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After a major winter storm dumped several feet of snow in the Washington Cascades, the iconic Burlington Northern plow that is assigned to the Scenic Sub was brought out to clear the tracks after it was shutdown for over 48 hours due to downed trees, power outages, and trains stalling on the 2.2% grade between Skykomish and Scenic as the heavy "Cascade Cement" caused havoc on the railroads "longshot" planning.
Winton, Washington.
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Almost all done picking up falling leaves - HURRAH So far over the past week, I have filled eight 30-gallon yard waste bags. And thanks to the high winds we’ve been having, neighbors down the street I am sure are enjoying their Fall season The temps just dropped into the mid-20s f, so the last of the leaves can wait :-)
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In position the beast gets to work. A few more freights were let by on the south main before work really got underway.
A month after Hurricane Helene, I decided to circumvent the road blocks and walk down to the retail district of South Tunnel Road and Swannanoa River Road. This is an area that primarily serves residents rather than the tourist trade. It is located just below the Asheville Mall with a Lowes, Walgreens, Goodwill and some of our favorite independent restaurants. While everyone is working hard, it seems like cleanup has years to go.
And now the cleanup begins. My office was without power for most of the day, so I worked remotely. Madison’s biggest utility had the most power outages in their history, dozens of roads were blocked and the entire Madison school district was closed. Ours was open but there seemed like fewer kids than usual - plenty of power outages in our city too.
The Township Public Works crew were out with a backhoe that had a street sweeper on the front and a front end loader that would gather up the dirt that was a result of the winter maintenace this past winter season. I grabbed a few shots.
Canon EOS RP with an EF to RP adapter and a Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS lens and processed in Lightroom Classic.
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With cars and debris strewn about, New York Central's Southwestern Limited came to grief after derailing at the diamond crossing in Wellington, OH on January 10, 1960. The big hook is in the back, doing cleanup work. With Coach 2939 to the left, Coach 2956 deflected outward and was awaiting removal. Note the shankless coupler still attached to this end of 2956. 2956 had been built by Budd in 1947. It was one of a group of 60 56 Seat Coaches built for the NYC by Budd in 1946/47 on Lot 9613-004. It would then operate in various parts of the Great Steel Fleet until this incident. Although the side facing appears to be undamaged, just visible is a lump in the roof where the other side of the car took a big hit. The damage was enough that 2956 was retired after this wreck.
Wellington, OH
January 10, 1960
Passenger Car of the Day
10/26/25
Leica M6 TTL
Leica Summicron 35mm f/2 IV "King of Bokeh"
Kodak Portra 160
Tetenal Colortec C-41
Scan from negative film
A Western Maryland Railway GP9 & crane rerailing cars at Port Covington Yard in Baltimore, MD, on 5-19-1976.
Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia floridana)
Photography and birding came in to my life together and almost on a whim. Learning about birds, and consequently the habitats they are in, has profoundly changed my life and opened my eyes to the consequences to wildlife of the ever increasing advancement of the human footprint.
This owl was another learning experience for me both in terms of increasing my knowledge of the species and the human/wildlife connection. His burrow is in a highly populated area of Florida, surrounded by houses and busy streets. While observing the owl, much to my horror, one of his neighbors opened the front door and out trots a Golden Retriever roaming free; unleashed. Of course the dog comes right over to where this owl and his family of owlets are. All the babies go scurrying back into the burrow but interestingly the two adults stayed put. Then the dog comes over and checks out my friend and me; sniffs around in the field a little more then finds a nice spot to do his "deed". Once that is done, he trots on back to his house.
I'm not thinking nice things at this point. I was a dog owner and was taught to clean up after my dog; not leave a pile of crap lying around to be stepped in. Plus I'm worried about the dog harming the poor owls.
If you've stuck with me this far, here is where the learning part comes in. This owl is actually thankful to have that dog as his neighbor and thankful that the owner doesn't clean up after it. One of this owl's feeding techniques is to carry dung back to its burrow which then attracts dung beetles that it will eat.
I didn't know what was in the owl's talons at the time I took this shot, but this is a shot of the owl carrying back a nice Golden Retriever dung ball. One wise owl.
Looked like a dead skunk (not sure if the leftovers of a coyote meal or road kill though this road has very little traffic)
The village street crew has a tough job. They have to maintain the streets for both snowmachines and wheeled vehicles.
This means keeping the snow at a depth that is safe for traction, turning and braking for all vehicles.
First a blade, then a plow, then remove the excess. Good on 'em.
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