Draft Horses
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NS 12Z passes the CPLs at Stuarts Draft on a hot and muggy summer morning. Unfortunately, progress has been made in the slow signal replacement program along the Shenandoah Line, and replacements are standing here now a year later.
Train: NS 12Z with NS 8096 (ES44AC).
Stuarts Draft, VA
NS Roanoke District
This horse has all the markings of a draft horse, a farm work animal usually used to pull carriages or equipment. It has large hooves and is built strong. The coloring looks like The American Cream, the only draft breed indiginous to the United States. It is considered rare because of a genetic condition that has reduced its numbers. Minimal texture added to reduce sunlight glare. If any flickr members recognize the horse breed, let me know because I'm not sure. Chosen as cover photo on front page of Horses, Ponies, and Foals, Sept. 2019.
Sponsored:
Prop/Puzzle Box: Cryptex by Static available now at Engine Room, and afterwards at the Static Mainstore.
Clock: Steampunk Wall Clock by Eclectica, available at this round of Engine Room, and afterwards at the Eclectica Mainstore.
Drafting Table: The Auclair Drafting Table by Dirty Rat & Heloise, available at this round of Engine Room, and afterwards at the Dirty Rat MP Store.
Stool x Decor: Auclair's Drafting Stool by Dirty Rat & Heloise, available at this round of Engine Room, and afterwards at the Dirty Rat MP Store.
Other Deets:
Lamp: Eclectica Mainstore - Steampunk Lighting Plasma Set
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A written draft by Robert Graves, an English poet, novelist, critic, and classicist from his home in Deia, Mallorca.
Northbound CTrail train 6402 had broken down just outside its final destination as P40DC 6701 (blt. Nov. 1993 by GE as AMTK 834, acquired in 2005 and rebuilt by Beech Grove in 2019-2020) suffered ground faults and sat disabled on the curve beneath Interstate 91 for over two and a half hours. The two passengers aboard were taken off the train and then management ultimately decided to leave the train until the next northbound showed up. After being rescued by train 6454 with P40DC 6711 the two sets (one with three Mafersa coaches and one with three MBBs) are seen shoving down to their spot on track four at Union Station in this telephoto view across CSXT's Berkshire Sub mainline at CP98. After a brief pause detrain their passengers and then load any folks headed south they started right back as a double draft to New Haven as train 6455.
Springfield, Massachusetts
Sunday January 30, 2022
Part of my lengthy chase of an early morning 16T between Buena Vista and Compton, Va brought me to the small borough of Stuarts Draft. Here, the train hustles north at track speed, passing one of the many ex-N&W signals that still guard the sidings on the Shenandoah Line.
A freshly repainted NS 1067, the Reading Heritage Unit, leads southbound manifest NS 11Z past the N&W CPLs at control point Stuart’s Draft.
The sun rises in the Shenandoah Valley over Stuarts Draft as the now fallen N&W protect the control point.
A trifecta of white pelicans glide gracefully across the sky. I woke up this morning with urge to fly. What I wouldn't give to be able to soar like a bird amongst the clouds.
Mountain View CA
Crazy Tuesday theme tools in focus. These are my drafting tools from school.. only missing a couple of hands. not bad for all these years.
RB Hayes Presidential Center
Fremont, Ohio
Canon Rebel Ti
Kodak Color Plus 200 converted to black and white in Lightroom
Cinestill
I think this is what these four sand hill cranes are doing. Note the perfect spacing, wing position and diagonal line. (except for the last bird that is on a level plain)
There is always one that doesn't get the word. ;-']
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It's this time of the year ! The best time of the year, means time for The Dog & Pony Show aka DAPS, who take place a whole month, where horses and dogs lovers got to buy new stuff ! And of course, this year is like the others, I had to get me some new horses, here is a family of Swedish Norths Drafts, they are so pretty with the Autumn colors
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➵ Coat on Left Horse : [Golden Brass] Teegle Coat / North Smoky
➵ Coat on Middle Horse : [Golden Brass] Teegle Coat / North Bay
➵ Coat on Foal : [Golden Brass] Teegle Coat / North Dun