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Rio Grande’s 664 local works Geneva Steel’s limestone quarry in Genola, Utah the morning of Aug. 16, 1988. Crews complained that Geneva's poorly maintained trackage at Keigley lead to frequent derailments.
Doubleheaded 46115 and 35018 pass Horton on the northbound Waverley on 8/9/2019
Note - Reprocessed in different software as I thought the original colour balance was off
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I managed to make it to my perch with two boots full of snow. An EMD four pack rounding the curve at Bear Trap as they rolled toward Proctor made it worthwhile. One of the shots from a great weekend of mornings along the track.
Whatever the weather, I always enjoy spending a couple of hours alone up here on this limestone plateau. The world rushes by far below on the M6 Motorway and it slows to a tranquil beauty up here with views in all directions of landscape beauty.
The Dales to the East, the Lakes to the North and Morecambe Bay to the West it is so well placed.
Anyway, I waited until well after sunset on this evening and I was treated to some lovely post sunset colour. The beauty of this time of year is that sunset is now so early ar 4.15 pm and you can enjoy its show and still get home for Dinner.
The world’s largest limestone mine..In Mønsted Limestone Caves there are more than 60 kilometres of underground paths. Some are as large as cathedrals and others are so narrow that a grown man cannot walk through them upright...From late medieval times until the 1820´s no big changes took place in the caves. From a hole formed like a shaft you gained access to the limestone. A ”hewer” loosened the limestone and the ”carriers” transported the stone to the field above.
The ”hewer” used the loosened limestone as a platform and so the tunnel often reached a height of several meters. Only big limestones were removed. Limestone debris and flints were left as a growing heap on the floor of the tunnel. As time passed, the carriers had to stoop in a narrow tunnel surrounded by heaps of flints.
The environment on top of Hutton Roof is not too hospitable. There are low lying spikey and prickly plants and stunted trees trying to make the most of what they've got. And for humans who can find their way up there, every yard on the wet limestone pavements is a potential ankle breaker
Another shot from a glorious sunrise on Newbiggin Crag.
The light on the damp slippy limestone caught my eye as the sun rose over the distant Yorkshire Dales.
....close to the Peak District village of Winster.
I've just discovered that this is also called Islington Lane.
One of the joys of travelling around southern Thailand is the lush scenery of forested areas punctuated by towering limestone karsts The karsts, at one time submerged beneath ancient seas, were thrust upwards by collision of tectonic plates, then shaped by weathering.
With another windy and grey day here (some sunny intervals) I decided not to venture out for photography - tomorrow might be better
For the most part, unit train shipments into the Twin Ports follow a loads in/empties out pattern. One commodity that bucks this trend is limestone, which is hauled in from any one of the dozens of quarries along the Great Lakes and transloaded to rail at Duluth. From here, the stone is hauled up the steep grade out of town and shipped to the Iron Range, where it will be used for the production of taconite pellets. On a blustery November afternoon, CN R92181-08 brings a train of empty limestone cars pulls into Duluth for another load. They won't return uphill until well after dusk, but the old Dash 8s put on a wonderful show climbing past our hotel on the way to Proctor. The trestle-like structure up above is part of the ore dock where inbound trains of taconite are unloaded into waiting lakers for the trip across Lake Superior.
I often think about the days when people saw a plot of land and said, "I think I'll build a house here". The hard work didn't stop till the house was done because it was providing shelter for the family. Often times to make a new start on life from another place. I can close my eyes and see this home in its prime. Kids running around chasing small animals and laughing. Helping their parents with the chores that needed to be done to keep a household running smooth.
Point Petre achieved a great milestone yesterday. The Ministry of the Environment has decided to begin the process of protecting the area from any future development by making it a conservation preserve. One of Ontario's last original shorelines makes it a unique ecosystem. Many thanks to @naturecanada_ and @southshorejointinitiative for working so hard to protect this valuable area.
CN 2449 and two more Dash 8s bend off the Missabe Sub. at Collingwood in Duluth with the morning R921 Proctor Roadswitch. Been a snowy week around the Head of the Lakes as this shot from Feb. 23, 2018 shows.
The lead C40-8M's headlight is dimmed for a meet with an ore train at the curve to the ore docks. Once the 2449's train clears Collingwood, IC 6253 will get a green on the dwarf signal and head up to Proctor.
January through March is a good time to shoot Proctor Hill as CN sends additional Minntac taconite tonnage (1-2 more trains per day to Duluth) through Dock 6, during these stockpiling months.
A short series on some beautiful marine algae I came across in rockpools on a limestone beach not far from Edinburgh. I think it's an Ulva species. Some of its tubular strands were losing their chlorphyll. They looked equally lovely with their colour bleached from them.
Some of the rugged scenery around Port MacDonnell in South Australia on what is known as the Limestone Coast. This was as far as I dared to push my walker. As you can see, the cliff edge can overhang the underlying cliff face by quite a bit. Best viewed large for some nice detail.
USG 111 crosses a small trestle on the way out of Plaster City toward the quarry 27 miles East of town. Plaster City, CA
A nice variety of power thunders up Proctor Hill with a limestone train on the drawbar. It was quite the symphony when they passed under the bridge.
...at Winster. A 46 mile long footpath running from Castleton in the north to Rocester in the south through attractive limestone country.
Frothy frilly Cow Parsley lined the path today and there were no clouds in sight - perfect weather.
Old Derbyshire stone barns recently featured in an episode of Countryfile on TV. There are hundreds of them dotted around the Peak District and they're attempting to repair and preserve them for the future as they are part of the local history. Built as animal shelters hundreds of years ago we see many that have lost their roof and are falling into disrepair.
Lots of activity was happening at the Lhoist limestone mine in Crab Orchard, TN. From left to right, the road train goes about its duties before departing for the NS interchange at Rockwood, a dump truck equipped with hi-rail gear prepares to dump ballast on newly laid track, and the plant switcher pulls a string of hoppers from one of the load out tracks.
As I wandered around a freezing cold and bleak Southerscales limestone pavement, I saw these 3 bare trees. They reminded me a bit of the bare trees you see in the Namibian desert. So I tried a few different shots with one of the 3 Peaks of the Yorkshire Dales providing a dramatic backdrop. Hence the title 3 trees by 1 of the 3 Peaks...Ingleborough!
The foreground is in mono but left the backdrop sky in its natural tones as it was so moody during this morning walk.
The second train to run from Duluth to Proctor in the last hour of sunlight of Jan. 28, 2018 rolls over Highland Street in Duluth behind a trio of Dash 8s. CN 2104 is on the point with a C40-8W and cowl 2408 trailing as they lug the Minntac limestone up Proctor Hill. The days are just long enough, compared to a month ago, to shoot in the 1600 hour around here in the Twin Ports.
When these eroded limestone 'pavements' are covered in frost, as they were today, I reckon they are the most difficult surface to walk over, anywhere. Slip on the stones and the deep gaps round each side are ankle and leg breakers. even our 4x4 miniature mountain schnauzer with deep tread claws on each corner hates walking over them
Limestone rocks in the southern part of Kirov region, Russia. The adjacent slopes are covered with mesophyte meadows with some rare species. Meadows are overgrown with junipers, rowans and sometimes birches
Just north of the New York-Pennsylvania State Line, BPRR SIRI-22 passes the former location of a CPL set at Limestone, NY. Although decommissioned decades ago, the signal heads were still sideways on their masts at this location stood until a few years ago when they were apparently removed. Now, only the lunar lights remain on the former southbound mast.
A closer look at the cliff at Freshwater Bay, Isle of Wight. These marine sediments were produced by billions of billions of minuscule marine creatures back in the warm seas of the Cretaceous. And the sea will eventually reclaim the materials it once had produced. 'Eventually', that is in terms of geological time and referring to a process of construction and destruction that began long before humans populated this planet and that will continue long after we have gone. In the meantime, let us enjoy what we have got and, if you wish, go for a swim. Fuji X100F.