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This railway bridge spans the River Nairn and is the main railway line to Aberdeen. It was a nice walk away out here quite sheltered amongst the trees. It is very popular with dog walkers.
Span: Cardenal común o cardenilla crestada. Fuente: es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroaria_coronata
www.ecoregistros.org/ficha/Myiopsitta-monachus
Engl: Red crested cardinal. Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-crested_cardinal
For this week's Steam Sunday here's another from the first outing of Reading and Northern 2102 this year. The stout 4-8-4 was built in the Reading Railroad's own shops in 1945 and from the railroad's corporate website here is a bit of history:
The company, using parts from a former 76-foot Class I-10sa Consolidation 1923 Baldwin locomotive, created a fleet of 30 middleweight engines in the T-1 series. The goal of building these locomotives was to be able to haul both freight and passenger traffic along the rails.
The original Baldwin-built I-10 class, which were large 2-8-0 locomotives, would become the T-1 class, converted to much larger 4-8-4 engines by redesigning and lengthening the Boiler and replacing the Frame and Wheels with brand new parts. Baldwin supplied the parts, but the rebuilding was done in the Reading Railroad’s own Shops right in Reading, PA.
They are leading a 15 car train up from North Reading to historic Jim Thorpe across the most spectacular location along the route, the famous Hometown High Bridge, a more than 1000 ft long steel trestle that stands 168 (or 161 or 157 depending on where you look!) feet above the Little Schuylkill River at its highest point. This is MP 107.3 on modern day RBMN's Reading Division mainline, though historically this was the Central Railroad of New Jersey's Nesquehoning Branch.
A little history of the line courtesy of Rush Township's home page:
The Nesquehoning Valley Railroad Company, part of the Lehigh Coal & Navigation Company, built a 17-mile rail spur from Mauch Chunk (modern-day Jim Thorpe) to Tamanend that was finished in 1870. It connected with rail lines that were leased and operated by the Philadelphia & Reading Coal and Iron Company near Tamanend. This major freight and passenger rail interchange was at the small village of Haucks, which no longer exists today but was near the current Air Products facility near Quakake. Throughout the late 1800s, there were railroad interchanges in Haucks, Tamanend, and Quakake. On March 23, 1871, the Nesquehoning-Tamanend line became part of the Central Railroad of New Jersey (CNJ), which leased many LC&N assets on that date.
Millions of tons of anthracite coal and freight would pass over that rail line in the early 1870s, and the demand for anthracite coal reached historic heights. In 1874, a financial panic led to a downturn in anthracite demand that would last several years. The CNJ, which had continued to rack up debts as it leased other anthracite assets across Eastern Pennsylvania, could not meet its financial obligations. The company continued to operate until the 1920s, at which point the United States Supreme Court ordered CNJ and other railroads that owned coal companies to divest (that is, to separate the coal companies from the railroad companies) because their joint operations violated the Sherman Anti-Trust Act and the Hepburn Act. By 1921, the Central Railroad of New Jersey was out of the coal business – and railroad traffic on Rush Township railbeds continued to decline.
The Nesquehoning-Tamanend line features the railroad “High Bridge,” which spans the Little Schuylkill River at a height of 157 feet. The bridge is cited in historical documents dating back to at least the early 1880s. The bridge, formally called the Hometown Trestle, is 981 feet long. The original bridge was a massive wooden structure, but it was rebuilt out of steel in 1931.
Rush Township, Pennsylvania
Saturday July 1, 2023
A portion of the Boeing KC-97L Stratofreighter on display at the March Air Field Museum in Riverside, CA.
Span: Una especie de avispa cartonera colorada, en acción.
Por favor avise si puede identificar la especie.
Engl: A species of red paper wasp, in action.
Please advise if you can identify the species.
Observation windows visible in zoomed-in version.
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The CPR line connecting all of Canada from East to West was completed in the BC interior at Craigallachie in 1885. This bridge was built at that same site more than 20 years later.
Tema smak & dotterns smoothie - boule till lördagsfrukost. Tyvärr alldeles för rörig bakgrund... Men det fanns inte tid för att arrangera (för hungrig ;)) Jag fotade en enklare också som finns i mitt flöde - men det blev mindre känsla i den tycker jag. Spana gärna in den! Vad tycker du? 😄
Span: La hembra de la cola bífida austral* a la hora de comer. Fuente: www.ecoregistros.org/site/imagen.php?id=80684
*traducida del nombre común en inglés: por favor avise si sabe el nombre común.
Engl: The female of the austral forktail at lunch. Source:
The new eastern span of the Bay Bridge is eye catching at night; the lighting is even, at least above the deck. Good vantage points remain scarce.
Security is tighter on Yerba Buena Island these days. We were walking on Macalla Road when we told by a private security patrol (something I haven't seen before) to get back to public space. Maybe it's because the redevelopment of the island is theoretically breaking ground in 2014?
24-70 @ 60mm, f/11, 8-30s, ISO 100-400.
Taken from Schuylkill Banks. The Market Street Bridge is in the foreground and the Chestnut Street bridge can be seen through the span in the background.
The Golden Gate Bridge is an iconic structure connecting the city of San Francisco to Marin County, California. It spans almost two miles across the Golden Gate, the narrow strait where San Francisco Bay opens to meet the Pacific Ocean. The dream of connecting San Francisco to its northern neighbors became a reality when construction commenced in 1933. Given the chance for steady employment amid the Great Depression, construction crews braved treacherous conditions as the roadway and towers took shape over open water. The Golden Gate Bridge, opened to the public in 1937, has endured as a picture-perfect landmark and an engineering marvel.
liegt das mittelalterliche Pals. Der schöne alte Ortskern dieser im Landstich Baix Ampordà gelegenen Gemeinde wurde zum historischen Bauensemble erklärt.
Span: Pollo y verduras, en un caldo intensamente sabroso. Acompañar con tostodas enmantecadas.
Clic 2x para máx' ampliacion.
Engl: Chicken and vegetables, in an intensely savoury broth. Accompany with buttered toast.
Click 2x for maximum enlargment.
The span of the Golden Gate bridge facing south towards San Francisco on a beautiful and comfortable 70 degree weather under clear skies in a late afternoon.
Engl: Homemade ramen noodles. 1.6 mm diametre. Firm, yet elastic, texture.
Span: Fideos ramen hechos en casa. Diámetro 1,6 mm. Texura firme, pero elástica.
From the archive. Class 40, 40145 (built in 1961) approaches Peterborough on its way to a Nene Valley gala, passing modern 'Thunderbird' 67023 (built almost 40 years later) outside the station.
Bruges at its best. Medieval brick architecture over water.
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Span: Borde de Jade. Fuente: www.ecoregistros.org/site/imagen.php?id=232778
Engl: A species of butterfly from the family Papilionidae. Sources: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battus_polystictus
www.butterfliesofamerica.com/L/battus_p_polystictus_types...
Please advise if you know the common name.
Span: Hormiga tigre en movimiento. Gracias a Gustavo Masuzzo quien brindó este ejemplar capturado en Missiones, Argentina. Fuente: www.inaturalist.org/observations/32211820#activity_identi...
Engl: Tiger ant (roughly translated from the argentine common name) in motion. Gratitude to Gustavo Masuzzo who provided this specimen, captured in Missiones, Argentina. Source:
www.inaturalist.org/observations/32211820#activity_identi...
Please advise if you know common names in english
L'arrivo decisamente controluce di una delle "star" della MiVe di questi giorni, ossia il deviato di TX per (e da) Melzo, mi spinge a cercare un panning purtroppo non riuscito alla perfezione per la limonloco E193.553, in lento transito nei pressi dell'avviso di Rovato mentre si dirige verso Verona.
Union Pacific's Cache Valley Local sails across both the Cub River and Parkinson Road bridges in the Utah border town of Franklin, Idaho (pop. 1,062) • 8.30.2023
The Pont de Normandie is a cable-stayed road bridge that spans the river Seine linking Le Havre to Honfleur in Normandy, northern France. Its total length is 2,143.21 metres (7,032 ft) – 856 metres (2,808 ft) between the two piers. It is also the last bridge to cross the Seine before it empties into the ocean. Despite being a motorway toll bridge, there is a footpath as well as a narrow cycle lane in each direction allowing pedestrians and cyclists to cross the bridge free of charge.
The bridge was designed by Michel Virlogeux, the general studies have been led by Bernard Raspaud from Bouygues, and the works management was shared between G. Barlet and P. Jacquet. The architects were François Doyelle and Charles Lavigne.[2] Construction by Bouygues, Campenon Bernard, Dumez, Monberg & Thorsen, Quillery, Sogea and Spie Batignolles[2] began in 1988 and lasted 7 years. The bridge opened on 20 January 1995.
At that time the bridge was both the longest cable-stayed bridge in the world, and had the record for the longest distance between piers for any cable-stayed bridge. It was more than 250 metres (820 ft) longer between piers than the previous record. This record was lost in 1999 to the Tatara Bridge in Japan. Its record for length for a cable-stayed bridge was lost in 2004 to the 2883 meters of the Rio-Antirrio. At the end of construction, the total cost for the bridge, all ancillary structures and finance costs was $465 million and was financed by Natixis. The bridge on its own cost €233 million (US$250 million).[3][4]
The cable-stayed design was chosen because it was both cheaper and more resistant to high winds than a suspension bridge. Shortly after opening, the longest cables exhibited excessive vibrations, so several damping systems were quickly retrofitted.
The New River Gorge Bridge is a steel arch bridge over the New River Gorge near Fayetteville, West Virginia.
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The full span of the Lake Street Bridge with a bit of holiday lights.
This was a 3 shot panorama with my 40mm.
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The Verrazano - Narrows Bridge at night. This bridges Brooklyn and Staten Island with the rest of New York City. This is 9 exposures processed with Photomatix.
Explored Staten Island tonight since ended up not leaving the city as planned and had time since I can't sleep to post it.
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HDR - Nikon d300