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For Old Fart F unit Friday we have a helper set with 2 F7's and a GP7 on a caboose hop about to leave the Erwin terminal on November 24, 1973.
Na een druk jaar op de universiteit, waarin ik weinig aandacht heb besteed aan de hobby, ging ik in de zomervakantie weer op Interrail. Op de planning: een ronde door Scandinavië. Via Denemarken en Zweden gingen we naar Noorwegen, en vanaf daar zetten we langzaam koers naar huis via Zweden, Finland, nog eens Zweden en Denemarken.
Onze tweede bestemming in Noorwegen was in Trondheim, waar op het gebied van openbaar vervoer genoeg te doen is. Naar het noorden rijdt de F7, met de brute Di4 locomotieven, maar je kunt in de stad ook de noordelijkste tram ter wereld vinden. Nadat we deze allebei hadden bezocht op 4 augustus, vertrokken we een klein stukje naar het zuiden, naar Melhus. Hier was een stek te vinden waar grondig gesnoeid zou moeten zijn, waardoor bijna de hele trein weer vrij van bosjes en bomen zou zijn.
Inmiddels was het ook weer opgeklaard, en bij een gebrek aan goederentreinen zien we de 73-11 van SJ Norge passeren langs de kerk van Melhus. Het stel is als trein F7 80048 onderweg van Trondheim naar Oslo.
OLYMPUS PEN F
OLYMPUS M. 14-42mm F3.5-5.6EZ
F7.1 - >14mm - 1/80s - ISO200
Animada población del Bajo Arán. Sus Tiendas, bares y restaurantes se concentran en su largo paseo, Eth Grauer, que transcurre paralelo al rio. La arquitectura y hábitos de vida de la población denotan una clara influencia francesa debido a la proximidad con la frontera. Más allá de su actividad comercial, Bossòst acoge un magnífico ejemplar de arquitectura románica aranesa, la Iglesia dera Mair de Diu dera Purificacion, de planta basilical con tres ábsides decorados con arcuaciones y bandas lombardas. Destaca su torre campanario, así como la gran riqueza iconográfica de sus portadas.
Resulta también interesante un paseo por sus siete capillas, construidas, en tiempos pasados, en los diferentes accesos al pueblo con el objetivo de proteger a sus habitantes de males como la peste. Estas capillas están dedicadas a San Fabian y San Sebastián, La Piedad, San Cerat, San Juan Crisòstomo, San Roque, San Antonio y Santa Eulalia. ¡Os invitamos a conocerlas a través de una ruta señalizada!
En Bossòst el río Garona en este tramo es especialmente amplio y caudaloso, por lo que ofrece las condiciones ideales para la práctica del rafting y otros deportes de aventura. Además, en Bossòst encontramos el único aserradero que queda en el Val d’Aran, último testimonio de la que fue una actividad clave en la economía del Valle.
Otra de las actividades que tuvieron gran peso específico en esta zona del Bajo Aran fue la minería. Testimonio de este pasado minero son las ruinas del antiguo gran lavadero de mineral que todavia existen al otro margen del rio.
Desde Bossòst una serpenteante carretera asciende hasta el puerto del Portilhon de 1.293, en la frontera con Francia. Su recorrido ideal para la práctica del ciclismo transcurre por un frondoso bosque de abetos.
Delivered from ALCo in 1938, The Milwaukee Road F7 Hudson's were in my opinion, the most beautiful steam locomotives to grace the high iron. I personally never had seen one, but stories from my father and others brought the magnificent Hudson to life in my mind. Here in a summer of 1944 scene, engine 102 screams across the C&NW at Mayfair crossing, bound for Chicago Union Station.
MILW 102
Mayfair IL.
Summer 1944
Unknown Photographer
D.A.Longley collection
Exercising my mind / Flights of fancy - making some digitial collages from found creative common elements and my own work
Much to my disappointment, the Keokuk Junction's road train picked up an additional GP20 before departing Laharpe the day before, meaning both F7A's would be "sandwiched" between them on their way into Peoria the following day from Kolbe. Although the power situation was lacking, the weather was perfect, and problems with the lift bridge delayed the train just long enough for the sun to swing to the south allowing for a decent shot over the Illinois River. 240 combined years of EMD product make their way back from interchanging with the Tazewell & Peoria railroad in East Peoria, Illinois with a whopping two cars.
Going away shot of the rotaries at Casa Loma. An extra special treat to see one of the original SP rotary snow plows heading into the battle for donner pass. Unfortunately fate had other ideas as this rotary would end up going on the ground just a few hours later while fighting snow at Troy.
Milwaukee Road F7 111C at Savanna, Illinois on July 23, 1963, photograph by Chuck Zeiler. Left to right: 88C, 770, 111C, 72B.
Wabash F7 695 at Des Moines, Iowa on April 6, 1963, Kodachrome by Lou Schmitz, Chuck Zeiler collection. Built in July 1951 as Wabash F7 1174 ( c/n 12613 ) on EMD Order 3008, it was renumbered to Wabash 695 and later to N&W 3695.
New York Central Railroad F7 1815 at Zearing, Illinois on March 21, 1965, Ektachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Built in February 1952 ( c/n 15426 ) on EMD Order 3098A, it eventually became PC 1815. The occasion of this photo was a steam fantrip on the CB&Q (note the fans on the tracks on the right), and Zearing offered a wye to turn the train where the CB&Q interchanged with the NYC.
Saint Louis Southwestern Railway F7 969 at Eola, Illinois on January 1, 1966, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. This locomotive was built in September 1952 ( c/n 17424 ) on EMD Order 6440. It is seen here in an eastbound CB&Q freight at Eola. Although the locomotive appears to be MUed to the CB&Q power, it was traded to EMD in January 1966. The following are comments by Ed Cooper and Bob Campbell:
Cotton Belt Locomotives states this unit was sold to EMD in January 1966. Cotton Belt sold seven F7s to EMD between January and March 1966. The train is eastbound and the 969 is going in to EMD on its last ride. Track orientation through Eola is east-west. The sun is always south in the northern hemisphere, especially in January. This photo is well lit so the sun is behind the photographer. It also appears that this unit has a blown engine as evidenced by the oil on the side. It is 13 years old and not fully depreciated. And the following are comments by Bob Campbell:
Ed Cooper got it correct - the train is eastbound, departing off the "Running Track" at the east end of the East Yard, Eola, heading for Clyde. I suspect the F7 went all the way in to Clyde roundhouse due to the elimination of firemen in freight service as a result of Board Award 282 in 1964. If the head brakeman broke the MU connections properly between the 982 and the SSW 969 at Congress Park, he would be entitled to a day's pay for assuming "fireman's" work. The Congo would have brought the F7 back to Congress Park later that day (maybe).
Chuck Zeiler got the direction wrong in his original caption and his second photo clearly shows the stack for Reber Packing Company which was on the north side of the mains and just west of Eola Road. In both photos, the track in the foreground is the EJ&E transfer where the "J" would pick-up transfers from the "Q".
Judging by all the oil on the carbody, fuel tank and L2 brake cylinder (which are Federal defects), I'm reasonably certain the 969's prime mover is no longer functioning, even though the air has been MU'ed with the rest of the consist (perfectly normal-no need to "boxcar" the F7). My two cents worth.
We're at Union Terminal in April 1970 as a westbound Chicago & North Western commuter train rolls out behind an F7.
The locomotive is a Walthers model. Photo by Mark Mathu. This image is a composite of 16 photos taken with an iPhone 8 Plus held upside down to get the lens near the ground shot at different focus distances, then combined into a single fully focused image using Helicon Focus software. The volunteers at photoshopgurus.com fixed a burned-out light bulb in the photo.
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