A Norfolk Southern NIT train come through the east end of portlock and NS #3218 at the head end.

Brand New NS 272 comes roaring by Shell road with #4466 leading its way to Portlock yard. always fun to see the WRFX leasers that are running around as of right now.

 

This train used to be 271 but was changed to 272. Even numbers are supposes to be Eastbound and odd number are supposed to be Westbound. Makes me wonder if there gonna changed 275.

NS 228 pulls into portlock with a rare ACU leader.

 

NS #7312

NS #9544

NS #4217

Accidental Double Exposure of the last shot of Sandy Beach and the first shot of China Walls. They seem to blend perfectly together

 

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NS local runs out of portlock running to NIT

A friendly turtle (Chelonia mydas) checks me out at this very cool cave off of Portlock Point, Oahu.

NPBL crew deliver 41N into Portlock with 23G next to him

NS 820 runs under the Liberty street bridge with a coal train to Lamberts point.

 

NS #7648

NS #9966

NS #4259

What better way to end a day in the water than to watch the sun set beyond the sea?

 

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Litchi 2.1.1

 

Another NS AC44C6M duo is leading E/B stack train 227 (Portlock Yard-Norfolk, VA to GI8-Harrisburg, PA) as they cross East Winding Hill Road at MP 7 on NS's Lurgan Branch.

NS 276 makes it to Portlock yard in south Norfolk, Virginia with two EMD motors up front. Today 276 blessed us with the 1800 engine specially painted in a yellow bonnet scheme from NS back in 2018. These ACC locomotives are some of my personal favorite and 1800s paint scheme is very striking in a sea of all black and white locomotives.

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A Sandhill Crane in a farmers field, about 50 km east of Sault Ste. Marie, during fall migration.

 

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188 has gone into the siding and is slowly rolling to a stop at 4th & Macon Streets for a meet with W/B NS 29-G (Portlock Yard-Norfolk, VA to North Yard-Detroit, MI)

NV03 making a run to the old Ford plant with #3216

a NS SD40-2 (EX NW) sits outside of the ford plant line and waits to head into portlock yard.

NS 29G runs outside of Portlock and comes out onto the bend with a very short intermodal train. i climbed up a little wall to get some high on the train and ended up being right next to the window of the engine.

 

NS #9870

NS #4233

NS #7538

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Photograph taken at an altitude of Forty metres, at 12:56pm on Tuesday 31st August 2019 standing on the deck of BC Ferry 'Spirit of British Columbia' on a journey from Swartz Bay BC to Tsawwassen BC ferry terminal through the Southern Gulf Islands of British Columbia, Canada.

  

Here, we are passing by the Portland Point Lightstation situated on Prevost Island, one of the Gulf Islands of BC.

  

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with the reflection from a shallow coastal pool at Kawaihoa Point of Oahu on the Pacific Ocean. The orange and green colors are algae growing in water seeping from the rock wall.

NS 236 rolls through shell rd on its way to Portlock

Somerset

NS NV07 begins to build there train with NS #7522 leading long hood forward, had a very friendly crew as well.

DRB61T was a Leyland Leopard PSU5C/4R / Plaxton Supreme C57F new as Skill's of Nottingham number 61 in May 1979. It later passed to Price & Portlock of Cotheridge t/a KCS Tours.

 

Stobie Creek, drains Gibboney Lake into Lake Huron’s North Channel. Old Mill Road, Johnson Township, crosses the creek with a reinforced concrete one lane bridge, built in 1913 by Ontario Public Works (Government of Ontario). Further downstream are the ruins of an abandoned 19th century water powered saw mill: a penstock, concrete foundations, flywheel, and other assorted rusted debris.

 

30 second exposure with a B+W six stop solid neutral density filter. Processing alchemy with Nik Color Efex and Nik Silver Efex.

 

China Walls Portlock Honolulu Hawaii

 

LOMO LC-A russian versian ЛОМО ЛK-A

 

Lucky Brand 35mm 200 iso

 

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Koko Head is the headland that defines the eastern side of Maunalua Bay along the southeastern side of the Island of Oʻahu in Hawaiʻi. On its western slope is the community of Portlock, a part of Hawaiʻi Kai. Koko Head (at 642 ft or 196 m) is an ancient tuff cone that is somewhat dwarfed by its neighboring tuff cone, Koko Crater, with its peak, Kohelepelepe (or Puʻu Mai), rising to 1208 ft or 368 m. Koko Head itself has three significant depressions or old vents, the largest of which forms the well-known Hanauma Bay. Koko Head's last eruption was 30,000–35,000 years ago.[1]

 

This eastern end of Oʻahu is quite scenic and most of the area is part of Koko Head Regional Park, administered by the City & County of Honolulu. The following features and natural areas are found between Koko Head and the eastern end of the island at Makapuʻu:

 

Koko Crater is a large tuff cone that visually dominates the area. Within the crater are horse stables and the Koko Crater Botanical Garden specializing in cacti and succulents.

Hanauma Bay is a tuff ring breached by the ocean.

Lānaʻi Lookout is a scenic lookout that features a very distant view of the Island of Lānaʻi to the southeast of Oʻahu. Molokaʻi, directly across the Kaiwi Channel, is closer and nearly always visible during the day; Lānaʻi is visible only under good atmospheric conditions, although if visible from anywhere on Oʻahu, it will be visible from this pull-out/parking area. The cremated ashes of President Barack Obama's mother, Stanley Ann Dunham (1995) and maternal grandmother, Madelyn Lee Payne Dunham (2008) were scattered here.[2]

Hālona Blowhole is a blowhole in the rocky shore. A large pull-out/parking area is present. The adjacent Hālona Cove is best known as the site of the love scene between Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr in the movie From Here to Eternity.

Sandy Beach is a popular beach for surfing and a park popular for kite flying because trade winds (offshore here) are strong and steady most days. Sea conditions off the beach tend to be rough most of the time and the bottom drops away relatively quickly, so this is not a beach for relaxed swimming, but very popular for more extreme water sports and watchers.

a sd40 passes over the y switch on the y swish outside of Portlock yard.

It looks like suicide, but the landing area is in the foreground, into the water, out of the picture.

 

We didn't see any jumpers this day, but did talk to a few young men who said they did this "sport" when they were younger but are now too wise to jump.

 

Spitting Caves of Portlock, Oahu, Hawaii

C&A takes on fuel in Chesapeake and will head to portlock the next day for there load to take to Elisabeth city

A friendly turtle (Chelonia mydas) checks me out at this very cool cave off of Portlock Point, Oahu. This shot was taken moments after the one just before this in the photostream.

Big waves hit China Wall in Portlock.

NS NV07 I believe Shoving into Portlock yard in South Norfolk

Heritage Bonus! With Doug Horton giving a friendly wave from the cab, Norfolk Southern's Pennsylvania Railroad ES44AC-8102 comes into view leading W/B train 228 (GI8-Harrisburg, PA to Portlock Yard-Norfolk, VA). Here, at MP 22 on NS's Lurgan Branch approaching the Chestnut Street grade crossing. NS AC44C6M-4283 is trailing 8102.

My first Brit reg new FH. My Thanks to Ade Portlock for the tip!

Portlock Point China Walls

Hawaii Kai Honolulu Oahu

 

The ancient Hawaiians believed that these cliffs were the end of the known world and that the ocean went on in to infinity. Jumping off these cliffs to them was like jumping into the limits of outerspace

 

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Photograph taken at an altitude of Ten metres, at 12:38pm on Saturday 14th August 2019 standing on the deck of BC Ferry 'Spirit of British Columbia' on a journey from Swartz Bay BC to Tsawwassen BC ferry terminal through the Southern Gulf Islands of British Columbia, Canada.

  

Here we look across to another BC ferry, 'Salish Raven' heading towards Tsawwassen ferry passenger pick up terminal having journeyed from the Gulf Islands.

  

The 'Salish Raven' was built in 2016 in Gdansk, Poland, and measures 107 metres in length with a 4,227 tonnage. She can hold 600 passengers and 138 cars and has a maximum speed of 15.5 knots from 5,952 horsepower.

  

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NS 234 pulls up to liberty street with three EMD leader online. he sat here in the field for about 10 minutes until he pushed back into portlock.

 

This is one of my new favorite pictures I've ever taken and I'm glad I can start taking pictures like this.

NS power Going on the Y switch at Portlock

1200 foot Koko Crater seen from the eastside Honolulu neighborhood of Portlock, south of Hawaii Kai on the Maunalua Bay side of Koko Head. Vintage but undated Kodachrome Made By Kodak transparency.

 

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- 1954 Koko Head Elementary School on Lunalilo Home Road at Poipu Drive

- 1942 Air Force radar station at the summit of Koko Crater

- Poipu Drive street sign, center left

 

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China walls at night time using my canon 8-15mm fisheye. Still trying to figure out what to do with the circle effect

Portlock Hawaii Kai, East Oahu, China Walls

 

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The cliffs of Portlock are an amazing sight but they are kind of dull and flat in terms of colors during the day but will turn yellow and orange during sunset when the Sun is near the horizon. Again, the flares are intentional as I think it adds something to the scene.