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When I started dispatching the Delaware & Hudson back in 1995, Whitehall was nothing more than a small yard used for interchange with the Vermont Railway and other miscellaneous cars. But back in 1978, Whitehall was a major yard with plenty of activity, with plenty of switching and power and crew changes. At that time I didn't have any idea that I would be the North End dispatcher, but I did realize how far Whitehall's importance had fallen since then.
This is part of one of the most interesting abandoned farms I have ever visited in the wonderful open emptiness of central Oregon. No one has lived here in many decades, but glimpses into the lives of those who once called this home can be seen everywhere.
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Dispatcher Neil Savard moves trains across Rogers Pass from his console at the division dispatching office in Revelstoke, BC on September 13, 1983.
If you haven't already seen the mech in this here scene, I do have more detailed shots of it over here: www.flickr.com/photos/61006341@N04/33700193405/in/datepos...
*Dispatch, we have a possible 10-43 in Harada Square*
*Confirmed. Sending a Cleanup Crew now*
I did not at all expect to get the effect I wanted in the 4th Neon test. I was hoping to emulate the Neo-Japan concept art of Johnson Ting. At the same time, I was trying to figure out a technique for using opaque, printed/stickered parts for neon and LED signs. Moreover, I needed to be able to render the scene all in one go. I figured the next step up from the simple scenes of the previous two tests was to dive into a full scene (I am not patient). The first throw-away render turned out so well that I just threw everything I could into this one.
Unfotunately, this render relied heavily on the DOF to blur the signs and add their glow. Without it, the sign details are just a bit too sharp. This isn't normally bad, but for the large scene I'm working on, I'd prefer not to use a DOF.
UP 6379, one of the few remaining AC4400CWs still in Southern Pacific garb, leads loaded CPKC sand train 640, seen here running through Glenview, IL due to the dispatcher's decision to run the train via Tower A-5 rather than Tower B-17.
Had to make a lot of compromises with him, juggling with the only DB grey pieces i have left.., but will remake at a later date.
Hope you like him :-)
hair boon ZGO
tops Muhi Rehab dress
swimsuits Meghindo
pants Emery
belt La Blaq(TFG)
sandal Sim-I-Lar Footwear
earphone NI*
earring Donna Flora
rings Kotolier
blace kunstkammer(closed)
skin magoo
3rd St, Columbus, Ohio, across the street from Capitol Square and the Ohio Statehouse, the building is now home of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce since the Columbus Dispatch moved in 2016.
The low morning sun glints along the platform and stock as 1Y14, the 0836 service for London Kings Cross awaits dispatch at Retford Station. The "OFF" indicator is illuminated and soon the service will leave non stop for London.
Glasgow '18
The Hunterian Museum
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For the Emperor Caesar Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Augustus Pius, Father of His Country, the Second Augustan Legion built [this] over a distance of 3666 1/2 paces
On left: Victory crowning a helmeted horseman about to kill two bound captives.
On right: Capricorn (emblem of Second Legion) topped by eagle with another bound captive beneath.
After assuring the dispatcher that they could still complete some brief switching work at a customer down in Oconomowoc without delaying a westbound train departing Milwaukee - Canadian Pacific local G67 is hustling their two covered hopper cars eastward near Ixonia the evening of May 24th, 2016. ~~ A Jeff Hampton Photograph ©
The firehouse was lighted but empty. The apparatus was dispatched to a structure fire several blocks away. Most residents were resting peacefully in their homes, unaware that the selfless volunteers of Garner Fire Company were called away from their families when the alarm sounded.
An anonymous employer has requisitioned a squad of the Serpent Legion's finest! Their current mission and location is classified. Keep your eyes open in case you run into these baddies on the field!
Made for use with the game Mobile Frame Zero.
It was always a treat to see a fresh out of EMD Chessie cat. But it could be a kind of love-hate relationship with the circus colored diesels. Those Royal Blue trucks just swallowed up whatever light was on them. Combining that with dark ballast and high sun left you with a dark bottom or an overblown sky.. Here's the 4444, a GP40-2, at Barr Yard, after just being delivered and set up for service. Working for Chessie back then kind of gave me a sense of pride to see a railroad that wasn't afraid of being a railroad. I'll never forget one time when I was working in the dispatcher's office. Somebody was giving our Chief a hard time on the phone, I don't remember what it was about, when he asked the Chief "what kind of an outfit" we were. The Chief stopped him cold and said " this isn't any outfit, this is the Chessie System Railroad, the best damn railroad there is." Yeah baby...
CSX I151-05 radios into conrail dispatch "We're ready to roll as soon as you give us the signal, over." They were waiting on the lead track out of Livernois watching as the tail end of Q511 had just cleared the bridge over Southern Ave coming out of Rougemere. A few minutes later they got the signal indication and were rolling west to work Oak yard.
What is interesting about these top down perspectives is that you can see things differently than looking straight at it from ground level. In this instance, the difference between a ES40DC and SD70MAC, which I think it pretty neat. Track that was once there and has now been removed but you can still see the outline of the ties. Also, if you look to the top of the frame you can see Southern Ave, a perfect example of a Pure Michigan road that is riddled with potholes and quick patch!
221109 With the 1V65 1703 Manchester Piccadilly to Bristol Temple Meads, departing Stockport.
20th October 2025.
In 1979 the C&NW Boone Sub was 160 miles long extending between Boone, Iowa and Fremont, Nebraska. At its mid point of West Denison, Iowa the operating methods were split with Double Track Rule 251 ATC (Automatic Train Control) to the east and single track CTC signaling and sidings to the west. I believe the C&NW was using the Consolidated Code of Operating Rules back then. Without getting to wordy here, I believe this form was used by the some MOW people as track authority for things such as track patrol and small projects. For more involved work they would obtain a Form Y train order that spelled out their work limits and times they would be on the track. This was prior to todays handling of MOW with them having their own specific authorities such as Track Warrants or Track & Time permits.
Looks like a busy day out here and the parallel Illinois Central line to Omaha must have had a derailment or other blockage as IC detours are listed. I have long since forgotten how I obtained this, but nine years later I would be issuing these same forms while dispatching for the Burlington Northern at Billings, Montana.
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I did a little pre-planning in late august using a piece of concept art by Edouard Groult. It became clear pretty early on that I wasn't going to be able to reproduce their art as faithfully as I would like to. Instead, I decided to build my own take on their original idea. Almost like a sister-ship. The SHIP turned out quite a bit bigger than I was anticipating, It's 158 studs long and 80 studs wide.
It features two motorized robot arms that pivot back and forth, two "construction sleds" that travel along rails up and down the length of the dry dock, and two LED light packs that light up the rear thrusters.
I also shot a time-lapse of my build this year. The video includes a demo of the various power functions as well.
While this years SHIPtember got of to a rather disappointing start, it has still managed to capture the imaginations of SHIP builders from every corner of the world. All of that despite the change of venue.
SHIPtember is dead. Long live SHIPtember!
See you all again next year!
Sign for the Columbus Dispatch Newspaper, atop the former Dispatch building at 34 South 3rd Street, Columbus, Ohio. The Dispatch has been published since 1871, and this sign has been in place since 1958.
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Although our school program started only at 8, David and I went up at 7 a.m. for this photo. Yesterday I managed to reserve the school's assembly hall with the help of my form master... so big thanks to him. Of course the light wasn't the way I imagined, still I think the photo came out even better than I thought.
"I do not know whether I was then a man dreaming I was a butterfly, or whether I am now a butterfly dreaming I am a man."
Once dispatch had allowed the train to clear West Kennard it would make a 15mph run over Arlington Hill as all the signals along the way were still displaying a red aspect
A brief blast of sunshine at Littlehampton illuminates the departure of 1H47 to London Victoria under the watchful eye of the Southern dispatcher.
Under a beautiful, blue, New Mexico sky, Eureka & Palisade #4 and Carson & Tahoe Lumber & Fluming Co. #1 take their short passenger consist past the iconic "Juke's Tree" at MP 343.5, as they being their much-anticipated charge up the 4% grade out of Chama, headed for Cumbres Pass. With Engineer George Sapp on Eureka's throttle, and C&TS Pilot Carlos Llamas standing behind him, this train looked and sounded great as it passed this and many other popular photo locations.
In the days prior to this excursion, there was much speculation among rail enthusiasts as to what the consist would be and whether these engines would be capable of getting even a 3-car train to the summit. After all, when Eureka was last here, some 24 years earlier, she had only been able to haul a long caboose up the hill. They were going to make it this time. Their progress was steady and wheel slip was minimal. Alas, it was not to be. When the train stopped for water at Cresco Tank, the crew discovered that Eureka's blower would not work. On a wood-burner, the fire pretty well collapses when the train stops, due to the lack of a draft. Blower channels boiler steam through the smoke box, allowing the crew to create a draft while the engine is stationary. Without it, Eureka could not make steam and the train was unable to resume its climb. Eureka's crew uncoupled their locomotive and took it off the train in hopes that perhaps Glenbrook could go it alone, and for perhaps 100 yards, she was able to move the train.....but she just did not have the Moxie to make it on her own. A rescue locomotive was dispatched from Chama to help, but by the time it made it to Cresco, the railroad schedule had caught up with this excursion and it was forced to return to Chama after stalling out 4.5 miles short of the goal.
The late afternoon sun illuminates the coaling tower and searchlight signals at Union Pacific's "NY" interlocking on the former Chicago & North Western at Nelson, Illinois.
At the time I shot this image in September 2021, the replacement signal bridge was in the midst of being installed – you can see that one of the uprights is visible at right, and the bridge itself lies on the ground beside the old and new structures. I am told that the new bridge is in place, ready to be cut over sometime in August, along with a new microprocessor interlocking. The vintage C&NW iron gantry bridge in the background – quite possibly a century old – will be retired at the same time.
The installation being replaced dates to the early Eighties when C&NW moved the "NY" plant eastward, allowing them to retire several puzzle switches. At the time, the existing tower at Nelson controlled the new plant and issued train orders, but that only lasted until the plant was remoted to the dispatcher in the mid-Eighties. The tower was subsequently demolished.
With this change, a little bit of the C&NW will die. For now, the steam-era coaling tower – unused in over 60 years – will remain as a reminder of a bygone era.
closed municiple parking lot in New Kensington, Pennsylvania. Mamiya C22, Æ’-4.5/135mm, Kodak Tri-X 400. This photo was featured in an article about a Street Photography show I was in called PGH Off the Wall at Ketchup City Creative in Sharpsburgh, PA. triblive.com/local/valley-news-dispatch/new-kensington-ph...
Leviathan:
Capitol Class Space Marine Ship. Dispatched to bring order to lawless mining colonies and ensure the supply of LEGOtonium is protected
1.3 metres long
206 studs long
This is by far my biggest SHIP build to date. Able to be separated into 6 pieces for transportation and includes interior sections (pics later)
Premiers tomorrow at Sydney Brick Show 2018!
Based off CGPitbull's beautiful design, www.cgtrader.com/3d-models/space/spaceship/scifi-frigate-g2