In Victorian times, Shad Thames included the largest warehouse complex in London. Completed in 1873, the warehouses housed huge quantities of tea, coffee, spices and other commodities, which were unloaded and loaded onto river boats.

During the 20th century the area went into decline as congestion and containerization forced shipping to unload goods further east, and the last warehouses closed in 1972.

Many artists lived in the area in the 1970s (presumably due to the low cost of living there), reportedly including David Hockney and Derek Jarman.

Shad Thames was regenerated in the 1980s and 1990s, when the disused but picturesque warehouses throughout the area were converted into expensive flats, many with restaurants, bars, shops, etc. on the ground floor.

(Source: Wikipedia)

Container ships wait in a holding pattern to be unloaded.

Vancouver Harbour,

British Columbia

Canada

A container ship (also called boxship or spelled containership) is a cargo ship that carries all of its load in truck-size intermodal containers, in a technique called containerization. Container ships are a common means of commercial intermodal freight transport and now carry most seagoing non-bulk cargo.

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English Bay is an open bay northwest of the Burrard Peninsula in British Columbia, Canada, extending from the headland between Siwash Rock and Prospect Point on Vancouver's Downtown peninsula in the northeast, to the northwestern tip of Point Grey in the southwest. The bay encompasses the coasts of Stanley Park, the West End, Kitsilano, West Point Grey and the University Endowment Lands, and makes up the southeastern portion of the Outer Burrard Inlet. There is a narrow inlet named False Creek at its eastern end.

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Happy Clicks,

~Christie (happiest) by the River

>>>Best experienced in full screen<<<

The imposing mile-and-a-half long sheet of ice known as Explorer Glacier peers out from its vantage 2200 feet above in the Kenai Mountains, staying largely inconspicuous due to the obscurity of dense fog on a gloomy Alaskan summer day. Far below, all 6 headlights illuminate the way for the engineer gazing out the L glass of his Alaska original GP40-2 still wearing its factory 1970s black and yellow colors, skirting the marshes and ponds along Turnagain Arm with train 120N en route to the state capital of Anchorage. In tow are goods fresh off the rail barge connecting Alaska at the port of Whittier with the Lower 48, manifest including just about anything and everything from containerized cargo to trucks, steel products, and carload traffic.

Europe, The Netherlands, Zuid Holland, Rotterdam, Merwehaven, Seabrex Fruit terminal, Figee RH cranes (cut from L&R)

Figee RH type electric harbour top cranes here. They were built in 1959. Other numbers: max load f8 tons, cabin height above ground level: 18 m, the top of the boom can be raised to 45 m).

Shot from a Spido harbour tour boat.

The cranes were based on Seabrex’ Terminal Rotterdam (FTR FTR operated 14 of them). The fruit was unloaded from the holds of the ships and stored in one of the five huge sheds on the site. Seabrex went bankrupt in 2010.

Until containerization the Figee RH it was a dominant type of crane in the Dutch harbours. Figee was originally Haarlem based was moved to Amsterdam around 2000. The main reason for the move: the waterway of the Noorder Buiten Spaarne near Haarlem could not be brought to the required depth to accommodate large cranes. The company shrunk from 600 to 80 employees and in 2005 it went bankrupt. The Kenz company bought the name Figee and hired a limited number of Figee personnel and is now called Kenz-Figee. Our late friend Jaap Vogel once provided the information about the history of the Figee company.

This is number 335 of Rotterdam Harbour & industry and 24 of the new Cranes album.

Europe, The Netherlands, Zuid Holland, Rotterdam Zuid, Rijnhaven, Graffiti (cut from T, slightly from L&R)

At the end of the 80s during the big transformation of the Rotterdam harbour (due to the containerization, new harbours near the coast were dug (the Maasvlakte). The Rijnhaven, shown here, together with the adjacent Maashaven largely lost its harbour function.

The latter is being used as a berth for rhine ships and the Rijnhaven will partly be filled in and used for a floating park: the Rijnhavenpark.

The harbour front is already almost wholly redeveloped. Only the Codrico flour factory is still operational.

This is number 317 of Rotterdam harbour & industry and 63 of graffiti / street art.

Regno Unito, Londra, Royal Victoria Docks, Estate 2023

London Docklands è una zona a est e sud-est di Londra. Questi moli erano parte del porto di Londra, un tempo il più grande porto del mondo. Essi sono stati utilizzati fin dall'epoca romana. Una volta, i lavoratori portuali formavano comunità locali molto affiatate e con proprie culture distintive e dialetti. Per la scarsa comunicazione questi erano sostanzialmente isolati dalle altre aree che formano Londra. La London Docklands è stata bombardata durante la seconda guerra mondiale, e fu colpita da oltre 2.500 bombe. Tra il 1960 e il 1980 a causa della containerizzazione, tutti docks di Londra sono stati chiusi, lasciando circa otto miglia quadrate di terreni abbandonati in East London. Negli ultimi anni si è assistito ad una rivalorizzazione di questo territorio per uso commerciale e residenziale.

London Docklands is an area in east and southeast London. The docks were formerly part of the Port of London, at one time the world's largest port. They were used since the Roman era. Once, the dock workers formed a number of tight-knit local communities with their own distinctive cultures and slang. Poor communications meant that they were quite remote from other parts of London and so tended to develop in some isolation. The London Docklands was bombed during the Second World War, and was hit by over 2,500 bombs. Between 1960 and 1980 because of the containerization, all of London's docks were closed, leaving around eight square miles of derelict land in East London. They have now been redeveloped principally for commercial and residential use.

Oslo was first established in the 11th century in the area around where the Alna River flows into the Oslofjord, due to the strategic location both with regard to transport, trade and military. The place became the seat of a bishop in 1100. By 1300, the population had reached about 3000. Construction of Akershus Fortress started in 1299. At the time, the city was mainly made of wooden buildings, and had six churches, three monasteries and two manors: one for the king and one for the bishop. The city declined during the 15th and 16th century. Following the reformation in 1537, the economic base of the city fell away, and the city was repeatedly struck by fire.

Following the 1624 fire, King Christian IV ordered a new city plan, and changed the name of the city from Oslo to Christiania, in his own honor. A square city grid was introduced, and the first brick buildings were built. The city grew as an important port for lumber export, and the Bjørvika area east of the city developed with port facilities. By 1801, the city had 8900 residents.

From 1814, Christiania became the capital of Norway, which had regained partial independence from Denmark and entered a union with Sweden. Industrialization started in 1840, initially along the Aker River. The population grew rapidly, and new infrastructure was built. Commercial activities increased, and in 1854 the railway station was opened, connecting Christiania to Lake Mjøsa via the Hoved Line. In 1835, the population was 18,000; by 1890, it had reached 151,000. From 1878, the Oslofjord was kept permanently open with icebreakers. By 1900, Kristiania was the leading shipping city in the nation, and among the most important in the world.

In 1960, sales of cars exploded following the deregulation of sales. A new road system through Bjørvika was opened in 1970. Ten years later, the Oslo Tunnel connected the city's two railway networks together. Starting in the 1960s, containerization and automation became leading trends in the development of the port technology. The steady construction of new roads and port facilities created a physical and visual barrier that hindered Oslo from having access to the waterfront. European route E18 took up 1.8 kilometres (1.1 mi) of waterfront, until the Bjørvika Tunnel opened in May 2010.

Europe, The Netherlands, Zuid Holland, Rotterdam, Kop van Zuid, Vuurplaat, Apartmentbuilding, Reflections, Balconies (uncut)

On several occasions, I’ve told you about the Kop van Zuid urban restructuring zone. To recap: it was once an industrial harbour zone and in some 30 years it’s redeveloped into a mixed recreation/commercial/living quarter. The urbanistic background: the harbour & industry had moved west ‘cause of the containerization of freight and the city needed space ánd an upmarket ‘second city centre’ on the south bank of the Maas.

Shown here is the partly glass façade of an apartment building on the Vuurplaat. Vuurplaat means footplate. From there - in the days of steam - the driver and fireman fed and controlled the locomotive.

This is number 277 of Urban Frontiers.

Regno Unito, Londra, Royal Victoria Docks, Estate 2021

London Docklands è una zona a est e sud-est di Londra. Questi moli erano parte del porto di Londra, un tempo il più grande porto del mondo. Essi sono stati utilizzati fin dall'epoca romana. Una volta, i lavoratori portuali formavano comunità locali molto affiatate e con proprie culture distintive e dialetti. Per la scarsa comunicazione questi erano sostanzialmente isolati dalle altre aree che formano Londra. La London Docklands è stata bombardata durante la seconda guerra mondiale, e fu colpita da oltre 2.500 bombe. Tra il 1960 e il 1980 a causa della containerizzazione, tutti docks di Londra sono stati chiusi, lasciando circa otto miglia quadrate di terreni abbandonati in East London. Negli ultimi anni si è assistito ad una rivalorizzazione di questo territorio per uso commerciale e residenziale.

London Docklands is an area in east and southeast London. The docks were formerly part of the Port of London, at one time the world's largest port. They were used since the Roman era. Once, the dock workers formed a number of tight-knit local communities with their own distinctive cultures and slang. Poor communications meant that they were quite remote from other parts of London and so tended to develop in some isolation. The London Docklands was bombed during the Second World War, and was hit by over 2,500 bombs. Between 1960 and 1980 because of the containerization, all of London's docks were closed, leaving around eight square miles of derelict land in East London. They have now been redeveloped principally for commercial and residential use.

Here is another from the archives in a place far away and seemingly in another lifetime. This was posted on RP.net over a decade ago and really deserves to be seen here. This is the caption I wrote at the time:

It's past 10:15 PM in on this Thursday evening as northbound train 120N with 67 cars and well over a mile of freight wends its way north along Turnagain Arm passing the mile board at 99, just 15 miles from the depot in downtown Anchorage. The sky and water have turned a deep blue while the evening sun nicely illuminates the peaks of the Kenai Mountains across the arm towards the little old mining town of Hope, Alaska. All this freight has arrived off the Alaska Railbelt Marine barge in Whittier which carries both railcars and containerized freight for its owner Lynden as well as Northland Services and the Alaska Railroad.

South of Anchorage, Alaska

Thursday July 24, 2008

Here is another from the archives in a place far away and seemingly in another lifetime. This was posted on RP.net over a decade ago and really deserves to be seen here. This is the caption I wrote at the time:

It's just after 10 PM as northbound freight train 120N with 67 cars and well over a mile of freight wends its way north along Turnagain Arm about 16 miles from the end of it's journey in downtown Anchorage. All this freight has arrived off the Alaska Railbelt Marine barge in Whittier which carries both railcars and containerized freight for its owner Lynden as well as Northland Services and the Alaska Railroad.

South of Anchorage, Alaska

Thursday July 24, 2008

Container ships wait in a holding pattern to be unloaded.

Vancouver Harbour,

British Columbia

Canada

A container ship (also called boxship or spelled containership) is a cargo ship that carries all of its load in truck-size intermodal containers, in a technique called containerization. Container ships are a common means of commercial intermodal freight transport and now carry most seagoing non-bulk cargo.

Wikipedia

English Bay is an open bay northwest of the Burrard Peninsula in British Columbia, Canada, extending from the headland between Siwash Rock and Prospect Point on Vancouver's Downtown peninsula in the northeast, to the northwestern tip of Point Grey in the southwest. The bay encompasses the coasts of Stanley Park, the West End, Kitsilano, West Point Grey and the University Endowment Lands, and makes up the southeastern portion of the Outer Burrard Inlet. There is a narrow inlet named False Creek at its eastern end.

Wikipedia

Happy Clicks,

~Christie (happiest) by the River

>>>Best experienced in full screen<<<

Regno Unito, Londra, Royal Victoria Docks, Estate 2021

London Docklands è una zona a est e sud-est di Londra. Questi moli erano parte del porto di Londra, un tempo il più grande porto del mondo. Essi sono stati utilizzati fin dall'epoca romana. Una volta, i lavoratori portuali formavano comunità locali molto affiatate e con proprie culture distintive e dialetti. Per la scarsa comunicazione questi erano sostanzialmente isolati dalle altre aree che formano Londra. La London Docklands è stata bombardata durante la seconda guerra mondiale, e fu colpita da oltre 2.500 bombe. Tra il 1960 e il 1980 a causa della containerizzazione, tutti docks di Londra sono stati chiusi, lasciando circa otto miglia quadrate di terreni abbandonati in East London. Negli ultimi anni si è assistito ad una rivalorizzazione di questo territorio per uso commerciale e residenziale.

London Docklands is an area in east and southeast London. The docks were formerly part of the Port of London, at one time the world's largest port. They were used since the Roman era. Once, the dock workers formed a number of tight-knit local communities with their own distinctive cultures and slang. Poor communications meant that they were quite remote from other parts of London and so tended to develop in some isolation. The London Docklands was bombed during the Second World War, and was hit by over 2,500 bombs. Between 1960 and 1980 because of the containerization, all of London's docks were closed, leaving around eight square miles of derelict land in East London. They have now been redeveloped principally for commercial and residential use.

Burlington Northern & Santa Fe trash trains from Napa, California at Everett, Washington are staged in the former SP&S yard at Wishram, Washington the morning of Sept. 15, 1996.

The containerized trash from California and Washington will travel 40 miles east through the Columbia River Gorge to Roosevelt Yard. From there the containers will be trucked to the Republic Services Regional Landfill north of the small town of Roosevelt, Washington.

Regno Unito, Londra, Royal Victoria Docks, Estate 2021

London Docklands è una zona a est e sud-est di Londra. Questi moli erano parte del porto di Londra, un tempo il più grande porto del mondo. Essi sono stati utilizzati fin dall'epoca romana. Una volta, i lavoratori portuali formavano comunità locali molto affiatate e con proprie culture distintive e dialetti. Per la scarsa comunicazione questi erano sostanzialmente isolati dalle altre aree che formano Londra. La London Docklands è stata bombardata durante la seconda guerra mondiale, e fu colpita da oltre 2.500 bombe. Tra il 1960 e il 1980 a causa della containerizzazione, tutti docks di Londra sono stati chiusi, lasciando circa otto miglia quadrate di terreni abbandonati in East London. Negli ultimi anni si è assistito ad una rivalorizzazione di questo territorio per uso commerciale e residenziale.

London Docklands is an area in east and southeast London. The docks were formerly part of the Port of London, at one time the world's largest port. They were used since the Roman era. Once, the dock workers formed a number of tight-knit local communities with their own distinctive cultures and slang. Poor communications meant that they were quite remote from other parts of London and so tended to develop in some isolation. The London Docklands was bombed during the Second World War, and was hit by over 2,500 bombs. Between 1960 and 1980 because of the containerization, all of London's docks were closed, leaving around eight square miles of derelict land in East London. They have now been redeveloped principally for commercial and residential use.

The severe weather [Atmospheric River] that struck Vancouver, British Columbia last weekend took out all rail service to the busy Port of Vancouver, shutting a key supply chain node for containerized cargo for the Canadian market.

[The sorm] also tore loose [an empty wood chip] barge in English Bay, briefly prompting concerns of a bridge strike, eventually [running] aground at Sunset Beach, just a short distance from the Burrard Street Bridge in Vancouver's stylish West End district.[...].

The barge has become something of a local fixture - a relatively harmless, pollution-free and (to some) charming addition to the waterfront. [...].

[...] At the time of the grounding, the tide was at a high of nearly 15 feet above MLLW [Mean Lower Low Water]. Sunday's high tide will be the next opportunity for a refloat attempt [...].

Transport Canada is monitoring the grounding situation.

Published Nov 18, 2021 2:39 pm by the Maritime Executive

I made my fourth and final trip to Newfoundland over Thanksgiving in 1987. By then, the railroad was called TerraTransport, and it was trying to convert entirely to containers. The CN-TerraTransport employee timetable issued November 29, 1987, didn't even show the Bonavista or Argentia Subs, so they were gone. The Carbonear and Stephenville Subs were still listed, but the island had no mixed train service. The only trains running were the then-unnumbered trans-island freights. Freight cars were being scrapped at a yard near Kelligrews, west of St. John's. It was a sad ending to a historic narrow gauge railroad. The containerization did not work out, and the entire railroad was abandoned on September 1, 1988. The last rails were lifted in November 1990.

In this scene on November 28, 1987, CN NF210s are being stored in the yard next to the station and railroad headquarters. Many of these units will eventually be shipped to the FCAB railroad in Chile.

The bridge above the locomotives is Pitts Memorial Drive. Barely visible beyond the bridge is the locomotive shop. The top of the stone railway station and headquarters building can be seen above the 922 on the left. That building still stands and is now the Railway Coastal Museum.

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Modern living on the Greenwich Peninsula, just next to the O2.

another side of the previous image -

a6300, ZM 21, 4.5

Europe The Netherlands; Zuid Holland; Rotterdam; Rijnhaven; Katendrecht; Maashaven; Bollard; Bolder; Cables; Trossen

At the end of the 80s during the big transformation of the Rotterdam harbor (due to the containerization, new harbours near the coast were dug (the Maasvlakte) the Maashaven together with the adjacent Rijnhaven largely lost their harbour function. They’re both are being used a berth for rhineships and the Rijnhaven will partly largely filled in and uses for a floating park: the Rijnhavenpark.

The bollard shown here dates from for before the transformation and now is used for the berthing of rhineships.

This is number 3 of the new Panasonic Leica DG Summilux 25 f/1.4 album.

The Turnagain Arm of the Cook Inlet is subject to extreme tidal fluctuations, among the highest in all of North America, as in and outgoing flows can change the water depth by nearly 40 feet at its maximum. Near the arm's elbow, roughly halfway down to Portage, the craggy outcropping of Bird Point juts into Turnagain's north side, forming a prominent habitat for aquatic fowl for which the landform gets its moniker. With the adjacent tide near its higher levels, Bird Point is truncated by Alaska Railroad train 120S--three Geeps taking containerized freight and carloads for the contiguous states to the deepwater port of Whittier--as low hanging cloudcover envelopes the tips of the Kenai peaks that rise along the opposite side of the Turnagain Arm.

Horseshoe Curve is an icon, a feat of engineering, a strategical component of Norfolk Southern's extensive network in the east. Elementally, it's a little more than a half circle, plain and simple--220-some odd degrees arced around a diameter spanning in excess of 1,200' with an offset of 9.25" at the midpoint of every 62' chord length. Nonsensical geometry to some, but in this gibberish of numbers resides 16+ decades of history and lore plus a dramatic spectacle for every traversal of a train around one of its several main tracks. This most celebrated location on the mighty Pennsylvania Railroad, perhaps the most famous curve in all of railroading, circumvolves trains around both ridges bordering Kittanning Run west of Altoona, easing the Pennsy's westward crossing of the Alleghenies to surmountable grades not exceeding 2%. Though the Pennsy is long gone and one of its four famous lanes has been nixed, Horseshoe Curve continues to support major tonnage, exceeding 100 MGT per calendar year, as a focal point on Norfolk Southern's Pittsburgh Line, continuing its purpose of serving as a vital artery in the conveyance of goods from the Midwest to the east. This time, its 25V's turn to take center stage, immersing the vivid valley of Kittanning Run with the sonic pounding of FDL horsepower dragging their containerized payload from Jersey to Chi-town towards the top of the mountain at Gallitzin. Once the engines pass, the throaty exhaust racket will defer to the piercing screech of metal-to-metal contact as the conical tread of each wheel loses the ability to steer through the tightly bent strips of iron and the flanges are pressed into action against the gauge face of the rail. A pitch perfect performance in mountain railroading, no doubt.

With the exception of modern locomotives and containerized freight, the landscape in Utah's Echo Canyon has changed very little since Union Pacific laid standard gauge rails through here in 1869. This fact alone has a lot to do with the canyon's appeal to me, and why I never grow tired of it.

A General Electric ET44AH pilots UP's daily Denver - Long Beach premium intermodal at the foot of the conglomerate cliffs, some reaching skyward 1,000 feet above the tracks, on Dec. 4, 2024.

Bjørvika The urban capital of Norway, Oslo.

Oslo was first established in the 11th century in the area around where the Alna River flows into the Oslofjord, due to the strategic location both with regard to transport, trade and military. The place became the seat of a bishop in 1100. By 1300, the population had reached about 3000. Construction of Akershus Fortress started in 1299. At the time, the city was mainly made of wooden buildings, and had six churches, three monasteries and two manors: one for the king and one for the bishop. The city declined during the 15th and 16th century. Following the reformation in 1537, the economic base of the city fell away, and the city was repeatedly struck by fire.

Following the 1624 fire, King Christian IV ordered a new city plan, and changed the name of the city from Oslo to Christiania, in his own honor. A square city grid was introduced, and the first brick buildings were built. The city grew as an important port for lumber export, and the Bjørvika area east of the city developed with port facilities. By 1801, the city had 8900 residents.

From 1814, Christiania became the capital of Norway, which had regained partial independence from Denmark and entered a union with Sweden. Industrialization started in 1840, initially along the Aker River. The population grew rapidly, and new infrastructure was built. Commercial activities increased, and in 1854 the railway station was opened, connecting Christiania to Lake Mjøsa via the Hoved Line. In 1835, the population was 18,000; by 1890, it had reached 151,000. From 1878, the Oslofjord was kept permanently open with icebreakers. By 1900, Kristiania was the leading shipping city in the nation, and among the most important in the world.

In 1960, sales of cars exploded following the deregulation of sales. A new road system through Bjørvika was opened in 1970. Ten years later, the Oslo Tunnel connected the city's two railway networks together. Starting in the 1960s, containerization and automation became leading trends in the development of the port technology. The steady construction of new roads and port facilities created a physical and visual barrier that hindered Oslo from having access to the waterfront. European route E18 took up 1.8 kilometres (1.1 mi) of waterfront, until the Bjørvika Tunnel opened in May 2010.

Oslo was first established in the 11th century in the area around where the Alna River flows into the Oslofjord, due to the strategic location both with regard to transport, trade and military. The place became the seat of a bishop in 1100. By 1300, the population had reached about 3000. Construction of Akershus Fortress started in 1299. At the time, the city was mainly made of wooden buildings, and had six churches, three monasteries and two manors: one for the king and one for the bishop. The city declined during the 15th and 16th century. Following the reformation in 1537, the economic base of the city fell away, and the city was repeatedly struck by fire.

Following the 1624 fire, King Christian IV ordered a new city plan, and changed the name of the city from Oslo to Christiania, in his own honor. A square city grid was introduced, and the first brick buildings were built. The city grew as an important port for lumber export, and the Bjørvika area east of the city developed with port facilities. By 1801, the city had 8900 residents.

From 1814, Christiania became the capital of Norway, which had regained partial independence from Denmark and entered a union with Sweden. Industrialization started in 1840, initially along the Aker River. The population grew rapidly, and new infrastructure was built. Commercial activities increased, and in 1854 the railway station was opened, connecting Christiania to Lake Mjøsa via the Hoved Line. In 1835, the population was 18,000; by 1890, it had reached 151,000. From 1878, the Oslofjord was kept permanently open with icebreakers. By 1900, Kristiania was the leading shipping city in the nation, and among the most important in the world.

In 1960, sales of cars exploded following the deregulation of sales. A new road system through Bjørvika was opened in 1970. Ten years later, the Oslo Tunnel connected the city's two railway networks together. Starting in the 1960s, containerization and automation became leading trends in the development of the port technology. The steady construction of new roads and port facilities created a physical and visual barrier that hindered Oslo from having access to the waterfront. European route E18 took up 1.8 kilometres (1.1 mi) of waterfront, until the Bjørvika Tunnel opened in May 2010.

Rio Grande SD40T-2 No. 5385 navigates the Pipe Mill Spur, en route to retrieve flat car loads of containerized consumer trash in Vineyard, Utah the afternoon of Oct. 8, 1997.

XA-VCS - Bombardier (Canadair) CRJ-200ER/SF - Aeronaves T.S.M.

(leased from Frontera Flight Holdings)

at Hamilton International Airport (YHM)

c/n 7341 - built in 1999 for Air Wisconsin (operating for United Express/US Air Express and American Eagle)

converted to freighter by AEI in 2018 -

leased to Aeronaves T.S.M. since 11/2018

The Aeronautical Engineers Inc. AEI CRJ200 SF “Large Cargo Door” Conversion consists of the installation of a 94"x70" cargo door on the left side of the fuselage, installation of a 9G rigid cargo/smoke barrier and modification of the main deck to a Class E cargo compartment. After conversion the aircraft has the capability to carry containerized and or bulk cargo up to 6.7 tonnes.

The WestRock shop manager is on the phone, presumably about their impending pickup, as the conductor of CN’s Sarcee Yard-based “1500 Job” rides the point of venerable Canadian National EMD GP40-2LW 9437, its RCLS beacon flashing steadily. A loaded Union Pacific boxcar, packed with paper rolls, sits ready for departure to points afar.

It’s 2123 hours. The sun is minutes from setting, casting a soft ambient glow across the sky as an age-old railroading scene quietly unfolds in the gritty back alleys of Calgary’s industrial sector. The track here is dilapidated and truncated, a remnant of the Calgary Industrial Line’s Highfield Branch, originally laid sometime in the 1950s. According to the crossing plates, this trackage is technically part of CN’s Drumheller Subdivision, although some sources suggest it belongs to the Three Hills Sub. For the sake of imagination, if nothing else, I’ll believe in the former.

Though only three active customers remain, the spur still commands a twice-weekly schedule. In today’s modern era of railroading, it’s easy to overlook how scenes like this — rickety old spur track and loyal shippers who’ve stuck with rail against the odds — remain ground zero for much of the non-bulk, non-containerized freight moving across the network.

And yet, remarkably, a pair of mid-1970s-built GP40-2LWs still get the job done, half a century later. On a Class 1 railroad, no less.

As far as I’m concerned, this is what railroading is all about.

Port Barcelona

Last of my series from Lochhaven. This image reminded me of a scene from the novel by H. G. Wells describing an invasion by Martians equipped with large earth roving machines.

A three image HDR merged and tone mapped with Photomatix. Sigma 10-20 @ 20mm, ISO100 at f/11

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In these photos of ghost ships, from the not-too-distant past (well over a decade ago), I am reminded of my friends, Stephen Freskos, Amy Heiden, and Scott Haefner. Long before COVID, some of us had become disconnected and gone our separate ways. Some stayed in touch (like Scott and I) but others drifted away. I miss them. We were all after the same thing - ephemeral moments in history that nobody else cared about. I care about these people - now and forever. I would like to reconnect.

RE: This ship. The importance of the Lincoln, which is now disappeared from the Earth, is that it was a pioneer in the development of containerized cargo shipping. In the early 1960s, when the Lincoln was built, the problem of rapid globalization was barely being addressed. Shipping companies responded with containerized cargo, a revolutionary move from the traditional method of palletized cargo. American President Lines, a quasi-government, San Francisco-based shipping company built the President Lincoln to accommodate containers, but it also wanted to supplement its income by including a small, exclusive complement of 12 passengers per cruise. These ships were elegantly beautiful, with fixtures and murals inside that provided scenic surroundings for the wealthy passengers that once walked their decks. #abandoned #mothballflett #suisunbay #historic #nightphotography

Dock excavated in 1696 and was a base for Arctic Whalers in the mid-C18, when it got its present name. Later it handled timber and grain, finally closing in 1969 following containerization. Now a location for residential and leisure. London Borough of Southwark.

Lenox Health Greenwich Village,

200 West 13th Street, New York

Built in 1964 for the National Maritime Union,

the building has a façade with porthole-like windows.

The union has declining membership because of

containerized shipping and had to give it up.

Irene had laser shoulder surgery. She is doing well.

Deltaport is Port of Vancouver’s largest container terminal, located at Roberts Bank in Delta. It handles containerized cargo and some project cargo. Operator: Global Container Terminals.

An afternoon shot of Lochhaven inlet. This calm day made for some great reflections. The tall structures on the horizon are containerized cargo cranes.

A four image HDR processed with Photomatix. Taken with a Nikon D40x and Sigma 10-20 at ISO100, f/11.

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37 800 heads south along The Marches line past Bayston Hill with the Cawoods Containerized coal , the containers were used to export Welsh coal to Ireland

16th February 1990

CM3310-CM3304-864-872 leads 6CK1 up empty QUBE containerised grain from Junee Nth Dynon to added 8037 on it before proceed off to Warrackside (in Warracknabeal) has crossing over the flyover towards Jacana taken on Friday 20th January 2023.

Much of Vancouver's shipping is of bulk cargo (not containerized shipping), and ships anchor in designated pads out in English Bay to await port availability. This freighter is just off Point Grey, across the Bay from the heart of Vancouver.

NS 3337 and an Eco Slug set switch containerized freight at Inman Yard in Atlanta.

would have been very nice in sun, but once again the cloud came over. Containerized stone sheeted over

A clever way to advertise one's asbestos product, containerize it inside a small capsule attached to a handy mechanical pencil. At least the asbestos-containing vermiculite is safely sealed inside.

An interesting method to market a product, containerize it inside small capsules attached to ever-handy mechanical pencils. At least the asbestos-containing vermiculite is safely sealed inside.

Europe, Spain, Valancia, La Marina de València, Tinglado 2(slightly cut)

Captured here is one of the Tinglado 2 warehouses, in the typical combinaton of iron/glass architecture and decoration that’s typical for the Modernista (Art Nouveau) style. The warehouses were created during the time of the expanding international markets at the beginning of the 20th century. Local rice, cereals and wine of the region (La Huerta) needed logistical facilities.

Somewhere in the 80s, due to containerization of freight the warehouses lost their function like in all the major Western harbor towns. And are being renovated now. Their new function wil be recreational and commercial.

Containerized cargo ship loading.

Europe, Belgium, Vlaanderen, Antwerpen, Schelde, Vintage harbour cranes (slightly cut from all sides)

Back to the Antwerp travelogue.

Ah, I can't bet enough of these vintage Schelde harbour cranes, harking back to the times before containerization. They're maintained by the MAS. Behind them a redeveloped part of an Antwerp kaai (quay).

A capture of these cranes taken from the inner city is here.

This is number 75 of the Antwerpen album and 109 of Urban restructuring (World).

Europe, Spain, Valancia, La Marina de València, Tinglado2 warehouses (slightly cut).

Captured here is one of the Tinglado 2 warehouses shot within the edifice, the typical iron/glass architecture is clearly on display. and when you look at the BG it will become apparent that this part of the old harbour of Valencia is actually a quarter with identical warehouses.

The Tinglado warehouses were created during the time of the expanding international (intercontinental) markets at the beginning of the 20th century. Local rice, cereals and wine of the region (La Huerta) needed harbour storage facilities.

Somewhere in the 80s, due to the containerization of freight, the warehouses lost their function like in all the major Western harbor towns. And are being renovated now. Their new function wil be recreational and commercial. Valencia has two other 'Modernista' monuments, the Colon and Central Markets (here) are the others.

Number 261 of the Zwart/Wit (Black/White) aldum: here.

Today's soundtrack: B52s - Roam. I was listening to a B52s playlist while processing this pic.

Pan Am Railways GP40 #352 works local ED-4 (with the veteran crew of engineer Dave Ferraro and conductor Artie Martin), switching the Republic Services spur on the Conn. River line at Holyoke, MA on the morning of April 14, 2020. This containerized trash customer is relatively new business at Holyoke and is ramping up at Ayer, MA as well. Gotta love New England. Trash and construction debris are the major exports.

XA-VCS - Bombardier (Canadair) CRJ-200ER/SF - Aeronaves T.S.M.

(leased from Frontera Flight Holdings)

at Hamilton International Airport (YHM)

c/n 7341 - built in 1999 for Air Wisconsin (operating for United Express/US Air Express and American Eagle)

converted to freighter by AEI in 2018 -

leased to Aeronaves T.S.M. since 11/2018

The Aeronautical Engineers Inc. AEI CRJ200 SF “Large Cargo Door” Conversion consists of the installation of a 94"x70" cargo door on the left side of the fuselage, installation of a 9G rigid cargo/smoke barrier and modification of the main deck to a Class E cargo compartment. After conversion the aircraft has the capability to carry containerized and or bulk cargo up to 6.7 tonnes.