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The Pilatus Railway (Pilatusbahn) in Switzerland is the world’s steepest cogwheel railway, with a maximum gradient of 48%. Opened in 1889, it runs from Alpnachstad on Lake Lucerne up to the summit of Mount Pilatus at 2,073 m (6,801 ft). The line is just under 5 km long and uses a specially designed Locher rack system, which allows the trains to safely climb the extreme incline. Today, modern electric railcars carry passengers through alpine meadows, forests, and rocky cliffs, offering breathtaking views on the way to the top. The Pilatus Railway is both a feat of engineering and a world-famous tourist attraction.

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Today Mags and I took our grandson Jack to visit the Falkirk Wheel and then on to Linlithgow Palace. The Falkirk Wheel was built with the help of Lottery Heritage Funds, at a cost of 17.5 million pounds, for the Millenium celebrations in 2000. It can rotate to lift 8 canal boats at a time (and the water the boats are floating in, from the Wheel Centre over 100 feet into the air. This means that instead of using about 8 locks to gain height, you can be travelling on your way on the canal in less than ten minutes. This was probably the biggest feat of British Engineering since the Victorian era. It really is a tourist magnet.

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Afsluitdijk (the "Enclosure" or "Barrier" Dyke) is a 32-km long dam completed in 1932 that separated the former Zuiderzee ("Southern Sea") from the Waddenzee, which is an inlet of Noordzee (North Sea). After the dam was built, Zuiderzee was renamed the IJsselmeer and became a massive 1,100 km² man-made fresh-water lake.

Along the Afsluitdijk is the motorway A7/ E22, connecting the provinces of Noord Holland (North Holland) and Friesland (Fryslân).

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a sweeping view across the firth of forth including the island of Inchgarvie - free stock image from our Edinburgh image collection, more at photoeverywhere.co.uk/britain/edinburgh/index.htm

This is the Veterans Bridge in Chesapeake, Virginia. It carries US Route 17, and replaced a much shorter bridge that opened, on average, 16 times a day.

Standing face-to-face with the legendary Space Shuttle Discovery is an awe-inspiring experience. Captured in dramatic black and white, this photograph emphasizes the intricate details and timeless beauty of one of humanity's greatest engineering feats.

Housed in the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia, Discovery proudly represents a legacy of exploration and innovation. From deploying satellites to building the International Space Station, this iconic shuttle paved the way for modern spaceflight.

I was captivated by the interplay of light and shadow within the hangar, highlighting the shuttle's thermal tiles and the towering American flag in the background—a perfect homage to Discovery's monumental achievements.

Have you ever visited this incredible museum? Let me know your thoughts or favorite exhibits in the comments!

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This abandoned tunnel can be found at the Third Welland Canal behind the Glendale Avenue General Motors Plant in St. Catharines Ontario Canada. It traveled under the old St. David's Road which was one of the main thoroughfares of the area. January 2007.

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Truscott Brine Lake

Located in north Texas, this reservoir is part of the Red River Chloride Control Project, which was designed to reduce chloride contamination in the region.

Many, many, many years ago much of the area that is now north Texas, western Oklahoma, and southwestern Kansas was a large inland sea.

While the saltwater ocean is now gone, the salt remains, and natural springs pump thousands of gallons of saltwater into the area’s rivers and streams.

The challenge of the Red River Chloride Control Project is to significantly reduce the Red River's salinity to make the area’s water usable.

Many assume we remove the salt from the river water, but we don’t. The saltwater is actually diverted to Truscott Brine Lake where it evaporates.

That diversion is a fascinating process that begins more than 20 miles above the lake at a dam site and pump station.

There, an inflatable dam – basically a big rubber bladder – sits on a concrete weir that crosses the river.

During dry times, the dam is inflated to capture saltwater from the springs that flow into the river. The water then travels through a 22-mile pipeline that traverses the rugged and rocky west Texas terrain.

First it's pumped seven miles uphill to the highest elevation. From there, gravity carries the water downhill to an evaporation spray field, where the water is released from the pipeline through 40 spray nozzles. This spray process provides a higher evaporation rate than that which would occur if the water were just allowed to flow out of the pipeline and into the lake. The evaporation field is often a field of rainbows; it’s an unusual, quite alluring sight with haunting sounds.

All the saltwater that doesn’t evaporate at the spray field then makes its way into Truscott Brine Lake. The deep blue water of the lake has more salt content than the ocean. It’s even home to some saltwater fish!

Click here to learn more about this project, as well as hunting and recreation on Truscott Brine Lake

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July 5, 2023 - Shooting out the bus window as we head from Lamego to Pinhão for our Douro River Cruise.

The Roebling Aqueduct connecting Pennsylvania and New York State over the Delaware River.

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The Roebling Aqueduct connecting Pennsylvania and New York State over the Delaware River.

Times Square from the Empire State Building, Midtown Manhattan, New York City.

The west side of Midtown's glorious buildings begining to shine in the light's fall.

January 9, 2021 - "This span is an iconic connection between the historic district of the City of Dublin and a new commercial district across the Scioto River to the east, enhancing the character of the surrounding historic neighborhood with a modern iconic element. The bridge connects parkland 40 feet below the bridge deck with the eastern bank of the Scioto. Located in the Midwest, the design is for a two span (350-foot each), 700-foot total length by 14 foot wide pedestrian bridge. The bridge deck is “S” shaped in plan with a radius of 500 foot and is anchored into the earth at the embankments." Previous information from Endrestudio bridge designers website: www.endrestudio.com/project-dublin.html

This spillway can be found on the Third Welland Canal. The warning posted above it reads "DANGER WHEN SIREN SOUNDS BEWARE OF LARGE WAVES" it was a popular spot for myself, my brother and my friends, to go swimming when we were teenagers

designed by John Fowler and Benjamin Baker

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June 21, 2023 - We arrived at Port de Carcassonne where we bought tickets to sail on a canal boat on the Canal du Midi. The canal was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996. It was designed by engineer Pierre-Paul Riquet and was constructed between 1667 and 1694 it links the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.

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Empire State Building.

Millions of people cosmos over dream of ascending to the world's most famous observation deck. Although at number one of most individual's travelling "podium", its all part of an average day for New York's pigeon gang.

The Woolworth Building, downtown Manhattan, New York City.

Once the tallest building in the world, this is my favourite building in New York. It's grand, opulent, intricate and best of all looks stunning lit up at night. The real ruby in the NYC's architectural crown.

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I've posted out of order again! This should come after we left Afsluitdijk. Ah well.

The Roebling Aqueduct connecting Pennsylvania and New York State over the Delaware River.

7 WTC, Manhattan.

Slicing in to the Downtown skyline, unashamed and slightly sombre. The corners are razor sharp, the lower levels bomb-proof blunt and the shadows darken an area already so dark memories are headlight profound...

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Constructed entirely out of rock and cememnt....without a single piece of steele. The only such viaduct in Sri Lanka

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