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WE643 rockets over Southview Trestle and the Westland Branch as snow from the bridge falls gently to the ground below.
These towers have been standing along the electric division of the Hudson line since the electrification was built reaching Harmon, as far as the 600VDC electrification would go, in 1913 the same year Grand Central Terminal would open to the public. Since then, they have stood the test of time supporting the electrification, carrying the high voltage AC that would be stepped down and converted to DC for the third rail along with signal and communication lines as well. Although all of that has been moved either underground or in conduits along the right of way, a fair number of transmission towers still stand along the Hudson, just as they did when the New York Central first erected them. This is one alongside the Hudson at Scarborough, NY.
At 2887 feet long, the Papago Freeway Tunnel (better known as the Deck Park Tunnel) seen here was the final section of Interstate 10 to be completed nationwide. It is located just north of downtown Phoenix, Arizona.
Fort Pitt Bridge is the one closer to the vantage point on the left side of the photo. I don't know if the one further afield is part of Fort Pitt Bridge or not.
Pittsburgh is surrounded by rivers and hills, and numerous bridges are needed to allow seamless movement of people and goods.
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My friends and I didn't spend much time in Pittsburgh at all. I hope to return to Pittsburgh for a proper visit in a few years.
If you like what you're seeing, I recommend you to take a look of my friend Brandon's photoset of the beautiful city via this link:
Another common feature now seen on the UK network is Train Protection and Warning System (TPWS). This is a radio-based safety system that will automatically stop a train under certain circumstances.
The system uses an arming loop and a trigger loop and can be set to trigger the train's brake by varying the distance between the two loops.
Frankfurt am Main , is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany, with a 2009 population of 672,000. The urban area had an estimated population of 2,295,000 in 2010.The city is at the centre of the larger Frankfurt/Rhine-Main Metropolitan Region which has a population of 5,600,000[3] and is Germany's second largest metropolitan area.