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The Monastery at Lébény was established between 1199 and 1203, by a nobleman, for private worship. The complex was dedicated to the Apostle Saint James the Great. Though the existing charter for approving the donations and construction was signed by Andreas II (1208), one of the walls of the church had “1206” engraved in them, which may indicate that the church was already built at that time. It is also mentioned in the RegestrumVaradiense (an important language memorial), which was made in the late cathedral chapter of the present Oradea (Nagyvárad) in the 13th century. The monastery of Lébény was attacked and burnt down several times; the first by Mongols, then the second by King Ottokar I of Bohemia; and thereafter by the Turks, which was probably in 1529 and definitely in 1683. The monastery was taken back from the Turks by the arch-abbot of Pannonhalma in 1540. He named a new abbot, though the title only existed on paper for a little bit longer than two decades. In 1563 the monastery was burnt down again for the third time and was left devoured. Presently, the only part of the complex that is still standing is the iconic three-nave Romanesque church in the middle of Lébény village. This church is one of the most important Romanesque style buildings of Hungary, which was most probably restored in the 17th century by the Jesuits, and it was the first ever Hungarian monument that was restored in the second half of the 19th century. In addition, the Romanesque church is also operating as a parish of the village.
All beings seek the security and happiness that comes from companionship. Companionship can sometimes last but a mere moment in time, but if you're lucky--really really lucky, companionship will stretch out over the years--and for the really lucky ones, the years may stretch to decades and beyond.
Yuba County CA
The ranks of cowls on CN has dwindled to 81 from a fleet of 200+ less than a decade ago. Getting two (or more) in the same paint on the same train is getting pretty hard considering the remaining C40-8Ms only comprise three percent of CN's fleet.
Glad it was cloudy today, as high-sun would have killed this shot.
Over the last two decades, Geelong-born artist Rone has built an exceptional reputation for large-scale wall paintings and immersive installations that explore concepts of beauty and decay. Rone’s latest site-specific installation transforms a room within Geelong Gallery in response to the architecture and history of the building, and the Gallery’s collection.
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A 35mm slide image, originally shared almost a decade ago, that has brushed up nicely courtesy of the improved digital darkroom skills (and software packages) I've managed to pick up over the last few years.
In this shot an Eastern Region Rail Rover and an overnight train from London Kings Cross provided for a dawn arrival in Newcastle Central, where first light catches a class 03 shunter at the eastern end of the station ready for the day's action. The Keep, a must-do destination for rail snappers visiting Newcastle back then, stands imposingly in the background.
As ever, exposure was a bit finger in the air with the Zodel F Lightmeter (a 60's vintage hand-me-down from my Dad), but two or three bracketed shots for safety managed to yield a result.
I had a couple of these ERRR's over the years and they provided superb rail photography opportunities for this East Midlander who had rarely ventured further east than Grantham.
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Nikkormat FT2, Agfa CT18, exposure 3secs @ F8
Dawn, 6th September 1976
Blake Garden keeps work hours, so if you have a job, you could live in the Bay Area for decades without ever having the chance to see it. Finally broke my own two-decade streak! Yes, more Milk of the Poppie.
The centre block of the parliament buildings is closed as it is being extensively refurbished during the next decade or two.
Experimenting with black and white photos.
We had some rain today, the sky was overcast with low light when I captured this flower.
Uploaded for the theme "Black and White" in The Flickr Lounge .
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May 2025
I began documenting this little headland slowly crumbling into the sea exactly a decade ago.
Another decade has come and gone as quickly as it began. As we enter a new year as photographers we appreciate where we've been and what we've witnessed, and thanks to photographs we can look back like yesterday to see what's gone, giving purpose to what at times can be called a silly hobby. Not all things last forever but the photos and memories remain. Garwood, West Virginia, late September 2015.
I've been hiking and exploring the Drumheller Channels area for well over a decade. But Saturday was the first time I walked Black Rock Road along Crab Creek.
I've seen and photographed the road a number of times from atop the cliffs high above, but never thought of actually walking it.
The canyon containing Crab Creek is far to wide and tall to have been carved by the waters of the creek itself. And yet there they are. This happened during the ice age when the glacier diverted the Columbia River from its then (and mostly present) course to this spot where I stood to take the photo.
From atop, you can see how such a thing would work. But below, you can hardly imagine the waters flowing high above you.
For those with maps, the ice cut off the Columbia near Grand Coulee Dam. The waters hung a hard left down present-day Banks Lake, through Soap Lake (and so down the entirety of Grand Coulee, into Moses Lake and then through the Drumheller area, following Crab Creek to the present-day Columbia River.
With various ice age floods, the waters came with force an abundance, overflowing everything and carving the multitude of canyons throughout this part of the state. But even during relative periods of calm, the Columbia flowed through lands new to it, and submerging what would later be called Black Rock Road.
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'Black Rock Road'
Camera: Mamiya RB67
Film: Kentmere 400
Process: HC-110B; 5.5mins
Washington
September 2024
She can't walk anymore without the aid of a walking stick, but this gray-haired 91-year-old lady still has an amazing good memory.
For one thing, she still remembers the first name of my deceased mother whom she last met 60 years ago.
I was then just a little boy, so I can't recall an instant having seen her at our place of abode when she went there to pay to my mother her husband's rent for the use of a piece of farm lot. She started talking to me, however, after a young relative of hers mentioned my family name within her hearing distance, and this was when I paid a first visit to her son at his home today.
I was totally surprised when she asked me, "How's Ate Rosie?" ("Ate," a Pilipino word, is a common title of respect for an older sister, but is also used for other older non-relative woman.) In answer, I said that my mother has passed away already a decade ago at the age of 84 years old.
Taken in the capital town of Iba, Zambales, Philippines.
Always a thrilling display, Aerosuperbatics have been doing this for decades. I think their 'Excellence in Wingwalking' slogan is fairly recent, and it does raise the question as to whether any other standard of wingwalking would be survivable. 'Mediocre at wingwalking - but not for long!'
Apparently, anyone can have a go at this for a small fee (you pay them, not the other way round!). If you are interested, let me know and I'll book a slot for you. Don't all rush at once.....
One of the wingwalkers in the picture was interviewed befiore the show and said she got the job by applying to an advertisment. I imagine turning up for the interview was enough to secure the position....
The aircraft are Boeing Stearmans, if anyone is interested - very noisy as they have a similar engine and propeller to the T6. Texan/Harvard.
1980's
what's cooler than shades?
nothing that's right!
idk i think if i time traveled back to the 80's
someone would be wearing glasses like these
have a nice day
mhm
Nearly three decades ago, BN SD70MACs could be commonly spotted on coal drags between Wyoming coal mines and Illinois Power plants - traversing over the TZPR Illinois River bridge. We were lucky enough to get 9653, a worn out executive on the point of C-PEKNAM, on a nice fall afternoon
These rocks are at the northern east of Singapore known as Punngol rocks. They are there for decades. Remained on the same place for many years. Photo taken at different timing and tides yield different beauty
Can never be the same picture as the tide,weather and light changed. The rocks are beauty of it own.
The railfan coveted three scheme lashup is a true treat and quite the rare event on the Alaska Railroad. In the decade I lived in Alaska I can count on one hand the number of times I got to photograph it happening. By this late date there were only three GP40-2s in the old 1970s black and gold scheme with the rest of the fleet wearing the current 'Baby Mac' paint and the only units left liveried in the 1980s 'Alaska Bold' scheme were GP38-2s that were mostly relegated to yard service in Anchorage and Fairbanks. But once in a while one would get out on the road such as happened on this picture perfect late winter day.
The geep trio are leading a 120N from Whittier to Anchorage seen emerging from the north end of the 13,338 ft long Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel at MP F5.6 on the Alaska Railroad's Whittier Branch.
The tunnel which is the only land based access to the important port community of Whittier on Prince William Sound is a marvel of engineering. Originally built by the US Army and opened in 1943 it was converted to dual use more than two decades ago and is the longest shared highway/rail tunnel in North America and is essentially a 2.5 mile long grade crossing.
For those of you interested in learning more about this fascinating tunnel click here to visit the Alaska state DOT's official web site on the tunnel:
www.dot.state.ak.us/creg/whittiertunnel/history.shtml
Bear Valley, Alaska
Sunday March 12, 2017
Front View
1911 Baker Electric Special Extension Coupe, Model V
In the first decades of the 20th century, electric vehicles seemed poised for primacy. Early internal-combustion engines were rudimentary, dangerous, and difficult to operate, requiring all sorts of pump priming and starter torqueing. Those tasks were uncouth for the wealthy gentlemen who were the automobile’s first customers and downright risky for the era’s women, clothed in voluminous, billowing Edwardian dresses and patriarchal notions of competence. Electric cars, on the other hand, were extremely simple to use. So long as the heavy batteries were maintained and charged, all one had to do was click the on switch, twist the go lever, and roll.
Having founded the American Ball Bearing Company in 1895, Midwestern engineer Walter C. Baker understood the basics of carriage production. This background gave him faith that he could make the leap into car building. Teaming up with his father-in-law and brother-in-law, he started the Baker Motor Vehicle Company in Cleveland in 1899. Seeing the aforementioned advantages inherent in electric vehicles, Baker decided to place his faith in this powertrain.
“Number one, it’s comfortable, and it’s not terribly difficult to drive,” said Stew Somerville, a volunteer mechanic at the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome museum in upstate New York, which holds a 1911 Baker in its eclectic collection. “But part of the attraction of the electric automobile was the fact that it did not emit gasoline fumes, you didn’t have to crank-start the engine, there was no big wheel to wrestle with. It was a very smooth-handling automobile. You didn’t even have a loud, offensive horn. There’s a dainty little bell to warn of its coming.” Period ads were frequently, although not exclusively, pitched directly at women.
Baker’s first car to market was a two-seater, the Imperial Runabout. Priced at a competitive $850, it was first shown in New York at the city’s (and nation’s) first auto show. It attracted a number of notable buyers, including Thomas Edison, who purchased one as his very first car. (Edison designed the long-lived nickel-iron batteries used in some Baker vehicles.) By 1906, Baker was, briefly, the world’s top producer of electric vehicles.
But like many of his cohort in the emergent automotive industry, Baker wasn’t just in it for the business. He was in it for the speed. As his company was enjoying success in the consumer market, he was pursuing his dream by developing a series of advanced, record-setting racing cars. His first, the Torpedo, was built in 1902, at great personal expense to Baker. With its 11 batteries, 14-hp mid-mounted motor, outrageously low-slung 48-inch height, streamlined and lightweight white-pine and oilcloth body, and bizarre webbed canvas seat restraints, it seemed poised to set a world land speed record.
Sadly, in that year’s Automobile Club of America speed trials on Staten Island, the car was involved in a disastrous crash. After crossing the 1-kilometer (0.6 mile) mark in just over 30 seconds, Baker and his co-driver lost control and crashed into a group of spectators. One person died at the scene, and another died later from injuries. The drivers were both arrested and charged with manslaughter but were freed when it was determined that the crowd had pushed past protective barriers and onto the course. (Baker’s innovative safety harness likely protected the car’s occupants from serious injury.)
Further attempts with two smaller, single-seater race cars he named Torpedo Kid were also employed in pursuit of the land speed record but were subsequently abandoned following another, nonlethal spectator crash in 1903. Baker has often been noted as the first person to cross the 100-mph barrier, although his records weren’t official due to these wrecks.
Given this peril, Baker decided to forgo his quest for top speed. As gasoline-powered vehicles increased in popularity and gained infrastructural support, he shifted his attention instead to diminishing the electric car’s liabilities, particularly their limited range. He worked diligently on new battery designs, shaft drives, and other componentry. In 1910, Baker’s new chief engineer, Emil Gruenfeldt, set a record for distance driven on a single charge, taking a Baker Victoria for a 201-mile trip at an average speed of 12 mph. Not exactly Ludicrous speed, but an impressive feat nonetheless.
Baker’s successes gave the company prominence among the elite, and the company capitalized on this publicly. In advertisements around 1909, the brand boldly boasted about the King of Siam owning a Baker. The company made a similar splash in American politics when President William H. Taft’s administration purchased a 1909 model as one of the White House’s first automobiles. (A steam-powered White and two gasoline-powered Pierce-Arrows were also included, Taft hedging his bets on how the battle of the powertrains was going to play out.) Taft later added a 1912 Baker Victoria that went on to be driven by five First Ladies. The Baker brand maintains some celebrity allure today, with car-collecting comedian Jay Leno holding a 1909 model in his expansive collection.
As a means of offsetting some of the powertrain’s inherent shortcomings, Baker made investments in battery-charging infrastructure. The brand announced plans to open stations at every major intersection in Cleveland and to grow the network from there, although this effort became cost prohibitive and never came to fruition. Expansion into the production of electric trucks, police patrol wagons, and even trucks and bomb handlers for the U.S. Army during World War I was not enough to fend off the rising dominance of the internal-combustion engine, especially after the proliferation of the electric starter, first available on the 1912 Cadillac, significantly increased safety and convenience. By 1915, the Baker company was defunct.
By Brett Berk, Car and Driver
L738 of December 14th 2025 featured a blast from the past in form of three YN2 Dash 8s leading the way, all facing north elephant style. These are three of four YN2 Dash 8 locomotives currently cycling through the power pool of locals between Brownsand and Waycross, running daily anywhere between those yards as L737, L738, L740, and perhaps other symbols as applicable.
Shooting here reminded me of the last time I'd shot here, nine years ago when we'd followed a grain train off the CSX Brunswick branch. That train had a YN2 SD70MAC leading, at the time the best thing you could catch on CSX it seemed: flic.kr/p/PvrXxD. That November, a pair of YN2 Dash 8s wouldn't have been so special, a trio certainly cool, but comparatively a such lashup in 2025 is unheard of. This sure invokes some though if maybe we should be paying more mind to matched tri-sets of YN3 GEVOs, most cool things were once so common.
Berlin boasts two zoological gardens, a consequence of decades of political and administrative division of the city. The older one, called Zoo Berlin, founded in 1844, is situated in what is now called the "City West". It is the most species-rich zoo worldwide. The other one, called Tierpark Berlin ("Animal Park"), was established on the long abandoned premises of Friedrichsfelde Manor Park in the eastern borough of Lichtenberg, in 1954. Covering 160 ha, it is the largest landcape zoo in Europe. In front of and behind the manor, the original design of the gardens was carefully restored. That is why you won't see any animals in this part of the enormous premises of the Animal Park. But you'll find plenty of them at a short distance.
Friedrichsfelde Manor house, designed in the early neo-Classical architectural style, is located in the Berlin Animal Park in the Friedrichsfelde district of Berlin. It was built in 1685 as Rosenfelde Manor by the Electorate of Brandenburg's Director General of the Navy, Benjamin Raule. This first five-axes building was probably constructed in the Dutch country house style according to plans by Johann Arnold Nering. In 1698, Benjamin Raule fell from grace and was imprisoned and expropriated. The castle fell to the Prussian Elector and later King Frederick I and was renamed Friedrichsfelde. After the king's death, the property was transferred to his half-brother Margrave Albrecht Friedrich von Brandenburg-Schwedt in 1717. In 1719, court architect Martin Heinrich Böhme enlarged the palace by three axes each to the east and west to its present width and added a three-winged Baroque staircase made of oak.
The castle survived the Second World War relatively undamaged. After the expropriation in the course of the land reform, both the building and the surrounding manor park fell into disrepair. When the decision was made in 1954 to create a separate zoo for East Berlin, the palace served for a few years as the headquarters of the organisers of the garden's conversion; parts of the building were used as stables for the zoo. It was not until the period between 1970 and 1981 that the castle was renovated on the initiative of Tierpark Berlin. The director of the Animal Park at the time, Heinrich Dathe, campaigned massively for the preservation of the manor house and prevented plans to demolish it.
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The former Fleetwood radar training station served for decades as a base for coastal masters and crews to train in the latest radar technology.
Built in 1961, the Grade II Listed edifice stands next to the town's Victorian lighthouse near to Fleetwood Promenade, and is a single storey, oval building with a reinforced concrete, flat roof. Raised above the level of high tide, the old radar station also has framed timber windows, a timber floor and door, and can be accessed by steps from Fleetwood Promenade.
Historic England has praised its 'elegant, modern design' and highlighted that the two buildings show 'the history of communications side by side.' Similar accolades include a 1965 Civic Trust Commendation, which singled it out as a 'modest yet dramatic little building' and the art historian and architect, Sir Nikolaus Pevsner, called it 'a cute little piece.'
The historic building was built by Lancashire County Council's architects in 1961, and it was transferred to Blackpool and the Fylde College in 1996 but is shortly to be assigned back to Lancashire County Council as the original leaseholder.
Some renovation is needed to restore the building to its former glory, and any future owner will be required to undertake such work and also apply to Wyre Borough Council to vary the covenant which stipulates its use as a Radar Instruction Centre. However, the building's iconic status and distinguished naval history have already sparked considerable interest locally.
County Councillor Alan Vincent, deputy leader of the council and cabinet member for resources, HR and property, said: "This little building forms an historic and attractive feature, and taken with the historic 1840 lighthouse, forms a vital testimony to Fleetwood's distinguished naval past as well as showing the history of naval communications in our midst in Lancashire.
"We hope that by placing this iconic building up for auction, an essential part of our region's wonderful marine history can be preserved for the future, along with Lancashire's distinguished legacy of naval communications in times gone by.
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As we say goodbye to 2019 and one decade, I want to wish all a happy, healthy and prosperous new decade. The many possibilities are beautiful, wonderful and exciting. Looking forward to seeing your wonderful photos and artistry.
I also see that it is time for my husband and I to get back to OR!!!
Oregon Sunset
Canon Beach, OR
An Everts Air Cargo Douglas DC-6, N100CE, taking off on ANC runway 33 with an arriving UPS MD-11F on the taxiway behind.
Took a photographic walk along the alley behind the business district in East Liberty along Penn Avenue, a stretch that has seen many changes over the decades. I found several stupendous walls reflecting the passage of time and fashion, left raw and exposed because this is a back alley meant for deliveries, trash, etc. and no effort has been made to render them more presentable. (In this case, the front facades of the same buildings are not in especially presentable shape, either). Now that East Liberty has gone upscale in recent years, this kind of quaint connection to the past is likely to be tidied up--a sign of good times, for some anyway, and better times yet to come, but also a loss for those, like me, who find beauty in these untidy places.
This marvelous section features a ghost sign that I think concludes with "...on [or in] the premises." The watercolor-like blue-green of the building is a joy to linger upon.
Himeji Castle is a hilltop Japanese castle complex located in Himeji, in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.
The castle is regarded as the finest surviving example of prototypical Japanese castle architecture, comprising a network of 83 buildings with advanced defensive systems from the feudal period. The castle is frequently known as Hakuro-jō ("White Egret Castle") or Shirasagi-jō ("White Heron Castle") because of its brilliant white exterior and supposed resemblance to a bird taking flight.
Himeji Castle dates to 1333, when Akamatsu Norimura built a fort on top of Himeyama hill. The fort was dismantled and rebuilt as Himeyama Castle in 1346, and then remodeled into Himeji Castle two centuries later. Himeji Castle was then significantly remodeled in 1581 by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who added a three-story castle keep. In 1600, Tokugawa Ieyasu awarded the castle to Ikeda Terumasa for his help in the Battle of Sekigahara, and Ikeda completely rebuilt the castle from 1601 to 1609, expanding it into a large castle complex.
Several buildings were later added to the castle complex by Honda Tadamasa from 1617 to 1618. For over 400 years, Himeji Castle has remained intact, even throughout the extensive bombing of Himeji in World War II, and natural disasters such as the 1995 Great Hanshin earthquake.
Himeji Castle is the largest and most visited castle in Japan, and it was registered in 1993 as one of the first UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the country. The area within the middle moat of the castle complex is a designated Special Historic Site and five structures of the castle are also designated National Treasures. Along with Matsumoto Castle and Kumamoto Castle, Himeji Castle is considered one of Japan's three premier castles. In order to preserve the castle buildings, it underwent restoration work for several years and reopened to the public on March 27, 2015. The works also removed decades of dirt and grime, restoring the formerly gray roof to its original brilliant white color.
Digging through the archives takes us back to a decade ago this week, August 15, 2012. Built for the Denver, Rio Grande & Western in March of 1980, WE 5413 was still sporting black numberboards and absolutely minimal modifications into the 2010's. Seen here with sister tunnelmotor 5391 at Rook Yard in Pittsburgh.
Please, have also a look at the pictures I uploaded on my legacy flickr account over the past decade:
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Thanks!
Despite snow and the coldest Seattle winter in decades, my favorite hellebore has been blooming since Christmas.
117 in 2017: #47 Petals
CSX C40-8W #7928 (Ex-LMSX 710) rips through North East, PA on the famed Water Level Route. In the decade since this photo was taken, the legacy G types have been removed, traffic levels have been reduced significantly, and the LMS fleet has been placed in storage or retired. 7928 last saw service during the Harrison administration, sometime in 2017
Yoennis (43) guides Alejandro (12). Twenty years of repair mastery passes to the next generation. In Cuba, new goods are in short supply and repair is an indispensable trade.
Some decades old lens giving something very close to macro 1:1 reproduction of this object. The pottery figurine is more detailed than I thought. There are colours and build up of paints that I did not see til the images were on screen. These are quick edits sent to a sleepy friend that I might edit further yet.
The soldier pictured here is from an old decorative ceramic Whisky Decanter.
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BA turns 10 this year!
What started as a creative side project, has turned into the best job I've ever had - and I've had quite a few!
So far:
• 40 Production Molds
• Over 360 Prototype Molds
• Over 275 Unique Weapons & Accessories (not counting the colors)
• Countless Custom-Printed Minifigs & Weapons Packs
..and I'm not done yet! I'm obsessed with that little minifig, and he/she always needs MORE STUFF! You can look forward to even more from BrickArms in 2016 and beyond.
Thanks for supporting BrickArms all of these years, and we're looking forward to another decade of innovation!
Dream Big, and Play Well
---Will & Jenn
A view from Chambers Bay Golf Course and park in University Place, WA. These old cement structures are left over relics from the sand and gravel companies that were there for many decades. What a wise move to preserve the history and make the area even more interesting. Great photo ops for scenics and portraits as well.
The reason I edited this one was to try out Topaz' new upsizing software called AI Gigapixel. It is like Genuine Fractals and other software but this one uses artificial intelligence to make up the new pixels when upsizing and man does it ever work great!
So this was a huge crop that left less than 1500px to work with before uprezzing it to 2500 with AI Gigapixel. That gave me enough px to edit decently and reduce noise. I'll be using this workflow quite a bit and it opens up opportunities for low res files from the past or huge crops in the future. It would be a great way to prepare a file for a large print too.
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60009 Union of South Africa is now 80 years old and will be retired in July 2019, probably for good. Of course there are small indications. However, there is little in this photo to suggest in which of the eight decades the photograph was taken.
Flickr Explore # 118 on Wednesday, September 27, 2017.
After striking out looking for Amtrak 606 I heard CSXT on the radio so before calling it a day I swung over to the runaround by the west (railroad north) end of the Middleboro Subdivision where I found CSXT local L007 switching on the south end of the runaround by MP 0.7 with three GP40-2s. After doing a bit of switching they will shove north to Currier and call for permission from Amtrak's NHV Line dispatcher for permission out on to the Corridor on Main 4 to shove down to East Junction to work a few customers.
The Middleboro Sub is strange in that it is owned by MassDOT and dispatched and maintained by Mass Coastal, but CSX still operates it and serves the customers as the direct corporate successor of CR, PC, NH, and all the way back to the Old Colony. In fact this particular segment of line was built in 1871 by OCRR predecessor New Bedford and Taunton Railroad.
While everyone knows of the recent MassDOT rail purchases from CSXT that were consummated in 2010, 2012, and 2015 dramatically changing the freight rail scene in eastern Mass this route is a bit more interesting. The state actually acquired this line way back in Dec 1982, but Conrail and successor CSXT operated, dispatched and maintained it for another three more decades. The state spent money to rehab the line shortly after purchase that permitted the return of seasonal passenger service and to that end, from 1986 to 1996 Amtrak's Cape Codder left the corridor at Attleboro and traveled this route to Hyannis on weekends in the summer. After that ended the line fell into disrepair and in 2015 MassDOT assigned maintenance and dispatching responsibilities to Mass Coastal. However, CSXT is still the exclusive holder of freight rights on the line and consequently Mass Coastal crews can only operate maintenance trains here.
Attleboro, Massachusetts
Friday August 26, 2022
This is a in-progress restoration. It is a Toyota Land Cruiser FJ40 in pastel green, photographed at Selkirk Off Road in Sagle, Idaho. The FJ40 series is celebrated for its durability and status as one of the most recognizable and reliable 4x4 vehicles ever built—an off-road legend spanning decades.
I have to admit that I was very impressed with Selkirk Off Road in Sagle, Idaho. I took my overlanding Tacoma there while I was in Idaho this past summer. is is the Inland Northwest's go-to overland outfitter and fabrication shop, known for turning adventure rigs into trail-ready machines built to last.
This is another look at their impressive showroom, which showcases premium gear... from suspension systems and roof tents to bumpers and recovery equipment that is stalled and tested by the same team that builds custom overland vehicles for real-world conditions. It's a place where craftsmanship meets community, blending professional-grade builds, rugged accessories, and local expertise for anyone serious about off-road exploration.
While I was there, I was treated like family and I was very impressed with their work. My hat's off to the entire team!
To view photos of this year's overlanding journey in chronological order, click www.flickr.com/photos/stevefrazier/albums/72177720328383895
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A Cave Swallow on the lighthouse roof at Prince Edward Point, Prince Edward County, Ontario this morning. Very rare in Canada (they breed in southern Texas and northern Mexico), I’ve been searching for them here every November. Finally found one yesterday in the wind and rain. This morning it was still present in the sun.
For some reason starting a couple decades ago a few began to show up in Ontario in the late fall, early winter - a poor strategy for an insect-eating bird. One would think the tendency would be selected out of the population, but thus far it hasn’t. Still, a great birding moment, my first record for Canada.
The bird looked a bit out of it at first but after the sun’s rays warmed it up for about 30 minutes it took flight strongly and was able to catch some late season flies - and dodge a Merlin attack. Not sure if these birds manage to reorient themselves and head south, but I'm hoping for the best.
I never get sick of this scene which is truly hard to top so here's another from my last visit. After making its second run of the day up the hill and spotting up the loads the Selkirk based L022 crew is heading back down the Claverack Industrial Track at about MP QCV1.1 to tie up for the day in CSXT's yard beside Amtrak's Hudson Line main.
SD40-2s 8840 and 8128 (blt. Oct. 1978 as Conrail 6465 and Aug. 1980 as Clinchfield 8128 respectively) are seen crossing Warren Street after cutting through the middle of the town square and are on the two blocks of street running on South 7th Street for a before swinging west to drop down the steep 3.22% grade to the yard. They are about to pass the Governor's Tavern which has been a watering hole since before 1883! Long known as the State Grill, it was renamed the Iron Horse Bar and affixed with a neon sign when it served as a set in the 1994 movie Nobody's Fool starring Paul Newman but closed after the owner passed in 2013. Remodeled, renamed and reopened in 2017 the governors is a fabulous spot with the BEST Nashville hot chicken sandwich this side of Richmond and a killer tap list featuring local upstate beers and a nice whisky selection...and the atmosphere inside can't be beat! I highly recommend this spot both inside and out.
To learn more here's a couple links:
gossipsofrivertown.blogspot.com/2016/04/whats-planned-for...
ruralintelligence.com/food/governors-tavern-fills-the-iro...
This Selkirk based job solely exists to serve the ADM flour mill located in the former Lone Star Cement facility which is now the only reason this unique line survives. This two and half mile long spur off the former New York Central main is actually former Boston and Albany trackage having been built in 1838 as the Hudson and Berkshire Railroad. It was sold at foreclosure to the Western Railroad of Massachusetts in 1854 and became part of the new Boston and Albany system in 1870. A year later the upper depot which survives as a cool brewery just a thousand feed behind was constructed by the B&A. At its peak in the 1880s four round trip passenger trains and a northbound mixed called there every day but by 1933 passenger service had ended. The 17 miles between Hudson and Chatham were sustained largely by cement traffic moving east to Boston, until 1959 when the line was severed east of Claverack and abandoned through Mellenville and Ghent (via the Upper Harlem Line) to Chatham where it met the B&A mainline. Another mile and half from the feed mill in the center of Claverack hung on nearly two more decades until it too succumbed shortly after the coming of Conrail leaving only what survives today reaching about 2.5 miles to the mill in Greenport Center.
Hudson, New York
Friday December 6, 2024