Shenandoah Valley 6512 switches at Verona VA.

Model: Allie (Instagram: www.instagram.com/tiny.empath/)

She had showed up right at the end of the event and not even to model, but was instantly able to use her uncanny ability to make a simple portrait just a little more interesting.

Taken at the 2019 June 3rd Thursday Photowalk held by Bedford Camera

Switch Hwahui at Dollzone B60-005 boy body hybrid.

All rights reserved © Robert Bernhard

붉은 도깨비.

Vermilion Valley is about to set the hand brakes on this string of stored tank cars. After shoving 50 west to pick up 22, Annie(8310) does the work alone easily as the second unit, 4029, lost its main generator right before the switching started.

Switching at the L. G. Everist, Inc. quarry.

Switching on December 8, 1993. Kodachrome scan.

The Northfield Job backs into the sound end of the yard in Northfield to get its work done.

A Union Railroad SW1200 and Conrail SW1500 appear to be ready for service at Oak Island Yard. In reality, the URR unit was heading for eventual scrapping at Naporano Iron & Metal a short distance away. The SW1200 was built in December 1954 for the Florida East Coast Railway and was acquired by the Union in 1972. The Conrail unit is also working for its second owner, as it was built for the Penn Central.

URR 585 SW1200 (ex-FEC 232)

CR 9584 SW1500 (ex-PC 9223)

September 4, 1992

WVC works their scrap metal customer in Elkins.

SOO 1512 does a little switching on Kingsburry in October of 90.

Taken with a Samsung S22 Ultra. phone camera using the telephoto lens.

Not the best Ariel photo but what I thought was not possible was that the phone recorded the GPS position whilst in 'Flight Mode', which we were permitted to switch to.

I was not even connected to the QANTAS in flight WIFI.

This was about 20 km SSE of the Township of Finke in the Northern Territory, at an altitude of about 10,600 metres.

I guess in flight mode no signals are sent out by the phone but signals coming in (GPS signals) can be recorded ??

I'm not sure how acurate these GPS signals were but they seem to correspond to what I saw and what is on Google Earth with this and other photos that I took.

CN 7229 & CN 4129 are doing some switching in the Pointe St-Charles Yard as they shove some well cars towards the west.

switch SoSeo

Sebastian's sleeping version? (Switch Seoha.)

Soo Pacific 2719 switches cars at Ladysmith WI. after a roundtrip to Junction City on Fathers Day 2001. Her next chapter might put her back on display in the town of Eau Claire WI. Too bad for an engine that should still be running.

The Conway Scenic Railroad's 1921-vintage Canadian National Switcher runs eastbound across 4th Iron Bridge, spanning the Sawyer River with the Mass Bay Railroad Enthusiast's annual "Steam In The Snow" excursion. This train travels the route of the old Maine Central Railroad's Mountain Division, stopping at various sites for photo run-bys to the delight of both the passengers and the local populace. Unlike most years, the weather for the 2011 event was actually quite balmy, with temperatures in the low 40s, generally cloudy skies and not much snow cover. Fortunately, right here by the chilly Sawyer river, there was not only a nice layer of snow and ice remaining, but a timely break in the overcast, just as the train approached!

As freight car capacity and size increases, so does the horsepower requirement to move said cars. One of CN's "Super Switcher" sets heads north on the Camrose Sub after switching the Atla Steel Plant on the east side of Edmonton Alberta.

On 10-18-16, the Troy Grove branch line train had some boxcars to switch out at Nestle on the south side of DeKalb before heading down to the sand plant.

Maine Northern Railway Train 900-14 makes some switching moves at Skerry Siding on the Madawaska Subdivision.

Out of view behind the train is a massive sawmill owned by Maine Northern's parent company J.D. Irving. The mill makes up a large portion of MNR's traffic, shipping logs to Woodland, lumber, and chips for Irving's papermills in Saint John. Having just spotted a cut of empty chip cars, an army of front end loaders has already started the process of loading the empties. Roughly 50 chip cars, around 20 log cars, and 9 center beams can be loaded at a time. Depending on demand, the mill can be switched on both the north bound and southbound leg of 900's journey.

The empty log cars on the head end are destined for the yard at Fort Kent, where they will be loaded by the TNT Road Company which harvests for Irving Woodlands. Others will go to Irving's Grande-Riviere sawmill in Saint-Leonard, NB to be loaded there.

Maine Northern Railway

Train: 900-14

1/14/2024

Skerry, ME

MNR Madawaska Subdivision

Alco Switcher; B&O Railroad Museum, Baltimore, MD

I've always wanted to see a highnose GP38-2 switch Coca Cola, especially short hood forward. And Thursday night, I caught NS highhood GP38-2 5169 spot two loads of Corn Syrup after picking up two empty tankers. The only downside: I was freezing my butt off for over 3 hours waiting on this thing on my bike which caused me to be really sick the following weekend...

reference for showcase from asnas.livejournal.com

Don't we all have a tendency to get into routines, doing things the same way over and over, just because that's how we've always done them. Routines can be a trap that prevent us from seeing opportunities and experiencing life.

Here's a thought; what if you're so intimately involved in your life that you have lost perspective? Like a frustrating problem that you can't walk away from.

The way out of that trap is to get out of your routine. Make an effort to experience something new, really new and different, every day. Make it a point to take alternate routes to familiar places. Try a new kind of food. Adjust the lighting differently. Re-arrange your furniture. The list is limitless and so are the possibilities.

Step back, look at the things you do every day, and ask yourself "why?" Then look at the things you've never thought you could do, or never considered doing, and ask "why not?"

Take yourself to the places where you have never been, in the people you don't know much about. One place to do such activity is Hunza. With all its mystery and grandness Hunza takes you out of the routine and for sure stun you with the atmosphere and history.

The only way you can take control of your life is to switch off the auto-pilot and steer your way into this world.

Taken: Baltit Fort, Karimabad, Central Hunza, Northern Areas of Pakistan

Switch Off Large View

Exposure: 20 sec

Aperture: f/20.0

Focal Length: 14 mm

ISO Speed: 100

Exposure Bias: 0 EV

Flash: Auto, Did not fire

An interior wall with light switches. (8092a)

Amtrak switcher at Lumber St crossing, July 1988.

Switch House, Tate Modern designed by Herzog & de Meuron the extension to Tate Modern opened June 2016.

Concrete stair.

Switch! September 2023. Arvidsjaur, Lapland, Sweden!

Lens: Nikon, Nikkor 50 mm 2,0.

Odashirogahara

小田代ヶ原

The color is changing to green.

季節の移り変わりです。

[16:9 trimming]

Nikko city, Tochigi pref, Japan

The brief and questions I gave myself for this project were:

if I truly had to design my very own craft what would I want it to look like?

As a pilot, what kind of tech would I want to see in the cockpit?

What real life scenario could I incorporate making it a unique experience?

If I needed it repaired/ refueled, would I have the correct gear?

Could I build in real safety features?

What if I crashed in a remote place and needed to survive?

Can I challenge myself from a builders persepctive using parts that hardly ever come out to play?

Could I revisit my stickering techniques on such a small build?

My answers were:

I wanted something that visually had a very aerodynamic shape that looked like it was moving even when stationery, it had to have a unique "skin" that set it apart from any of my previous builds. Plus been a Starfighter, it had to be equipped with lots of weapons, that could shoot any enemy in any direction. If I wanted to be able to end a mission I could just inject and still tell the tale to my mates. My wishlist for this very personal project was, make it truly mine!

Over 80 hours of building and experimental phases was a challenge, only as its 16 x 35 studs and 9-in height, made it rather difficult to integrate not only the many play features but the final balance display stand. Ive truly enjoyed the Jam, guys you are all my hero`s, such a wonderful creative bunch. Thank you kindly to the organization of this great contest! Over &-Out

Play features on FXX (-number of features after the # )

·Front pronge shooters rotate 180° (left & right) #2

·Hidden frontend loading slot for missiles #2

· Squeeze side panels to release main missiles to fire (left and right) #2

·Open side panels to release the drop target bombs (left and right) #2

·Trigger the side decoy flares (left & right) #2

·Swivel hydrolysis pipe for regas when in servcie (left & Right) #2

·Fully opened bottom panels reveal computer charger panel and refuelling ports which are numbered from 1·3: 1) is jet fuel 2) is for hydrogen and 3) us for oxygen #5

·Removable engine covers on rear mechanism, access to batteries and cooling refuelling ports #2

·Removable quantum batteries #2

·Refuelling connection port for cooling #2

·Swivel side panel opens hatch (left):

Contains 9 items that can be removed and used: Hammer, spanner, ice hammer, screwdriver, GPS unit, emergency sky flare, galaxy neutral passport card, tablet and first aid kit #10

Swivel side panel opens hatch (right):

Contains 6 items whuch can be removed and used: main laser shotgun, Handheld tazer gun, a pack of Hero Bullets, camo face paint cream, 2 meters carbon rope, 1.5m bugee card hidden in the door #7

·Under carriage features frontend full foldable landing gear integrated into body#1

·Turn nob switch activates light inside cockpit to show pilot landing gear is activated (for real) #2

·Fold down panel fires a rear bomb disc #1

·Once pushed into full lock it automatically fires without the need to finger fire #1

·Swivel and folable landing rear gear #2

·Fully removable cockpit screen #1

·Wind screen holder for pilot entry and exit #1

·Pilot has own personal storage unit #1

·Datacard used to release Drone, which automatically falls from craft #2

·Drone folds open and has adjustable antennas #3

·Hidden side lazer guns can swivel up to 172° (left & right) #2

·Injectable pilot seat release #1

·Pilot has flying seat once fully activate folded for flight #1

·Fold down display stand #1

·Removable steering /-navigator tablet for pilot #1

· can come in/ out #1

Another goal of the trip was to see the Arkansas and Missouri Railroad. This shortline was formed in 1986 when the Burlington Northern leased its former Frisco Central Division from Monett, MO to Fort Smith, AR to the new start up. The little 150 mile road established its headquarters in Springdale, AR and quickly gained acclaim among railfans when it chose vintage Alco locomotives for its motive power fleet. For nearly 30 years the all Alco roster could be seen muscling trains up the torturous nearly 2.7% grate over the Boston Mountains. In 2013 three SD70ACEs replaces the Alcos on the road trains, but the vintage Schnectady built motors live on working myriad locals and switch jobs.

The road runs popular excursions from Springdale and Van Buren as well making it one of the few full service freight and passenger railroads. While we didn't get a chance to see or shoot the passenger train we did manage to see four different trains on the one full day we spent along the line. I have many shots to go through still but here is one favorite from the day.

Train SFLO (the Springdale local) was on duty at 11 AM with a pair of classic Alco C420s, numbers 56 and 57 both built for the Lehigh and Hudson River Railroad in Dec. 1965 as their numbers 25 and 26 respectively. They are seen here framed up by the switch stand just north of Porter Ave. at MP 343.7 (measured from the road's historic corporate headquarters city of St. Louis) as they pull and spot UP reefers at the Frez-n-Stor cold storage warehouse presumably for loading frozen turkey or chickens here in the heart of poultry country. Because while railfans think of the A&M and Alcos when they here Springdale, this little town is the home of Tyson Foods, the multinational giant with nearly 140,000 employees worldwide that is number 79 on the Fortune 500. As the producer of about one fifth of the beef, chicken, and pork sold in the United States if you've ever eaten even one meal with meat at a fast food restaurant in this country you've eaten a Tyson product. So there is your non railroad fact for the day!

Springdale, Arkansas

Thursday September 2, 2021