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A young monk descending the stairs at the Gangteng Monastery in the Wangdue Phodrang District in Central Bhutan.
60095 is on the descent from Tanhouse Lane Sidings to Widnes West Deviation heading 6F89 10:21 Fiddlers Ferry to Gladstone Dock (according to Freightmaster) captured passing the distinctive Albright & Wilson building near Widnes South.
2023-09-30, Day 4
A cluster of yellow, rain-soaked Snakeweed (Gutierrezia sarothrae) brightens the descent along the North Twin River as the snow line hovers further up the ridge, Arc Dome Wilderness, Nevada.
Earlier in the morning and still above the snow line, we worked our way down the higher-elevation reaches of the watershed through a thick veil of fat, wet flakes. The intent had been to follow a trail for the entire trip, but for many miles time, debris flows, and the slow march of vegetation erased whatever route people might once have etched into the landscape.
The trail emerged again for a while where the valley was broadest, but the impact of Hurricane Hilary became increasingly evident as we entered the lower, more constricted reaches of the canyon. Debris flows created large swaths of unstable rock, mud, and roots that had to be negotiated, and the surging waters appeared to have angered the resident beaver population. The flooding must have caused some damage to their existing structures, and the industrious rodents had rebuilt with impressive speed, creating ponds that engulfed the route where the trail had once followed the bank. The water was deep enough that there was nothing for it but to push up and around through the tangled and often thorny undergrowth.
Downstream from the beaver ponds the full strength of the previous month’s flooding was revealed. It was clear that the stream had shifted back and forth at will, from channel to channel, and had moved immense amounts of material with its passage. The interlocking branches of overhanging trees created the impression of tunnels, which wove erratically, joining and then splitting once more with the whims of the flooding currents. Once when my friend looked up he noticed the cut end of a log several feet above our heads. Such cuts are usually made by trail crews to clear logs that would otherwise block foot traffic, so we surmised that the ground had once been 5-6 feet higher not long ago. Thinking about the impact of this single, significant storm, these arid landscapes must be relatively stable for long periods of time, punctuated by unpredictable episodes of rapid change.
On our return from Bosnia and Herzogovina during the descent from the high passes we stopped off at this overlook just a few miles from the town of Nikšić. the body of water seen here is Slansko Lake.
5 x stitch panorama.
I think as Summer ends my Beaches will be hit hard - Its been a long time since i have visited regular !!! Joined by Neil for sunrise it was a frantic run around for an hour with some dramatic clouds and dark conditions
As we got in the car as the rain was going to hit the beach the rainbow popped out :-(
As i left the house @ 4.00 am it was pouring down !!!!
BNSF 9107 leads a string of grain empties (X-TACMIT9-17M) downgrade near Nagos, MT on the Evaro Hill located on the MRL 10th Sub on the overcast morning of May 19, 2024.
Top of Hecker Pass, Watsonville, CA
Its Sunset Sunday!
I have no idea if I actually will post a sunset every sunday, but for now, it gives me an excuse to indulge in my favorite kitsch.
This was taken at the Mt Madonna Inn parking lot at the top of Hecker Pass on Highway 152. Its part of my daily commute, and now that the days are lengthening, this is what I sometimes see on the way home.
Portland, Oregon with Mt Saint Helens and the peak of Mt Rainier Washington in the distant upper right. Sunset was at 5:07PM, photos are from 5:19, 5:26 and 5:38PM. OM2990,2997,3009
Class 70 locomotive No. 70815 rolls down the chord between Lichfield Trent Valley Junction and Lichfield North Junction with 6C89, the 09:37 Mountsorrel to Carlisle laden stone train on Thursday 3rd February 2022.
This chord allows trains arriving on the mainly freight only line from Whicnor Junction to join the West Coast Main Line at the north end of Lichfield Trent Valley station.
Well it looked a bit like the sun was an eye of some beast descending towards The Mere, I haven't even had a drink yet so no excuses for my strange brain.
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After punching through the red rocks via Bootlegger Tunnel, UP's Potash Local continues its descent to the Colorado River below the incredible rock faces of eastern Utah. The train will continue to hug these cliffs for a few more miles before reaching the mine at Potash.
LDG51B 21 (Local- Grand Jct, CO to Potash, UT and return)
UP SD70M #4858
UP SD70M #4869
Moab, UT
April 21st, 2023
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Easing down the hill at Rocky, the manifest is meeting the Rio Grande Zephyr. Four Tunnel Motors have a GP9 in tow as well.
A Branford Steam Railroad train heads south down the steep grades of Totoket Mountain in North Branford on a highly unusual mid-February run, it’s pretty uncommon to see stone moving around this time of year but today the train did 3 trips from the Tilcon plant in North Branford to the dock at Juniper Point.
Union Pacific C40-8 No. 9251 leads an 84 car intermodal train through Farmington, Utah at Shepard Lane the morning of June 25, 1994.
Another from the first of two fabulous days shooting trains in the North Country of New Hampshire. This was one of only two misses during the whole trip and the fact that this happened was why me made an impromptu decision add another night and come back on Saturday for another full day of trains in the Notch....and man am I glad we did!
Instead of running all the way to Fabyans as in prior fall seasons, this year the Conway Scenic is running two daily round trips between North Conway and Crawfords with the addition of a third 'bus train' for passengers arriving by motor coach from Portland off a cruise ship as a day shore excursion. That means there are six trains running through the Notch with a scheduled meet at Bartlett and Sawyers River...it truly is astonishing and a joy to see this line so busy!
The 9 AM Mountaineer is on its way back east to North Conway as it rolls out over the 500 ft long and 80 ft high Frankenstein Trestle near MP 79.5 on the former Maine Central Railroad Mountain Subdivision. Once they reach North Conway they will have descended some 1400 ft over the course of 25 miles by way of the 2.2% grade through the notch from the 1900 ft crest of the line at Crawford Depot.
Leading the train are GP38s 255 and 252 which are right at home here having been built in November 1966 for the Maine Central Railroad as part of an order of 13 of the model which were the first batch of second generation diesel locomotives purchased by the road. They both regularly operated here for the first 17 years of their lives until the last thru freight ran in 1983 after Guilford purchased the MEC and shuttered the Mountain Sub. In fact 252 had the ignominious duty of leading the final YR-1 from Saint Johnsbury on September 2, 1983.
255 came to Conway Scenic in 2022 and wore her Vermont Rail System red paint until just this past June when she received this new 'old' dress. The VTR red was from her nearly two decade second career as Clarendon & Pittsford 203 after having being sold by MEC successor Guilford Transportation in the early 1990s. 252 meanwhile was the last of her class in service on Guilford, lasting more than three decades, and having seen her other dozen siblings retired and scrapped or sold. She came to Conway Scenic in March 2010 along with GP35 216 in a trade with Pan Am Railways for FP9s 6505 and 6516 that would become Pan Am's OCS power.
Crawford Notch State Park
Town of Hart's Location, New Hampshire
Thursday October 9, 2025