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Winter has finally arrived in the Black Forest.

Almost as the same time as the past year.

...Another image of the European Beech trees

from a place I love so much: The top of the "Freiburg

house-mountain" (altitude: 1, 284 m). The Schauinsland is located roughly ten kilometres south-east of Freiburg's city centre.

The "Schauinslandbahn" was taken in 1930 as the first passenger ropeway in the world on the circulation principle in operation,

it leads in 10 minutes to the topic.

From my Archives, there are still so many

images left.

Although I love skiing and cross-country skiing,

I prefer snowshoeing there if I want to take photos.

Wishing you a lovely week ahead :-)

Thank you for your kind visits.

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My daughter used to live in the backyard cottage of people who own this gorgeous German Shepherd, Luca. She is now living somewhere else, but we both still miss dear Luca. Such a magnificent and very sweet dog.

No.7029 Clun Castle leads, with No.46233 Duchess of Sutherland bringing up the rear.

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Our way leads us to the church of San Carlo di Negrentino, whose visit we never miss when we are in Ticino.

Unser Weg führt uns zur Kirche San Carlo di Negrentino, deren Besuch wir niemals versäumen, wenn wir im Tessin sind.

Schweiz

Mamiya 7II, 4/80 mm, Ilford Delta 400

Print auf Fomatone 132 mit Moersch 6 blue, ein Spritzer finisher

Selentonung MT1, 1+15, 1:20 min

down and diagonal composition with 3.0 mm blue leads for MacroMondays theme #LessThanAnInch.

HMM for everybody - FMM para todos !

Though I follow the path

Over hill and dale,

Only time will tell

If it leads back to me.

Polaroid Week April 2016 7/1

Expired Type 108/669 & 250 Camera

MRL #253 leads westbound LAUBOZ through the s curves at Columbus, MT as the fading golden light illuminates the scene on the 2nd subdivision.

The central doorway leads into the dark, atmospheric vestibule, where the roof is supported by 18 columns with wonderfully varied floral capitals in the form of palm leaves, lotus buds and papyrus fans; some also have bunches of grapes, a distinctive Roman touch.

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Although only this column room remains of the original temple, the interior reliefs and walls are in good condition for a forgotten temple in the interior of Egypt. There are still improvements in progress through the restoration process.

BN C30-7 5549 leads a WB through Belmont, NE., on its way to the Powder River Basin, for more black diamonds. I was only able to spend a couple hours here, and I remember not being happy that I couldnt get a train with all greens.

This is shot on 6-29-1990

If the path is beautiful, let us not ask where it leads.

~Anatole France

CSXT 3216 leads T209 through RB Cabin near Louisa, KY.

Fishing vessel - Franciscan no 1

BC Seiner

Please see following image

This boat was warming up and preparing to depart Fisherman's Wharf in Steveston.

If you look closely, you may see the outline of the fish boat captain in the wheelhouse.

'The light that leads'

Minutes later this vessel set sail, off into the sunset

BC Canada

I appreciate your kind words of support and would like to thank-you all, for taking the time to view and acknowledge my photography.

~Christie (happiest) by the River

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A sidewalk leads past the Veer Towers towards ARIA Resort & Casino at CityCenter, Las Vegas.

D&RGW #5399 leads an eastbound out of the south portal of Tennessee Pass tunnel, and is about to roll more or less downhill for the next 100 plus miles. Meanwhile, #3101 waits in the hole with a westbound it has dragged up to here, but will also soon roll downhill once thru the tunnel to at least as far as Minturn. From there west, the #3101 will have plenty of rugged terrain to still cover before destinations are reached. This location just south of the tunnel was a really fun, scenic and isolated place to just watch the action go down on the Grande.

NR30 leads NR31 through the farmlands near Nana Glen, just north of Coffs Harbour, on the last leg to Brisbane.

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CN 2454 leads eastbound train 306, as they head along the countryside, crossing the trestle at Saint Eleuthere, PQ, in Fall's full force. Of all the trips I've made here in the Fall, this is the most colorful that I've seen it.

October 6, 2018.

Mrs leads the way as a pair of Wood Ducks ply the waters of Wildwing Lake at Michigan's Kensington Metropark.

HCS

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This alpine road with many hairpin turns leads to the Fraele Towers (built in the 14th century), an important strategic outpost of the Middle Ages. In the old days, it connected the Valtellina Valley in Italy with Switzerland and was known as the "path of salt and wine."

The route is included in the list of the most exciting and dangerous roads in the world.

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Pass Torri di Fraele, Lombardy, Italy-Switzerland

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Communication leads to community, that is, to understanding, intimacy and mutual valuing.

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Percipient object

Awareness unity

Classification event

Amtrak's 'Pepsi Can' painted P42DC #160 leads the southbound Crescent by 'Taylor' near Temple, GA on its way between Atlanta and Birmingham.

43124 leads 1a81, the 0741 Penzance to Paddington while descending Dainton Bank south of Newton Abbot. Aggregate Industries’ Stoneycombe Quarry, which extracts limestone is visible to the left.

MNR 6406 leads New Brunswick Southern Railway train 907 through Welsford, New Brunswick. Trailing are another two SD70M-2s, EMR 6403 and NBSR 6401. This is the first time I’ve been able to nab a trio of the new engines together on one train. Also cool is that one engine is from each of the three railways owned by Irving (Maine Northern, Eastern Maine and New Brunswick Southern). January 8, 2022.

BPRR 5019 leads the road train south splitting a pair of former B&O CPL's.

Link to the video from this day:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjnT0jKp7_I

An SD40U leads loaded ore over Maple Grove Rd. as it makes its way to Proctor with a rare SD40U leading. Thanks to Welch for the help getting to this location and all the additional help this past week.

Cliffs Erie 4210 leads the last pull of the day through a rock cut just out of Taconite Harbor, MN, working up the steep grade towards Cramer Siding on the evening of August 20, 2008. At Cramer Siding, the 4210 would combine these 12 cars to the other two pulls they made away from Lake Superior on this day. They would eventually tie-down for the day up near the tunnel.

Was a great day 11 years ago today on Cliffs Erie with the F-units working in beautiful weather. Kind of bittersweet as we knew we were probably were seeing the last of the F-Units on the Erie Mining during this cleanup effort.

BNSF 8222 leads a trio of elephant-style Warbonnets with Clay Boswell coal east/southbound through Fisher, MN.

Well, now...this is something, ain't it?! It wasn't every day you got to catch a trio of SD75M Warbonnets in 2007, but it happened on this particular afternoon. And with this being an eastbound in the afternoon on a northern plains winter day, there weren't many shooting options to have any sort of light on the nose. But I knew the tracks turned southerly out east in Fisher, so that's where I headed after this train departed Grand Forks...

A beautiful BNSF 9294 leads a trio of typical, mid-2000s northern plains coal power west around the bend near Hawley, MN.

Back then, green SD60Ms were the main target whenever I headed out, and this one was a real treat because it was unexpected. I always enjoyed my excursions to the Staples Sub. It was a bit of a drive from my house, but totally worth it.

BNSF 5493 leads what I believe to be a unit sand train of 2-bay hoppers at Savanna, Illinois. The train is passing between the backwater of the edge of the flood-elevated Mississippi River, which should normally be just to the left side of this photo, though the flooding is down a couple of feet from it's crest about a week earlier. While locals including the owners of the water-logged grain elevator seen here wait for the water to recede to perform cleanup, the BNSF seemed to be mostly back to business as usual at this spot. That's the Sabula-Savanna bridge in the distant left, which was opened to traffic in 2017 replacing the previous truss bridge.

Aurizon units 2806 leads 2830 towards port with a loaded train from Rockhapton

NHN 3823 leads the southbound through some nice late afternoon sun on their way from Ossipee to Dover. While the NHN is mostly based in New Hampshire they do cross the border briefly into Lebanon, Maine.

New Christian Song 2018 "The Incarnate God Leads Mankind Into a New Era"

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The incarnate God, He brings to an end the age when only Jehovah's back was seen. He also concludes the age of belief when in vagueness God was perceived. The work of the last incarnate God brings man to a more practical age. The work He does brings all mankind to a more pleasant and realistic time. He ends the age of vagueness, He concludes the age when man wished to seek God's face but was unable to back then. He ends man's service to Satan, to a new age man is led. All this is achieved by the work of God in the flesh, instead of God's Spirit alone.

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He not only ends the age of law and doctrine, He shows man a God who is real, a God who is normal, righteous and holy, who unlocks the management plan, who demonstrates the mysteries, the destination of mankind, who made man and ends the management work, who has been hidden for thousands of years. He ends the age of vagueness, He concludes the age when man wished to seek God's face but was unable to back then. He ends man's service to Satan, to a new age man is led. All this is achieved by the work of God in the flesh. Oh, He ends the age of vagueness, He concludes the age when man wished to seek God's face but was unable to back then. He ends man's service to Satan, to a new age man is led. All this is achieved by the work of God in the flesh. All this is achieved by the work of God in the flesh, instead of God's Spirit alone.

from "Corrupt Mankind Is More in Need of the Salvation of God Become Flesh" in The Word Appears in the Flesh

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IC 6251 leads R922 up the grade at Proctor hill in some killer evening light. I was at the A&W in Superior when my friend messaged me that 6251 was leading a train off the docks, I had more food coming but I ran up to the cashier, paid and bolted out. Once I got to the bridge I made it with seconds to spare as I could already hear the EMD rumble.

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Adventure always starts with an idea, and leads to something greater than expected. The idea of adventuring is to have new experiences which can only be found by exiting your comfort zone and searching exploring. This night was an off trail night, just falling short of a predetermined goal which I had no knowledge of in the field. I started a journey some time ago I call star collecting. Basically you find points (GPS) of interest and mark them with your navigation systems. Then when you're out in the field, rather than wander blindly you can seek out these points. This was one of those nights. Not nearly as sucessful as I'd hoped, we fell short of my target and ended up with this instead.

I thought it was quite beautiful to see what appeared to be spires on fire quickly lighting up and dissipating almost as quickly as they came. Right below here is a narrow long slot canyon and as I ran through it in almost dark you could see the bats. They looked like alien creatures and their eyes seemed to watch me as I moved through their home.

CSXT 3090 leads C84217 over the old C&O trestle in Hall. As you can see, it was an absolute downpour.

A two kilometer return walk leads you to the base of the cascading Kepple Falls, Marysville.

I was a tiny bit disappointed with my images as there were so many logs and wood in the water, it was difficult to get a good composition. I also had to perch precariously in the water on the available rocks. I used my Lee stopper 6 stops to get a slow enough speed.

Regardless, it was a beautiful hour spent in the cool spray of the falls, amongst the green ferns and Aussie bush.

The Fichtelberg railway (German: Fichtelbergbahn) is a 750 mm (2 ft 5 1⁄2 in) narrow-gauge railway that leads from the

standard-gauge international line at Cranzahl to the ski resort of Oberwiesenthal in the Erzgebirge mountains in eastern Germany. It takes its name from the Fichtel Mountain near Oberwiesenthal.

After the railway from Chemnitz to Chomutov via Annaberg and Vejprty was opened in 1872 (consisting of Chemnitz–Flöha, Flöha–Annaberg, Annaberg–Vejprty and Vejprty–Chomutov sections), plans were made to also connect the former mining town of Oberwiesenthal to the Saxon Railway system. The requirements and qualifications to build a narrow gauge railway from Cranzahl were met by 1884, but it wasn't until April 6, 1896, that construction started. The railway opening took place on July 20, 1897.[1] By the end of that year, 67,756 passengers (and 57 dogs) had already traveled on the new railway.

Passenger count increased in the following years, and tourism played an increasing role in the passenger count. Freight traffic also increased significantly. Until 1906, freight had to be transloaded in Cranzahl; since then transporter wagons made the extra cargo handling unnecessary. The biggest cargo customer – even until the mid-1990s – was the quarry in Hammerunterwiesenthal, requiring around 30 freight cars daily.

After 1990 the railway lost its status as the most important carrier into Oberwiesenthal (which is the highest town in (Germany)), and in 1992 freight service was terminated. After 1994, the Deutsche Bahn became the new owner, and planned to either dismantle the railway, or sell it.[1]

For the 100-year anniversary, the communities along the track, together with the operators of the Pressnitz Valley Railway and the Lößnitzgrund Railway organized a festival week that drew 40,000 visitors. With different rolling stock of narrow gauge railways from all over Germany; a train schedule of extra and regularly scheduled trains meant that there was a train on the track almost every hour. Fun fairs along the track and historic trains ensured the success of the event.[2]

New thinking started after the success of the event, and the district of Annaberg prepared to acquire the railway. On June 1, 1998, the operator BVO Bahn GmbH, since 2007 Saxon Steam Railway Company took over operations from the Deutsche Bahn, and renamed the railway to the catchier Fichtelbergbahn. The new operator aligned operations with the tourism in the surrounding area, and within relative short time achieved country-wide recognition. Especially during the winter months the railway now has similar significance as in its heyday, as winter sports tourists in the towns of Neudorf and Cranzahl can reach the ski areas of Oberwiesenthal with ease and in style.

The railway starts at the standard gauge station Cranzahl at 653 m (2,142.4 ft)[3] of the Vejprty–Annaberg-Buchholz railway. The passenger trains start on the same platform as the standard gauge trains. The former freight yard and its loading ramp for the transporter flatcars is on the northern end of the station. The narrow gauge trains leave the station in a left turn and follow the right side of the Sehma valley through the village of Neudorf.

The first stop is Unterneudorf, followed by Neudorf. The following stop Vierenstrasse is a popular starting point for hiking into the Fichtelberg area. Leaving Vierenstrasse, the track follows a long incline (1:33 or 3.03%)[3] through the densely covered Fichtelberg forest. The next station Kretscham-Rothensehma is used to allow valley-bound trains to pass. The track continues to climb, reaching the watershed of the Pöhlbach river, arriving at the next stop of Niederschlag.

The tracks now lead downward into the Pöhlbach valley, crossing the Bundesstrasse 95, and run along the border with the Czech Republic uphill to the Hammerunterwiesenthal station. Leaving Hammerunterwiesenthal, the valley becomes so narrow that there is only room for the state road and the railroad tracks, steep meadows on the right hand side, and a steep forest to the left on the Czech side of the border.

After the next stop Unterwiesenthal, the track unwinds itself from the narrow valley, and the peaks of Fichtelberg on the right, and Klínovec on the left become visible. After crossing the federal route again, the railway leads over a 110 m (360.9 ft) long and 23 m (75.5 ft) high steel viaduct, and reaches the terminus of Oberwiesenthal at 893 m (2,930 ft).

/Wikipedia/

Regional Railways liveried (Direct Rail Services) 37425 'Sir Robert McAlpine / Concrete Bob' leads the 6P01 0445 Wickford to Whitemoor Yard L.D.C Gbrf past Ely Dock Junction, with BR Large Logo 37424 'Avro Vulcan XH558' at the rear.

OHCR leads the Newark to Parsons turn through "Yard A" in downtown Columbus.

Former EL SDP-45 #6687 leads an interesting set of power for "Flare Friday" as she heads a westbound freight over the Vermilion River. Helping out are two ex-PC units, an SD-40 and a U-25B. Given the nice patch job, definitely the right leader in my book.

37418 leads 11 TTA two axle fuel tanks over the viaduct at Ackworth on the line through Pontefract Baghill to Moorthorpe on the morning of March the 7th 2023. These wagons have been in store at Gascoigne Wood since mid November 2022 after being made redundant in their work carrying Aviation fuel from the Grangemouth Refinery. Running as train 6Z42, the 09:45 from Gascoigne Wood to Lydney, the wagons are heading for a new era in Preservation at the Dean Forest Railway.

A barn C40-8M leads two standard cab C40s out of Proctor and down Proctor Hill on February 15, 2018. CN 2449 leads on this blustery afternoon.

GTW GP38-2 4914 leads CN L512 East out of South Chicago, IL.

CP 7007 leads CP 298 down the Detroit Lakes Subdivision between Winger and Bejou. The slight grade is climbing up from the Sand Hill River. This spot is right at the county line between Polk and Mahnomen County - the grade crossing is the dividing line. Besides entering Mahnomen County, it is also entering the White Earth Reservation. Things should be smooth sailing as 298 is all behind the plow train that cleared snow.

Aurizon units 2701 leads 2363 through Corinda