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Looking north.
First, this is not the big famous one where the Train of the Goddesses sheared off the front of the Main Street Depot. I wrote about that this blog: railfan44.blogspot.com/2013/10/downers-grove-depot-front-...
This wreck happened in August 1965. I woke up on Friday August 27 an somehow heard that there was a wreck on the CB&Q about 1/2 mile from my house in Westmont, IL. It was actually just west of the Maple Ave. grade crossing in eastern Downers Grove (a couple of blocks west of the Fairview Ave. commuter stop). Grabbed my camera and found what these 11 photographs show. The photos are in the sequence taken. Clearly the morning Dinkey rush didn't occur. All the cars that stayed on the rails were gone. The wreck was between the the home signals of the four crossovers used mainly for express Dinkeys to cross over off or on the middle track. Here is the Google view: www.google.com/maps/place/41%C2%B047'44.0%22N+88%C2%B000'...
I have added very few comments to the photos. I never did learn anything about the wreck, e.g., cause and direction of the train.
First time out for what seems like an age with my Nikon D80 that has been converted for Infrared photography. Taken at Dungeness in Kent. Converted to B&W using CS6 & Nik Silver Efex.
The second Bedford YRQ/Duple towbus conversion to join my preserved collection, this was acquired just before Christmas. YXI 1760 is a Dominant Bus built from the rare Westward kit, I assume this being a damaged example, hence the decision to cut it down. It is a bit scruffy and despite having 'towing' in large letters had no actual means of towing when it arrived so it has been fitted with a spare crane from an Oxford Diecast Matador.
Latest addition to my Crocs cycle gang.
Dithered over the name of this one forever. Wanted "___-dozer," but I couldn't get it to work. Killdozer? Taken. Rolldozer? Stupid. Etc.
She was arrived at the harbour on a rubber boat, (that's why I call her wrecked). When I imagine a draw about a fixie she's my favorite character.
One of the presents I got this year is Wreck this Journal along with Mess and This is not a Book. My sister got me this lovely shirt. (:
Happy holidays!
The ship wreck of the Admiral Von Tromp protruding from the dark shale rocks at the south end of Saltwick Bay.
Taken with a Canon 600D and a Sigma 10-20mm wide angle lens.
This is exactly what I was hoping for (apart from the coffee stains from the previous page!) I bought and used my first set of watercolour pencils...
Photo taken through windshield of our van.
Many images of the Wrecks here:
www.google.ca/search?q=images+Royston+Wrecks&client=f...
The story of the Royston Wrecks here:
wikimapia.org/5739407/The-Royston-Wrecks
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Mill Hill, near Glossop, Derbyshire.
On October 11th, 1944, US Flight Engineer Sgt Jerome Najvar and 2nd Lieutenant Creighton Haopt were in the process of delivering a brand new Liberator B-24J bomber when they crashed here due to low cloud and haze. It was too late when they realised how low they were flying and the Liberator ploughed through layers of heather, peat and rock at 150 mph, creating a deep furrow.
Miraculously both escaped with fairly minor injuries. They
escaped from the shattered cockpit and walked along a stream until they reached the Hayfield to Glossop road. A lorry driver stopped and picked them up and took them to a nearby pub where they telephoned to report the accident.
Much of the wreckage was disposed of shortly after the accident and what is left is only a fraction of it, unlike the wreck at Higher Shelf Stones, Glossop.
www.flickr.com/photos/10162480@N08/4951438539/in/photolis...
First shot taken with my new mate, Nikon D5300.
After years of honorable service, I decided to leave behing my beloved Nikon D90. I've been using the 5300 just for few days and I still need to test it enough, but so far: soooo good.