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NS B14 passes by the Conrail era trilight signals at CP Belshaw in Belshaw Indiana on the Kankakee Line. Leading the train is a GP60 and a GP33ECO. Shooting trains on this line can be rather difficult with all daily road traffic abolished and routed elsewhere.
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BT Tower mast at Purdown, Bristol (also known as Purdown Transmitter was built in 1970)
I captured this scene from an overpass near Bologna Centrale station, across from the signal house with its steel framework spanning the tracks. In the center of the structure a large clock was mounted, clearly visible above the converging rails and electrical lines.
The design of the signal house itself stood out to me, its elevated form and intricate framework contrasting with the dense infrastructure of tracks, wiring, and surrounding urban buildings.
Former NBR High Street Goods signal box. Opened in 1904 and closed in 1967. Survived until the early 2000s despite the yard closing in 1982.
Surviving GSWR built Bell St goods bonded warehouse of College St goods in background. Apparently the premises were used by Scotch whisky blenders. Building now converted to flats.
Late Feb 1985
Having a desire to snag a dramatic night photo of the searchlight signals in Old Monroe, Mo. was always on my to-do-list.
On this night, it worked out perfectly with the high clouds racing overhead and the glow of the city lights in the distance. I even got a little help with the cold weather because some of the folks in town had fires burning. Their smoke after filtering through the air was thin enough to help create the perfect flare from the signals' light.
Taken from the fence line surrounding the house track in Old Monroe, Mo. on the BNSF Hannibal Sub. on December 6th, 2015 just before a UCEX coal load ripped through town.
As sunlight fades behind the Lower Austrian Mountains, a westbound OBB Railjet passes by the long closed, but restored Breitensetein signal box.
CSX power leads an NS empty tank train past the 388 signals on the Chicago Line near Brimfield, IN. The clouds are just starting to break up and the sun was out just long enough for me to get the shot.
Knocking off mile my mile and cruising at every bit of track speed train 107 with a LNG set up front splits the 63 signals in the middle of Dorena siding. The entire 20 hours or so on the FEC were irritating, frustrating and just rather interesting. From wild hogs going nuts in the woods next to me here, the homeless life in Saint Augustine coming out of the thicket and almost getting hit to just getting plan ole cloud fucked, and trains running way off schedule on a fairly scheduled railroad. FEC was not my friend this trip but I did still get a few decent trains.
This round mound of a mountain doesn't get much attention when one is at the iconic Oxbow Bend of the Snake River. Some rather craggy peaks like the "grand" one at the right does tho.
This is the northern section of Signal Mountain, with the 7720 foot summit to the SW. Incredible views of the Tetons from the top.
"Though located adjacent to the Tetons, Signal Mountain was not formed in the same manner or period. The mountain originally was formed by volcanic ashfall from one of the eruptions of the Yellowstone hotspot. The peak is also partially a glacial moraine formed by a receding glacier that came south out of the Yellowstone icecap. This same glacier also created neighboring Jackson Lake." Wikipedia
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Henri-Georges Adam (1904–1967) was considered during his lifetime to be one of the greatest French sculptors and printmakers of his time. He is the creator of the emblematic Signal, a monumental sculpture spanning 22 metres and weighing 220 tonnes, commissioned by the State in 1956 for the terrace of the Musée-maison de la culture du Havre.
With some time to kill and no interest in looking for VTR 263 this time since it had a blue leaser leading again I decided I'd go find a shot of Amtrak 55, the southbound Vermonter from St. Albans to Washington.
The north end of the 8887 ft. siding at Walpole North (MP 146.8) on the New England Central Railroad's Palmer Sub features a nice set of Boston and Maine era searchlight signals. Interestingly the northbound signal is offset and features a 'doll arm' with a rare blue light making for an interesting historic scene with the train splitting the classic signals.
Charlestown, New Hampshire
Friday September 16, 2022
After getting a fresh crew along the BNSF near Western Avenue, NS coal train S80 leaves the Windy City behind as it departs for Monroe, Michigan with BNSF SD70MAC #9650 in the lead. Here at 23rd Street, the train splits a unique set of signals on its way out of town.
US&S Automatic Block Signals 7584 and 7583 between control points at Lake Point and Erda, Utah on Union Pacific's Lynndyl Subdivision. In 2015, these units were replaced by new Safetran tricolor signals. July 24, 1993
One of 10 GE ES44AC's honoring the BNSF Railway 25th Anniversary of the September 22, 1995 merger between Burlington Northern Railroad and the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway leads BNSF Train H KCKLIN1 31A past a clear signal at Clarke on the BNSF St. Joseph Sub.
The logos of 8 predecessor railroads line the hood of the engine including CB&Q, GN, NP, BN, AT&SF, SLSF, C&S, and SP&S. This is the 3rd unit to enter regular service across the system with the anniversary lettering.
Who knows how long it's been since a locomotive featuring a Burlington Route herald knocked down these signals.
Locomotive: BNSF 6022
8-30-20
Riverside, MO
After dropping some rail near mile 6 and 18 on the Fording sub, a CWR train heads south back to Sparwood where it would tie down for the night. Here we have it passing the signal on the approach to Elkview, the mine seen in the background.
the helsby junction starter signal shows clear as 35018 british india line drifts through the station
The sun has just risen over the farmland of Western Ohio as CSX rack train Q241 rolls under the classic C&O signals at Longley, Ohio on its way east. Recently, CSX has started the process of replacing these classic signals as new Safetrans are already standing at the crossovers in Lemoyne.
Britain’s largest social wasp, the European Hornet is native to the UK and Europe, as well as being established in both North and South America - it’s latinate name is Vespa Crabro. A subfamily of the Vespinae, these members are characterised by habits that include chewing up their food to feed to their young, and chewing up materials to create paper-like nests.
Due to their colouring, European hornets are often mistaken for the Asian Giant Hornet - which are a more dangerous species that is not native to the UK. Though we do not know when the first hornet was sighted in the UK, it is believed that the
Due to the unwarranted fear surrounding European hornets, many of their nests in the past have been destroyed - leading to them becoming critically endangered. It is no secret that we need to do more to protect the natural ecosystems and biodiversity that is in place. That is why in some countries like Germany, it is illegal to kill or harm a European wasp nest. Though we don’t have this law in the UK - it signals to us how important it is to protect the decline of these species.
CSX 1 leads the Santa Train by the endangered signals at NE Miller Yard. Rumors indicate replacement signal work will begin in December 2025.
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Union Pacific's daily Ogden - Cheyenne manifest pulls its 75-car train under signal bridge 9469 between Baskin and Emory, Utah in Echo Canyon on June 27, 1992. UP's signal and cantilever bridges were removed from the Evanston Subdivision two decades ago. They were a necessity for signal aspect viewing when this left-hand running railroad operated steam locomotives with very long boilers. Not much of a problem for a crew in an SD40-2 with a low hood.