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The Côa River is a tributary of the Douro River, in central and northeastern Portugal.[1] It is one of the few Portuguese rivers that flows south to north. It flows through the municipalities of Sabugal Municipality, Almeida Municipality, Pinhel Municipality, Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo Municipality and Vila Nova de Foz Côa Municipality, all located in the Guarda District.
Thousands of ancient carvings in stone were discovered in the Côa Valley in the 1980s and 1990s. These are of particular interest due to the high concentration of Paleolithic art, and because these carvings are found outside of caves, on rocks in plain sight: Jean Clottes, a prominent French prehistorian, had confirmed that "is the biggest open air site of paleolithic art in Europe, if not in the world".
The drawings attracted worldwide attention when plans to build a hydroelectric dam across the Côa Valley threatened to submerge them. Although hydroelectric development was already well underway, outcry from locals, the scientific community and the media led to dam construction being halted in 1995 after a change in the national government following elections. A significant proportion of the drawings in the Canada do Inferno area were already underwater by that time. The Côa Valley Archaeological Park, opened in 1996 [1], was declared a protected UNESCO world heritage site in 1998.[2]
The Côa river was also the site of the Côa Battle during the Peninsular War. There are several castles along Terras de Riba-Côa, such as Sabugal and Pinhel.
Foz do rio Côa.
Ponte junto à antiga estação de comboios, agora desativada.
Bridge next to the old train station, now disabled.
5917 is seen exiting the Port Waratah staging roads on it's way back to Maitland as part of passenger shuttles around the coal unloader.
Another coal train for Florida makes his eastward journey thru Sanderson, FL on April 6, 2016.
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GY WDM-3D 11350 chugging off to depart from Vijayawada junction with 57258 Kakinada port - Tirupati Passenger...
Pair of COAL lashups through Branxton Station on the Main Northern line.
Firstly sporting the Glencore/Xstrata Rail Blue, Silver and Yellow livery - XRN029, XRN019 and rounding out the '9s' XRN009 on the empty return run.
And just after coming under the Hunter Expressway the familiar Pacific National livery of a loaded TT Triple, TT07 leads TT125 and class-leader TT01
Hunter Region, New South Wales, Australia.
CP 0-6-2T 014, Built by Beyer Peacock (3022 / 1889) crosses the bridge at Coa with an LCGB special which may have been the last steam train this far up the line.
Visitors in the 1970s will remember impressive lattice viaducts on tall stone piers, but the construction of a new dam C1980 on the Douro submerged the stone piers to the height shown.
Steam has been introduced over recent years on the Douro Valley line but not this far east.
Viewed on Google Earth, the track is now lifted east of Pochino , but this bridge remains.
KZJ Twins with DM3A 16501 in lead with BVC - COA (17203) on a perfect Sunday morning going towards it's next scheduled halt SC. via 500px ift.tt/2tGEeXY
R WDG-3A twins led by 13603 chugging past Nature cure hospital with 17203 Bhavnagar Terminus - Kakinada Express....
Pair of COAL lashups through Branxton Station on the Main Northern line.
Firstly sporting the Glencore/Xstrata Rail Blue, Silver and Yellow livery - XRN029, XRN019 and rounding out the '9s' XRN009 on the empty return run.
And just after coming under the Hunter Expressway the familiar Pacific National livery of a loaded TT Triple, TT07 leads TT125 and class-leader TT01
Hunter Region, New South Wales, Australia.