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An almost brand new, never set out 2nd gen Turquoise Calsan Roto, with no wear on the wheels awaiting removal.
Downey, CA
March 8, 2016
Manufactured when all 126s were Polish made, Italian production ceased in 1979.
Plenty of these still on the go in Italy, generally in better condition than 500s.
From wikidedia: The Rodeo San Francisco Refinery is a oil refinery located in Rodeo, California, which is located in the San Francisco Bay Area. The refinery is currently owned and operated by ConocoPhillips.
The complex is capable of refining 100,000 barrels of crude oil per day.
The Oscar Wilde Memorial (1997) in the Merrion Square Park Playground.
Oscar Wilde’s (1854-1900) rich and dramatic portrayals of the human condition have made him one of Ireland’s most popular and loved writer’s. His short stories, plays and poems continue to inspire and entertain people the world over.
This memorial fittingly captures Wilde’s dramatic and audacious personality.
Commissioned by the Guinness Ireland Group, and created by Irish sculptor Danny Osborne, the memorial took almost two and a half years from conception to completion.
read more details here:
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207/365,
Resulted in a good nights sleep
The bedroom was at 84.2 F an hour before bed time.
22.8 C from 29 C an hour before bed time.
Garden Village, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Engine 16 looks like it just came off the factory floor at Baldwin......can you tell it's over 100 years old?!? One can only dream of looking and moving as well as 16 at that age! The Baldwin-built Mikado pulled a morning Freight Train on both mornings of the 2023 Winter Spectacular and I was lucky enough to get a seat on the second day. I can't wait to spend a lot more time there in Rockhill PA, now that steam has returned to the region!
I declare this old worlds in a
bad condition
I declare this old worlds in a
bad condition
I declare this old worlds in a
bad condition
I guess I better make a move...
I better move
I better move...
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The town of San Jon, New Mexico was founded in 1902 and was once an important local commercial center and stop on U.S. Route 66 and home to numerous tourist-oriented businesses, such as gasoline service stations, cafes and motels. However, when Interstate 40 bypassed the town in 1981, the local economy went into a decline, leading most of those businesses to shut down. Today, all of the gas stations and dining establishments are centered around the I-40 interchange on the north side of town...
This was a former Chevron, Mobil or Conoco filling station with the remains of a Tokheim 39 short model gas pump at the service island...This type of gas pump was built between 1938 to 1958 and had a glass globe with the brand sitting on top...
This is my ice-blue 1964 Chevrolet Impala 4-door hardtop sedan, the first car I owned in Canada; bought in 1970 and sold in 1983. A great car, quiet, reliable and roomy; every day I regret having sold it, especially now as it is highly collectible and in good condition would be worth far more now than the $900 I paid for it !
Photographed somewhere along the Trans-Canada Highway in Glacier National Park, British Columbia, Canada in 1971; early into a road trip that covered about 4,000 miles from Vancouver-Calgary-Denver-Las Vegas-Victoria and many points between. The car ran flawlessly I'm relieved to say.
Pentax ME. Epson V500 scan of 35mm Kodachrome 25 slide
Last year, on 6 June 2015, my place was beginning to get uncomfortably warm inside. That meant I needed air-conditioning and the only place to find it was in my car. So, off I went along the backroads SW of the city. I wasn't expecting to see anything different, but there were certain birds that I was certain I would see - birds that I really enjoy photographing. This drive is just a fairly short drive and fits nicely into an afternoon or early evening. So far, this year, I have only seen a handful of Bluebirds and they have all been a long way off.
The "usual" included Mountain Bluebirds, and this male obliged, bringing food for his babies. It seemed that Dad would bring the larger, heavier insects, especially Grasshoppers, while Mom tended to choose lighter, more delicate ones. Funny how the nearby Tree Swallows would sometimes "tease" their Bluebird neighbours by flying and landing very near the Bluebird nesting box. Out of nowhere, the brilliant flash of blue of the male flew at top speed to chase the Tree Swallows away. On this particular day, I noticed the female Bluebird landed just a couple of feet from the Tree Swallow nesting box and just sat there with a Swallow on either side of her. No idea why she did this, as it annoyed the Swallows, and of course she was chased away.
In Bluebirds, the blue colour is produced by the structure of the feather - there is no blue pigment. "Tiny air pockets in the barbs of feathers can scatter incoming light, resulting in a specific, non-iridescent color. Blue colors in feathers are almost always produced in this manner. Examples include the blue feathers of Bluebirds, Indigo Buntings, Blue Jay's and Steller's Jays."
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Mountain_Bluebird/id
www.jstor.org/discover/pgs/index?id=10.2307/4077277&i...
Other sightings on my drive included the usual Tree Swallows, Red-winged Blackbirds, Black Terns, a pair of Cinnamon Teal glowing in the bright sunlight, a distant Coot feeding her little ones, a Pied-billed Grebe who was annoying an adult Coot who kept racing across the top of the water to chase the Grebe further away. My final sighting was a Coyote in a field of Dandelions. By the time I had pulled over and raised my camera, it was already heading off in the opposite direction, stopping once to look back, as Coyotes tend to do.
I almost forgot to mention the highlight of my drive! Not far from home, I noticed a Canada Goose in the distance, standing in the grasses right at the edge of the road. I thought it might just step out in front of me, so I stopped in my lane and turned on my hazard flashers. Sure enough, it did exactly what I was suspecting - and it was followed by its family of half a dozen or so goslings walking in a very disciplined single file, with Mom/Dad bringing up the rear. Fortunately, the cars coming behind me in the other lane also slowed down and stopped till everyone was safely to the other side. May sound silly, but I find it such an amazing, humbling experience when this happens : )
Common Blue butterfly on windy highbridge hill :-)
Not the perfect specimen though the first one i have got close to so far this year :-)
R1 fill-flash
23 July 2024: 33°C (feels like 36°C). Intense heat and wildfire smoke pose health risk. So hot inside without any air-conditioning!
22 July 2024: "Temperatures will continue to break records in Alberta this week, smoky skies linger. Temperature is 31°C (feels like 34°C)." The Weather Network.
On 19 July 2024, the forecast was for yet another HOT day, with the continuing heat dome. It was another day to escape the stifling heat in my home and spend a few hours (turned into 10 hours) enjoying my car's air-conditioning. The day's temperature varied from 32C to 34C. I wasn't sure exactly where I would go, but knew I wanted to check several familiar spots.
Leaving home just before 8:15 am (early for me!), I headed west of Calgary. I was surprised at the lack of Mountain Bluebirds, except for two that were too far away to get even a half-decent photo.
Despite having 124 images of Wilson's Snipe posted in a Flickr album, I also hoped to see one on this drive. No sign of one, but heard, until I returned a short while later to search once more. This time, I was so happy to see a familiar shape on top of a distant fence post. These birds tend to stay put for a while, allowing a few photos to be taken from inside my car. I also saw another Snipe at a different location, this time perched on top of a Bluebird nesting box.
One bird that I had seen from far away on other days, in flight, but had not been able to see one perched on a fence post this year, was the Black Tern. This time, I was finally in luck. Not the sharpest photos, partly because of the heat distortion. The day stayed rather hazy all day, almost blocking out the distant mountains.
I ended up taking a rough, gravel road that was new to me. The wildflowers were beautiful. Took a few photos from inside my car, knowing that if I kept stopping and climbing in and out, my knees would, without doubt, complain even more strongly once I got home. Over the last 18 years, I have taken so many macro shots of wildflowers, so I will enjoy those memories. After driving a long way, I realized that the road was going to suddenly come to an end, which meant a long drive back. Happened to notice a small evergreen tree near the edge of this road, with three or four Christmas baubles still hanging from the branches.
Later in the day, I sat in my car and watched a Swainson's Hawk feeding her two (?) rather helpless young ones. I loved her very brief moment of concern when one of them took a large piece of prey from her beak - she wanted to check that the youngster managed to swallow such a large piece.
One bird that I was really hoping I might see, but have seen quite a few times over the years, was a Ferruginous Hawk - one of my favourite bird species. Suddenly, there it was, perched on a distant power pole, way down the road. I had to drive past it, so stopped to take a few shots and left it in peace.
Closer to home, and SE of the city, I drove three or four roads in one of my 'usual' areas. A few old barns, lots of yellow Canola fields, another Swainson's Hawk, four Alpacas, and a rather attractive young bird that I think might be a juvenile Brown-headed Cowbird, completed my day. By then, I was ready to collapse after 10 hours of driving, but was determined to fill my car with gas ready for a next outing, and I also needed to buy a few groceries. Felt so good to be in a cool supermarket for a while!
Excerpt from Wikipedia: An articulated bus (either a motor bus or trolleybus) is an articulated vehicle used in public transportation. It is usually a single-deck design, and comprises two rigid sections linked by a pivoting joint (articulation) enclosed by protective folding bellows on the in- and outside of the vehicle (usually of gray or black colour) and a cover plate on the inside of the vehicle. This arrangement allows a longer legal overall length than single-decker rigid-bodied buses, and hence a higher passenger capacity, while still allowing the bus to maneuver adequately on the roads of its service route.
Around the English-speaking world, articulated buses have acquired several different synonyms that allude to their articulated design, such as bendy buses, bending buses, tandem buses, stretch buses, double buses, banana buses, slinky buses, wiggle buses, caterpillar buses, accordion buses or vestibule buses. Due to their high passenger capacity, articulated buses are often used as part of bus rapid transit schemes, and can include mechanical guidance.
Used almost exclusively on public transport bus services, articulated buses are approximately 18 metres (59 ft) in length; standard rigid-construction buses are usually 11 to 14 metres (36 to 46 ft). The common arrangement of an articulated bus is to have a forward section with two axles leading a rear section with a single axle, with the driving axle mounted on either the front or the rear section. Some articulated bus models have a steering arrangement on the rearmost axle which turns slightly in opposition to the front steering axle, allowing the vehicle to negotiate turns in a crab-like fashion, similar to hook-and-ladder fire trucks operating in city environments. A less common variant of the articulated bus is the bi-articulated bus, where the vehicle has two trailer sections rather than one. Their capacity is around 200 people, and their length about 25 metres (82 ft).
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Excerpt from www.ttc.ca: The Articulated Low-Floor Diesel Buses manufactured by NovaBus, a Division of Volvo Group-Canada, in Ste. Eustache Quebec, are now on Toronto streets.
In keeping with TTC’s commitment to improved customer service, the new “Artics” are 60 feet long and will replace aging existing buses that are scheduled for retirement due to high mileage and general deterioration.
As part of the TTC’s modernization plan the accessible low-floor bus fleet will increase capacity on our busiest routes. Each bus has a capacity of 46 seated passengers and approximately 31 standing passengers. Features include LED interior and exterior lighting, automatic central air conditioning and heating, and ergonomic seating for passenger comfort.
Buses are designed to accommodate two standard wheelchairs and nine priority passenger seats, identified by bright blue upholstery. To minimize engine exhaust emissions, clean diesel engines are furnished with the latest electronic engine controls and diesel exhaust after treatment systems.
TTC’s new fleet of Articulated Low-Floor Clean Diesel Buses is being solely funded by the City of Toronto to improve customer service and replace some of TTC’s aging 40 foot buses.
This 1969 Ford F100 Custom Cab was amazingly solid with only a tiny bit of rust. The windshield was good and even the interior was usable as is. I was not really looking for a truck but put a bid in on this one given the great condition but ultimately was not the winner on it. Sold for $1,325.00 + tax + fees.
De Luxe Bus of Genesis Transport
Bus Number: 818498 JoyBus
Classification: Air Conditioned Provincial Operation Bus
Model: Yutong ZK6122HD9
Manufacturer: Zhengzhou Yutong Bus Company, Ltd. (Yutong Bus)
Chassis: Yutong ZK6122CRD9
Engine: Yuchai YC6L310-20
Suspension: Air Suspension
Seating Configuration: 2x2 w/ CR
Capacity:
Shot Location: A.boni
Santrans 140615
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Operator: Santrans Corporation
Fleet No.: 140615
Type of Service: PUB - Provincial Operation
Route: Norzagaray - Santa Cruz
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ENGINE
Maker: Hino Motors Ltd.
Model: J08E-UG
CHASSIS
Maker: Hino Motors Ltd.
Model: FG8J
COACH
Coachbuilder: Hino Motors Philippines Corporation
Model: Grandmetro
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captured at Dimasalang Road, Manila
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NOTE: Errors may be evident with this description. Corrections will be done once verified.
Looking in realy tatty external condition Class 50 50001 Dreadnought waits at Newton Abbot with the 11:48 Penzance to London Paddington. 01/05/1979.
image Kevin Connolly - All rights reserved so please do no use this without my explicit permission
1st April 2018. Pulling into Platform Four at Bury Bolton Street is LMS 5MT Crab 2-6-0 No.13065 with a service from Heywood. The Crab would be continueing its journey with an all stations stopping train to Rawtenstall.
It seems a long time a go that we saw LMS No.13065 in action as it was decided in 2018 that if it went for over-haul now it would not coincide with a City Of Wells [another ELR loco ] over-haul which would be the same year. As it turns out both locomotives could be out of action at the same time as the LMS 5MT Crab 2-6-0 No.13065 has just been pushed back and further back for unforseen circumstances. Hopefully the ELR will launch an appeal for the Crab when this lockdown has finished.
Bury Bolton Street Station is part of the East Lancashire Railway.
Recently acquired this mint condition Zarn. Very little wear, not faded whats so ever! Keeping it in my shed, for storage.
Conditions for creativity are to be puzzled; to concentrate; to accept conflict and tension; to be born everyday; to feel a sense of self. ~ Erich Fromm
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Wieder erstaunliche Stiefel aus den letzten 70er Jahren, aber in gutem Zustand, ich ersetzte Sohlen und Gummi Fersen Spitze. Diese prächtige eignet sich in der echten leater oberen in heißem schwarzem Futter und Sohle in beige, ist ein wirklich starkes, wie ein Reitstiefel und wirklich thigt.
Perfekt für Regenschnee Tag, perfekt, wenn mit pPVC glänzende Hose und Pelzmantel getragen.
GENIESSEN dank Swetie für fab DIY Clip again amazing boots from last 70s , used but in good condition , i replaced soles and rubber heels tip . this gorgeouses maked in total genuine leater upper in hot black lining and sole in beige , is a really strong ,like a riding boots , and really thigt.
perfect for rain snow day , perfect if weared with on pPVC shiny pants and fur coat .
ENJOY thanks to Swetie for fab DIY clip
De nuevo asombrosas botas de los últimos 70s, usadas pero en buenas condiciones, he reemplazado las suelas y la punta de los talones de goma. Este gorgeouses hecho en total superior genuino superior en el forro negro caliente y la planta del pie en beige, es realmente fuerte, como cargadores del montar a caballo, y realmente thigt.
Perfecto para el día de la nieve de la lluvia, perfecto si usó con en pPVC los pantalones brillantes y el abrigo de pieles.
DISFRUTA gracias a Swetie para el clip fabuloso DIY
最後の70年代からのすばらしいブーツ、良い状態で使用されました。私は足とゴムかかとの先端を交換しました。 ホットな黒いライニングとソールのベージュの総本物のライターアッパーで魅せられたこのゴージャスは、ライディングブーツのような本当に強いです。
雨の雪の日に最適、pPVCの光沢のあるズボンと毛皮のコートでwearedと完璧。
fab DIYクリップのSwetieに感謝します
Opnieuw fantastische laarzen uit de laatste jaren 70, maar in goede staat, ik vervangde zolen en rubberen hakken tip. Deze kloofhuizen zijn in totaal echt leider bovenkant in hete zwarte voering en zool in beige, een echt sterk, zoals een paardrijlaarzen, en echt thigt.
Perfect voor de sneeuwdag van de regen, perfect als u met pPVC glanzende broek en bontjas draagt.
GEWELD dankzij Swetie voor fab DIY clip
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Sir Nigel Gresley at Railfest, National Railway Museum, York, North Yorkshire, England
A little bit of an unconventional image this morning. I'm still not sure if I like it as to what I had in my mind at the time hasn't really come out in post processing. It took a lot of processing to get this to how it is but maybe its one of those photos that will grow on you, we all have them don't we?
I do have a colour version and maybe this would be better to use than B&W? I want you to be as honest as possible with your views and comments on this image.
This was taken at the National Railway Museum in York where they were holding a celebration of the railways called Railfest. It had trains and locomotives from all around the UK where you could go in the cabs of them. It was really nice to get up into the cab of the Sir Nigel Gresley and have a chat with the driver, I was lucky enough to get this photo when everyone else had left the footplate. Sadly the weather wasn't on our side and I was ducking out of the rain every 5 mins, oh well you can't win them all can you?
Photo Details
Sony A700
Samyang 8mm F3.5 MC Fisheye
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f/11
8mm
ISO200
1/3s exposure
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Lightroom 4.1
Silver Efex Pro 2
Photomatix 4
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Withdrawn from service by British Railways on 1 February 1966, it was targeted by the A4 Preservation Society, which was soon renamed the A4 Locomotive Society, to rescue the locomotive from the cutter’s torch. This was achieved, and the ‘Streak’ was moved to Crewe for refurbishment. Fellow A4 No 60026 Miles Beevor also subsequently visited the former LMS works after its own withdrawal, and its three pairs of 6 ft 8 in driving wheels were transferred to No 60007 because they were in a far better condition than those on the newly saved engine.
For a long period of her preservation, Sir Nigel Gresley was kept at Steamtown Carnforth, at the old locomotive depot. This was a prime location for her mainline operations, being the only mainline A4 after 1973 other than Union of South Africa. On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Mallard's record run, on 3 July 1988, the National Railway Museum assembled 3 of the 4 UK-based A4 Pacific locomotives at the museum, the first time this had ever been done in preservation. Early in July 2008, SNG joined her three sisters extant in the UK for a display at the National Railway Museum in York.
By 1994, Sir Nigel Gresley stayed at the Great Central Railway, before spending some time at the East Lancashire Railway. The locomotive is now preserved at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, and is in daily operation, following a 10 year overhaul to working order. It is owned by Sir Nigel Gresley Locomotive Preservation Trust Ltd. and operated by the A4 Locomotive Society Ltd. on behalf of the Trust.
In 2010, Sir Nigel Gresley was under repair at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway after its winter overhaul in 2009/10 revealed that extensive work and repair was needed on the tubing. However, in November 2010, repairs had been completed, and the locomotive is now running in regular service again. The first rail tour after this repair was The Great Britain IV, 16th April 2011.
However, in May 2011, during the routine annual boiler exam, small cracks were detected in the firebox. Initially it was thought that a repair could be performed using copper welding, but further inspection showed a more extensive repair would be needed and 60007 will not be operational until late October at the earliest.
The National Railway Museum (NRM) is a museum in York forming part of the British National Museum of Science and Industry and telling the story of rail transport in Britain and its impact on society. It has won many awards, including the European Museum of the Year Award in 2001. It is the home of the national collection of historically significant railway vehicles, as well as a collection of other artefacts and both written and pictorial records.
The NRM in York displays a collection of over 100 locomotives and nearly 200 other items of rolling stock, virtually all of which either ran on the railways of Great Britain or were built there. Also on the 20 acres (8.1 ha) site are many hundreds of thousands of other items and records of social, technical, artistic and historical interest, exhibited mostly in three large halls of a former motive power depot next to the East Coast Main Line, near York railway station. It is the largest museum of its type in Britain, the largest in the world being La Cité du Train in the French town of Mulhouse. It also has more visitors than any other British museum outside London.
The NRM was established on its present site, the former York North locomotive depot, in 1975, when it took over the former British Railways collection located in Clapham and the York Railway Museum located elsewhere in the city; since then, the collection has continued to grow.
The museum is a short walk from the railway station in York, either on the road or via a staircase from the rear of the platforms. A "roadtrain" runs from the city centre (near York Minster) to the museum on Leeman Road. York Park and Ride also serve the museum from the car park entrance, on Line 2 (Rawcliffe Bar-York). Admission to the museum has been free since 2001. It is open daily from 10 am to 6 pm.