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I took this while wandering around the West End of Portland, Maine. I liked the very neat appearance, the colors, the fence, and the large blooming rose plant. It appears to be a triplex. HFF
I saw this beautiful scene as we pulled out of Portland on the way to Halifax. The New England and Nova Scotia coastline is magnificent.
While driving past Portland, Maine we had to stop at the much visited Portland Head Lighthouse, said to be the most photographed lighthouse in the US. Most of the photographs are similar since there is only one view point and the rocks are all fenced off.
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Portland Castle is an artillery fort constructed by Henry VIII on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, between 1539 and 1541. It formed part of the King's Device programme to protect against invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire, and defended the Portland Roads anchorage. The fan-shaped castle was built from Portland stone, with a curved central tower and a gun battery, flanked by two angular wings. Shortly after its construction it was armed with eleven artillery pieces, intended for use against enemy shipping, operating in partnership with its sister castle of Sandsfoot on the other side of the anchorage. During the English Civil War, Portland was taken by the Royalist supporters of King Charles I, and then survived two sieges before finally surrendering to Parliament in 1646.
UP LDS53 splits the DRGW intermediates outside of Portland, Colorado with an ex-DRGW GP40-2 leading a work train and four cars for Holcim Cement next door. CTC appeared on the route over Tennessee Pass as early as the 1920s, and despite the spectacular demise of the line nearly three decades ago, CTC is still operational between Pueblo and Parkdale. Since most of the signal installations on the Tennessee Pass were looted over the years, this is one of the few places where one can find unmolested GRS Type D signals from the Rio Grande days.
Portland Bill Lighthouse has been standing majestically for the past one hundred and eleven years at a height of 41 metres (135 ft). The distinctive red and white tower first shone its famous four flashes of light every twenty seconds on 11 January 1906 and has a range of 25 nautical miles which has guided passing vessels through the hazardous waters around Portland Bill as well as acting as a waymark for ships navigating the English Channel.
M420 #2045 leads Delaware Lackawanna's PT97 back west after swapping cars with the NS at Portland. The train is seen here about to pass under the Lackawanna Cut-Off, a high speed, largely grade-separated route built by the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western RR in 1911 as a faster route into New York City for their passenger trains. I believe the line saw its last trains in the 1970s or 80s and is currently abandoned. PT97 is on the original, and much less direct DL&W mainline.
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Portland Bill Lighthouse has been standing majestically for the past one hundred and fourteen years at a height of 41 metres (135 ft). The distinctive red and white tower first shone its famous four flashes of light every twenty seconds on 11 January 1906 and had a range of 25 nautical miles which has guided passing vessels through the hazardous waters around Portland Bill as well as acting as a waymark for ships navigating the English Channel. The station was re-engineered in 2019 and the optic has been removed from the lantern room and re-erected in the tower base as a display. The range of light is now 18 nautical miles.
Portland Bill Lighthouse was built by Trinity House in 1906 to guide vessels heading for Portland and Weymouth as well as acting as a waymark for ships navigating the English Channel
I recently stayed near the Columbia River in Portland, Oregon. This shows some houses along the shore where the river splits and forms an island. These colorful houses and docks make owning a boat on the river very convenient.
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