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After catching the 411 Local at Coolidge, we opted to shoot a few more eastbounds against the red rocks before going to PEGS to catch him on the wye. By the time we relocated, he was already done with his work and was sitting on the west leg waiting for a break in traffic to run wrong main back to the east to crossover to main 2. I bounced back to Thoreau to wait for him in the quickly falling light. Within 5 minutes the headlight appeared on the horizon and very quickly got bigger as he was hauling ass up main 1 right into some killer light with 8 cars. With everything from Haystack Mountain to the bold nose logo and the hot exhaust bathed in golden light, it was a good ending to a long day.
Normally the the Cape Cod Central Railroad's Friday dinner train originates from Buzzards Bay, but this particular day was one of the few times a year they board the train on the very south end of the Falmouth branch allowing for photos on the lower three miles of the line which is otherwise freight only.
Their three hour round trip up the branch to the Cape Cod Canal bridge and down the main to the Barnstable Marshes is almost complete as they roll out their last miles back to North Falmouth where their trip began. The light was long gone, but I wanted this one last shot of them passing the historic Cataumet depot here at MP 5. Just as I was framing up the shot a family showed up and a young boy excitedly leaned on the fence enthralled by the approaching train just like happened a bit earlier with the girl up at Monument Beach.
Amazingly this is one of four original depots that survive along the Woods Hole Branch, despite it being only 17 miles long. Three remain in their as built locations: this one, Monument Beach, and Falmouth (on the abandoned portion that is now a bike path) along with Grey Gables which has been relocated to the Aptuxcet trading post museum site.
This little station of standard NH design was built in 1925 to replace a wooden one dating from 1889 that had burned. The tracks which still survive beside the station trace back to 1872 when laid by the Old Colonly Railroad. The last regular passenger train called in 1959, though for five more years the NH ran a summer only service from New York to Woods Hole that passed by the station without stopping. In the 1980s Cape Cod and Hyannis Railroad trains briefly returned service here, but that railroad went defunct in 1989. Now owned by yhe Bourne Conservation Trust, it is clearly well cared for and the tracks beside it still see regular freight service provided by Mass Coastal and the occasional passenger train like this.
On the north end of the five car train is FL9 2026 which was blt. Sept. 1957 as New Haven 2007 while leading back south is three year younger sister 2011 blt. Sep. 1960 as NH 2038. Though this may be historic 'home' rails for these beauties there is no evidence an FL9 ever ran down this line in service for its original owner. In the NH's last years of passenger service in the late 1950s and early 1960s this line was normally the domain of RDCs or RS3 hauled conventional consists.
Village of Cataumet
Bourne, Massachusetts
Friday July 18, 2025
This is how the play kitchen looks after the girls moved it into Johanne's room and remodeled it. They were organizing and making little displays. When they had finished they asked me to take pictures.....
Catch a glimpse of a time when life was, in many ways, much simpler – but also more difficult. Days were spent doing chores necessary just to survive. Children played with toys made from common materials like corn husks, sticks, and rocks. Homes were lit by oil lamps at night, and people were so tired that even thin mattresses were no obstacle to a good night’s sleep.
This particular cabin, comprising two rooms, was constructed of longleaf pine in the 1830s and occupied for a century, with the last family to live there filling it to overflowing with 15 people. In 1959, the structure was relocated from neighboring Troup County to Callaway Gardens, where it serves as a reminder of the challenges our forefathers faced on a daily basis.
In a very surprising announcement, ServiceMaster recently announced that they would be relocating their corporate offices (including their brands of Terminix and American Home Shield) to Peabody Place in 2017.
BNSF 7520 leads this DOD/Military train of all containers south out of Clarksville, MO. on the BNSF Hannibal Sub. Initially I was hoping for a train of equipment but got snubbed with containers.
Former 'Clacton Express' Class 309 No. 309613 heads past Albion, between Dudley Port and Sandwell & Dudley on the Stour Valley Line, while working a Regional Railways Manchester Piccadilly - Birmingham New Street service on 12th August 1999. Copyright Photograph John Whitehouse - all rights reserved
Happy Arachtober 17th! Another Giant House Spider relocation mission, we were inundated with these spiders for a time.
An eastbound PC freight slams past Grafton Tower, when it was still in service at it's original location. Unfortunately, being one of my earliest slide efforts, the quality leaves a lot to be desired but it remains the only PC train that I ever shot here. For those that aren't familiar with this location, the tower survives relocated to a spot behind where I was shooting this from.
Kelley Park in San Jose CA brings together a unique mix of relocated and replica historic buildings, and a working trolley line, to help tell the story of the City's early history. For many years the park employed master trolley restorer Fred Bennett, whose craftsmanship helped bring several "chicken coops" (including this San Jose Railways Birney car) back to life as working trolleys.
This particular shot of the ladder track behind the carbarn illustrates some classic creative trolley museum spirit- note the absence of frogs on the crude but functional special trackwork,
Zaanse Schans is a neighbourhood of Zaandam, near Zaandijk, Netherlands. It has a collection of well-preserved historic windmills and houses. From 1961 to 1974 old buildings from all over the Zaanstreek were relocated using lowboy trailers to the area. The Zaans Museum, established in 1994, is located in the Zaanse Schans.
The Zaanse Schans is one of the popular tourist attractions of the Netherlands and an anchor point of ERIH, the European Route of Industrial Heritage. The neighbourhood attracted approximately 1.6 million visitors in 2014.
The Zaans Museum locates next to the Zaanse Schans. The Zaanse Schans houses seven museums: The Weavers House, the Cooperage, the Jisper House, Zaan Time Museum, Albert Heijn Museumshop, Bakery Museum.
Out with Paul Farrell this evening at Meols. The owner of Sue, one of my favourite boats here, has moved her mooring hence the title.
frustrations of the world getting to me so thinking of relocating, unfortunately no trees or birds and I had to abort landing due to a little malfunction of the booster rockets upon final approach.....
The Charters Towers Metropole Hotel was purchased and relocated to the current site in Julia Creek, where it was renamed the Julia Creek Hotel.
This first Julia Creek Hotel burnt down and a second hotel was purchased from Charters Towers as a replacement.
This is the hotel that stands here today, recently renovated by a new Licensee and reopened after being closed for approximately two years.
History of Julia Creek:
In 1859, Queensland became a separate colony from New South Wales. At the time there were approximately 30 000 people in the colony, most of those were in the southeast corner, with the most northern settlement being Rockhampton. The newly created Queensland Government began opening up the land for settlement, sparking what has been identified as Australia’s most intense land rush.
By 1861 two explorers had come through to the Julia Creek region. McKinlay came up the Diamantina River in search of Burke and Wills, travelling to the east of Julia Creek, and Landsborough had travelled along the Flinders River, reporting on good pastoral land. By 1862 Donald and Duncan McIntyre had taken up Dalgonally Station near Julia Creek and brought their first herd of cattle up from Coopers Creek.
Water for stock was an issue until the first artesian bore was put down in 1884. After this, the land became more sustainable for stocking cattle, which were then taken to market south to Adelaide. Burketown was then established as a port.
Two major economic activities opened up North Queensland; pastoralism and mining. Copper was discovered near Cloncurry by Ernest Henry in 1867, with mining being underway in the following decade. While the pastoralists had been lobbying for a railway for many years, the mineral discovery was really the catalyst for the railway from Townsville. It had commenced in the 1870’s to Charters Towers, then continued onto Hughenden reaching there by 1887. The next section wasn’t approved until 1900, actually reaching Richmond in 1904. Then it was onto Julia Creek with the first official train arriving on the 29th of February 1908. The railway then continued to Cloncurry, which became the terminus for many years.
Julia Creek didn’t exist prior to the railway but was established as a maintenance town for the railway line. Fettlers were settled in little cottages (some of which are located at the Visitor Information Centre) within working distance to the tracks, and steam trains required a considerable amount of water. So a bore had to be put down in 1907 and more men to operate and maintain the water supply as well as the railway line and facilities.
History hasn’t given a clear reason as to why the location of Julia Creek was chosen. Logically, the railway was surveyed in a straight line from Richmond and it would be cheaper to establish a new settlement on that line, rather than to veer. Although the land looks flat, there are minor rises and Julia Creek township is settled on a rise in relation to the creek. It’s likely that the surveyors selected a slightly higher site to avoid wet season flooding. The town was surveyed in July 1907 and renamed Julia Creek in August that same year. (It’s alleged that the town was named Julia after the McKinlay brothers niece). The town plan was a simple rectangular grid, with the main street adjacent to and facing the railway line.
Goldring Street, next to the railway, was originally the main street where all the pubs and shops were located. By 1920, there were four food shops, a chemist, an accountant, a solicitor, a tailor, three garages, three cafes, two hotels, two market gardeners, a blacksmith, and a one-room school. The railway yards include a large goods shed (still standing) railway station, a station masters house, and a large water tank for locomotives. Community activity flourished in the 1920’s - - the first picture theatre was built, the Country Women’s Association, Masonic Lodge, Boy Scouts, Anglican and Catholic Churches and the wool scour was relocated to Julia Creek from Toorak Station in 1924. Although the 1920’s provided growth for the town, health services were provided by only one bush nurse and a rail ambulance that could be brought into quick service. However, in 1928, the Royal Flying Doctor Service commenced at Cloncurry with the first call out being to Julia Creek.
By 1930, changes were beginning to occur, with the main street changing to Burke Street. The 1907 town survey was amended with an area facing Burke Street being surrendered to the Crown. There had been no government reserve identified in the original survey, which was relatively common in Queensland, as many proposed towns had not flourished and there seemed to be an unwritten policy of waiting to see the level of development prior to utilising government resources. The McKinlay Shire Council moved to Julia Creek from McKinlay and the post office was relocated to Burke Street. A steady flow of businesses were established after this.
The 1930’s saw a number of important events. The newly relocated McKinlay Shire Council was able to give better attention to improving the major town. One major important task was to bitumen the town streets, not only to relieve the dust issue but to alleviate the muddy mess that occurred each time it rained. After this came the flower beds and beautification of the main street of town. The school also expanded, the brand new hospital was opened with improved health services, which meant women no longer had to travel to Hughenden to have their babies.
World War was soon upon Australia and Julia Creek was not excluded. Over 100 young men from the shire enlisted to fight for our country. Rail traffic increased dramatically through Julia Creek with trains taking troops, equipment, supplies, and aviation fuel to Cloncurry, where they would then continue onto Darwin by road. Troop trains would stop in Julia Creek and soldiers would purchase sweets and bottles of cordial. The war ended and by the late 1940’s towns were recovering from war time shortages, but the recovery was short lived as a severe drought hit the region in the early 1950’s.
1952 brought the most significant event - - the completion of a power house and the switching on of the town electricity. As people could afford it, homes now had access to modern day comforts such as ceiling fans and refrigeration. A modern swimming pool was also constructed and locals happily abandoned the former ‘mud pool’.
Sewerage was installed in the town in 1960, a fire brigade was established in 1962, a new doctor’s surgery opened in 1966, continuing operation until the Medical Centre opened in 2004. A new brick, air conditioned hospital was opened in 1972.
Julia Creek had many ups and downs with the 1974 flood and bushfires in 1976 with 27 fires burning between Julia Creek and McKinlay. The High School later closed down causing many families to move away, followed by the closure of the Convent School, then the banks. However, with a current population of 511 people, Julia Creek continues to be a vibrant community where their festivals are enjoyed by people far and wide.
Source: Julia Creek Hotel (www.juliacreekhotel.com.au), McKinlay Shire Council & At the Creek (www.atthecreek.com.au/history).
April 23, 2015 on our trip to the blipmeet at Wanaka, Central Otago in New Zealand. www.polaroidblipfoto.com/browse/me
Our first morning in Cromwell. We woke to heavy fog and went for a walk along Lake Dunstan before visiting a few winerys.
Lake Dunstan is a man-made lake and reservoir in the South Island of New Zealand.
The lake was formed on the Clutha River as a result of the construction of the Clyde Dam, filling in four controlled stages beginning in April 1992 and completed the next year. Parts of the town of Cromwell were relocated to a new area above the new lake. Between the town of Cromwell and the Clyde Dam the lake passes through what is called the Cromwell Gorge.
For More Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Dunstan
Since my boyfriend moved in with me in January the closet/doll room was reassigned as his computer room/ mancave. Since my house is not that big, all of the dolls now live in the living room. It is kinda nice that i can now see them from the couch when i watch t.v.
We had just pulled out of the crew change on westbound Lincoln-Laurel freight 177, taking over from the Casper crew at Bonneville. The actual layover motel was at nearby Shoshone, as Bonneville contained a couple of classic CB&Q buildings, a depot and what must have been a crew quarters, both in the classic Q mineral red with green trim (or what was left of it), and little more. Very photogenic but empty save for our register books. Now I'm in SD40-2 #6381, with an SD45 trailing, and approaching Boysen Tunnel. It is a mile and a quarter long and was built as part of the relocation of 13.5 miles of CB&Q mainline, since the original alignment was flooded by the construction of a dam on the Wind River and the subsequent Boysen Reservoir that resulted. The construction happened between 1947 and 1952 (thank you Wikipedia!) This tunnel was protected by ABS (you can see one just before the portal) and also was lit by lightbulbs that were installed about headlight height on one wall. They were activated by the approach of a train but had never lit up on my first couple trips through the tunnel. One night as I came out of the Canyon on an eastbound, I came around a broad curve like this one, and for a few seconds saw what appeared to be a HEADLIGHT of a train coming at me! My hand very briefly rested on the brake valve as I contemplated the clear block signal in front of me and that headlight; in a matter of seconds as the loco kept progressing around that curve, the "headlight" became several lightbulbs strung along the wall of the tunnel. The head brakeman had a good laugh, and I THINK he told me that I wasn't the first one to be had. He added that for a couple seconds I was definitely white as a sheet!
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The Spirit of Tasmania will be reolcating to Gelong which is a bit of a shame because she makes a great subject to photograph.
iss065e431136 (Sept. 28, 2021) --- The Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft carrying three Expedition 65 crewmates is pictured during its relocation maneuver from the Rassvet module to the Nauka multipurpose laboratory module.
Whilst away on business I popped into Bromsgrove station. 37671 and 37698 are seen attacking the 2 miles, 1 in 37.7 average gradient of the Licky Incline on their way to Birmingham. Since this shot was taken the station has been relocated a bit further north. I remeber the occasion well as my camera batteries had died. Fortunately there was a corner shop just one hundred yards away where I purchased a pack of 4 AA batteries and I was back in business.
With a little effort, this Black-and-white Warbler was finally relocated at Mason Regional Park during the Orange County Coastal Christmas Bird Count, held January 1, 2017 (the bird was initially found on 26 November, 2016). It was almost like the warbler was playing "peek-a-boo" with me for a few minutes, as I attempted to get photos of it. Even though it was often creeping around on willow trunks at eye level, and for a time as close as 10 feet(!), a high percentage of the photos taken ended up being of a bare tree trunk, or just a warbler-shaped blur, as the bird was constantly on the move.
On October 25 two historic street cars switched places at the workshop owned by Stichting De Nieuwe Blauwe Tram.
Amsterdam trailer 754, that was restored the past few years, returned to Amsterdam. Its place was taken by Amsterdam open trailer 606, that will be restored the next few years. Both historic cars are owned by the Amsterdam Museum Tram (EMA in Dutch).
Work on the NZH A619/A620 is progressing rapidly.
Hunkering in on a very windy day on a vernal pond near the bay, the Black-necked Stilts occasionally relocated themselves in the crowd.
Garretson Pond, MLK Shoreline RP, Oakland, CA
Not that we stole anything. We were moving this historical treasure to another location.
You can also check its 1:1 replica from here : maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Galerie%20Gaillard/51/30/152
This brown chafer (Serica brunnea) had taken a wrong turn somewhere and was crawling around inside my house when my wife found it.
So with the camera in my other hand, I brought it outside into the garden and placed it on a random pink flower for an impromptu photo session and this one came out better than expected.
Last days journal:
Driving back from Rio Celeste, we pulled over to capture this incredible tree with the backdrop of the dormant Volcan Miravalles ( 6653 ft). And just across the road was another stunning view of the Tenorio Volcano national park which unfortunately was silhouetted by the late afternoon sun. This is highway 6 which divides the 2 volcanic national parks.
Flickr friends:
Thanks so much for your visits and mails……I do miss you and hope things will be back to normal in a month. Don't worry about commenting since I won't be able to reciprocate as I used to do until my relocation is complete. All I want to do is try to upload my last memories of Costa Rica and my thoughts of these places in these last few days before they fade…..
Part of: "Empty Chair . Van Gogh" and "Forlorn Places - Forsaken Buildings" // Vienna Off the Beaten Path
DMC-G2 - P1650082 - 2013-07-14