View allAll Photos Tagged LEADS
Built in 1978 as Burlington Northern #7104, CEFX #3173 leads a pair of P&W B40-8's and a loaded unit ethanol train southbound through Millbury on a beautiful spring morning. Two CEFX SD40-2 's were leased by the P&W between 2013 and 2017, and used on many different occasions.
I never really cared much for the blue and white leasers, but seeing them from time to time was neat being that they were the only SD40's to ever be used on the P&W. The railroad had a chance in 2015 to by a handful of SD40's but went with the two famous SD70M-2's instead. Sadly, those units proved to be not worth the amount of money paid for them. They lasted on the P&W for a little under 2 years before being shipped out west by the G&W. And in retrospect, the SD40 purchase would've been much more fruitful for the railroad. Oh well!
May 2017
Millbury, MA.
E43112 leads W43006 on the approaches to Fitzwilliam with "The West Riding Limited - HST Farewell Tour" - 1Z43 11:01 Leeds to London Kings Cross. 21/12/2019. Not the best of spots but I couldn't think of anywhere else that would enable me to get to the steam afterwards. As it was, my intended position on Fitz station was crap, so thanks to www.flickr.com/photos/driff_tiger/ for helping me find this location. Good job I took me steps!
CN 8884 leads the daily '406' freight, as it rounds an S-Curve, approaching the crossing at Nauwigewauk, New Brunswick, about 13 miles outside it's final destination of Saint John, New Brunswick. This will probably the last time that I bother shooting this train until the leader changes, or until 2237, the other unit, leads.
February 9, 2016.
Italien / Südtirol - Ultental
Ultimo Farm Trail
Ultner Höfeweg
The Ulten Valley (German: Ultental or Ulten, Italian: Val d'Ultimo) is a 40 km long mountain valley in the western part of the province of South Tyrol in northern Italy.
It is the valley of the stream Falschauer, a right tributary of the Adige. Its orientation is southwest to northeast, parallel to the lower Vinschgau, and it is located south of Meran. The valley ends in the commune of Lana. A small road leading south connects the valley with Proveis and the Val di Non in Trentino.
The municipality Ulten covers most of the Ulten valley. The lower part of the valley is in the municipality of St. Pankraz. The population of the Ulten valley is predominantly German-speaking (more than 98% according to 2001 census). The westernmost, highest part of the valley is part of the Stelvio National Park.
(Wikipedia)
The Ultimo Farm Trail - "Via dei Masi" in Italian, "Ultner Höfeweg" in German - is one of the best ways to get to know the valley and its beautiful old mountain farms. Starting in Pracupola (Kuppelwies), we follow the trail on the sunny side of the valley until Santa Geltrude (St. Gertraud) and hike back on its shady side. The trail is 18 km long and can be done in one or two days. Today, we decide to do the longer of the two parts of the Ultimo Farm Trail. Starting at the Ultimo Valley Museum (Ultner Talmuseum) in San Nicolò (St. Nikolaus), we pass the church and hike upwards, following the signpost "Ultner Höfeweg". First, the trail leads up the valley into the forest.
We see and smell the first signs of spring. Up and down the valley, across some small bridges and passing several beautiful mountain farms with typical shingle roofs, we follow the trail through forest and meadows. The trail is very well marked and maintained. After about 3 km, we reach the highest point of this hiking tour at 1,468 m a.s.l. Getting closer to the top of the valley, the trail leads gently downwards until we reach Santa Geltrude.
After a short rest we start our way back on the other side of the Valsura river. After about 20 minutes from Santa Geltrude, we pass the huge ancient larch trees before we finally reach San Nicolò, the starting point of the Ultimo Farm Trail, which unites culture, way of life, history and nature in a very beautiful and unique way. This tour is particularly recommendable from late spring (when also the shady side of the valley is empty of snow) until autumn.
(suedtirolerland.it)
Das Ultental, auch einfach Ulten genannt (italienisch Val d'Ultimo), ist das 40 km lange Tal der Falschauer in den Ortler-Alpen in Südtirol. Es verläuft parallel zum nördlich gelegenen Vinschgau und mündet bei Lana ins Etschtal. Der größte Teil des Ultentals gehört zu den Gemeinden Ulten und St. Pankraz, der Taleingangsbereich zur Gemeinde Lana. Die obersten Talabschnitte befinden sich im Nationalpark Stilfser Joch.
Die Ortschaften im Ultental, in talauswärts gerichteter Reihenfolge, sind
St. Gertraud (1501 m, ca. 300 Einwohner)
St. Nikolaus (1256 m, ca. 300 Einwohner)
Kuppelwies (1153 m, ca. 150 Einwohner)
St. Walburg (1190 m, ca. 2200 Einwohner)
St. Pankraz (735 m, ca. 1568 Einwohner)
Zwischen St. Walburg und St. Pankraz zweigt nach Süden die Straße über das Hofmahdjoch ins Nonstal ab.
In der Nähe von St. Gertraud befinden sich die drei Ultner Urlärchen, die auf ein Alter von 850 Jahren taxiert werden.
Der Ort St. Walburg weist mit dem latènezeitlichen Brandopferplatz am Kirchhügel eine im Alpenraum herausragende archäologische Fundstelle auf.
In der Mitte des Ultentals befindet sich das Skigebiet Schwemmalm. Des Weiteren gibt es eine Langlaufloipe von St. Nikolaus nach St. Gertraud.
Das Ultental bietet auch viele Tourenmöglichkeiten für Bergwanderer. Angefangen von gekennzeichneten Wanderwegen bis hin zu hochalpinen Tourstrecken. Der höchste der Ultner Berge ist die Hintere Eggenspitze mit 3443 m.
Im 19. und Anfang des 20. Jahrhunderts hielten sich besonders im Badeort Mitterbad bei St. Pankraz viele berühmte Persönlichkeiten auf, so etwa Kaiserin Elisabeth v. Österreich, Bismarck, Franz Defregger, Hermann Sudermann, Franz Kafka, Hermione v. Preuschen, Domherr Graf zur Lippe, Thomas Mann und Heinrich Mann. Viele kamen wegen des bekannten Arztes und Philosophen Dr. Christoph Hartung von Hartungen, der in Riva am Gardasee das Sanatorium von Hartungen betrieb und im hinteren Ultental, bei St. Nikolaus, seine Sommervilla Hartungshausen besaß.
Die Wasserkraftwerke im Ultental sind eine Reihe von Speicherkraftwerken, welche die Wasserkraft der Falschauer und ihrer Nebenflüsse und -bäche mit Hilfe von sechs Stauseen zur Gewinnung von Energie nützen.
(Wikipedia)
Der Ultner Höfeweg eignet sich besonders gut, um einen Eindruck vom Ultental zu bekommen und die urigen Höfe, die das Tal so besonders machen, aus nächster Nähe zu erkunden. Der Höfeweg startet in Kuppelwies und führt auf der Sonnenseite taleinwärts bis nach St. Gertraud, talauswärts verläuft er auf der Schattenseite - insgesamt ist er etwa 18 km lang und kann in einer Tageswanderung als auch in zwei Teil-Etappen zurückgelegt werden. Wir entscheiden uns heute für den längeren der zwei Teilabschnitte. Wir starten am Ultner Talmuseum in St. Nikolaus und wandern an der Kirche vorbei aufwärts, der Markierung "Höfeweg" folgend.
Der Weg führt taleinwärts und in einer Steigung in den Wald hinein. Der Frühling liegt in der Luft und die ersten Boten sind auch hier schon zu sehen. In ständigem Auf und Ab, über Brücklein und vorbei an hübschen Paarhöfen - natürlich mit typischen Schindeldächern - im Wald und über Wiesen. Der Weg ist stets gut ausgeschildert, die Orientierung ist einfach. Den höchsten Punkt der Wanderung (1.468 m ü.d.M.) erreichen wir nach etwas mehr als 3 km. Nähert man sich dem Talschluss, geht es allmählich bergab, bis man im Dorf St. Gertraud ankommt. Nach einer kleinen Rast machen wir uns auf den Rückweg, der entlang der anderen Seite der Falschauer verläuft.
Dieser Abschnitt ist schattiger und erst im späten Frühling schneefrei. Nach etwa 20 Minuten ab St. Gertraud gelangen wir zu den Ultner Urlärchen. Deren Umfang ist wahrlich erstaunlich! Blickt man auf die gegenüberliegende Talseite, staunt man über die Lage mancher Höfe. Allmählich nähern wir uns wieder St. Nikolaus, wo unsere Wanderung am Ultner Höfeweg endet. Kultur, Lebensweise, Geschichte und Natur sind entlang dieses Weges in einzigartiger Weise vereint. Empfehlenswert vom späten Frühling (Schattenseite oft erst spät schneefrei) bis Herbst.
(suedtirolerland.it)
Olivia Baxter, 23, leads the crowd in a chant during a protest on police brutality against Black people in Scottsdale on June 7, 2020. She said it's important to be a leader in the crowd, because one voice can make a difference. (Chloe Jones/ AZ Mirror)
Amtrak 662 leads Regional 99 on the first day of 2022. The train emerges from the fog on a warm January morning just east of Guilford station.
NKP 901 leads this section of the Blue Ash Special minutes into its trip at Pleasant Ridge, OH. The Blue Ash Flyer, hosted by the Cincinnati Railway Company, operated a special passenger train over former Pennsylvania Railroad trackage from Norwood to Kemper Rd north of Blue Ash, OH. This subdivision is operated by G&W subsidiary I&O, who graciously allowed a passenger train to operate over the line, the first in 29 years. Power for the train consisted of 2 former NKP GP30's, 8 coaches and a power car.
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
60163 'Tornado' leads 66102 on the 1Z28 1650 Kingswear - Bristol Temple Meads seen at Powderham 18/6/17.
April 2015. This marks the start of a walking trail that leads up "The Paps" Happy Wall Wednesday! The information below is from Wikipedia:-
The Paps of Anu (Irish: Dá Chích Anann, "the breasts of Anu") are 2 mountains near Killarney in Co. Kerry. The eastern summit is 694m (2,277 ft) & the western top is 690m (2,260 ft). The mountains are named after Anu; believed to have been an ancient mother goddess.
Cormac's Glossary describes Anu or Danu as "the mother of the gods of Ireland". On each summit is a prehistoric cairn, which may be miniature passage graves or house burial cists. The cairn on the eastern Pap is slightly larger, with a height of 4 metres (13 ft) and diameter of 16 metres (52 ft). They have been described as "stone nipples on the great breasts of the mother goddess".
Archaeologist Frank Coyne suggested that the mountains were seen as sacred and said "There is little doubt that the mountaintops of both The Paps were utilised for ritual in prehistory". To the ancients, the mountains reinforced the idea that the Earth was a motherly body.
BNSF 9301 leads the westbound Denver-Provo manifest at the west switch of Cliff. In the Rio Grande days, the west switch of Cliff was interesting as it was a "Y" switch. There was a bit of a diverging both for the main and the siding. UP has reconfigured it so the only turn is toward the siding.
This passageway leads up to Kalmar Castle. I actually did photograph it almost 4 years earlier. Do check it out, and notice how much I have improved over time.
Part I – Part II
Amtrak's Operation Lifesaver P42 #203 leads a special through Fullerton Jct with former Santa Fe 4-8-4 #3751, a Superliner coach, and a Pacific Surfliner cab car in tow. Though the diesel is in the lead, 3751 is doing the work after being on display for an Amtrak safety event in Fullerton for the weekend. This is 3751's first outing in five years following its 15-year FRA rebuild. Though it is not leading this time due to awaiting PTC software, it should be able to lead on future trips.
Fresh NS 7289 leads NS 25V under CP PACK's eastbound signal bridge.
To see a video of this train, click the following link:
A B32-8WH leads a 1.5 hour late #1333 out of Lake City. These locomotives have mostly been relegated to yard duty for many years, and do not lead trains out on the main very often. I believe the last time one lead out here was in 2015.
A smile for today !! Junior leads the way. I loved this scene as it reminds of children and how they love to lead their parents to wherever they want to go. The animal world is not so different from the human world !!
43049 leads 1Z50 05:15 Bangor to Kingswear Midland Pullman charter past Goodrington Sands on Wednesday 13th April 2022. 43046 on the rear
CSX 7724 leads Q363 west as it splits the former Conrail trilights at QI153, right in the heart of Quincy, OH. The consist in tow was killer, well worth the hour drive to catch it. Consist was:
CSXT C40-8W 7724
CSXT ES40DC 5363
CSXT GP38-2 2810 (YN2)
CSXT SD40-2 8383
CSXT SD40-2 8477
CSXT GP40-2 6927
CSXT RDSLUG(GP30) 2326
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
CN 2026 leads three other CN motors along with rock loads north up the hill to Proctor, as a winter storm begins to show its colors in Duluth. Overnight, the storm would drop a whopping 13 inches of white powder in the twin ports region.
OK, he looks like Santa from yesteryear, before his abs turned into a bowl full of jelly.. Or, delivering all of those gifts on Christmas eve was a rejuvenating workout. . I'll let you, the viewer, be the judge.
CSX 4555 leads intermodal train I044 past Ocala in the summer season rain of Florida.
This trains consist would contain an inspection car sandwiched between the power that was brought down from the previous day's I045. If I had to guess, this would probably be for a track inspection or speed test maybe? I’m not too knowledgeable on that stuff.
CSX I044 (Tampa, FL - Jacksonville, FL)
.
-CSXT 4555 (SD70AC)
-Inspection Car
-CSXT 997 (ES44AH)
.
5 Juice Cars
56 Intermodal Cars
.
188 AXLES
CSX Wildwood Sub
Ocala, FL
07/24/24
47828 leads train 1Z30 returning from Whitby to Worcester near the summit of the line close to Kildale during the final rays of light on the 12th of November 2022. 47614 is the rear loco, to lead after the reversal at Battersby.
150128 leads 150144 pass Clegg Hall Rd near Smithy Bridge, working 2K66 Blackburn - Kirkby.
More photos at: cogloadjunctionphotography.weebly.com/
The PRLX duo leads CN A490 south through Allenton, WI. This would end up being the last shot of the day, as a defective northbound at Midway siding killed any chance of another shot further south. Oh well, I'll take what I got!
I got tipped off that 61E left the BRC and was heading to the Waukesha.I managed only one shot,but it was well worth it.I even got a bird in the shot!
66414 leads 6Y11 Fairwater Yard to Totnes past the recently cut back Beambridge. The section between Taunton to Wellington has had a recent resurge in being cutting back leading to more shots being possible. 66596 was positioned at the rear of the HOBC with a couple RHTT wagons to damp down the dust whilst at work on the Up main between Totnes and Newton Abbot.
BNSF 8543 leads a northbound coal empty near the North Gate of the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado.
I am not sure what that treeless peak in the background there is named, if it even has a name. It may just be part of "Pikes Peak". It does sit just to the south of the summit of Pikes Peak, and despite doing some brief research, I could not find a name. So if anyone knows what this mystery peak is named, please let me know.
This is a new angle for me, taken literally right outside the guard shack at USAFA's North Gate. Despite technically still being on Academy property, I didn't have one member of the Security Forces come over and ask what I was doing standing there with my camera and a 70-200mm lens...
UP 4898 leads a passenger special southbound through Greenland, CO, on Jan 13, 2007. The train is running soutbound on the normally used northbound track #2.
56020 Leads a line of 56's with another long line behind also the depot looks quite full up too.... must of been a sunday! Happy Days.
SCT009 leads LDP002 through Maldon with 4MB9 from Melbourne to Brisbane.
The East Coast corridor has been pretty much captive of LDP001 only since the leasing of these units occurred in January, but recently as maintenance cycles catch up we have seen LDP002 and LDP004 make journeys on the east coast. Now to hope for LDP005 in the attractive Progress Rail scheme.
92016 leading a uid Class90 on 6L48 Garston to Dagenham, heads south through Tring on the 24th May 2011
56078 leads sisters 56087 and 56090 through Platform 7 at Nottingham on the approach to their final destination at Nottingham Eastcroft, having worked 0K60 up from Cardiff Canton.
NS 9437 leads train 36T along the Canisteo River at Browns Crossing, NY in the heart of the Canisteo Valley. With nasty weather in the forecast for the rest of the week, it was time to take a vacation day and head down to the Canisteo Valley for some Fall colors. The railroad and the colors did not disappoint. I caught 3 trains at Browns Crossing and CAM in about a half hour's time after I arrived. This was the third train I caught in that short amount of time.
So here we are again, me typing this, and you reading. I've been putting a lot of thought into my account over the past few months. My photography has become such a joy to me and my life that I find the longer I do what I do, the more addicted I become (tragic right?) :P
I absolutely love creating art with Still-Life Photography. I been shooting Lego for nearly six years now and see no signs of stopping in the future. I've been part of an incredible community over the years and I find myself wondering if this is all worth it? Now I know that my photos are enjoyed by you all, and now I feel that this is the next obvious step in my relationship to Lego and my Camera.
To answer that question, 'is it worth it'? Well of course it is, but I don't wanna drown in my own ideas without being able to execute them. So I guess that's what leads us here....
I've started a Patreon to fund my photography. ...But what does that mean?
It means I've decided to give you even more content, but whether you want to see it is up to you. Patreon is a crowd-funding website, made to encourage artists and designers to make more stuff! Now that doesn't really change what's happening here on flickr, this little page isn't going anywhere!
Starting a Patreon is a bit nerve-racking, and some thoughts come to mind. Things like, will my followers support me and enjoy the extra content? Does this change the perception you guys have on me? And honestly, I really shouldn't be worried. I enjoy creating art, and you guys enjoy viewing those creations! So there doesn't seem to be any downside to something like this.
If you donate any amount you'll receive bonus content not seen on any of my other Social Media! Some of this stuff includes, behind the scenes of MOC's, builds that set my scenes, previews to new content, and upcoming projects (WIP's), plus other scraps that don't quite belong anywhere else! :)
My Patreon is set up as a subscription that you get to choose the price. Basically if you wanted to throw me a few dollars a month, you get access to more stuff related to my Photography! This could also include anything from previews of new figs, to tips and tricks to photography. A full year of that would be cheaper than a Large PAB cup!
Now if you're all like “Hey yo what? Pay for this junk? No way!” Dude that's totally fine! This is something totally up to you! I won't stop posting on flickr, but you may just see that stuff earlier on Patreon! You may even see how I built that one Rouge's lair or how I did that one effect in that one photo, et cetera :P
There are already a few posts up about my lighting setups and builds for the recent Black Lantern posts, Gotham In Red, The Flash No.123, and some other stuff! If you pay more than a dollar, you get even more content, like fully edited photo's that I don't post here! :)
I really enjoy this community that flickr has created and I want to be a part of it for as long as I can. Supporting my work will only encourage me to create more and strengthen the community! Plus, it funds cool things like Fish-eye lenses, new lighting equipment, More Christo figs, and more Bricklink Orders!
There is no shame in not contributing! I'll be just fine if you feel you can't donate, but this would help keep my page floating! And hey, you all get a peek into my workspace, and that's kinda what drives me to create my Patreon. To be able to share my creativity, keep teaching, and learning what it's like to be a professional photographer... what ever that means :P
Thanks guys :)
On a Sunday, twenty years ago, BN GP10 #1408 leads a cut of ballast over the Mississippi River in St. Cloud, MN on Sept. 29, 1996. This was the St. Cloud switch engine heading across the former GN bridge to set out ballast for a manifest to pick up on the double track mainline.
At this time the railroad in St. Cloud, at least of the mainline, still looked pretty much BN in these early days of BNSF. Also at this time as sophomore at SCSU, 10 years ago seemed way far back to me. It was 10 years before 1996 when BN closed the St. Cloud Car Shops in Waite Park, where a large fleet of those white BN ballast cars were rebuilt. Nowadays 20 years ago doesn't seem that far back to me, at least that is what I keep telling myself.
Boston & Maine P-2b class Pacific steam locomotive # 3679 leads a six car passenger train along the main line, ca 1942. This train is half mail, express & baggage along with an equal number of passenger cars. One of the newer Osgood-Bradley lightweight (aka: American Flyer Style) coaches is included within the consist.
This photo was for sale several years ago on eBay and it was taken by Bob Collins. It has been colorized by me to provide a different viewing effect.
Copyright Disclaimer under Section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for the purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
CP 7029 leads B38, the Mason City to Savanna train, over the Maquoketa River bridge just a little north of Green Island, Iowa. The Maquoketa River drains a pretty large portion of northeast Iowa at this location, and is only a short distance from it's outlet at the Mississippi River here. This bridge has given the CP plenty of trouble over the years, as debris jams during flooding have caused failures of the older wooden piers and approaches to the bridge. The bridge was rebuilt and partially replaced within the last few years however, and I'm sure the CP hopes they don't have to deal with those issues again for a long, long time!