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SUNSET ~ Gulf of Mexico ~ just NW of Cuba
(visible; high, trailing, drifting cruise-ship exhaust)
Rock Legends Cruise VII ~ February 14th-18th, 2019
Independence of the Seas ~ Royal Caribbean Line
With Amtrak P09822 out of the picture, RTA Dispatch would get around to giving a signal indication to CSX L78722 at CP TOMPKINS, having been waiting at the north end of Hialeah Yard for the better part of an hour for a window between trains. TriRail’s rush hour hustle was just about winding down, but it still meant that the daylight Pompano Switch had no time to waste getting out onto the mainline.
Upon hitting the mainline, engineer A. Lesmeth puts an aging #CSX4310 [GP39-2] to work, powering through Opa-Locka northbound at 08:57 with the Moorish Revival-styled TriRail station dominating the backdrop behind the venerable EMD’s exhaust. The distinct, raspy roar of a V12-645E3 prime mover at full throttle permeates through an already heavily noise-polluted Miami suburb; a sound that was once commonplace, now a rarity to witness.
11 cars make up the local’s consist: three 60’ hi-cube boxcars and eight liquified petroleum gas tank cars, all loaded for their respective customers. L78722’s first customer to serve is all the up way up at Pompano Beach, meaning a relatively hasty but easy run up the corridor for the crew.
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Opa-Locka, FL
SFRTA Mainline
Date: 09/22/2023 | 08:57
ID: CSX L78722
Type: Local
Direction: Northbound
Car Count: 11
1. CSX GP39-2 #4310
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© Vicente Alonso 2023
(...the Spirit of Ecstasy is the bonnet (hood) ornament on Rolls-Royce cars. It is in the form of a woman leaning forwards with her arms outstretched behind and above her...)
mais imagens: álbum/set Flores & Plantas & Árvores =>
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I find so much happiness in summer’s simplicity. In the summer light & ocean & blues ... I could spend hours in that spot, in that place. Every time my mind goes back to Montauk mornings, days, evenings, sunrises & sunset I feel one drop happier. Yes, occasionally I get infected with poetic melancholy but life is short & time is limited so I tend not to spend too much time there. . . . Happiness is our our creation, we create our ecstasy & get high on life ! The habit of sitting on the floor of the stores, museums & bridges is still with me from childhood. Can’t help it ! To sit on the floor (or bridge) with my head leaning against something to this day is my favorite pose (that my mom always disliked).
The Carnival Ecstasy is a Fantasy Class ship. It was built in 1991.
We sailed on the Carnival Ecstasy in May 2013. We took our granddaughter, Rayven, on a high school graduation cruise.
The photo was taken at the cruise pier in Nassau.
Iris.
I love irises. They are such stately and varied flowers. I often think that God must have had his full paintbox open when he created these.
Sadly this one is not in my garden but in one I visited in May last year.
And this image is one by the gorgeous 50mm prime with all its lush blurriness...
For the Friday Flora (Freitagsblümchen) group.
Thank you for taking the time to look. I hope you enjoy the pwerty flower :) Happy Friday!
(Lest you wonder, I routinely change the EXIF dates to force Flickr to sort my images in the right order - I don't do that for groups that need a fresh image from the week. If I do change it, I normally mention the capture date in the description)
[Developed in Capture One using multiple layers to take out the background, and a slight bit of selective colour tuning.
Sharpened with Unsharp Mask in Affinity Photo.
Removed a pollen beetle and some cobwebs and spots (using the inpainting brush - like the heal tool).
Defringed a cyan fringe and here we are :)]