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CN 2605, CN 2408 and NS 2609 leads train 385 through Princeton on a bitter cold afternoon.
Southern Ontario has been wrapped under a polar vortex the last few days and today was no different. I quickly retreated back to my car after taking this shot.
Soo Line 6622 leads train 203 coming into Wauwatosa Wisconsin, about to duck under Hawley Road, to continue its journey westward.
© Donald Murphy - Tyler T. Pirelli
MKT GP40 leads two more MKT units north through New Holstein with train #245 on a nice March 31st 1986 afternoon. By this time the SOO merger has been consummated, but MKT power is still running through like the old times on the Milwaukee.
Photo by Mike Hoff - My Collection
BNSF 3022 leads a ABEABE train towards Wolsey SD. Once at Wolsey, they will work in town and return back to Aberdeen later in the evening.
66428 leads 3S01 RHTT along the Berney Arms section at Breydon Junction on Sunday 25th October 2020. With nearly an hour wait at Great Yarmouth for an available path along the single track section, the schedule provides enough time to walk along the Werryman's Way towards Breydon Junction to capture this shot.
CK3 leads a loaded pellet shuttle service to the blast furnaces at Whyalla. Note the older style hopper wagons compared to those used to the mines.
CK3 still wears the 1982 design Australian National Green and Gold livery, albeit now rebadged with Genesee & Wyoming (G&W) logos.
Visible in the upper left of the frame is Spencer Gulf.
Whyalla, SA.
Tuesday, 7 March 2023.
Is this the man who leads our country? Boris, Biden, Trump, Macron, Putin, Xi ? Which is the wooden top we put our trust and faith in?
Which one knows the truth about the origins of Covid, or the Christmas party? Which one launched a biological attack on the freedoms of the people, which one will stop World War Three from happening by not attacking Ukraine or Taiwan? Which one will ensure world Peace?
As my son would say, we are at the stage now, like in 1930's Germany, when after WW2 people say, why didn't we stop them when all the terrible things first started? And they started stripping us of our freedoms?
My picture today, a carved 'signpost' at the divide in the road at Satran, Skye.. A Worzel Gummidge scarecrow, crucified on a wooden cross. Hmmmm. Symbolic? There was a man who gave his life, crucified on a cross for his beliefs. As Christmas nears (not 'Holidays'), perhaps we need to pause a moment just to remember what this whole thing is about. Shouldn't life be about being humane and showing goodwill to all others?
Do something good and give yourself the best Christmas ever! Which leader have you got faith in? Any of those above, for Christ's sake? Try the man who died on a wooden cross.,
BNSF 5809 leads an Eastbound loaded coal train on the Brookfield Subdivision across the bridge over Tater Hill Creek near Tina, MO. The train is heading to the Thomas Hill Energy Center.
ST70AH #8900 leads an SD40-2 and an SD40-3 past the searchlights at Haddix Road with L303 bound for Detroit. With new Safetrans signals piling up at different spots along the Plymouth Sub, these relics don't have much time left.
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A stained glass entryway leads to the chapel, the centerpiece of which is a solid marble altar placed in the center of a circular marble platform. A metal sculpture by Harry Bertoia reflects light from the only window in the chapel, a beautiful domed skylight. The sculpture appears as a cascading waterfall of light that is constantly adjusting, moving, and redefining the interior of the chapel. The Chapel also features a 1300 pound bell cast at MIT in the Metals Processing Laboratory and a 768-pipe organ designed by Walter Holtkamp.
Once inside, the visitor is transported to a completely unexpected interior space that is unknown from the exterior façade. The interior is inundated with a high level of detail and atmospheric qualities that are enhanced by filtered natural light.
My other images from the MIT Chapel:
67027 leads a Network Rail test train through the picturesque station at Bath Spa. 67023 was bringing up the rear. I came very close to being bowled by a pigeon who saw me crouching down and thought there was food on offer!
An SD70ACe-T4 leads UP train MDMNL-21 down Main Track 2 of the UP KC Metro Sub at 12th St heading to Leeds for a crew change.
To the left is the former site of Ford Assembly Plant at 10th and Winchester, which began construction in 1909 and finished two years later in 1911. This was the first Ford plant built outside of Detroit.
Ford later opened up a new plant within the Kansas City area at Claycomo, MO, which opened its doors in 1951 for military production. Eventually, consumer vehicles were then produced at the newer Claycomo plant beginning in January of 1957, and by the end of December of 1956, production ceased at the original Winchester plant.
The twin smokestacks with "Ford" in-laid on the bricks still remain standing here, serving as a reminder of a bit of Kansas City history. 12/21/24.
37423 leads the 1Z41 Rose Hill Marple to Crewe ( via Hadfield) along the normally EMU only Glossop branch on July 4 2021. The tour had already reversed at Glossop and was now heading for Hadfield. Despite the rain, the bridge here was packed with photographers and local residents to see the rare sight of a loco-hauled passenger train on the line.
6413 leads a westerly early morning departure from Whitefish. The working had arrived the previous night and had deposited one locomotive from the consist.
Buffered 43080 leads on what is believed to be 1S71, the 07:21 Penzance to Glasgow on 24th September 2001. The location is an old quarry at Winterbourne, a mile out of Bristol Parkway which was a popular spot at the time. Unfortunately the line has now been wired and trees have taken over.
43080 started life in Feb 1978 as E43080, part of East Coast set 254013. It eventually became one of 8 to be fitted with buffers and DVT equipment to work with Class 91's and Mk3 HST coaches whilst the DVT and Mk 4's were built. Next was Cross Country for Virgin trains and then after a period in store the Crewe built power car was re-engined and renumbered to 43480 working for Grand Central. After their HST's were replaced with Adelante's it then had a short spell with East Midlands Trains before moving over to Rail Adventure for use in stock moves.
© Neil Higson
Mamiya 645 Slide Scan
Amtrak 161 leads Amtrak 8 through Elk River running on Main 1 to pass MOW working between Big Lake and Ramsey Main 2. It was a lot of speed up and slow down along the Staples Sub on this day with lot of freight traffic and the temperature hovering around zero degrees. Fortunately train passed by 30 minutes before clouds rolled in.
CLNA 1501 leads train 119 with a new set of cars received from Norfolk Southern and CLNA train 120 in Chocowinity, NC and is now making its return run to Pinetown, NC with cars for several customers in rural coastal North Carolina.
NS AC446CM 4404 leads a C44-9W around the curve after crossing the Wabash River at Attica, IN. The track that looks like it is jumping off the face of the earth is the one-time Wabash Covington Branch, now used to connect a grain elevator on the south edge of town. The track makes a connection to the fabled Chicago, Attica & Southern for most of the route to elevator, including passing the C&EI/CA&S depot and middle of the street running. The 4404 was rebuilt by Wabtec/GE (Ft. Worth, TX earlier this year from C44-9W 9220.
Photo by John Eagan
37250 leads visiting Colas Rail 37254 at Fox Park Farm, Newton-le-Wllows, working the 15.30 Leeming Bar - Leyburn on the final day of The Wensleydale Railway's Diesel Gala.
73119 (tnt with 73212) leads 1Q71 19:51 Derby RTC - Tonbridge West Yd test train into Derby on the 6th October 2025
FURX 8116 leads a long stack train up out of the Red River Valley of the North through the sweeping S-curve in Lake Park, MN.
This S-curve was a favorite to catch morning action as eastbounds made their way out of Dilworth along the famed Staples Sub. This particular morning was quite the gem as MN Chris (aka railtalk) and I were treated to not only this train but also these as well:
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Ah, the mid-2000s...what a treat when it came to standard cab goodness! It was for action like this that I would venture the hour-plus drive from Grand Forks, ND...rarely was disappointed after a day along the Staples Sub!
On Thursday 26/9/2024, a lightly loaded 5XM1 (Aurizon loading shuttle) is seen approaching Gawler River road (between Two Wells-Virginia, SA) with CLP16-6054 in charge.
Chessie System, B&O GP40 3701 leads a blue sister through Hammond at Calumet Ave.on the B&OCT in August 1981.
LDP003 badged in the QR National scheme on lease from EDi leads G534 on 3MP1 through Coonana on 29-3-12
43014 leads the NMT seen here at Watford village working a Derby-Chaddesden train, which also ran on the Northampton loop to Northampton and back.
19th September 2019
37901 leads 608 and some barrier wagons with 37800 on the rear after exiting Milford Tunnel working 5Z57 Derby RTC - Derby RTC via Sheffiled and Toton.
This is 37901s official 1st loaded test run
66 519 leads the Chiltern Metals RHTT towards Northwood Hills having not long passed through Pinner. The London Underground Metropolitan Line shares its tracks with Chiltern Railways on this stretch as far as Amersham. Also, this route is heavily tree lined, hence the need for trains such as these!
WNYP 630 leads a 22 car Driftwood Turn around the big curve at Cameron, PA on August 30, 2019. This was my next to last pure set of Big's, as the GE's started being used in late September.
This was my favorite moment during a two day commercial photo shoot. All the cast was colorfully dressed and playfully "sociallizing" on one stoop while the extras waited looking bored and dejected on the next stoop over. poor extras.
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60163 'Tornado' leads 66102 on the 1Z28 1650 Kingswear - Bristol Temple Meads seen at Powderham 18/6/17.
CSX 6071 leads the daily Cincinnati - Winchester road local, better known as C701, through the former L&N searchlights at North Cabin near Winchester, KY. The crew are just minutes from their destination of Patio Yard, where they will spot some cars before heading to the hotel.
AMTK 112 leads a super-late Empire Builder into Grand Forks, ND at MP 97 on the Hillsboro Sub.
It was rare to catch Amtrak in Grand Forks in the daylight as both trains typically passed through in the middle of the night. This shot was made possible by heavy delays due to flooding between Minneapolis and Chicago. And, looking at my notes, it appears I was able to catch this one because I was working a night flight on this particular day.
I didn't catch a lot of Amtrak action during my time in the northern plains, but if I had the opportunity, I would usually take it...
GP35m 3600 leads NX10 west through Newtown, Ct., after working Blue Linx, formerly Georgia-Pacific lumber in Botsford. A lot has changed since this image was taken, Blue Linx closed after the roof of their building collapsed after a heavy snow, with consolidating locations. The Maybrook has been OOS service east of Hawleyville for a yaer or so while Northeast Utilities contractors replace the transmission towers that have lined the ROW since the sixties. And in August during a historic ten-inch rainfall a devastating washout severed the route in Botsford. The moral of this story? Take pictures of everything because you never know when it will change.
BNSF 6391 leads a northbound coal empty around the frozen lake in Palmer Lake, CO.
Almost a week prior, Palmer Lake received upwards of 19" of snow, much of it still sticking around albeit in a heavier, wetter, compacted version than what fell from the sky.
CBRW 652 leads the Connell Turn north towards Warden, WA under cloudy skies.
After watching the interchange at Connell, WA, we decided that despite the larger storm clouds above, chasing them north would probably be a good idea anyway since I wasn't sure the next time I would be back on this line. The rain wasn't pouring, so most of the dirt roads through the farmlands weren't totally destroyed into mud yet so we drove north and got a couple of shots. I'm not sure why, but I decided to try to use my 35-16mm lens the whole time so I ended up with most shots looking similar to this one, although I was able to find a couple different angles. At this location, I kind of just jumped out of the car and went wide, trying to get the house in the back in the shot, not much else to it.
6/13/22
2570 em dupla tracção com outra 2550, passam no Vale de Santarém com um comboio de mercadorias vazio
Dreich. That’s the only word that could ever describe the steel, bitter, relentless, driving rain that pelts off the upright windshield of our Land Rover, as we weave our way along the coastal path that leads to the most westerly point on the British Mainland.
The week has been remarkably sunny and dare I say warm, at our base in Strontian, located at the most easterly point of Loch Sunart, separating the Morvern wilds from the Ardnamurchan Peninsula. We walked in the hills around Strontian one day, then drove over those wilds of Morvern to Lochaline to catch the ferry over to Fishnish another; the Isle of Mull is equally as beautiful and suited for meandering around, taking in the ambience.
Today though we make haste, for our allotted slot at 10:30am at the Ardnamurchan distillery has been shifted earlier to allow my guide enough time to show me around the place before he attends to some rather important duties. I’m chaperoned to the distillery by my father-in-law of last year's electrical lighting fame, affording me the courtesy of any potential drams that may be bestowed upon my eager face. He also loves his Land Rover, so any chance to stretch her legs is reason enough for him.
We’re soon slingshotting around Salen and onwards to Glenbeg, where the road seems to deteriorate further in both width and surface quality - we must work hard for these spoils. A bright white-painted cask end appears indicating there’s one mile left to go before we alight in the stony car park of the Ardnamurchan distillery and visitor centre. We mention it not - this isn’t the first time either of us have been here.
My in-laws visited this place in 2014 just after the distillery opened, enjoying a tour around the only warehouse on site - Warehouse 1 - where the grand sum of four casks had been laid down. A lot has changed since then. I visited in 2022 and in the time since my tour almost a year ago to the day, I too have changed a lot.
I’m nervous. Not because whisky tours make me nervous or because I’m worried I won’t like the whisky, but because I’m hoping to meet the people I’d spent so many months tagging in my Instagram posts and chatting over messages and emails. I guess my nervousness is a poor attempt to mask my desperation that they like me, that I don’t embarrass myself or make them realise I’m a giant fraud.
Last year at this time, the team had assembled at the distillery to blend the 2022 Paul Launois release and I’d been too shy to say hello. It turns out this year they’re doing the exact same thing. Today, in fact.
It’s no secret I'm devoted to the Ardnamurchan way - in fact it’s become a bit of fun for those wanting to tease me about my abject obsession with this place. I’ve spent many hours postulating why the Ardnamurchan distillery resonates so deeply with me, as a person and as a whisky exciter, and over the course of three hours, first in Warehouse 1 then up into the hills, nothing happens to change that. In fact, if you can believe it, my devotion has widened.
We started in the dark, cool climes of Warehouse 1. If you’ve never smelled a whisky warehouse then it's hard to convey the utterly absorbing aroma that greets you upon entry, arriving in waves through your red-hot olfactory machine. It’s easy to spill over into the saccharine romanticism when thinking and speaking about alcohol inside casks plopped inside a building (and oh boy do I fall foul constantly), but it’s undeniably a rather unique place to be. No-one gushes about the alluring aromas of an Amazon warehouse, do they? The difference being that whisky matures inside leaky wooden vessels, and that porosity allows alcohol vapours to find their way into the air circulating around the breezy warehouse and colours the environment with fabulous scents - Angels’ Share is what they call it.
But it’s more than smell - it’s touch and sight too. Casks and their condition are intrinsically linked to the quality and style of maturation and we get to see those variances as we walk along the warehouse. From rough to smooth, bright and clean to looking like a potato that you’ve just dug out the ground; the variety of casks, aesthetically, is quite amazing. If we are so inclined, we can touch the casks, feel their texture and knock on their wooden walls. Sometimes we get to stick our noses inside. There happened to be a cask waiting to get filled, and sniffing through the bung hole the diorama of scents unleashed into my frontal cortex was overwhelming. I managed to blurt out caramel, cherry and vanilla, but in truth it was a million things all at once and making sense of it was impossible - I only wish I could bottle that scent or turn it into a candle.
There’s a tasting element to a warehouse too, and today I was extremely fortunate to be accompanied by 3/5ths of the blending team, who were only too happy to see what was occurring in the warehouse. Drinking whisky decanted, through syphoning via a giant copper straw-like valinch, splashing all over the place before finally finding its way into a glass, surrounded by all this sensory overload is peak whisky for me. The liquid is really cold and viscous. It takes a moment for it to warm up enough in my hand to begin releasing aromas and flavours, but when it does, the mouthfeel, smell, sight and sound of it all is unbeatable. It’s untouched, unfiltered.
It’s been suggested I might soon get to a point where Ardnamurchan stops offering enough to keep my attention, and I’ll start to drift and dabble. Having now tried a number of remarkable whiskies maturing in the cask, from a variety of different cask types, styles, ages and sizes, I have to say I can’t see that happening anytime soon. I kneel down, lower my arms and prepare for the hiss of the blade - perhaps I’m blinkered and naive, or perhaps there’s nothing more to it than simple resonance.
Hmmm. Did you get all that? His words (Dramface) not mine. Landrover, knobbly tyres, type
BNSF 4366 Leads CPKC 2-231 on their way to start working Walkerville JCT. Just the same time last year, I have also gotten a BNSF H2 leading a 131. But this time they added two BNSF gevos after finishing work here as this leader didn't have any PTC...
An ALP-45DP and PL42AC doubleheader leads a Raritan Valley Line train east through Middlesex, NJ. Both units share the same last two digits..."31".
NJT 5435:
NJTR 4531 ALP-45DP
NJTR 4031 PL42AC
Charlie on the Sentinel Trail at Wyalusing State Park.
We had some sleet and snow during our hike but it was wonderful and refreshing.
We arrived before 10am and had the park to ourselves.
We hiked 5.41 miles according to GPS and desended 843 feet and climbed 841 feet. A great slow workout for the two of us.
The sights were beautiful above and below the confluence of the Wisconsin River and the Mississippi River.
I still have a few trails to go before we knock off all them. Looks like a great winter project.
NKP 765 leads the Sunday afternoon leg of the Joliet Rocket past an excited crowd of both railfans and just curious onlookers on Metra's Rock Island Line, bound for Chicago LaSalle St.
It doesn't matter how old you may be, steam hauled trains will always fill you with joy.
A freshly rebuilt SD70ACU leads another SD70ACU as they cruise down the #2 leading 28N past the old B&M era searchlights at Farley's. This was the fourth train in about three hours, an unusually productive morning in Pan Am's District 3. The pair of rebuilt SD90MACs were a nice break from the normal parade of Norfolk Southern and Pan Am GEs that are normally seen on District 3.