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Infrastructure to authorise movements in Lithgow Yard was still controlled from signal box of that name by semaphore signals in 2008. These are situated near the former Eskbank Station. Lithgow, NSW. September 20, 2008.
Another picture on the top of the old swing bridge at Folkestone over the harbour. There must be many railwaymen who would enjoy the thrill of tackling this awesome gradient again.
With a wave and tones from the driver 66561 heads west past Uffington hauling 6F02, the 11:36 Hinksey - Hallen Marsh Junction
Taken with the aid of a pole
And we’re back!
As is often the case with this photostream, I don’t have much to post in between major trips. I’ve sort of turned into a travel photographer. But, luckily for you guys, I just got back from a major trip, so there is an abundance of content to share! I am planning on posting approximately two photos per week, but this may vary a bit as I start posting the photos. I want to pay particular attention to the descriptions this time, since I am trying to make this a bit more of a travelogue than I have before.
On this trip, I went to Chile and Argentina. The trip was on November 17-28. I spent the 17 th in Santiago by myself, and then spent the rest of the trip in Patagonia with my friend Jake (see his photography at www.aaroads.com/blog/). We made it to Tierra del Fuego, Torres Del Paine, Capilla Marmol, and Glacier Perrito Moreno, and those are just the highlights. While I have not processed all of the photos from the trip yet, I can say that there are a lot of photos that I am excited to share (this is not one of them).
This photo marks the start of the trip in Santiago. I was there less for than 24 hours, and more
importantly I was there by myself. My Spanish is not great, and Jake missed his connection so I wasn't fully mentally prepared to spend a day in a foreign country by myself. Between being slightly scared, getting through customs, and telling the taxi driver (in Spanish) that 120USD is too much for a 9 mile taxi ride while the taxi was still in motion, I didn’t get a picture of a sign that said “Bienvenidos a Chile” or anything like that. This will have to suffice.
This is a picture of the Autopista Central, a major highway through Santiago. There’s nothing
particularly notable about this, other than the fact that I’m an infrastructure nerd and I thought the layout of the freeway/subway was interesting. It shows that the city can be pretty well laid out in spots, but this is not true everywhere. I didn’t get a chance to take the subway (I walked about 6 miles the one day I was there), but I have heard that the subway is considered decent by international standards.
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The images from the series “Infrastructure of Artifice” were shot on location in the Port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands in 2007, using a large format view camera. Being the largest port in Europe, (second only to Shanghai globally) the Port of Rotterdam is a construct of enormous proportions that necessitates the globalized economy in which we all reside. In an increasingly globalized world, society becomes ever more homogenized creating a level of disassociation and isolation within the human psyche. The photographic gaze is drawn to the literal infrastructure of the port, at the same time highlighting the artificial construct of a landscape entirely reclaimed from the sea. This extreme example of how humankind affects the ‘natural’ landscape acts as a metaphor for the implications of artifice within the modern world. The images herein, seek to meditate upon the Port of Rotterdam as a simulacrum of modern day society and how this reflects upon the human condition.
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.
Bridge over Mze river on the line Pnovany - Bezdruzice built in 1901.
View from frozen lake Hracholusky.
Maintenance technician Dave Gooding adjusts a pulley in the Thames Water Fleet sewer, a Victorian sewer system designed by Joseph Bazalgette, beneath the streets of London March 13, 2013. After heavy rainfall, raw sewage gushes into the River Thames from a network of dank sewers beneath the streets of London. A Victorian-era problem that has never been fixed, the cobweb-laced tunnels just metres from a new railway station at Blackfriars underscore Britain's infrastructure backlog. The need for a new "super sewer" for Europe's financial capital was identified as far back as 1989 but privatised utility Thames Water, lacked government funding and had more pressing priorities such as cleaner drinking water. Photograph taken March 13, 2013. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor (BRITAIN - Tags: BUSINESS CONSTRUCTION SOCIETY) - RTR3F5OZ
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.
this photo was taken in the "present moment" knowing that all too soon these beams, cross bars and wires will be a thing "of the past."
Photo taken in Coos Bay, Oregon - although it could be "any city, USA"
The Tyne Bridge is a through arch bridge over the River Tyne in North East England, linking Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead. It was designed by the engineering firm Mott, Hay and Anderson. The bridge was officially opened on 10 October 1928 by King George V and has since become a defining symbol of Tyneside.
Ethiopian railways constructed by china, Addis abeba region, Addis ababa, Ethiopia , Camera: ILCE-7RM2 , f8.0 , 1/640 , 24.0 mm , ISO 1250 , © Eric Lafforgue www.ericlafforgue.com