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An inbound RTD A Line train is seen from the Park Ave W overpass as it nears its final station: Union Station. The train is passing what appears to be a substation, converting electricity from the City's grid to traction power for the line.
Silverliner V
Park Ave W
A Line - RTD
In order to reduce noise and wear to rails and wheelsets, flange lubricators (sometimes referred to as grease pots) are provided. These automatically apply a small amount of grease to the train wheels as they pass. These are often found in areas where the route follows tight curves or at junctions.
Less than perfect Panorama.
I should own up to some fairly big photoshop.
1) tweaking local contrast,
2) fixing stitching errors and
3) airbrushing out obstructive station furniture.
I rode up on the Pitt River Bridge to get a view . Cars were streaming by at breakneck speeds. They did provide me with a cool breeze on this very hot day.
BR 4-car DMU (BR Derby/1960 on) passing Northwood station with the 10:05 Aylesbury to Marylebone train.
This was the opening day of the Metropolitan Line modernisation between Harrow and Watford South Junction and the new station platforms on the right came into service on this day. Work has already begun on demolishing the old platform canopy on the left.
17/06/1962 [GB 434].
Brush Type4 47522 heads through Whitchurch on 31-3-86
Interesting that as late as 1986 the old steam age water tower has survived along with the column of a LNWR watercrane.
Still lots of sidings and obviously emaphores.
The view is of a train heading for Crewe and taken from near to the signal box. In those days locals used these walkways freely whereas today they would be out of bounds.
The picture quality may not be great but it does capture a long forgotten scene.
Withdrawal came in May 99 and the final cut/component removal at Wigan CRDC in July 2000
The remains of an early plank road along the coast of Mendocino County. The plank road was built for logging wagons hauling from the forests of northern Mendocino to the mills at Fort Bragg. This kept the wagons off the early Highway 1. Mackerricher State Park. Fort Bragg, California USA
This was taken in Peshastin to show that not only is the American Infrastructure outdated, but considering that there was a major wreck here in the last century, and now it's also hailing oil trains, I figured I'd better document it.
"Well, they tell you how much land you get at water level. Above that, it's all about negotiation and creativity. Everybody builds outwards as they build upwards. I watched one corner building come down before they even finished it. Plenty of construction workers around here; not too many engineers."
Manuel Garcia, Building Owner
A few slices of life from the Cyber City display from Brickworld 2013. Look for it again at BrickFair Virginia in August.
Photos courtesy of encartaphile.
More can be found here and here.
More to come soon!
Leicester station is approaching soon. Below we pass some of Leicester City Council's massive improvements to cycling and walking infrastructure. I've been over this junction many times by bicycle, it's a treat to use.
Vila Nova de Gaia
Oporto's iconic bridge opened in 1886, when it held the record for the longest iron arch in the world. Today the metro crosses the upper level, while the lower level is used by cars and pedestrians to cross the river between the center of Oporto and the spectacular city views and port wine warehouses of the municipality of Vila Nova de Gaia.
There are four other bridges in the city, best seen on a Douro River cruise. The most famous of all is the impressive Dona Maria Pia Bridge, also an iron railway bridge, completed in 1876. Designed by Gustave Eiffel before he built the famous Paris tower, and named after King Luis I's wife, it held the world record for the largest span for seven years. It remained in service until 1991 but today it stands as a national monument (it has also been designated an "International Historic Civil Engineering Landmark" by the American Society of Civi Engineers).
The other bridges are Ponte do Infante (whose central 280-meter reinforced concrete arch is the world's longest), the triple-arched Ponte de São João, and Arrabida Bridge -- the least attractive of the city's bridges, but representing a mean feat of engineering: spanning 270 meters, and supported by a single arch. It was the largest such reinforced concrete bridge when inaugurated in 1963.