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This red post box was directly opposite our accommodation in Kyoto. It's position between the green noticeboard and the black&yellow post markings really appealed to me.
Happy World Oceans Day!
A plump female Hawaiian monk seal and her healthy 15-day-old pup relax on the sand after galumphing ashore from a morning swimming lesson. Endemic to Hawaii, this species of monk seal was established in the archipelago millions of years before the human populated main volcanic islands emerged above sea level. The original seal-occupied northwest islands have since receded to coral atolls and are now part of Papahānaumokuākea. The Hawaiian name for monk seal, ilio holo i ka uaua, is commonly translated to dog that runs in rough water. A recently updated survey by NOAA estimates a small, but encouraging, population increase to 1,570 individuals throughout the Hawaiian archipelago. However, Hawaiian monk seals remain endangered and among the rarest of marine mammals. This is the ninth monk seal born on Oahu in 2025. The experienced mother, tagged RN58, is known as Luana and was born near this beach in 2013. I have seen her return to this beach to birth several pups in the years since. Unfortunately, she lost last year’s pup, so observers are pleased to see her back and hopeful this female pup will survive to maturity.
325007 leads the afternoon Willesden - Sheildmuir parcels n evening sun near Atherstone. There is an odd appearance in the shadows of the gantries, with the sun right behind me the near two point in opposite directions.
The film took a diagonal tack across the backing paper at this point
Camera: Zenza Bronica C
Lens: 75mm Nikkor f2.8
Film: 35mm Ultrafine Extreme 100 rolled in 120 backing paper.
Developer: Xtol
Scanner: Epson V600
Photoshop: Curves, Healing Brush (spotting)
Cropping: None
Oregon, Illinois 42.014805, -89.334187
August 26, 2022
Part of the Post Office Project
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To aficionados of post offices, you may notice an oddity about this post office. No RAMPS. I checked the third side and no ramp there either. There may be one in back, but I've never seen a post office (since I've been taking these pictures) that was above grade without a ramp in front or on the side. Very unusual. If anyone has a theory, please feel free to share. I COULD simply call them and ask, but that would be too easy. It's more fun to wildly speculate and come up with some tasty conspiracy theories.
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The Panama Canal Railway has operated passenger service in its current iteration since the rebuilding of the PCRC in 1998. At the time, the company ran these passenger trains from Panama City to Colon 5 days a week, Monday thru Friday, leaving Panama City at 0700, and leaving Colon City at 1700. These trains were generally aimed at wealthy commuters traveling to the port and Free Trading Zone in Colon.
During the Covid years, operations scaled back, at one point temporarily suspending service before bringing it back, but with a truncated consist of passenger cars, and the mothballing of the Rio Chagres dome car outside cruise ship season.
In April 2025, CPKC and Mi-Jack sold the railway to APM Terminals, a Maersk subsidiary. Since the sale, passenger operations scaled way back to once a week on Saturday's, however they make two round trips a day, one in the morning, one around noon. In addition, they brought back the dome car to regular service. It's clear this is now aimed at tourists instead of commuters. Its great so see a classic passenger train consist still alive months after the sale.
Cooperative work with Lukasz Libuszewski. More pictures and building instructions: brickative.shoplo.com/category/modulars/post-office
I tried something a little different this time by putting the rail on the left instead of the right. All my other shots from up here have been on the other side of the rail so it was either on the right or I would shoot over it to eliminate completely. Shooting from the stairs helped mix it up a bit. Enjoy!
With a day off, Grady and I set off for a little central Illinois exploration. I had wanted to get a couple of trains on the NS Brooklyn District around Midway Siding as it was protected by bracket post signals and searchlights at both ends. I believe these signals date from when the N&W single tracked the Brooklyn District from BD Jct (Decatur) to Poag Jct (Edwardsville area). Curiously, from Winston Interlocking south became CTC but Litchfield north stayed ABS. Midway siding is roughly "mid-way" between Litchfield and Taylorville with the south switch at Raymond and the north switch at Harvel. Bonus in my book was Triple Crown train 260 rolling north past the South Siding Switch of Midway in Raymond, IL. 8320 was tugging on a monster train of roadrailers!
07-03-2015