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A spectacular view from above the rocky ledges and sheer cliffs cutting deep into the ocean. Shot from Cape of Good Hope with a Canon EOS 700D.
In the prior photo I posted you may have noticed an old blue high nosed first generation geep lurking in the background beyond the main focus of that image. Well here is a closer look. This unit will need no introduction if you're from New England but if not here you go.
MBTA 904 is an EMD GP18 which was originally built for the Grand Trunk Western in Mar. 1960 as number 4952. Delivered in classic CN green and yellow maple leaf colors she powered commuter trains in Detroit for GTW and then SEMTA until that service ended in the 1983. She then moved on to Boston with four siblings who she long outlasted to become the last of her breed on the MBTA, relegated to switching and work train duties. Alas in 2019 she was retired from active service and stricken from the Keolis contract and shipped to the MBTA/MassDOT contract shop in Wareham where she has languished ever since awaiting a possible rebuild and return to service as a switcher that may or may not ever come to fruition.
At the time this was taken she was parked here behind the small Seaview Railroad shop for ACSES equipment upgrades.
To learn more about the Seaview, Rhode Island's own railroad check out the caption with this shot: flic.kr/p/2ndaWTG
North Kingstown, Rhode Island
Sunday June 10, 2018
Seaview from Dunlaoghaire towards Howth Head, Dublin, Ireland
I took this photo in the afternoon when there was some nice light on an otherwise overcast day
It was a gorgeous morning on Wednesday so I figured I'd try to shoot something easy and decided to take a drive down to shoot Rhode Island's 'other' freight railroad, the Seaview Transportation Company operating on 14 miles of state owned trackage in the Quonset Business Park.
Alas there was nothing moving except for the 80 tonner being tested light engine in the yard. So I reached out to the railroad's owner, an old friend of mine, who told me that they didn't have any cars to deliver since the Providence and Worcester didn't come down the prior night. In fact he informed me that the regular WODA (Worcester to Davisville turn) road freight that is supposed to run five nights a week had only run 5 of the last 15 scheduled trips! To say he was not happy would be an understatement.
Anyway, since I had nothing to shoot I dug this out of the archives to post. Seaview number 5 is seen doing a little switching in the railroad's six track yard located just east of the West Davisville Road overpass and less than a half mile from where the line meets Amtrak's Northeast Corridor, their only connection to the outside world. SVTX 5 is an EMD SW7 blt. Feb. 1951 as NYC 8851 and served PC and CR before being sold to the PW where it served mostly as a Worcester switcher until coming here around 2002.
To learn more about this line check out the caption with this shot: flic.kr/p/2ndaWTG
North Kingstown, Rhode Island
Friday September 21, 2012