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"San Francisco's four cable car lines are all powered from one central location with four 510 horsepower electric motors, one for each cable with its own separate gearbox. A set of six 14-foot diameter sheaves is driven by the motors, around which the cable runs in a figure-eight pattern to reduce slippage. Tension sheaves keep a constant tension on the cable and takes up slack produced by wear, car load and stoppage of cars on the line. The cables are over an inch in diameter, with six steel strands of 19 wires each wrapped around a core of sisal rope"
Some days I find it really hard to get a shot I'm happy with for my 365. Other days I have more than one to choose from! Today was one of those days where I couldn't decide which one to put in my 365. As it's my sister's 50th birthday today, she had to go in my 365 but this evening a storm came over at dusk - we had a double rainbow and an impressive stormy sunset so I couldn't resist popping out again and getting a few more shots! This one is sooc except for slight crop and watermark.
Explored! #195
Slaty skimmer on one of the support cables between two posts on the boardwalk handrail at the park. Not quite in sharp focus but still saving for now. They seem to like these cables for some reason.
Do you ever take notice of the intricate world of shapes, gadgets, connections in the power lines overhead?
The cable car flies over the port ... I'm not very good with heights and missed the spectacular views that could be seen from such a vantage point ...
Only for the lazy and those without wind/waterproof clothing basically.
And for everyone during the winter season, of course...
860 vertical metres in 7 minutes
Åre Kabinbana’s valley station is just above Åre square at 421 meters above sea level.
In the station there are workshops, office spaces, a coffee shop, ticket sales with a small sports shop and a control room.
Each cable car holds a capacity of 75 people in perfect weather conditions.
Departures are every 20 minutes or continuously when the queues are long.
The journey up to 1274 meters above sea level takes about 7 minutes. Dogs are welcome in one of the cable cars, just make sure to keep it on a leash while on the mountain.
Late afternoon near the town of Tehachapi finds a northbound UP manifest freight with a new GE ES45AH "Heavy" leader heading downgrade through Cable as it slowly makes the descent toward Bakersfield.
Took and edited this back in Feb. Not sure why I didn't upload it then, as I quite like it.
Probably using the sweet 35 optic and extension tubes, going by the other photo I uploaded that day.
The cable guy came by today. I had him pose for this quick portrait.
Strobist: B800 Boomed & Dished Front and Above. ABR800 Front and Below w/ 30" Moon Unit. SB28DX on background and SB28DX's Super Clamped onto background supports back left and right.
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