliebt ist Reisende und Filmteams müssen Wüsten- und Outback-Szenen drehen.
Silverton, ursprünglich Umberumberka genannt, entstand in den frühen 1880er Jahren, wurde 1883 als Stadt proklamiert, erhielt im selben Jahr ein Postamt und unterstützte innerhalb weniger Jahre eine Bevölkerung von 3.000 Menschen.
Just a sneak preview of some of the items that will be available on Citizen Brick Day - this Saturday, April 18th, 2015, at 6am, CST! More details tomorrow..
Here is my small CB loot!
I'm super satisfied, and I can't wait for CB day IV!
The pin glows in the dark!!!
Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad mill gondola 197296 at Cicero, Illinois on an unknown day in May 1981, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Also seen is BN SW1200 237.
Well, not quite. Let me explain.
CB&Q 9960C & 9960B are seen working the eastbound tracks in Eola Yard on September 1, 1964. In the photo the 3-track race track is above them. The westbound yard above that.
This F3A and B were part of three sets of ABA F3s bought in 1947 for new California Zephyr because the WP and DRG&W were going to use F units. Because they did not fit well into the E-unit rotation the Q used for intercity and suburban passenger trains, they were regeared for freight operation and their steam generators were removed. They retainwed their passenger diesel 9900 series number. However, in this lashup, the third unit is an F7A.
But it's more fun to think of them in their glory zephyring the CZ in the middle of the night to reach Chicago or Denver on the morrow.
I bet that's how they thought of themselves that September day.
For the last few days, I rode out to CB to do some recon on this guy (actually a girl). I watched her from the opposite bank for a couple of hours (during nap time at my house :) She had a habit of sunning for about 30 minutes or so, standing, stretching, turning and going back to the water. After about 10 minutes, she'd do it again. After a few days of watching this behavior, I picked a good spot just over a little knoll and waited with my camera. Sure enough she came out and lied down right in front of me. I was lying down waiting for her to stretch. I had long pants and sleeves, despite the heat. I also wore a wide-brimmed hat. I knew I'd be in the sun for awhile and I didn't want to have to move at all. I wanted to get a few chances to photograph the gator's behavior. Anyway, I guess I looked like I was napping. I'm not sure why someone would EVER assume that given the location and circumstances, but nevertheless some rando across the lake thought that he needed to scream like a kook as the gator was stirring. I guess he thought she was coming for me. He spooked her and I missed the shot I REALLY wanted. It was still a lot of fun though....
Initially the CB&Q bought FTs and F3s as ABBA sets. The Q being a flat-lander railroad soon learned the three units were sufficient and split the ABBAs in half adding a new F2A to the FTs and an F7A to the F3s to each half of the ABBA making ABA sets.
CB&Q 116D leading at Fairview Ave., Downers Grove, Illinois on July 4, 1965. This is an F3AB pair with most probably an F7A added to make an ABA set. The F3s were originally 116ABCD built in October 1947.
This Renault CB is from the early age of motoring. It was built in 1912. As with many other luxury cars of that era, the body was made by an independent coachbuilder. In this case Kellner et ses Fils in Paris.
Third entry for the small starfighter challenge
Pretty satisfied but I have to find some better original ideas for my next starfighters
Indian Air Force Boeing C-17A Globemaster III arriving into Prestwick from Cairo as "Indian Air Force 1035"
Addax (addax nasomaculatus)
Addax havesurvived their harsh environment for more than a million years and at times habe been found across 8 million square kilometres of desert.
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Mendelantilope
Addax haben ihre raue Umgebung mehr als eine Million Jahre überlebt und wurden zeitweise auf 8 Millionen Quadratkilometern Wüste gefunden.
Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Addax
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Location Paris La Défense France
Camera: Nikon D90
Lens: AF FISHEYE Nikkor 10.5 mm 1:2.8 | f/5.0 | ISO 320 |
HDR: Triple Exposure bracketed @ -2.0 | 0 | +2.0
Handheld
Construction Bot - Model 42s were always very robust, reliable, and relatively affordable for many construction companies. However, what these companies didn't know, was that the CB-42s had uniquely weak CPU security, allowing the bots' behavior to be modified by a skilled programmer.
This particular bot was stripped of much of its protective armor in favor for speed and agility, and fitted for close-quarters melee combat.
Der Expedition-Nationalpark ist 1.080 Quadratkilometer groß, wurde 1991 gegründet und liegt in Queensland, Australien. Der Name des durch Wildnis geprägten Parks lehnt sich an die Expedition Range an.
The Expedition National Park is 1,080 square kilometers, was established in 1991 and is located in Queensland, Australia. The name of the park, which is shaped by wilderness, is based on the Expedition Range.