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Oblique aerial view of freeway interchange—I-10 and I-15, San Bernardino County, California. View to the north.
This illustration shows a prototype development of a station platform canopy based on pre-grouping-era examples I've observed in the southern UK. The design is based on four main elements:
1) The pillar - a standardised element which can be used at any desired interval spacing. It consists of a flanged technic axle inserted into a bearing/double-pin element which is then partially inserted into a 2-brick height cylinder brick. The top consists of a cross-axle connector with half-arch elements stud fitted to the connector. The photo show the details.
2) Frame - This simply consists of technic beams stud fitted to the pillars. Cross beams can be pinned at any desired location to mount the side valances.
3) Valances - End valances are made from angle plates laminated with vertical tiles. Side valances are simply 1x plate lined with "tooth" elements covered with 1x1 tiles (brick consuming!)
4) Roof - The roof is a hinged assembly lined with either tiles and/or other texture plate/tile combos as desired and edged with rail plates. I haven't decided on the right covering yet.
This is still in the development stage, but has progressed enough that I like where its going. I still have to work out how to attach the roof plus some other details. The nice thing about this design is that it is very robust. Because it is fundamentally made from technic elements (beams and axles), it is quite strong and has survived my ham-fisted handling quite well ;) Luckily this strength has not come at the expense of the slender look of the pillars and valances that I wanted to achieve--I didn't want it to look "chunky".
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Among the many new infrastructures that have profoundly changed the area around Lisbon, one in particular draws much attention: the Vasco da Gama bridge. It has 13 km and straddling the river Tagus providing a panoramic view of the city.
Southbound Louisville and Nashville Railroad freight train crosses Cumberland River bridge north of Nashville, Tennessee, in August 1963. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-143-06
In the form of Commonwealth Edison power lines and disused catenary supports left over from the Chicago, North Shore & Milwaukee era, electric infrastructure abounds in the CTA Yellow Line corridor in Skokie. The previous two companies were once both owned and controlled by Samuel Insull- the South Shore Line, Chicago Aurora & Elgin, and several other interurbans and regional electric power suppliers were also all under his control.
The Great Depression eventually ruined his finances and ownership passed to others, but it was under his leadership that all three systems became the modern, high-density, high-speed lines they were in their day, and resulted in their survival where most other interurbans failed during the 1930s. Without his improvements to the South Shore in particular, "The Last Interurban" almost certainly would not have lasted to become the major commuter and freight hauler it is today.
A brief, but intense rainstorm had just moved through the area, and sunlight was playing on the wet, labyrinthine steel structures and the glistening vegetation beneath them- perfect conditions for framing a CTA train right in the center of the image... but the fast-changing weather meant the sun was quickly obscured by more clouds before a train showed up.
Seen from Park Street Bridge, 31414 runs into the Paragon to work 1M31 12:10 Hull - Manchester on 5th December 1984.
The station at the time was undergoing rationalisation and the new trackwork can be seen behind the locomotive.
In the foreground is the space where the lines used to run into the bay platforms together with concrete ducting for the new signalling infrastructure.
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Feeding time in the free stall heifer barns at Brubaker Farms, which is both a diary and green energy producer in Mount Joy, PA on March 19, 2011. The family farm owned by Luke, Mike and Tony Brubaker has approximately 850 cows and 700 young stock, producing 20,200,000 pounds of milk last year. It has 13 full-time employees and more than 1,500 acres of farmland. Their methane digester was made possible with a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development (RD) Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) grant that provided a cost-share of the digester purchase. It can handle more than 41,859 metric tons of organic waste, to capture methane gas that fuels a low emission generator producing 225 kW. This powers the digester itself and farm operations. Excess power is sold to the local power grid, allowing the community to benefit from a green energy source. After producing methane, effluent from the digester is pressed to separate liquid and solid materials. The farm uses the liquids in fertilizer; and solids become the cows’ bedding for Brubaker and other local farms, that is cleaner than sawdust. The bedding saves the farm approximately $30,000 per year. Mount Joy residents can enjoy the fact that the process removes 90% of the odor from the cow manure. The methane itself is odorless and colorless. The system can accept an additional 2,600 gallons of food waste per day from local sources that would otherwise dispose of it in a local landfill. Additionally, their nutrient credits can be sold to the local municipality to help it to meet federal requirements and to keep sewer bills from rising. This provides additional revenue for the farm, and creates environmentally friendly community partnerships. USDA Photo by Lance Cheung.
Additional video about organic waste capture and reuse is at youtu.be/ZWvW594P6n8
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].
A ghost effect created with Slow Shutter Cam App. Details about the post processing workflow are in my blog.
Photo creative commons non commercial (cc) by-nc Chris Feichtner squics.com. See license for details.
On our journey to roof of the world, much of which was during the night with the full moon shining in the waters of river Indus, the morning was the best of all; from Chillas to Aliabad. We reached Chillas early morning when sun was still couple of hours to shed its kisses over the mountain tops... The first shine we would be able to see was over the great wall called Killer Mountain of Nanaga Parbat... After that clouds came in and it started to rain softly as we travel in the land of mountains and the junction point of three mighty mountain ranges of Karakorum, Himalaya, & Hindukush.... until we reached Gilgit, in a sense capital of Northern Areas of Pakistan.
The KKH main road was blocked and we have to take a detour from inside the Cantt area to this bridge, which seems to be a dividing line between two worlds. With two boys over the bridge leaving for school in the light droplets from heaven was a wonderful scene, just could not resist to snap it up behind the windscreen...
Taken: Detour in Gilgit for Aliabad, Northern Areas of Pakistan.