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37218 leads 37716 past the remaining North Eastern Railway steel lattice signal gantry at Harrogate. Returning to York, the train is Sundays 3S29, an out and back 08:27 from York to Hellifield via Harrogate and Leeds. November the 6th 2022.
Thanks to Gordon Edgar for pointing this one out.
93004 leads 5Q46 10.02 Derby RTC - Ely Papworth Sidings, pictured approaching Maxey level crossing at Helpston. 93005 is on the rear, and the two barrier vehicles are 6393 and 6344. [Pole, 3/6 sections (~4m)]
They were heading to Ely in order to take two more class 175 DMUs to Wolverton Works two days later. This was only the second time 93s had been used to move units from Ely, and the first time for this particular pair.
The sun had not long cleared a big patch of cloud, and a smaller cloud had also just passed over - and we thought we'd get a full sun shot. However, the sun was heading for a small bit of thin cloud, and the light dropped noticeably for a few seconds at just the wrong time... but there were still decent shadows, and a little bit of work in Photoshop improved the image.
I didn't raise the pole any higher than this because it was quite windy. This image didn't need straightening, but it did need cropping because the camera was angled slightly more downwards than was ideal.
This was my first shot of one of ROG's new class 93 bi-mode (diesel and 25kV ac overhead) locos working a train, although I shall probably be sick of them and miss the 37s before too long!
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CSX 5933 leads intermodal train Q-135 by MK "Tower" at Juniper Street in Versailles, PA on December 30, 1997.
GE leads the EMD's on this northbound "Worthville Turn", which would be empties on the way back to DeCoursey Yard and then on to the mines.
We were really happy the L&N seemed to be on a mission painting stuff into the Family Lines scheme, as it wasn't too bad at all for a gray scheme. While the loss of any yellow nose power hurt, the repainting was wiping out the gray ghost dip units that had become so dominating after L&N dropped the yellow nose, and that was nice to see IMHO.
70806 leads today's 3J11 off the curve at Moss Bay and toward Harrington station. 70811 was on the rear.
This was Plan "B" after Plan "A", shooting the train at Long & Small's, was scuppered by the approach of the cloud bank seen in the background.
I was fortunate that the train was 10 minutes early here as the first wisps of cloud, ahead of the main bank, had already begun to block the sun, but allowed it to pop out for just as long as it took the train to pass me before occluding it for good.
UP 8094 leads a loaded coal train eastbound through Covington, Virginia, along the CSX Alleghany Subdivision.
Amtrak 160 leads the Beech Grove segment of Amtrak’s Cardinal at Lafayette Junction, wearing the heritage “Dash 8 Phase III” scheme in the “Pepsi Can” livery that many Dash 8s on the Amtrak roster wore upon delivery. With a lot of actual Dash 8s being on this train in the area over the last year, this is the closest we will get to getting this scheme back, not on a real dash 8 unfortunately (4/2/25).
68017 Hornet leads 68034 Rail Riders with train 6M67 from Georgmas Junction to Carlisle Kingmoor. The train formation is a loaded nuclear flask sandwiched between two four wheel barrier wagons. The train runs only occasionally, carrying contaminated waste from the decommissioning of the Nuclear facility at Dounreay on the far north coast of Scotland, which shut down back in 1994. Here was a fast reactor development centre, commissioned back in 1955 and also a Naval development and test centre for the reactors for Nuclear Submarines. Now well into the decommissioning phase, it is expected to have the site cleared by 2036.All being well, the site will become a Brownfield site by 2336. This train runs infrequently and as required, the only booked freight North of Inverness, it is seen here running along the coastal section of the Far North line past Kilmote between Helmsdale and Brora on the 28th of August 2024.
SD30C-ECO 5023 leads the Northfield across the former CGW lift bridge at Robert St in St Paul, MN on a beautiful winter afternoon. It's too bad more trains don't use this bridge as it's really photogenic and really easy to get to.
I'd sure like to see shots of CGW SD40's using this bridge. CGW anything for that matter.
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Some cyclists intrepidly climbing the path that leads to the current main gate of the castle of Gormaz, Soria, Spain.
Photo taken from one of the best observation points of the historic castle.
This magnificent castle, located near the small town of Gormaz (Soria, Spain), north of the Duero River, is the longest castle in Europe, its dimensions are impressive: 446 m from east to west, a perimeter of 1,200 m, a total of 38 towers.
It was built around the year 1,000 on the remains of Celtiberian and Roman constructions.
The famous knight Rodrigo DĂaz de Vivar "El Cid", vassal of several Christian kings and Muslim kings, was the first Castilian mayor.
When most castles eventually lost their usefulness, this castle was used for some time as a prison. It is currently in ruins and can be visited for free.
CICLISTAS SUBIENDO AL CASTILLO DE GORMAZ, 2024
Algunos ciclistas subiendo intrépidamente por el camino que lleva a la actual puerta principal del castillo de Gormaz, Soria, España.
Foto tomada desde uno de los mejores puntos de observaciĂłn del histĂłrico castillo.
Este magnĂfico castillo, situado cerca de la pequeña localidad de Gormaz (Soria, España), al norte del rĂo Duero, es el castillo más largo de Europa, sus dimensiones son datos impresionantes: 446 m de este a oeste, un perĂmetro de 1.200 m, un total de 38 torres.
Fue construido hacia el año 1.000 sobre los restos de construcciones celtĂberas y romanas.
El famoso caballero Rodrigo DĂaz de Vivar "El Cid", vasayo de varios reyes cristianos y reyes musulmanes, fue el primer alcalde castellano.
Cuando la mayorĂa de los castillos acabaron perdiendo su utilidad, este castillo se utilizĂł durante algĂşn tiempo como prisiĂłn. Actualmente está en ruinas y se puede visitar de forma gratuita.
CSXT 7848 leads Q694-11 under the idled loadout at Ivel. This was the last significant snowfall in eastern Kentucky until this week.
A blast from the past? Well, not quite, but quite impressive all the same. A Midland Pullman once again travels the metals of the Midlands.
Locomotive Services Limited's 'Nanking' liveried 43055 approaches Long Eaton Town crossing in the rain leading 1Z43, the 09.10 charter service from London St Pancras to Crewe.
At ÂŁ1000 per ticket (First Class), I hope the punters enjoyed their day!
BNSF 8219 leads the Empire Builder down the Milwaukee Road-built Short Line at Merriam Park seen here crossing the bridge passing over I-94 and Fairview Avenue.
DL 211 leads empty sand hoppers out of the tranload in Carbondale to make room for the loads they just brought up from Scranton.
Union RR 34 leads a 5 pack with the loaded coke train from Clairton at Dravosburg, PA on March 29, 2024. I was heading back to Port Vue after chasing the AVR-3 to Bruceton, and saw a headlight in the distance as I was coming down the hill at Dravosburg. I had enough time to get in position, which involved pulling the car up tight to an old chain link fence so that I could stand on the hood to shoot over it.
Conrail 6228 leads a mail train past the old tower for "Tower Tuesday", a tower that had a long time ago simply become "CP 141". Already severely downgraded in the PC era, Bellefontaine at one time hosted six different NYC lines heading out of town as well as a good size yard. The tower was the only remaining structure at the time of the photo, and actually somehow remains such today even under CSX, but it is surrounded by tree's these days. Even though Conrail was almost history at the time of the photo, good old #MAIL-44 was still running right on schedule. Actually even about 30 minutes early for it's scheduled 11 AM passing of CP 141.
A CN SD50F leads UP Train MBNAS 28 past Ridgley Tower at the I&M Diamond on the UP Springfield Sub., emulating a scene that would have been much more common if the ICG hadn't spun off the Ex-Chicago & Alton to to the CMNW in 1987.
The tower was roughly a century before this picture by the C&A and governed the south end of their yard, a siding, the Chicago & Illinois Midland Diamond, and several connection tracks, including one that lasted until the end, known as the Dick Lead. The C&IM is now simply the Illinois & Midland, and the IMRR is a Genesee & Wyoming outfit. In 2008 Ridgely Tower became the last mechanical tower in the United States with one switch, the #22 Switch still operated with a mechanical pipeline and "Armstrong" levers.
The former C&A, perhaps better known simply as "The Alton" passed through many owners over the years and was once controlled by the B&O. In fact, their influence was in full effect when CTC was installed on the railroad, and that authority was conveyed by CPL signals. The line was later bought by the GM&O, passed to the ICG with the merger with Illinois Central, and spun off to the ill-fated Chicago, Missouri & Western.
Soon bankrupt, in 1990 the line was split in half. The western portion became the beloved Gateway Western and today is part of CPKC. The Springfield line was sold to the Southern Pacific and operated as the SPCSL—Southern Pacific Chicago-St. Louis, phonetically pronounced "Spizzle", until inherited by Union Pacific in 1996. The B&O CPL's lasted until just a few years ago and those aspects and indications were present on the pages of the UP SSI.
Tower Operator Clifford Ditto gives a roll-by inspection as the train passes the tower. Cliff was an MKT old head from Oklahoma and showed me around the tower that day telling me stories about when he worked for the Katy. A little over a year later Cliff passed away on 8-3-08, the day before my seniority date on the UP.
Control functionality was transferred to the Harriman Dispatching Center in Omaha on 6-29-10 when the interlocking was outfitted for remote operation and the last operator worked the following day. The tower was demolished on 8-8-11, replaced by another gray signal bungalow. There's virtually no trace left today that the tower ever stood.
Locomotives: CN 5423, UP 9729
4-28-07
Springfield, IL
CSX 911 leads E700, as it works its way eastbound through Kent, Ohio. The lighting and substantial overgrowth was tricky, but we managed to make it work.
B75 leads P16, T363 and S312 into Kangaroo Flat on the 19/9/22 with 9097 empties from Tottenham Yard to Deniliquin, adding the hoppers from the workshops in Bendigo and detaching S312 for attention.
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Another one of those amazing SP 80s consist. 5 units, elephant style and quite the variety of paint and models. Growing up in SoCal my favorite hometown railroad was far and away the SP. Rich in history and in the 80s incredibly short of power. Just about anything would show up and often did. Many of those photos I have posted here and I will continue to do so as I digitize my slides. So much fun digging through this memories. San Timeteo Canyon was favorite place to visit. SP GP40-2 leads a varied consist through San Timeteo Canyon that I have long forgotten the name of. 6.88
Alco 4001 leads a Picton bound shuttle down the hill through the cutting near Redbank, with the sun being just high enough to not cast shadows onto the underframe. Garratt 6029 will lead the train back up to Thirlmere shortly.
NS 8099, the Southern Railway heritage unit, leads a Houston-bound manifest through Tower 26 on a hot August afternoon.
Although most trains headed for Englewood Yard will turn east here, UP has been running trains "the long way" to get to Englewood more often the last few years. The train will run south to Tower 30 on the Galveston Sub, then turn north and use the Strang Sub to approach Englewood from the south. This adds more than 10 miles to the journey, but with the Houston Terminal perennially congested sometimes creative routings win out.
MPBEW 20 (Manifest- Pine Bluff, AR to Englewood Yard [Houston, TX])
NS ES44AC #8099
NS AC44C6M #4342
UP SD70M #3788
Houston, TX
August 21st, 2023
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She's still working the front lines, long hours at the hospital. She's tireless in her efforts for patients and coworkers. That always leads to difficulty in what is called 'work/life balance' with 'life' taking a major hit.
Here she is on one of her rare days off.
This road leads from the remote northern town of Atlin, British Columbia past the historic Discovery townsite and into an area of active mining. I checked it out just after sunrise after a day of rain. The rising sun had lit all the wires, and highlighted what remained of the previous day's cloud.
Photo taken with the Olympus OM-D E-M1 and M.Zuiko 40-150mm f/2.8 Pro, hand held. All post processing was performed in DxO PhotoLab 5.3.x.
Creative Note: As with all my photos, unless otherwise stated, nothing has been removed or added to the image. I never replace elements such as the sky or other objects in the composition. What you see is as near as possible to what I saw. For me, the challenge is finding the beauty that already exists in the world. Some images may be cropped or straightened somewhat in post, and I do tweak the light and exposure to reflect the memory in my mind's eye.
7021 leads 586 as it is about to crest the hill at midway and glide down the steep grade to St Paul.
CLF5 leads 2 sister units away from the Gawler River at sunrise enroute to Snowtown for another load of grain. last train for 2025.
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VB SANDON leads Boluda Towage flotilla out of Gladstone Lock on March 26, 2023.
Photographed during the DANIEL ADAMSON Mersey Dock and River Cruise on Sunday March 26, 2023.
After concluding a tour of Liverpool North Docks the DANIEL ADAMSON ran down in the large Gladstone Lock in the company of 8 tugs from both Svitzer and Boluda Fleets.
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BNSF #9721 leads westbound loads from the basin at Springdale, MT along the banks of the Yellowstone River. The Crazy Mountains are visible in the distance with Crazy Peak (Elevation 11,178) visible (center peak) still snow capped.
DBZ2311 leads 5604 empty woodchip train at George Street level crossing, Robinson on 19 May 2022. The area cleared and pegged is for works for the Albany Ring Road project. Photo: Phil Melling.
67021 BP leads classmate DOR 67024 BP through the curves @ STANTON GATE with the 1E02 08.46 LONDON VICTORIA - CHESTERFIELD, Wednesday 24th November 2021
Wearmouth Bridge
Tyne & Wear Metro 4074 leads a service to South Hylton crossing the Wear over the 1879 railway bridge from Monkwearmouth into Sunderland. Running alongside is the 1929 road bridge, which once carried the A19 north, designed by Mott, Hay and Anderson and fabricated by the famous bridge-building firm of Sir William Arrol & Co. at their Dalmarnock Ironworks in Glasgow (famous for building the Forth Rail Bridge and the steel structure of Tower Bridge in London). (Thanks to Wikipedia).
The line here is shared between National Rail and the Metro, I did intend to photograph a Northern Rail Hexham to Battersby service, but it was running late and was too dark by the time it arrived, the line here was converted to Metro in 2002 with the Metro sharing part of the Durham coast line rather than taking over the line as in other areas.
This is a view north looking out over Monkwearmouth, Roker, Seaburn and out over the North Sea.
9th November 2019
UP 8973 West leads Port Hueneme-bound military train SFCOX 01 past the wash rack at Metrolink’s Central Maintenance Facility, former SP Taylor yard, on a gloomy Sunday afternoon.
From this angle you can see how compressed SP’s Taylor yard was, flanked by the tree-lined LA River on the right and residential neighborhoods on the left, this and other issues were the reasons why it was sold to the Southern California Regional Rail Authority.
A few points of interests, the prominent tan building above is LA County USC hospital used by the soap opera 'General Hospital' in its opening credits and the palm tree hillside on the right is Elysian Park home to Dodger Stadium.
A lone ES44AC leads X500 east along the undulating profile of the Plymouth sub.
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This waterfall leads down from crater lake on top of changbai mountain, now in winter its mostly frozen at temperatures of -20 degree celsius and lower.
though water was actually still floating down.
i stood there for 5 minutes and my toes felt like dying.
BNSF 8295 leads a southbound H-LAUAMA (Laurel, MT - Amarillo, TX) high-priority manifest south through the town and pleasant waters of Palmer Lake, CO.
Catching a SD75I in Colorado in 2010 was a wonderful surprise. This train had all the local railfans out, if I remember correctly, there were at least 6 of us chasing this train.
SD75 power was common on coal trains during my time in North Dakota, and I always enjoyed catching Wabonnet goodness when I could (or, in this case, BNSFbonnet). The SD75I came after the merger, so these were purchased and built as BNSF units. Glad they stuck with the Warbonnet scheme when these were built!