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On an icy-cold morning in Ansonia, Metro-North train 1902 passes the dormant Farrels Factory. As long as some parts of this building complex still stand, I will continue shooting here as it’s my favorite photo location in town. Recently overhauled Brookville BL20GHM 114 leads the train from Bridgeport to Waterbury. The 114 and 11 other Brookvilles, 6 Metro-North, and 6 CTrail have been re-powered with Cummins prime movers, other internal upgrades, and fresh paint. Originally built in 2008, they were plagued with issues then, and depending on who you talk to, even after their rebuild, they are still unreliable. Let’s hope the Siemens dual-mode Chargers don’t have the same streak.
Continuing on the "old stuff" theme is this view of E&LS 1221 working at Crivitz late in the day on December 27, 1995.
These SD9s dominated the road power on E&LS for about 15 years before starting to give way to newer secondhand (thirdhand) SD40-2s. Of course the two GP38s still soldier on to this day with the SD40-2s. The railfan dream of seeing one (or more) of the SD9s painted up in the orange and green GN-inspired colors never materialized. Instead they spent their careers in these "work clothes" until being retired to the dead line at Wells, only the 1223 remains in service within a couple miles of the parts donors.
Lurking in the shadows is a remnant of an earlier era on E&LS, ex-C&H Baldwin switcher #201. Relegated to work train duty and hooked to a cut of ballast cars, work that is likely over for the season with the onset of winter.
It seems there is complete anarchy on the roads of Sri Lanka. But... anarchy is the mother of order in Lankan
Another reliable source of photos for me in Oxford is the bikes of Radcliffe Square. Here late afternoon sunshine has created some great shadows.
From Wikipedia : "Radcliffe Square is a square in central Oxford, England. It is surrounded by historic Oxford University and college buildings. The square is cobbled, laid to grass surrounded by railings in the centre, and is pedestrianised except for access.
The square is named after John Radcliffe, a student of the university who became doctor to the King, made a large fortune, and left a significant legacy to the University and his college (University College), which is nearby in the High Street to the south.
The centrepiece of the square is the circular and imposing Radcliffe Camera, a library (originally for science) paid for by John Radcliffe's legacy, built 1737–48."
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Model:
Eden Reliable Source
Fashion credits:
jumpsuit: Rayna Eye Candy restyled by me
sweater: Barbie Fashionistas
boots: Momoko
A perfect day to spend with my friends Giff Beaton and Bob Cammarata. Who could imagine temperatures in the seventies! I was very glad my "reliable Barred Owl" was in his regular spot and allowed us to take some pictures.
CTA 6183 leads an eight car AM rush hour train off the old Howard Loop across the north Plant in July 1985. 6183-6184 was a good running unit. It seemed like it was always on the road and seldom came in the shop other then for regular inspections or seldom laid up in the yard it seemed. It was in the second batch of 6000's delivered in 1951 by St. Louis Car Co. and did not use recycled components from Green Hornet PCC streetcars, but was a PCC rapid transit car.
Model:
Poppy Miss Behave
Fashion credits:
shirt and cap: Eden Reliable Source
shorts: Barbie
socks from Etsy
sneakers Balenciaga
One of the most reliable things in Ukraine for years and years, has been Ukrzaliznytsia, the Ukrainian railways. The trains always keep running, even during the current war: wherein Russia ruthlessly destroys lives of millions of innocent people. Although delays, like on most railways apart from Japan, seem inevitable. Then again, the ukrainian railways perform quite well considering the years of soviet rule and the bad funding. But at least the railway tickets are affordable, so anyone should be able to use the railways. Something you can’t say about many other european railways.
Although the rail connection between Lviv and Przemyśl isn’t the main railway crossing between the Ukraine and Poland, it is perhaps the easiest and the one allowing most passengers to travel. The daily train between Kyiv and Warszawa crossses the border near Chełm, where the train gets regauged between the ukrainian broad gauge and the polish normal gauge. This takes time and don’t allow for too many trains to cross the border. While the local train doesn't have to regauge, this diesel connection doesn't seem all that busy. Whereas Przemyśl has tracks for both normal gauge and broad gauge, allowing trains of both countries to stop there and for passengers to change trains. And this does happen in great numbers. Every day there’s one IC+ train that covers the distance between Przemyśl and Kyiv in ‘a mere couple of hours’ (still being about 10 hours). The other trains are more or less normal trains, that take over half a day to cover the same distance and sometimes even continue even further after Kyiv. One such train is the D90, which takes almost 16 hours (if not delayed) to get to Kyiv. While I was in Przemyśl I got the D90 on photo with the ЧС2-606 hauling the train slowly towards Lviv.
Recently I had two SD75Is leading M356 to Stevens Point WI. Despite their appearance it was a nice change from all the Goober Engines now so common.
Animals are reliable, many full of love, true in their affections, predictable in their actions, grateful and loyal.. Difficult standards for people to live up to.
By: Alfred A. Montapert
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Hi everyone..
This is an image of my (very cheeky, and hyper-active) miniature pinscher (died last year). I came across it whilst looking for something to post, and this brought back many fond memories of her. Thought this would be good for today.
Thanks in advance for visits fav's and comments.
Have a great Tuesday all of you!!:))
Even on the most gloomy of days one thing you can rely upon is that there will always be a Robin singing his little heart out.
Probably the only spot for decent light for a northbound on the Northcoast is right at CPF-241 in Rollinsford, NH where the Conway Branch peels off the Freight Main. The 3 GP38s take 28 empty hoppers back north to Ossipee this past Friday.
Fast, affordable and reliable!
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Busou Shinki Fubuki 1/1 Full Set MMS Type Ninja (Konami)
Threea Adventure Kartel AK FINGER GANG Overalls
ThreeA Action Portable Fighting JC shoes / sneakers
Scratch-built Messenger bag & Document/Blueprint transport tube
This is the Black & Decker 1/4” Drill No. 310-5 Type 1. My father-in-law gave me this drill when I moved into my first home a couple of decades ago, and I have had it ever since. I have used it for countless tasks around my house. In fact, just yesterday, I used it to install a new doorbell.
After doing some research, I found that if the label reads "THE BLACK & DECKER MFG. CO., TOWSON, MD. U.S.A.," it was likely manufactured before 1976. This means my drill is probably around 50 years old, which inspired me to submit it as my entry for my 52Frames assignment on Wabi-Sabi.
SU42-534 owned by Polregio climbs with its early morning regional train from Gdynia Główna to Hel. The steep grade up to Mrzezino often often makes the train, hauled by a de facto shunter locomotive, slow down to 20km/h or less.
Each day, Polregio deploys two SM42 or SU42 locomotives for its service between Chojnice, Gdynia and Hel and they are the last regularly running "loco+coaches" regio trains in Poland.
Photo by Piotrek/Toprus
I have not been posting tributes for a while. This happened because of many reasons. Mainly because I find it very hard to even get close to the results of the mostly perfect photographer I would like to honor.
Today I finaly decided it was time to take another try. This one goes out to CharlieBrown8989.
I am shure, you know him. He is one of the most talented macro artists around.
And a true reliable friend here on flickr.
Give his work a try and visit his amazing photostream. You will see the world in a different angle.
btw: this lily was a wedding gift and it was time to honor this, too :)
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# Exposure: 0.008 sec (1/125)
# Aperture: f/5
# Focal Length: 50 mm
# ISO Speed: 100
# macro lens 4x
# polarizer