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South Shore's pair of ex-Iowa Interstate SD38-2's approach the Dearborn Ave crossing in Hammond, IN with the Belt Job, AF-4.
October 9, 2020
Working with a three man crew, the AF4 heads back north after working multiple industries including Kingsbury, Pigfeed, and interchange with the CN at Stillwell. Here the Chicago South Shore Kingsbury local is seen passing by the pond in La Porte as the sun begins to set. Big thanks to the conductor on the job for giving us a run down of the day's work.
Built in 1913 in Newcastle upon Tyne. A Canadian survey ship that served in both World Wars and survived the Halifax explosion. She surveyed the waters of Canada's Arctic and the coast of Newfoundland and was also used as a patrol and training vessel. Now permanently docked in Halifax Harbour next to the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic.
South Shore 803 with trailing brand new Port Huron & Detroit boxcar, works near Hammond, Indiana on March 4, 1978
CSS crew PF9 lugs 114 NORX cars bound for storage in South Bend under the Fail Rd overpass and up Galena Hill with a set of traction orange GP38-2s.
A three-car eastbound South Shore passenger train crosses the ICG heading for home rails at Kensington Tower on a very frigid morning, in January 1982.
Had a long due catch up with an old school mate today in Kiama... the skies while dramatic didn't deliver a great deal of colour, until after the storm front passed on the way home.
Cooler than any tea kettle, streamliner or heritage unit this everyday South Shore Freight train heads east down 11th street in Michigan City, Indiana
The SD38-2 set slowly winds through the S curve crossing the CSX Barr sub, approaching Gary.
Miller, IN.
03-27-21
CSS train AF2 just came through the drawbridge on Amtrak's Michigan line. The CSS works a couple industries on this side of the river. It was another frigid day in the Midwest. I woke up to -12 degrees, drove the 2 1/4 hours to Michigan City to chase the CSS down the Kingsbury line. When I arrived, I received the disappointing news that they were not running down there today. But found out the AF2 job was waiting near Drawbridge for Amtrak to go by. Thanks to KV for the tip.
The two CSS/NICD geeps split two bilevel electric cars as they head east at CP Cline. East Chicago, IN
CSS 2009 runs through the controlled siding under the x-Michigan Central coal tower in Michigan City. A large number of cars for USALCO and Shell necessitated the move.
Seeing a South Shore 800 was always a treat for me. The CSS&SB's version of the Little Joe was massive, powerful, and sleek. It didn't make any difference if it was moving or standing still, the 800's were hard to beat.
A pair of South Shore GP38-2's sprint west by the (then) new Dune Park Station expansion.
Chesterton, IN.
02-11-18
Airbus A320-212 of Anda Air (operated by Jonika Airlines) in Lviv as charter flight from Sharm-El-Sheikh on a rainy day.
South Shore 803 is just west of the street running in Michigan City IN. Original Kodachrome Sept 1971 photographer unknown, Art Gross Collection.
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♪♫ Golden Brown by The Stranglers - one of my all-time favorites!.
Meet me at this weeks FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHER along with a short interview in the group The World Through My Eyes.
The bunker you see next to the tree is one of the many WO II legacies this area is known for.
Post-processing notes
Color, calibration, contrast adjustments in Lightroom. Several fine textures has layered and masked on top of each other with some clipped contrast adjustment layers attached to some.
Camera & exposure
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Tokina AT-X 124 Pro 12-24mm f/4
f/8 - 2.5 sec - 12mm - ISO-100
Location: Fiemel, I think the most north-eastern part of Groningen, the Netherlands. On the other side - horizon here - lies Emden, Germany.
Fiemel is a hamlet in the municipality of Delfzijl, the Netherlands. It lies at the east of Termunten, directly on the Ems, at the beginning of de Punt van Reide, the extreme northeastern tip of the province Groningen.
Explore #134 on 2009-10-02
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