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Fall 2011 was spectacular in Healy Canyon and in addition to the 4 daily passenger trains that traversed this during the daylight hours 2011 had the added bonus of a company work train that would traverse the canyon numerous times between the money makers. Seen here on the realignment that bypassed the Garner Tunnel, which the maintenance road still enters but does not exit.
NGA NEW CAMPUS EAST
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo by Marc Barnes
(RELEASED) March 24, 2010 -- An aerial view of the NGA New Campus East project site, which is located at Fort Belvoir North Area, Va.
Design and construction of the $1.7 billion NGA New Campus East project is being managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District.
Memory photo at the end of the famous Route 66 in Santa Monica :)
U.S. Route 66 or U.S. Highway 66 (US 66 or Route 66) was one of the original highways in the United States Numbered Highway System. It was established on November 11, 1926, with road signs erected the following year. The highway, which became one of the most famous roads in the United States, ran from Chicago, Illinois, through Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona before terminating in Santa Monica in Los Angeles County, California, covering a total of 2,448 miles (3,940 km). US 66 was a primary route for those who migrated west, especially during the Dust Bowl of the 1930s, and it supported the economies of the communities through which it passed. US 66 underwent many improvements and realignments over its lifetime, but it was officially removed from the United States Highway System in 1985 after it was entirely replaced by segments of the Interstate Highway System. Portions of the road that passed through Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Arizona have been communally designated a National Scenic Byway by the name "Historic Route 66". Route 66 was recognized in popular culture and has been featured in many books and movies, often playing a key role in them.
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Pamiątkowe zdjęcie na końcu słynnej drogi Route 66 w Santa Monica :)
U.S. Route 66 lub też Route 66 (popularnie "Mother Road", czyli "Droga-matka") – otwarta 11 listopada 1926 roku trasa przejazdowa w USA o długości 2448 mil (3939 km) łącząca Chicago z Los Angeles, a od 1936 przedłużona do Santa Monica. Przebiegała przez stany Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahomę, Teksas, Nowy Meksyk, Arizonę i Kalifornię. Całość trasy uzyskała utwardzoną nawierzchnię w 1938 roku. Swoją największą świetność przeżywała w okresie wielkiego kryzysu lat 30. ubiegłego stulecia. Była wtedy główną magistralą wiodącą fale migrantów ku zachodowi, głównie do Kalifornii. Trasa przez swe powstanie stała się nitką komunikacyjną rozwijającą gospodarkę miejscowości znajdujących się przy niej. Route 66 została oficjalnie skreślona z listy autostrad krajowych 27 czerwca 1985, kiedy została zastąpiona przez autostradę Interstate 40. Odcinki U.S. Route 66 przebiegające przez stany Illinois, Nowy Meksyk i Arizona w 2005 roku zostały uznane za narodową drogę krajobrazową o nazwie Historic Route 66. Łączna długość drogi na tych odcinkach wynosi 2269,2 km i stanowi popularną atrakcję turystyczną. Route 66 była inspiracją dla wielu twórców i znalazła się w wielu książkach oraz filmach, często odgrywając w nich kluczową rolę.
Cow Bridge is a 17th century Grade II listed packhorse bridge, near Hartsop.
A later road bridge, more suited and realigned for heavier traffic, was built just a few yards downstream on Goldrill Beck.
Sandwiched between the two bridges is a small National Trust car park which seemed to fill up quite quickly each day with ramblers and walkers keen to explore the surrounding fells.
The car park is split into two halves, with the beck flowing between and to get from one side to the other, you drive across the packhorse bridge.
I'm surprised, given that the car park belongs to the National Trust, that they haven't erected what is often referred to as an 'interpretation board'.
Only after I returned home and did a little research did I discover the bridge's name, that it was a listed structure and that William Wordsworth (the Lake Poet who wrote 'Daffodils') once sat on the side of the bridge penning the lines to a poem about the sights and sounds from this spot while his sister Dorothy went for a walk along the path to the shores of Brothers Water.
On 16 April 1802, Dorothy wrote:
"...the boughs of the bare old trees, the simplicity of the mountains, and the exquisite beauty of the path... the gentle flowing of the stream, the glittering, lively lake, green fields without a living creature to be seen on them...".
The Desailly Rotunda was erected in August 1914 to honour the life of former Shire of Mildura President Cr George Desailly, who passed away in 1913 whilst in office.
The rotunda was designed by architect Edward C Sharland, who was also responsible for the designs of many prominent Mildura buildings including Rio Vista, the Coffee Palace, and the town's first hospital - known as Cottage Hospital.
An important meeting and event location, the rotunda was the rallying point for the Mildura community during the Great War. Concerts, recruiting rallies, fundraising events, farewells and welcomes for returning service men were regular events.
When word of the Armistice reached Mildura at 0930pm on the 11th of November 1918, the news spread quickly.
Three bandsmen from the Mildura District Band immediately started playing at the rotunda and were soon joined by other musicians and the townspeople.
Featuring ornate metal framework, the rotunda stairs originally faced east towards the Carnegie Library and were realigned in 2021 as part of a major redevelopment.
Source: Mildura Rural City Council.
30 Thursday is a little bit of a stretch, but the trailing unit is, or was a GP30 at one time, but now serves as a road slug. CSX loaded rail train J021 flies westbound through the outer edges of Pendleton, Indiana on CSX's ex-Big Four (CCC&StL)/NYC/PC/CR Indianapolis Line Subdivision. This piece of the main was on one of the realigned portions when Big Four upgraded the line by double tracking, and rerouting out of the some of the downtown's it traveled through. Greencastle, Indiana, and DeGraff and Sidney, Ohio were also rerouted around to name a few. The reroute in Sidney gave way to the now somewhat famous arch bridge that has been popular among photographers.
CSXT GP40-2 6924 started out life as WM 4352, and was built by EMD for Western Maryland in January of 1979.
JCPenney Department Store located at 201 West Main St. in Arlington,TX. The building is currently occupied by a museum under the name Arlington Museum of Art. Note the Ben Franklin variety store (207 West Main St) is currently occupied by an administrative office for
Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. Its also worth noting the shops past the JCPenney store were razed to make way for a new library which resulted in the realignment of Main Street.
On a final note The Arlington Museum of Art acquired the 24,000 square foot building from JCPenney in 1984.
Co conspirators Dali and Deborah decided to take advantage of the calculations that Rick Whitacre made for capturing the moon rising over Half Dome.
While this, and the photos below are HDR (high dynamic range) compilations, no reframing, realigning or other shenanigans were undertaken to create this image. The moon is exactly in the correct spot exactly as it was shot.
I conduct an approximately monthly webinar that details how to find "the spot" to capture moonrises and sets like this one. You can join the Interest List here.
By the way, there was NO alteration of the moon and foreground size in this image. That is, this is the correct and actual size of the moon. No changing of focal length was done.
© Copyright 2012, Steven Christenson
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BN 8000 West curves under Washington Ave. with a westbound MNTWLIN for Willmar back in July 2000.
Those buildings for lease probably would have been a good investment in 2000 as this neighborhood would change immensely with coming of Target Field in 2010. The parking lot to the right is long gone with a bike trail, the Northstar lead into Target Field, and condos in place. Other changes include the Washington Ave. bridge rebuilt, four EMDs on a train would be a rarity, and the Wayzata Sub. track here has been realigned, among other things. The only constant is change and the 'Vu.
The MSBPC makes a brief stop in Blackfoot to realign the switch back to the main before proceeding south to Pocatello on the Montana Sub.
On May 27, 1987, the eastbound California Zephyr rolls near the site of Thistle, Utah. Just ahead, the train will enter a tunnel through the terrain created by a huge mudslide and resultant flood that wiped out the town in April 1983. The railroad and highway were closed a few days before the main slide occurred, after months of record rain and snow. This overview from the shoulder of US Route 6 shows the Zephyr on the post -1983 alignment, the original Route 6, and across the Spanish Fork, the original Rio Grande roadbed. It’s sobering to think that I rode the Rio Grande Zephyr through Thistle just a few weeks before the disaster.
...minding mines.
You may have noticed - but lately, I’ve been real lowkey. So much has happened - unbelievable & unexplainable occurrences really. Life incidences that can completely derail a whole masterplan, but you know me...I can’t ever stop the mission. To help me realign, I’ve acquired a property in Catalina Island - not far from shore. Within this space, I can give my deepest thoughts to the ocean, reorganize my life, plan, EXECUTE & spend every moment with my growing sonshine.
No distractions. It’s time for completion & growth. 💫
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Fresh off a 11 day family vacation out west. Got some train time in as we traveled across the country. With that we did luck into a few shots scattered across our trip.
1st 2 days we spent time around Fraser. I went out the 2 mornings and managed to catch a couple trains moving around on Moffat. Here a Provo to Denver BNSF trackage rights train rolls thru the siding at Tabernash around an empty UP coal train holding the main. The train has just left the confines of Fraser Canyon behind. For some reason the siding swings way away from the mainline here, something that once looked like a track realignment project that ended up running the new mainline outside of town. Digging the SD70MAce on the point!
Scan of 2003 pic of Waverly Bridge. This was taken the same day that the space shuttle Columbia fell out of the sky. There was a very heavy fog that morning and I was eager to get a pic of something but couldn't find anything until this came to mind. I wanted to capture it in the mood or feeling of loss in light of the days events. Most of the fog had burnt off by the time I had arrived but this will always be by far my most favorite image I've ever taken.
This bridge went out of service with effect due to being stricken by a barge that had broke loose a few miles upstream and also as a result of the USACE realignment of the Tombigbee River navigational channel.. The C&G Railway would now leave from Colmbus on the old GM&O (ICG) to Artesia, MS then turn north for West Point where they would leave the old GM&O and return to their mainline to Greenwood & Greenville.
Shinagawa for tourists is nothing more than a transfer point for shinkansen services and maybe a cheap hotel. For railfans, it is train heaven.
Perched above the busy JR Tokaido Line and Shinkansen is Keikyu's Main Line. The green steel through truss bridge and S curve make it a decades long railway landmark in Tokyo. Train traffic is heavy, with a train crossing over the bridge every minute or two during rush hour. However, the remodeling and track realignment of Shinagawa Station to improve grade separation will mean this view will be gone in a few years, roughly 2030.
Here during a cool autumn morning, an outbound Keikyu 600 Series exits Shinagawa bound for a rolling stock depot, while an inbound Toei Subway service from Haneda International Airport approaches Shinagawa.
Keikyu Main Line
Keikyu 600 and Toei 5500 Series
Shinagawa, Tokyo Pref, Japan
NGA CAMPUS EAST
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo by Marc Barnes
(RELEASED) July 12, 2010 -- A downward view through massive scaffolding which is set up at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Campus East (NCE) project site at Fort Belvoir North Area, Va.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District is managing design and construction of the $1.7 billion complex as part of ongoing 2005 Base Realignment and Closure projects at Fort Belvoir.
Portland Bill Lighthouse
I was standing at the edge of a rock which looked like a diving board as I walked on it. The waves were crashing on the rock that I was standing on. I swear the rock moved, I felt it and when I checked the digital level on the view screen it was off line. I realigned and carried on shooting. My shooting buddy wasn't so lucky, he and gears got soaked big time! I suddenly felt lucky..... Big Cheers to the geezer upstairs!
NGA NEW CAMPUS EAST
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo by Marc Barnes
(RELEASED) March 24, 2010 -- An aerial view of the NGA New Campus East project site, which is located at Fort Belvoir North Area, Va.
Design and construction of the $1.7 billion NGA New Campus East project is being managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District.
Amtrak 156 in Phase 1 paint leads the northbound Texas Eagle away from the station stop in Springfield, IL on a sunny Saturday morning. The 156 is starting across Madison Street - which used to have the B&O branchline to Beardstown, IL running down the middle.
Springfield has long seen railroads as a nuisance and the town was covered in rail lines. In the 1980's, the IC/B&O was removed from the center of Madison Street and the streets realigned. In the early 1990's, the NS was moved to a new alignment from Iles to Hazel Dell then along I-72 on the south side of town and a piece of former GM&O Airline was also moved. Now, a huge construction project is underway to remove the UP Springfield Sub from the center of town between Iles to a point just south of Ridgely. UP/ATK will share a right of way with NS which runs a few blocks east of downtown Springfield. The former GM&O now Amtrak depot will also be closed and a new facility be built along the new right of way. Shots like this will cease to be possible.
Illinois sure likes to spend money to move railroad tracks around the capital city!
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Crossing the viaduct below Bethulie Dam shortly after leaving a service stop at the station of the aforementioned dorp. 19D no 3323 and really giving it some welly as train loco, 23 no 3300. Union Limited tour train on the line from Burgersdorp to Springfontein.
The railway through Bethulie was realigned during the construction of the Gariep dam, including a new station and this viaduct. The new line was officially opened in June 1970.
22 July 2000, Free State, South Africa.
A short passenger special UP Train PCBCV2 30 makes its way down Main Track 1 of the UP KC Metro Sub. at a restricted 25 MPH past a surface gang working on 2 Track at 35th Street within a Form B. The bridge in the distance once carried the Rock Island St. Louis Line over the Mo-Pac to Leeds Jct.
Behind a new ET44AC are Power Car UPP 208, Deluxe Sleeper UPP 1605 "Powder River", and Business Car UPP 101 "Lone Star" making up this Northern Region inspection trip to look over the recently realigned service units.
Locomotives: UP 2730
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This popular reserve on the north Norfolk coast has something for everyone. A walk from the visitor centre down to the sandy beach takes you past reedbeds and shallow lagoons, which are often full of birds. You can sit on benches or watch from spacious, wheelchair-accessible hides.
In summer, marsh harriers float over the reeds, where bearded tits nest. On the lagoons are avocets, gulls and terns. In autumn and winter you can see up to 20 species of wading birds and lots of ducks and geese.
A well-stocked shop has a wide range of RSPB gifts and books and a large selection of telescopes and binoculars. We have a servery and inside eating area selling a selection of hot and cold food and drinks, as well as snacks and locally-made cakes.
Opening times
The reserve is open every day of the year. The visitor centre and shop are open daily from 10.00 am to 5 pm (closing at 4 pm from November to February). They're closed Christmas Day and Boxing Day. The cafe is open daily from 10.00 am to 4.30 pm (closing at 4 pm from November to February). It's also closed Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
Entrance charges
There is a charge of £5 per car for non members.
Information for families
There are lots of exciting activities for families to do during the school holidays. Call the visitor centre on 01485 210779 to find out what is happening today.
Information for dog owners
Dogs are only permitted on the west bank path, which is a public right of way. They must be kept on a lead and under close control.
For more information
Contact us
Tel: 01485 210779
E-mail:
titchwell@rspb.org.uk
Star species
Our star species are some of the most interesting birds you may see on your visit to the reserve.
Marsh harrier
Look for marsh harriers gliding over the reedbed with their wings held upwards in a shallow 'v'. In spring, pairs perform their breathtaking 'skydancing' displays high in the sky.
Bittern
Keep your eyes peeled for bitterns making short, low flights over the freshwater reedbed. You may be lucky enough to find one fishing on the edge of a channel. In late winter and spring, listen out for the mating call: a deep, resonant 'boom'.
Bearded tit
You will often hear bearded tits before you see them. Listen for their bell-like 'pinging' calls, then watch them whizzing across the tops of the reeds. They perch up on the stems in calm weather and feed on fallen seeds on the mud at the base of the reeds.
Avocet
Watch elegant avocets 'scooping up' microscopic, aquatic life in their amazing, sickle shaped beaks. They nest in mini colonies on the islands of the brackish marsh.
Redshank
You can see redshanks wading in fresh and salt water throughout the year at Titchwell. Watch for their towering display flights over the saltmarsh as you walk along the main path in spring.
Seasonal highlights
Each season brings a different experience at our nature reserves. In spring, the air is filled with birdsong as they compete to establish territories and attract a mate. In summer, look out for young birds making their first venture into the outside world. Autumn brings large movements of migrating birds - some heading south to a warmer climate, others seeking refuge in the UK from the cold Arctic winter. In winter, look out for large flocks of birds gathering to feed, or flying at dusk to form large roosts to keep warm.
Spring
This is one of the most exciting times of the year. The first spring migrants, such as swallows and sand martins, can be seen over the lagoons with wheatears along the beach. In April and May, the lagoons can be full of migrating waders, including ruffs, black tailed godwits, spotted redshanks and dunlins. Marsh harriers can be seen performing their 'sky dancing' display and the reedbeds are alive with singing reed and sedge warblers. If you are lucky, you may also hear the 'booming' of the bittern, which has recently returned to breed at Titchwell.
Summer
Mid-summer is the quietest time for birds but the best for some of the more elusive reserve species. It is possible to see the rare water vole on the pools around the meadow trail and, if the conditions are suitable, up to ten species of dragonfly and damselfly. By mid-July, the breeding marsh harriers will have flying young and up to 15 birds have been seen in a day. In these quiet months, the reserve staff carry out essential management work on the lagoons. While every effort is made to avoid disturbance, it may sometimes be encountered during a visit.
Autumn
Autumn is the time for waders when, with luck, over 20 species could be seen around the reserve. Species such as curlew sandpiper, little stint and black-tailed godwit stop on the lagoons to feed on their return migration from their Arctic breeding grounds to their African wintering grounds. With the high spring tides, large numbers of waders can often be seen roosting on the lagoons. September is one of the best months to view bearded tits. The young gather in small flocks and can show very well feeding on seeds blown onto the mud near the Island Hide.
Winter
Winter is the time for wildfowl at Titchwell. Large numbers of ducks and geese winter in North Norfolk and most of these species can be seen on the lagoons. The commonest species are teal, wigeon, mallard, gadwall and shoveler, with smaller numbers of pintails and goldeneyes. Offshore from the reserve, large 'rafts' of common scoters, long tailed ducks and eiders can be seen. In the evenings, thousands of pink-footed geese can be seen flying to their roost sites along the coast. Hen harriers, marsh harriers and occasionally barn owls can be seen over the reedbed at dusk. In the evenings, thousands of pink-footed geese may be seen flying to their roost sites along the coast.
Facilities
Visitor centre
Information centre
Car park
Toilets
Disabled toilets
Picnic area
Binocular hire
Group bookings accepted
Guided walks available
Good for walking
Pushchair friendly
Viewing points
The viewing platform on the edge of the dunes is an excellent spot from which to watch an array of waders on the beach and fishing terns, migrating skuas and wintering sea ducks, divers and grebes at sea.
Island Hide gives views over the bird-filled freshwater marsh and along the edge of the freshwater reedbed where you can watch bearded tits and water rails feeding.
We now have a new Parrinder Hide as part of this project.
Fen hide overlooks the freshwater reedbed and is the perfect spot from which to see bitterns, bearded tits and marsh harriers.
Nature trails
There are three trails on the reserve and all are accessible to wheelchairs/pushchairs.
The main path is approximately 1 km long and runs from the visitor centre to the beach.
The Fen Trail was extended in September 2012, along with the East Trail and Autumn Trail. To the end of the East Trail is 700 m and to the end of the Autumn Trail is 1.2 km.
Please note that the Autumn trail is only open between 1 August to 31 October to avoid disturbing the marsh harrier roost.
Coming back from these trails you can rejoin the main path via the Meadow Trail, which is 100 m long.
Sorry, dogs are only allowed on the main path (a public right of way).
Tearoom
We have a servery and inside eating area selling a selection of hot and cold food and drinks, as well as snacks and locally-made cakes.
Refreshments available
Hot drinks
Cold drinks
Hot meals
Cold meals
Snacks
Shop
There is a large selection of optics and books, plus daily optics demonstrations.
The shop stocks:
Binoculars and telescopes
Books
Bird food
Bird feeders
Outdoor clothing
Gifts
Accessibility
10 September 2014
This is a Summary Access Statement. A full access statement is available to download from this page.
Before you visit
Entry to the reserve and the hides is free. Parking charges apply for non-members. Free parking for carer or essential companion with disabled visitor
The visitor centre and shop are open daily from 9.30 am to 5 pm (November to February closes at 4 pm) except Christmas Day and Boxing Day. The cafe is open daily from 9.30 am to 4.30 pm (November to February closes 4 pm) except Christmas Day and Boxing Day
Registered Assistance Dogs welcome. Other dogs are only permitted on the west bank path, which is a public right of way. They must be kept on a lead and under close control
Two pushed wheelchairs for hire free of charge
Check accessibility for events and activities.
How to get here
King's Lynn Railway Station is 22 miles (35 km away)
Bus stop outside the reserve.
Car parking
Eight Blue Badge spaces 130 metres from visitor centre entrance
120 spaces and a short walk along a gravel path from the visitor centre
Surface is bonded gravel
No lighting
No formal drop off point
No height restriction
Visitor centre and shop
Entry by double doors and a shallow slope. There is an entrance at the front and back to the visitor centre - both have shallow slopes. The entrance doors are manual, outward-opening light doors without a threshold.
Level, tiled floor throughout. No seating. Good lighting. Magnifying glasses, pens and paper available. Binoculars hire. Small children’s binoculars free hire. Information displayed in clear print format. Staff available to assist. Shop is in the visitor centre. Level throughout. Some tall or deep displays. Staff available to assist.
Nature trails
Three signposted trails. Mostly flat, boardwalks and rolled sand and gravel surface. A short, steep slope over the sea defence bank near the beach.
Viewing facilities
Four hides. Ramp or slope access with a mix of large windows or solid wood viewing slots which require opening - can be difficult as they are stiff. The new Parrinder Hides are spacious modern and all level throughout.
Toilets and baby changing facilities
A unisex accessible toilet in the main toilet block near car park 200 metres from the visitor centre.
Catering
Café serving hot and cold food and drinks, snacks and locally-made cakes. Step-free entry. Level throughout. Non-slip flooring. Colour-contrasted crockery. Staff available to assist. Nearest accessible toilet is 200 m from café in the car park.
Picnic area
Two picnic areas, five tables and one bench outside the visitor centre one bench with all tables having wheelchair spaces. 60m from the visitor centre toward the car park is a second picnic area with four benches and three tables with space for wheelchair access. Visitors are welcome to consume their own food and drink here.
Education facilities
No dedicated provision
Help us improve accessibility by sending feedback to the Site Manager.
For more information
Titchwell Marsh Visitor Centre
E-mail: titchwell@rspb.org.uk
Telephone:01485 210779
Cafe
The 'feeding station' is warm and friendly with a reasonably-priced menu. We serve a wide selection of hot and cold snacks and light lunches. Takeaway drinks and food also available. Freshly-baked home-made scones daily. Locally-made ice-creams.
We serve our own exclusive coffee that is grown, imported and roasted by us. It's Fairtrade, organic and certified bird-friendly by the Smithsonian Institute, so now you can help save nature simply by enjoying a great cup of coffee!
Opening hours
10 am to 4.30 pm (we close at 4 pm from November to February)
Highlights from our menu
A selection of cold, filled wraps
Freshly-made sandwiches
Our famous bacon baps
Home-made cheese and fruit scones
Carrot and walnut cake, made by our local bakers, Krusty Loaf
Access to the cafe
Our cafe is on the ground floor - no stairs and easy access for wheelchairs.
Children welcome
We have two highchairs available. Children’s corner selection on the menu.
We use local ingredients
We sell locally-made Norfolk ice-creams. We use Fair Trade products where possible.
Dietary requirements
There are vegetarian, vegan, wheat-free and gluten-free options.
How to get here
By bicycle (Sustrans cycle route)
National route number 1 is within two miles of the reserve.
By train
King's Lynn - 22 miles.
By bus
On the main road outside the reserve.
By road
Take the first left after driving eastwards along the A149 through Thornham village. The reserve is signposted with a brown tourist sign.
Archaeology and history
Titchwell Marsh is a wonderful place for wildlife today but there is fascinating story to tell about how the landscape has evolved. Visitors can see remains that illustrate the two major events that have shaped the landscape - sea level rise after the last ice age and military use during the Second World War.
The advance of the sea
It wasn't always open marsh at Titchwell - there was a time more than 9,000 years ago when this area was covered in forest and was part of coastal plain that stretched out into what is now the North Sea.
Flint artefacts from this Mesolithic era have been found on the reserve, evidence that people were hunting and gathering, probably following animal herds for long distances. It has been suggested that at this time they could have walked as far as Denmark whilst staying on dry land!
A wetter climate led to the formation of peat, causing the trees to fall and be preserved in the wetland deposits. Gradual sea level rises throughout this post-glacial period then inundated and preserved the peat beds. Today the remains of the trees and peat beds can be seen eroding on the coastal foreshore at low tide.
Once the sea level rose, the coastal plains were inundated and by the Late Bronze Age, around 3,000 years ago, sea levels would have been much the same as today. Archaeologists have found evidence that people were living on the edge of the wetland at this time so there must already have been a settled community here - it would have been a good location to farm the dry land and exploit wetlands for fishing and fowling.
Today the challenges of climate change mean we expect more coastal inundation and our engineering works will ensure the preservation of important wildlife and cultural heritage for the future.
The Second World War
These wetland and intertidal areas would have been exploited by human communities for millennia for hunting and farming, but it is the 20th century that has seen the biggest changes at Titchwell and left an indelible mark on the reserve that can be seen during your visit.
During the Second World War, the quiet marshes were turned into a firing range
During the Second World War, the quiet marshes were turned into an Armoured Fighting Vehicle (AFV) firing range and the coast was reinforced against invasion. Part of these defences would have included a reversal of drainage and encouraging flooding as a defence against invasion - helping to re-establish wetland biodiversity.
The main banks, including the Parrinder bank were constructed for firing practice, with targets set at 1,000 yard intervals. Today these banks ensure that freshwater wildlife can be protected from inundation by saltwater. Rare breeding species such as the bittern, bearded tit and marsh harrier rely on freshwater reedbeds for there continued existence in the UK.
The remains of a 'firing loop' where tanks drove up to fire at the targets is still preserved as well as pillboxes where machine gun practice was also taking place. Many of the islands in the marsh were built to house 'pop-up' targets for gunnery practice and today these are important for breeding and roosting birds.
Occasionally the remains of two Covenanter tanks can be seen at low tide on the foreshore, their appearance depending on the shifting sands. These two were probably used for target practice.
More information about these heritage sites can be obtained from reserve staff during your visit.
Metal detecting and the collection and removal of objects from the reserve is not permitted.
Our work here
Titchwell Marsh is specially protected as part of the North Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural beauty.
The RSPB has helped create a mosaic of wetland and coastal habitats on the reserve in order to attract a diversity of bird species. These include nationally important numbers of avocets, bearded tits, marsh harriers and bitterns, and internationally important populations of wintering waders.
We are working to keep these habitats in good condition, and also to provide a key visitor attraction and a good example of our management practices.
Reedbed success
Our freshwater reedbed is important for threatened wildlife such as bitterns, bearded tits, marsh harriers and water voles.
In 2005 our three-year project to rehabilitate the reedbed for bitterns proved successful when the first pair bred on the reserve for 18 years.
Living lagoons
We are managing the freshwater lagoon and its islands for the benefit of breeding and wintering waders and wildfowl, among other wildlife.
We are also managing the brackish marsh as a saline lagoon. This provides suitable breeding conditions for avocets, as well as feeding grounds for other waders and wildfowl.
Natural habitats
We are allowing natural processes to maintain other coastal habitats, including saltmarsh, shingle and sand dunes. This provides habitat for a variety of birds, including wintering brent geese and wigeon, breeding little terns and redshanks, and high tide wader roosts.
We are also managing woodland and grassland areas around the reserve for their wildlife.
Rising tide
The coastline at Titchwell is eroding and we know that the site is becoming more vulnerable to damage caused by surge tides and storms. The RSPB is working to ensure the freshwater habitats are protected and will continue to support species such as the bittern and bearded tit.
We are examining options for flood defences at the seaward end of the reserve and will provide further information as soon as it becomes available.
Reaching people
Titchwell is one of the most-visited RSPB reserves. We will continue to maintain and improve our facilities. We will also use the reserve to demonstrate our management practices, and will continue to develop our positive relationships with key audiences and local communities.
Coastal Change Project
Titchwell Marsh is an exceptional nature reserve in a special area. It is part of a network of outstanding wildlife sites across Europe called Natura 2000.
The nature reserve has been under threat from the effects of coastal change, the impact of sea level rise and increasing storm events. The Titchwell Coastal Change Project was designed to save the reserve from the effect of these coastal changes.
We are pleased to say we have now successfully completed the project.
We have realigned the sea defences to the north and reinforced the sea banks around parts of the reserve to the west and east. The future of the reserve and its wildlife is assured for at least the next fifty years.
We could not have achieved this without support and funding received from the EU Life+ Nature Fund, WREN, The SITA Trust, Marine Communities Fund, and the many individuals and RSPB supporters who donated and enabled this project to take place.
The project took several years to plan and three years to deliver. A summary of what has been achieved appears below:
A new northern sea defence was built along the line of the Parrinder wall. The completed Parrinder wall will protect the reserve’s freshwater habitats to the south
The sea wall and west bank path were re-built and improved from the visitor centre northwards to the Parrinder wall. This sea wall will protect the freshwater habitats for years to come
Improvements were made to the freshwater marsh islands and reed bed to benefit nesting birds such as avocet and bittern
The fabulous new Parrinder hides opened in December 2010
A breach was made in the east bank to the north of the new Parrinder wall. This has allowed saltwater on to the brackish marsh which will change over time into tidal saltmarsh. The new saltmarsh will in turn protect the new Parrinder wall. This new marsh will be known as Volunteer Marsh
A section of the south-east corner of the east bank was improved, enabling it to better protect the freshwater habitats which lie to the west
The sluice on the east bank, which lets freshwater off the marsh, was replaced. This will enable us to control water levels on the freshwater marsh more effectively than we can at present
A new reedbed area was shaped and formed in the grazing meadow east of Fen hide
Two new trails were developed to the east of Fen hide. These trails will open in 2012.
The project has protected and improved the conservation value of the reserve and has ensured that it will remain one of the most outstanding and valuable wildlife sites in Europe.
CPKC manifest with a mix of the the new railroads power climbs the mountain out of Field, BC. 7/24
The name originally given the "Big Hill" was the original 4.5% eastbound grade out of Field, BC, that directly assaulted the Continental Divide at Kicking Horse Pass, as a better solution could be engineered. Canada Highway 1 mostly follows this original line. The grade was realigned in 1909 with the Spriral Tunnels. This lowered most of the grade to 2.2%. However this section from Field to the Cathedral Tunnel is still 2.4% making it one of the steepest sections of mainline grade in North America. Railroaders still often refer to this mountain as "The Big Hill"....
CN abandoned this section in 1964 due realignment in order to eliminate the CN/CP level crossing diamond. CP then took it over for the next 20 years or so and used it as a spur to Robertson Screw.
While we were on Crete we found out that Skinakas Observatory was having an open day, allowing members of the public to look through the telescope so my sister-in-law and I decided to venture up the mountain leaving the rest of the family at the villa.
After we slowly made our way up the mountain (featuring such delights as crash barriers that have fallen away, always a reassuring sight) we arrived at the observatory to find the evening was incredibly popular, so much so that it took nearly 2 hours to queue (and I use that word in it’s broadest possible sense) while listening to an extensive talk on astrophysics in Greek, we finally got have a look at Jupiter with four of its moons which was a pretty awesome sight!
As the sky was so clear, I knew I had to get a few shots of the sky while I was there and I liked this exposure as one of the leaving cars lit up the observatory with their brake lights. After this we noticed that they had realigned the telescope and as most people had disappeared at this point we managed a sneaky look at Saturn too!
Aztec calendar
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Aztec or Mexica calendar is the calendrical system used by the Aztecs as well as other Pre-Columbian peoples of central Mexico. It is one of the Mesoamerican calendars, sharing the basic structure of calendars from throughout ancient Mesoamerica.
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The Aztec sun stone, also called the calendar stone, is on display at the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City. The calendar consists of a 365-day calendar cycle called xiuhpōhualli (year count) and a 260-day ritual cycle called tōnalpōhualli (day count). These two cycles together form a 52-year "century", sometimes called the "calendar round". The xiuhpōhualli is considered to be the agricultural calendar, since it is based on the sun, and the tōnalpōhualli is considered to be the sacred calendar.
Tōnalpōhualli
The tōnalpōhualli ("day count") consists of a cycle of 260 days, each day signified by a combination of a number from 1 to 13, and one of the twenty day signs. With each new day, both the number and day sign would be incremented: 1 Crocodile is followed by 2 Wind, 3 House, 4 Lizard, and so forth up to 13 Reed, after which the cycle of numbers would restart (though the twenty day signs had not yet been exhausted) resulting in 1 Jaguar, 2 Eagle, and so on, as the days immediately following 13 Reed. This cycle of number and day signs would continue similarly until the 20th week, which would start on 1 Rabbit, and end on 13 Flower. It would take a full 260 days (13×20) for the two cycles (of twenty day signs, and thirteen numbers) to realign and repeat the sequence back on 1 Crocodile.
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I received a call at work about 11:30am on Monday telling me that my younger son was involved in a car accident and to go to the hospital. He was driving and was t-boned on the driver's side. Except for bruises, the passenger was fine as well as the man who was driving the truck. My son had a hematoma in his brain, a lacerated spleen, five broken ribs, a broken jaw, multiple facial fractures, a small pneumothorax, and two broken collarbones, one of them severely displaced.
Fortunately, we saw improvement in the two most threatening things, the hematoma in his brain and the lacerated spleen. By Wednesday night he was moved out of the ICU to a regular room. Thursday he had two surgeries, one for his broken jaw, which was realigned and wired. And the other for the one broken collarbone that was severely displaced.
The surgeries went well and he feels, and so do we, that he's on the road to recovery. As of Thursday night, we were waiting to hear from the doctors when he might be released.
Friday, we got the news that they would be sending him home. We've spent the day preparing with final checks, evaluations and instructions for home.
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Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses (CP - Portuguese Railways) 1913 (also carrying the UIC number 90 94 122 1913-3) stands at Faro, at the head of the PTG Tours "Tenth Anniversary Reunion" charter on its third and final day. This was due to depart for Lisboa Oriente at 17.20 (I think it had been retimed on the day, as a result of a significant delay on the outward leg), and a friend recorded it as departing six minutes late.
On the right is a class 0600 or 0650 DMU, about to depart on (I assume) a local train westwards along the Algarve coast to Lagos. These three-car stainless steel-bodied units were built by Sorefame in two batches from 1979 (class 0600, originally as two-car units, but lengthened in 1989) and 1988 (class 0650), but all were taken out of service in 2011 and 2012.
While I'd visited Faro previously (in 1998 and 1999), this was the first time I'd been here since electrification. Electrification of the main line had also involved some realignments, so I did travel some new track today - in addition to the Ponte 25 de Abril (25th April Bridge) over the Tagus on the way back to Lisbon.
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Weymouth on a damp 4th May 1981. We had just arrived from Bristol Temple Meads on the Met-Camm Class 101 DMU, set No. B801 with W51517 leading. Adjacent, standing in a part of the station since realigned and the canopy removed, is 'Push-Pull' Class 33/1 No. 33119, which will shortly depart for London Waterloo. In these pre-electrification days, i think the Class 33/1s pushed or pulled the 4TC sets to and from Bournemouth. Copyright Photograph John Whitehouse - all rights reserved
A 136 car long train M427 (Rigby Yard to Selkirk Yard manifest) trails CSXT 488, 4537, and 815 an AC4400CW, SD70MAC, and ES44AC respectively, the leader of which is still dressed in its as delivered YN2 'bright future livery. They are at MP PLD64.3 on modern day CSXT’s Portland Sub mainline, the former Pan Am Railways Freight Mainline which was once the Boston and Maine Railroad's Portland Division.
They are passing the gorgeously restored former B&M station which has been owned by the University of New Hampshire since purchased for one dollar 1960. This depot as well as many others which still survive along this route were all sold around the same time period as the spiraling B&M did anything and everything to raise cash and eliminate tax liablities in a vain attempt to stave off the inevitable bankruptcy. And it was a harbinger for the end of B&M intercity passenger service which was only 5 years away, well before the rest of the industry followed suit with Amtrak in 1971. Although with one caveat....the ICC mandated the B&M to run one round trip each to Concord and Dover, NH (the latter of which stopped here) two more years until those too finally ended in 1967.
As for the depot, it was erected here in 1912 when the B&M double tracked and realigned their main (dating from 1841) out of the center of Durhamm. But this yellow brick building itself was actually built in 1896 as the East Lynn depot. It was disassembled and moved here from Lynn in anticipation of the grade separation project and proposed four tracking of the Eastern Route through that city that only partially came to fruition
Durham, New Hampshire
Friday September 6, 2024
Back in my early years of railroad photography cloudy weather never seemed to stop me from going out to see what was moving. In those days before internet, ATCS and scanner radio we would just drive around and check out yards and CTC signals. Such was the case on February 20, 1983 when a southbound was stopped at Boylston, where we assumed it was waiting for a northbound to clear off the Hinckley Sub. A big surprise was leading the train from Northtown - a pair of former GN SDP40s, infrequent visitors to the Twin Ports and certainly unusual as a matched pair on this train. This was photographed at the old original junction switch at Boylston, prior to the major 1988 realignment.
Fridge magnet (about 5,5 cm wide) with the sign of the most famous road in the USA, which I bought in California :)
Macro Mondays - theme: "National"
U.S. Route 66 or U.S. Highway 66 (US 66 or Route 66) was one of the original highways in the United States Numbered Highway System. It was established on November 11, 1926, with road signs erected the following year. The highway, which became one of the most famous roads in the United States, ran from Chicago, Illinois, through Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona before terminating in Santa Monica in Los Angeles County, California, covering a total of 2,448 miles (3,940 km). US 66 was a primary route for those who migrated west, especially during the Dust Bowl of the 1930s, and it supported the economies of the communities through which it passed. US 66 underwent many improvements and realignments over its lifetime, but it was officially removed from the United States Highway System in 1985 after it was entirely replaced by segments of the Interstate Highway System. Portions of the road that passed through Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Arizona have been communally designated a National Scenic Byway by the name "Historic Route 66". Route 66 was recognized in popular culture and has been featured in many books and movies, often playing a key role in them.
Lydd-on-Sea Halt was a railway station which served the modern village of Lydd-on-Sea in Kent, England. The station opened in 1937 and closed in 1967.
Prompted by holiday camp development in the area, the Southern Railway decided in 1937 to realign its branch line to New Romney (which had been opened in 1884) closer to the sea and to open two intermediate stations - Lydd-on-Sea and Greatstone-on-Sea. The opening of Lydd-on-Sea on 4 July 1937 coincided with the closure of Dungeness station to passengers; it was intended that Lydd-on-Sea, ½-mile from Dungeness, would serve both locations and its running in board read "Lydd-on-Sea (for Dungeness)".
To handle the expected flow of holiday traffic, the station was equipped with a long curved island platform with a passing loop on which was perched a small wooden shed.
The traffic never materialised and the station was downgraded to an unstaffed halt on 20 September 1954 when its passing loop was also lifted. As passenger traffic dwindled and freight became insignificant, the New Romney branch fell into decline and was listed for closure in the Beeching Report. In 1966 the Minister of Transport Barbara Castle announced her intention of closing the Appledore to New Romney Branch and passenger services ceased on 6 March 1967.
Although the trackbed from Romney Junction towards New Romney is easily traceable, nothing remains of Lydd-on-Sea Halt today except for a gated concrete approach road from Kerton Road . The island platform was demolished at some point after 1983.
I wonder just what makes a man keep pushing on
Why must I keep on sigin' this old highway song
I've been from coast to coast a hundred times before
I ain't seen one single place where I ain't been before...
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You can't call this part of Route 66, Route 66 because this is actually along I-40, the realigned portion before the road meets the river...
Old Bayview Ave Bridge.
It's been long abandoned, bypassed by the Bayview realignment and high level bridge that towers just to the west in 1929. It's been sitting idle in the valley for almost 100 years without traffic.
Toronto, Ontario
Olympus TG-4
Near State Center, Iowa.
From Wikepedia:
The Lincoln Highway was one of the earliest transcontinental highways for automobiles across the United States of America.[1]
Conceived in 1912 by Indiana entrepreneur Carl G. Fisher, and formally dedicated October 31, 1913, the Lincoln Highway ran coast-to-coast from Times Square in New York City to Lincoln Park in San Francisco, originally through 13 states: New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada, and California. In 1915, the "Colorado Loop" was removed, and in 1928, a realignment relocated the Lincoln Highway through the northern tip of West Virginia. Thus, there are a total of 14 states, 128 counties, and more than 700 cities, towns and villages through which the highway passed at some time in its history.
The first officially recorded length of the entire Lincoln Highway in 1913 was 3,389 miles (5,454 km).[a] Over the years, the road was improved and numerous realignments were made, and by 1924 the highway had been shortened to 3,142 miles (5,057 km). Counting the original route and all of the subsequent realignments, there have been a grand total of 5,872 miles (9,450 km).[3]
Freightliner Class 86/6 Nos. 86613 & 86628 descend the single line spur from Searchlight Lane Junction heading for Heamies Farm, where it will realign with the West Coast Mainline. The line to Stone and Stoke on Trent can be seen curving away on the left. This working is 4M45 0250 Felixstowe North FLT - Garston FLT on 27th May 2020. Copyright Photograph John Whitehouse - all rights reserved
PHL "Smurfs" at 6th Street, switching in the San Pedro Yard, December 2004. in 2018 this scene has changed completely as Harbor Blvd is being realigned into the area formerly occupied by the San Pedro railyard.
Processed using Apple’s photos editor.
Color fringing, chromatic aberration, is clearly visible on the upper moon limb. It’s time to take the camera to Best Buy for realignment of the optics.
I now have an appointment at Best Buy tomorrow.
Harpers Ferry Tunnel cuts through the rock face under Maryland Heights. An eastbound crossing the Potomac River lights up the tunnel portal and interior as it approaches. The west portal and tunnel was widened in 1931 to allow the realignment of the mainline off the 1894 bridge to a new one just upstream.
Dave Straight photo
Having crested the top of Tennessee Pass, a Rio Grande freight exits the tunnel at the top, starting the long run downhill to Pueblo. A Perlman Mallet is in charge of this train, consisting of four F-Units spliced by a Geep. Leading is F7A 5621, a 1949 EMD product. 5621 had been with the road for ten years when this 1959 scene was taken. It would remain on the Rio Grande roster until 1966 when it was traded in to EMD on an order for GP40s. Off to the right of the train is the older summit tunnel, which was closed when portions of the line were realigned.
Tennessee Pass, CO
September 13, 1959
Train of the Day
7/17/25
The Presidio of San Francisco (originally, El Presidio Real de San Francisco or The Royal Fortress of Saint Francis) is a park and former U.S. Army post on the northern tip of the San Francisco Peninsula in San Francisco, California, and is part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
It had been a fortified location since September 17, 1776, when New Spain established the presidio to gain a foothold in Alta California and the San Francisco Bay. It passed to Mexico in 1820, which in turn passed it to the United States in 1848.[6] As part of a military reduction program under the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) process from 1988, Congress voted to end the Presidio's status as an active military installation of the U.S. Army.[7] On October 1, 1994, it was transferred to the National Park Service, ending 219 years of military use and beginning its next phase of mixed commercial and public use.[8]
In 1996, the United States Congress created the Presidio Trust to oversee and manage the interior 80% of the park's lands, with the National Park Service managing the coastal 20%.[9] In a first-of-its-kind structure, Congress mandated that the Presidio Trust make the Presidio financially self-sufficient by 2013. The Presidio achieved the goal in 2005, eight years ahead of the deadline.[10]
The park has many wooded areas, hills, and scenic vistas overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco Bay, and the Pacific Ocean. It was recognized as a California Historical Landmark in 1933 and as a National Historic Landmark in 1962.[5][4]
Beginning in the 1890s, the Presidio was home to the Letterman Army Medical Center (LAMC), named in 1911 for Jonathan Letterman, the medical director of the Civil War-era Army of the Potomac. LAMC provided thousands of war-wounded with high-quality medical care during every US foreign conflict of the 20th century.
One of the last two remaining cemeteries within the city's limits is the San Francisco National Cemetery. Among the military personnel interred there are General Frederick Funston, hero of the Spanish–American War, Philippine–American War, and commanding officer of the Presidio at the time of the 1906 earthquake; and General Irvin McDowell, a Union Army commander who lost the First Battle of Bull Run.
The Marine Hospital operated a cemetery for merchant seamen approximately 100–250 yards (91–229 m) from the hospital property. Based on city municipal records, historians estimate that the cemetery was used from 1885 to 1912.[12] As part of the "Trails Forever" initiative, the Parks Conservancy, the National Park Service, and the Presidio Trust partnered to build a walking trail along the south side of the site featuring interpretive signage about its history.[13]
Street map of 1937 of the Army Base
The Presidio was the home of the Western Defense Command headquarters during World War II. It was here that Lieutenant General John L. DeWitt signed 108 Civilian Exclusion Orders and directives for the internment of Japanese Americans under the authority of Executive Order 9066 signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on February 19, 1942.[14]
The Presidio sent its few remaining units to war for the last time in 1991 for Desert Storm, the First Gulf War. The role of the Sixth Army was the management of training and coordinating deployment of Army National Guard and U.S. Army Reserve units in the Western U.S. for Operation Desert Storm.After a hard-fought battle, the Presidio averted being sold at auction and came under the management of the Presidio Trust, a U.S. government corporation established by an act of Congress in 1996.[10][15][failed verification]
The Presidio Trust now manages most of the park in partnership with the National Park Service. The trust has jurisdiction over the interior of 80 percent of the Presidio, including nearly all its historic structures. The National Park Service manages coastal areas. Primary law enforcement throughout the Presidio is the jurisdiction of the United States Park Police.
One of the main objectives of the Presidio Trust's program was achieving financial self-sufficiency by fiscal year 2013, which was reached in 2006. Immediately after its inception, the trust began preparing rehabilitation plans for the park. Many areas had to be decontaminated before being prepared for public use.
The Presidio Trust Act calls for the "preservation of the cultural and historic integrity of the Presidio for public use." The Act also requires that the Presidio Trust be financially self-sufficient by 2013. These imperatives have resulted in numerous conflicts between the need to maximize income by leasing historic buildings and permitting public use despite most structures being rented privately. Further differences have arisen from the divergent needs to preserve the integrity of the National Historic Landmark District in the face of new construction, competing pressures for natural habitat restoration, and requirements for commercial purposes that impede public access.
Crissy Field, a former airfield, has undergone extensive restoration and is now a popular recreational area. It borders on the San Francisco Marina in the east and on the Golden Gate Bridge in the west.
I was stationed here during the late 70's and early 80's in the US Army. My famiily loved it here very much. It is so sad to see what the politics have done to the city since then. I don't have to go into detail because it has been all over the news for years. We returned to visit in October of this year and avoided all the crime and homelessness. We avoided those areas. Did not see one policeman that day. As you can see the tourist still come to see this famous city. There has been lots of changes to the Presidio since we were stationed there. It is now being preserved as a historic site and they lease out the old military family housing and old military facilities to bring in money. It is a great place to see if you have never visited there :) This is a picture of the old parade field overlooking the harbor in which I participated in a lot of parades and I worked in one of the buildings on your left just out of view. It was my best assignment while I was in the Army.
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Sad to Know your Leaving - Gregory Isaacs
Afternoon train #513 crosses over "Superman Canyon" near Rosario, New Mexico. This remote section of the Glorieta Subdivision is the 1966 built realignment, after the original section of line was moved for construction of the Galisteo Reservoir. Several scenes from the 1978 film "Superman" were filmed along this section of line, with this bridge being featured in a handful of short scenes.
MCXSH-30 was blocked by CN M301 for almost a half hour on their intersecting diamond. As soon as M301 cleared the diamond, the KCS crew was able to realign the non CTC controlled stop sign and began work.
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This popular reserve on the north Norfolk coast has something for everyone. A walk from the visitor centre down to the sandy beach takes you past reedbeds and shallow lagoons, which are often full of birds. You can sit on benches or watch from spacious, wheelchair-accessible hides.
In summer, marsh harriers float over the reeds, where bearded tits nest. On the lagoons are avocets, gulls and terns. In autumn and winter you can see up to 20 species of wading birds and lots of ducks and geese.
A well-stocked shop has a wide range of RSPB gifts and books and a large selection of telescopes and binoculars. We have a servery and inside eating area selling a selection of hot and cold food and drinks, as well as snacks and locally-made cakes.
Opening times
The reserve is open every day of the year. The visitor centre and shop are open daily from 10.00 am to 5 pm (closing at 4 pm from November to February). They're closed Christmas Day and Boxing Day. The cafe is open daily from 10.00 am to 4.30 pm (closing at 4 pm from November to February). It's also closed Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
Entrance charges
There is a charge of £5 per car for non members.
Information for families
There are lots of exciting activities for families to do during the school holidays. Call the visitor centre on 01485 210779 to find out what is happening today.
Information for dog owners
Dogs are only permitted on the west bank path, which is a public right of way. They must be kept on a lead and under close control.
For more information
Contact us
Tel: 01485 210779
E-mail:
titchwell@rspb.org.uk
Star species
Our star species are some of the most interesting birds you may see on your visit to the reserve.
Marsh harrier
Look for marsh harriers gliding over the reedbed with their wings held upwards in a shallow 'v'. In spring, pairs perform their breathtaking 'skydancing' displays high in the sky.
Bittern
Keep your eyes peeled for bitterns making short, low flights over the freshwater reedbed. You may be lucky enough to find one fishing on the edge of a channel. In late winter and spring, listen out for the mating call: a deep, resonant 'boom'.
Bearded tit
You will often hear bearded tits before you see them. Listen for their bell-like 'pinging' calls, then watch them whizzing across the tops of the reeds. They perch up on the stems in calm weather and feed on fallen seeds on the mud at the base of the reeds.
Avocet
Watch elegant avocets 'scooping up' microscopic, aquatic life in their amazing, sickle shaped beaks. They nest in mini colonies on the islands of the brackish marsh.
Redshank
You can see redshanks wading in fresh and salt water throughout the year at Titchwell. Watch for their towering display flights over the saltmarsh as you walk along the main path in spring.
Seasonal highlights
Each season brings a different experience at our nature reserves. In spring, the air is filled with birdsong as they compete to establish territories and attract a mate. In summer, look out for young birds making their first venture into the outside world. Autumn brings large movements of migrating birds - some heading south to a warmer climate, others seeking refuge in the UK from the cold Arctic winter. In winter, look out for large flocks of birds gathering to feed, or flying at dusk to form large roosts to keep warm.
Spring
This is one of the most exciting times of the year. The first spring migrants, such as swallows and sand martins, can be seen over the lagoons with wheatears along the beach. In April and May, the lagoons can be full of migrating waders, including ruffs, black tailed godwits, spotted redshanks and dunlins. Marsh harriers can be seen performing their 'sky dancing' display and the reedbeds are alive with singing reed and sedge warblers. If you are lucky, you may also hear the 'booming' of the bittern, which has recently returned to breed at Titchwell.
Summer
Mid-summer is the quietest time for birds but the best for some of the more elusive reserve species. It is possible to see the rare water vole on the pools around the meadow trail and, if the conditions are suitable, up to ten species of dragonfly and damselfly. By mid-July, the breeding marsh harriers will have flying young and up to 15 birds have been seen in a day. In these quiet months, the reserve staff carry out essential management work on the lagoons. While every effort is made to avoid disturbance, it may sometimes be encountered during a visit.
Autumn
Autumn is the time for waders when, with luck, over 20 species could be seen around the reserve. Species such as curlew sandpiper, little stint and black-tailed godwit stop on the lagoons to feed on their return migration from their Arctic breeding grounds to their African wintering grounds. With the high spring tides, large numbers of waders can often be seen roosting on the lagoons. September is one of the best months to view bearded tits. The young gather in small flocks and can show very well feeding on seeds blown onto the mud near the Island Hide.
Winter
Winter is the time for wildfowl at Titchwell. Large numbers of ducks and geese winter in North Norfolk and most of these species can be seen on the lagoons. The commonest species are teal, wigeon, mallard, gadwall and shoveler, with smaller numbers of pintails and goldeneyes. Offshore from the reserve, large 'rafts' of common scoters, long tailed ducks and eiders can be seen. In the evenings, thousands of pink-footed geese can be seen flying to their roost sites along the coast. Hen harriers, marsh harriers and occasionally barn owls can be seen over the reedbed at dusk. In the evenings, thousands of pink-footed geese may be seen flying to their roost sites along the coast.
Facilities
Visitor centre
Information centre
Car park
Toilets
Disabled toilets
Picnic area
Binocular hire
Group bookings accepted
Guided walks available
Good for walking
Pushchair friendly
Viewing points
The viewing platform on the edge of the dunes is an excellent spot from which to watch an array of waders on the beach and fishing terns, migrating skuas and wintering sea ducks, divers and grebes at sea.
Island Hide gives views over the bird-filled freshwater marsh and along the edge of the freshwater reedbed where you can watch bearded tits and water rails feeding.
We now have a new Parrinder Hide as part of this project.
Fen hide overlooks the freshwater reedbed and is the perfect spot from which to see bitterns, bearded tits and marsh harriers.
Nature trails
There are three trails on the reserve and all are accessible to wheelchairs/pushchairs.
The main path is approximately 1 km long and runs from the visitor centre to the beach.
The Fen Trail was extended in September 2012, along with the East Trail and Autumn Trail. To the end of the East Trail is 700 m and to the end of the Autumn Trail is 1.2 km.
Please note that the Autumn trail is only open between 1 August to 31 October to avoid disturbing the marsh harrier roost.
Coming back from these trails you can rejoin the main path via the Meadow Trail, which is 100 m long.
Sorry, dogs are only allowed on the main path (a public right of way).
Tearoom
We have a servery and inside eating area selling a selection of hot and cold food and drinks, as well as snacks and locally-made cakes.
Refreshments available
Hot drinks
Cold drinks
Hot meals
Cold meals
Snacks
Shop
There is a large selection of optics and books, plus daily optics demonstrations.
The shop stocks:
Binoculars and telescopes
Books
Bird food
Bird feeders
Outdoor clothing
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Accessibility
10 September 2014
This is a Summary Access Statement. A full access statement is available to download from this page.
Before you visit
Entry to the reserve and the hides is free. Parking charges apply for non-members. Free parking for carer or essential companion with disabled visitor
The visitor centre and shop are open daily from 9.30 am to 5 pm (November to February closes at 4 pm) except Christmas Day and Boxing Day. The cafe is open daily from 9.30 am to 4.30 pm (November to February closes 4 pm) except Christmas Day and Boxing Day
Registered Assistance Dogs welcome. Other dogs are only permitted on the west bank path, which is a public right of way. They must be kept on a lead and under close control
Two pushed wheelchairs for hire free of charge
Check accessibility for events and activities.
How to get here
King's Lynn Railway Station is 22 miles (35 km away)
Bus stop outside the reserve.
Car parking
Eight Blue Badge spaces 130 metres from visitor centre entrance
120 spaces and a short walk along a gravel path from the visitor centre
Surface is bonded gravel
No lighting
No formal drop off point
No height restriction
Visitor centre and shop
Entry by double doors and a shallow slope. There is an entrance at the front and back to the visitor centre - both have shallow slopes. The entrance doors are manual, outward-opening light doors without a threshold.
Level, tiled floor throughout. No seating. Good lighting. Magnifying glasses, pens and paper available. Binoculars hire. Small children’s binoculars free hire. Information displayed in clear print format. Staff available to assist. Shop is in the visitor centre. Level throughout. Some tall or deep displays. Staff available to assist.
Nature trails
Three signposted trails. Mostly flat, boardwalks and rolled sand and gravel surface. A short, steep slope over the sea defence bank near the beach.
Viewing facilities
Four hides. Ramp or slope access with a mix of large windows or solid wood viewing slots which require opening - can be difficult as they are stiff. The new Parrinder Hides are spacious modern and all level throughout.
Toilets and baby changing facilities
A unisex accessible toilet in the main toilet block near car park 200 metres from the visitor centre.
Catering
Café serving hot and cold food and drinks, snacks and locally-made cakes. Step-free entry. Level throughout. Non-slip flooring. Colour-contrasted crockery. Staff available to assist. Nearest accessible toilet is 200 m from café in the car park.
Picnic area
Two picnic areas, five tables and one bench outside the visitor centre one bench with all tables having wheelchair spaces. 60m from the visitor centre toward the car park is a second picnic area with four benches and three tables with space for wheelchair access. Visitors are welcome to consume their own food and drink here.
Education facilities
No dedicated provision
Help us improve accessibility by sending feedback to the Site Manager.
For more information
Titchwell Marsh Visitor Centre
E-mail: titchwell@rspb.org.uk
Telephone:01485 210779
Cafe
The 'feeding station' is warm and friendly with a reasonably-priced menu. We serve a wide selection of hot and cold snacks and light lunches. Takeaway drinks and food also available. Freshly-baked home-made scones daily. Locally-made ice-creams.
We serve our own exclusive coffee that is grown, imported and roasted by us. It's Fairtrade, organic and certified bird-friendly by the Smithsonian Institute, so now you can help save nature simply by enjoying a great cup of coffee!
Opening hours
10 am to 4.30 pm (we close at 4 pm from November to February)
Highlights from our menu
A selection of cold, filled wraps
Freshly-made sandwiches
Our famous bacon baps
Home-made cheese and fruit scones
Carrot and walnut cake, made by our local bakers, Krusty Loaf
Access to the cafe
Our cafe is on the ground floor - no stairs and easy access for wheelchairs.
Children welcome
We have two highchairs available. Children’s corner selection on the menu.
We use local ingredients
We sell locally-made Norfolk ice-creams. We use Fair Trade products where possible.
Dietary requirements
There are vegetarian, vegan, wheat-free and gluten-free options.
How to get here
By bicycle (Sustrans cycle route)
National route number 1 is within two miles of the reserve.
By train
King's Lynn - 22 miles.
By bus
On the main road outside the reserve.
By road
Take the first left after driving eastwards along the A149 through Thornham village. The reserve is signposted with a brown tourist sign.
Archaeology and history
Titchwell Marsh is a wonderful place for wildlife today but there is fascinating story to tell about how the landscape has evolved. Visitors can see remains that illustrate the two major events that have shaped the landscape - sea level rise after the last ice age and military use during the Second World War.
The advance of the sea
It wasn't always open marsh at Titchwell - there was a time more than 9,000 years ago when this area was covered in forest and was part of coastal plain that stretched out into what is now the North Sea.
Flint artefacts from this Mesolithic era have been found on the reserve, evidence that people were hunting and gathering, probably following animal herds for long distances. It has been suggested that at this time they could have walked as far as Denmark whilst staying on dry land!
A wetter climate led to the formation of peat, causing the trees to fall and be preserved in the wetland deposits. Gradual sea level rises throughout this post-glacial period then inundated and preserved the peat beds. Today the remains of the trees and peat beds can be seen eroding on the coastal foreshore at low tide.
Once the sea level rose, the coastal plains were inundated and by the Late Bronze Age, around 3,000 years ago, sea levels would have been much the same as today. Archaeologists have found evidence that people were living on the edge of the wetland at this time so there must already have been a settled community here - it would have been a good location to farm the dry land and exploit wetlands for fishing and fowling.
Today the challenges of climate change mean we expect more coastal inundation and our engineering works will ensure the preservation of important wildlife and cultural heritage for the future.
The Second World War
These wetland and intertidal areas would have been exploited by human communities for millennia for hunting and farming, but it is the 20th century that has seen the biggest changes at Titchwell and left an indelible mark on the reserve that can be seen during your visit.
During the Second World War, the quiet marshes were turned into a firing range
During the Second World War, the quiet marshes were turned into an Armoured Fighting Vehicle (AFV) firing range and the coast was reinforced against invasion. Part of these defences would have included a reversal of drainage and encouraging flooding as a defence against invasion - helping to re-establish wetland biodiversity.
The main banks, including the Parrinder bank were constructed for firing practice, with targets set at 1,000 yard intervals. Today these banks ensure that freshwater wildlife can be protected from inundation by saltwater. Rare breeding species such as the bittern, bearded tit and marsh harrier rely on freshwater reedbeds for there continued existence in the UK.
The remains of a 'firing loop' where tanks drove up to fire at the targets is still preserved as well as pillboxes where machine gun practice was also taking place. Many of the islands in the marsh were built to house 'pop-up' targets for gunnery practice and today these are important for breeding and roosting birds.
Occasionally the remains of two Covenanter tanks can be seen at low tide on the foreshore, their appearance depending on the shifting sands. These two were probably used for target practice.
More information about these heritage sites can be obtained from reserve staff during your visit.
Metal detecting and the collection and removal of objects from the reserve is not permitted.
Our work here
Titchwell Marsh is specially protected as part of the North Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural beauty.
The RSPB has helped create a mosaic of wetland and coastal habitats on the reserve in order to attract a diversity of bird species. These include nationally important numbers of avocets, bearded tits, marsh harriers and bitterns, and internationally important populations of wintering waders.
We are working to keep these habitats in good condition, and also to provide a key visitor attraction and a good example of our management practices.
Reedbed success
Our freshwater reedbed is important for threatened wildlife such as bitterns, bearded tits, marsh harriers and water voles.
In 2005 our three-year project to rehabilitate the reedbed for bitterns proved successful when the first pair bred on the reserve for 18 years.
Living lagoons
We are managing the freshwater lagoon and its islands for the benefit of breeding and wintering waders and wildfowl, among other wildlife.
We are also managing the brackish marsh as a saline lagoon. This provides suitable breeding conditions for avocets, as well as feeding grounds for other waders and wildfowl.
Natural habitats
We are allowing natural processes to maintain other coastal habitats, including saltmarsh, shingle and sand dunes. This provides habitat for a variety of birds, including wintering brent geese and wigeon, breeding little terns and redshanks, and high tide wader roosts.
We are also managing woodland and grassland areas around the reserve for their wildlife.
Rising tide
The coastline at Titchwell is eroding and we know that the site is becoming more vulnerable to damage caused by surge tides and storms. The RSPB is working to ensure the freshwater habitats are protected and will continue to support species such as the bittern and bearded tit.
We are examining options for flood defences at the seaward end of the reserve and will provide further information as soon as it becomes available.
Reaching people
Titchwell is one of the most-visited RSPB reserves. We will continue to maintain and improve our facilities. We will also use the reserve to demonstrate our management practices, and will continue to develop our positive relationships with key audiences and local communities.
Coastal Change Project
Titchwell Marsh is an exceptional nature reserve in a special area. It is part of a network of outstanding wildlife sites across Europe called Natura 2000.
The nature reserve has been under threat from the effects of coastal change, the impact of sea level rise and increasing storm events. The Titchwell Coastal Change Project was designed to save the reserve from the effect of these coastal changes.
We are pleased to say we have now successfully completed the project.
We have realigned the sea defences to the north and reinforced the sea banks around parts of the reserve to the west and east. The future of the reserve and its wildlife is assured for at least the next fifty years.
We could not have achieved this without support and funding received from the EU Life+ Nature Fund, WREN, The SITA Trust, Marine Communities Fund, and the many individuals and RSPB supporters who donated and enabled this project to take place.
The project took several years to plan and three years to deliver. A summary of what has been achieved appears below:
A new northern sea defence was built along the line of the Parrinder wall. The completed Parrinder wall will protect the reserve’s freshwater habitats to the south
The sea wall and west bank path were re-built and improved from the visitor centre northwards to the Parrinder wall. This sea wall will protect the freshwater habitats for years to come
Improvements were made to the freshwater marsh islands and reed bed to benefit nesting birds such as avocet and bittern
The fabulous new Parrinder hides opened in December 2010
A breach was made in the east bank to the north of the new Parrinder wall. This has allowed saltwater on to the brackish marsh which will change over time into tidal saltmarsh. The new saltmarsh will in turn protect the new Parrinder wall. This new marsh will be known as Volunteer Marsh
A section of the south-east corner of the east bank was improved, enabling it to better protect the freshwater habitats which lie to the west
The sluice on the east bank, which lets freshwater off the marsh, was replaced. This will enable us to control water levels on the freshwater marsh more effectively than we can at present
A new reedbed area was shaped and formed in the grazing meadow east of Fen hide
Two new trails were developed to the east of Fen hide. These trails will open in 2012.
The project has protected and improved the conservation value of the reserve and has ensured that it will remain one of the most outstanding and valuable wildlife sites in Europe.
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