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Somewhere in my collection I have an old CB&Q postcard that describes this route as "Among the vine covered hills". There are few places where this is still in evidence quite as much as the stretch north of Glen Haven, WI. The vines and trees haven't greened up just yet but it won't be long as a warm afternoon sun seems magnified by the placid waters of the big river. April 10, 2016.
In 2022, NICTD/South Shore Line was busing its passengers between Gary and Michigan City. This was because of a massive doubletracking and elimination of street running project.
In this photo, the buses have arrived from Gary and this consist of bilevel cars will take passengers heading to Hudson Lake and South Bend.
PCC 7119 on route Nº 44 at the Sint Katelijne square, the exit to a temporarily end station of the East-West pre metro line. Pre metro, translated as advantage subway, is what Brussels builds at the end of the sixties and seventies (still building) In the first place a tunnel for the tram and later heavy rail or remaining light rail only.
Motorcar 10000 on route Nº 66 on its way through the 'Borinage' the by that time still flourishing industrial (heavy industry) area around Charleroi and main source of income for a flourishing Wallonia (Belgium's French speaking part). The decline of that industry also meant closure of most tramlines. Wallonia prosperous in terms of economy and Flanders poor opposite today's situation.
Here is another project - cleaning out, sprucing up, dusting off, and organizing the games and puzzles. We are definitely not board here, and we are definitely not playing games with this de-cluttering project!!
I'll highlight my favs for you, you highlight your favs for me :)
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A westbound TC&W train is about to cross Humboldt Ave. on the old Milwaukee Road double track across south Minneapolis. The old mainline didn't see much action by this time and the westbound TC&W freight was about the most reliable move to be found. In a few years the TC&W would be rerouted up to Cedar Lake Jct. and across the river on BNSF to reach St. Paul and this trackage would be removed and the corridor transformed into the Midtown Greenway bicycle path. This stretch from Uptown to Hiawatha Ave, is also under consideration as a future light rail route.
December 12, 1994.
Tuesday, 28 January 2014
ICR #48 (22 048) arrives at Little Island with the 1745hrs commuter service from Cork to Midleton. Click here for a set of photos of the train in Midleton by Fred Dean.
The ICR formed part of the 1200 Heuston - Cork earlier in the day. Click here for a photo of the service at Kildare by the Wanderer.
© Finbarr O'Neill
Eastbound Southern Railway freight train climbing the grade on doubletrack main line from downtown Birmingham, Alabama, to Norris Yard in January 1964. Single track at left is Seaboard Air Line Railroad main line to downtown. Photograph by J. Parker Lamb, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Lamb-01-116-04
It was back to the Wisconsin side and despite some promising indications on ATCS the first place I was able to set up was Maiden Rock. This can be a tough place to shoot with some very large trees between the tracks and the river casting long shadows. The sun angles were pretty good this day and I was trying to line up a shot of an imminent eastbound. Somehow the towering mountain of plowed snow just behind me nearly escaped my attention. Just in the nick of time I scrambled up the pile and lined up a shot of this well-worn Dash 9 as it passes through "downtown" Maiden Rock. After this the line was pretty quiet within striking distance so I closed out a fun day of shooting and headed for home. February 18, 2017,
With all the money that has been spent over the last 23 years it's nice that this vestige of C&NW signalling is still hanging on at the Nachusa crossovers. Since my last visit the searchlights on the neighboring C&I have been replaced. August 11, 2018.
A pair of GEVO's lead a B-DENSBD south out of the trench in Littleton as it departs the Denver area for the Joint Line.
Tank engine 1501 on shunting duties at Bewdley South Signal Box as 43106 Flying Pig passes with the 3.40 p.m. train from Bridgnorth to Kidderminster on the Severn Valley Railway (SVR) on Sunday April 13th 2014. 1501 has just returned light engine from Kidderminster after returning there with the Severn Valley Limited dining train. The Flying Pig is carrying a wreath in memory of the mother of one of the footplate crew.
153334 and 153364 depart from Malvern Link and pass the common on 20-5-19
This is the first day of the new timetable and having got rid of the 150's to Northern there is increased use of Class153's to cover the period that class170 and 172's are receiving attention.
The working is the 1V30 1550 Birmingham New Street to Hereford West Midlands Trains service
The tunnel boring machine at the end of the Caighei tunnel (2,618 meters), on the new not-so-coastal railway.
The single shield TBM is a Herrenknecht S-193 with a diameter of 11,840 mm. To discover the wonderful world of the TBM visit www.herrenknecht.com
The old Savona Ventimiglia railway was a "temporary" single track line since 1872, and its dualling was in the electoral promises of every politician since then (now they must find something else).
Anyway the project of this part of the new line, from Andora to San Lorenzo al Mare, leaves me very perplexed. On a total of 18,825 meters there are 16,224 meters of tunnel and 1,438 meters of bridges. This leaves 1,163 meters of tracks running at ground level.
To find these 1,163 meters the line had to be displaced near the hills, looking for places without too much buildings: now, who will reach Diano Marina (and Cervo, and San Bartolomeo al Mare, since their stations are suppressed) will be welcome by... the sewer depurator. Not a great business card indeed!
So, why the politicians (I'm sure engineers would have a better view of the problem) don't make a full underground line?
The old railway was a sort of Berlin Wall cutting in half all the towns on the coast, but the new one is not much better. The road system of some valleys is totally overturned (and this don't means "improved"), "temporary" roads are becoming almost permanent (I hope they wouldn't be "temporary" like the previous railway) and the heavy traffic of trucks is almost unbearable, specially on our narrow roads. Of course who decided the location of the new railway don't live here...
I hope to show you a photo of the new railway before digital photography becomes obsolete.
The photo was made with the prime lens Jupiter 21M, 200/4 @ f:8 on vibrating tripod (there was another steamroller like that in the photo working just under me).
La fresa alla fine della galleria Caighei (2618 metri) sulla nuova ferrovia non molto litoranea.
La fresa a scudo aperto è una Herrenknecht S-193 con un diametro di 11.840 mm. Per scoprire il meraviglioso mondo delle macchine TBM (Tunnel Boring Machines) visitate www.herrenknecht.com
La vecchia ferrovia Savona Ventimiglia era un tratto "temporaneo" a binario unico fino dal 1872, e il suo raddoppio è stato nelle promesse elettorali dei politici sin da allora (ora dovranno trovare qualcos'altro).
In ogni caso il progetto di questa tratta della nuova linea, tra Andora e San Lorenzo al Mare, mi lascia molto perplesso. Su un totale di 18.825 metri ci sono 16.224 metri di galleria e 1.438 metri di viadotti. Questo lascia 1.163 metri di binario a livello del suolo.
Per trovare questi 1.163 metri la linea ha dovuto essere spostata tra le colline, cercando siti non troppo urbanizzati: ora, chi vorrà raggiungere Diano Marina (e Cervo, e San Bartolomeo al Mare, visto che queste stazioni sono state soppresse) riceverà il benvenuto da parte... del depuratore fognario. Non un bel biglietto da visita!
Quindi, perché i politici (sono certo che gli ingegneri avrebbero avuto una visione migliore del problema) non hanno optato per una linea totalmente sotterranea?
La vecchia ferrovia era una specie di Muro di Berlino che tagliava in due le città sulla costa, ma quella nuova non è molto migliore. La viabilità di alcune valli è stata sconvolta (e questo non significa "migliorata"), le strade "temporanee" stanno diventando permanenti (spero non siano "temporanee" come la ferrovia precedente) ed il traffico di veicoli pesanti è quasi intollerabile, specie sulle nostre stradine. Naturalmente chi ha deciso la dislocazione della nuova ferrovia non vive qui...
Spero di potervi mostrare una foto della nuova ferrovia prima che la fotografia digitale diventi obsoleta.
La foto è stata fatta con la focale fissa Jupiter 21M, 200/4 a f:8 su cavalletto vibrante (c'era un altro rullo compressore come quello nella foto che lavorava proprio sotto di me).
A trio of General Electric ES44C4's run elephant style past Galesburg's Peck Park. Westbound BNSF 6856 is just clearing a work zone as they near the speed limit for town of 30m.p.h. This is the junction of the BNSF-Chillicothe subdivision (Ex-Santa Fe Transcon) double track mainline (lower) and the BNSF-Mendota subdivision, (BN mainline) which is also the start of the BNSF-Barstow subdivision atop the overpass. (Above) This would be the 1st of 3 trains in about 3 minutes.
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We've taken to calling it "CRPA weather" (Center for Railroad Photography & Art) after the conference we try to attend each spring. Around January-February we'll RSVP and book a motel room, that starts the daydreaming about traveling and nice weather since the conference is nearly in May. Sadly, almost without fail the weather turns out to be a taste of winter in the middle of spring, winds, rain, snow and plenty of clouds. The good news is that the indoor conference becomes a welcome respite. This year was marked by biblical rains. We made a point of seeing a little Metra this year. As we reached the fringe of Chicagoland the tail end of the evening rush on the Union Pacific North West line was our target, clouds be damned. April 28, 2017.
Spanish transit is marked by a high degree of integration between its long distance railway system and inner-city metro systems, although the historic use of broad gauge has limited integration with its neighbors. Spain is currently working to increase and improve linkage with the rail systems of France and Portugal, including high-speed rail between Madrid and Lisbon.
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Amtrak GE P30CH (Pooch) # 710, with a 9 car northbound train is seen departing the Staples Mill Road station at Richmond, Virginia, during July 1976. The train is heading to Washington D.C., on the double tracked RF&P mainline. These GE locomotives were first ordered by Amtrak because they could provide HEP service for the new Amfleet cars.
Class 33 D6535 heads through Woodthorpe on the Great central railway, hauling a Leicester north-Loughborough. This was my second attempt at a pan shot. My first attempt was pretty woeful. But feel there is an improvement with this one.
A rather tired looking BR Blue 45041 "Royal Tank Regiment" is pictured at Quorn and Woodhouse railway station on the Great Central railway. The Peak was hauling the 11:15 service from Loughborough-Leicester north during the railways autumn diesel gala.
Like some others, I too regard baretable trains as roster shots with clutter behind them but with power like this it was still worth shooting. Looking back at my shots from my old lunch spot this mid-day baretable seemed to be a semi-regular occurrence. Winona Jct., WI, October 10, 2002.
This scene is now the end of doubletrack, the Rail-America-esque Fortress scheme SD70M-2s are elsewhere, but the downtown of Stuart, FL looks the same. September 2012.
Friday, 17 May 2013
In the pouring rain, CAF DVT 4006 leads the 1620hrs InterCity service from Cork to Dublin Heuston through Mourneabbey, propelled buy GM 217.
© Finbarr O'Neill
A Dash 9 rolls west through Stockholm. The trailing GE is newer and pressed into service in primer with crude markings. You can see generous space between the mainlines. The CB&Q had center sidings along this line and this was one of the locations. This has since become a set of CTC crossovers and it seems one or both mainlines may have been shifted since space for the center siding is no longer evident. May 25, 2006.
EMU-2 804 (Mat 64) as train 3940 and EMU-2 405 (Mat 64) as train 3638 cross each other at Overvecht by that time with only two tracks, these days a few more. A station too enjoyed more than an average traveller. For years in row (1983 - 2006) this railway venue act as my commuter station, almost uncountable the times I depart or arrived at Overvecht and it must told: a perfect unimaginative place though it became a bit better after track redoubling.
31105 + D8098 head through Woodthorpe on the Great Central railway. The unusual pairing were hauling a Loughborough-Leicester north service.
An old Soo veteran in the dual flags scheme flies through Reeseville, WI with a couple rent-a-wrecks helping out. Who would have guessed these old Soo units would be gone in 2013 while old MILW SD40-2s can be found out here again (in DME/ICE colors). June 22, 1997.
In 2022, NICTD/South Shore Line was busing its passengers between Gary and Michigan City. This was because of a massive doubletracking and elimination of street running project.
In this photo, the buses have arrived from Gary and #302 and its mates will take passengers heading to Hudson Lake and South Bend.
Asda Intermodal Freight Train running along the north bank of the River Tay. This service leaves Grangemouth at 1230 hauled by a DRS class 66 locomotive heading for Aberdeen every day.
It is a darkside shot but I'm a sucker for the glimpse of the river here complete with a upbound barge and the distant bluffs.
September 20, 2020.
Dreamy double track in Kyrgyzstan approaching the anything but dreamy 30 km hike-a-bike section over Suyek Pass (4020m).
Life moves pretty fast with young kids and even faster in the summer. Combining any sort of railfanning with a family trip is nearly a lost cause. This weekend we ran down to Iowa for a wedding and had commitments back home Sunday evening. Despite following the CP down the Stockton Valley and up the River Sub to Wabasha it was it's usual dead self. However upon crossing into Wisconsin the gates came down and we were first in line at the highway crossing at Nelson. No time to grab the SLR, no time to even open the window, just aim the phone and shoot. Turned out surprisingly OK for a grab shot and constitutes the sole railroad picture from a 2-day, 3-state trip. July 12, 2015.
These short hoppers have been a barometer of success for railroads in the recent years, from scarcity, to scores of new deliveries, to long strings of stored cars. They are often in service carrying frac sand from Wisconsin and Minnesota to oil fields in the west. This one is growing no moss as it hustles along the St. Croix Sub. October 22, 2016.
Northshore Mining's caboose was equipped with lights and a horn to lead the empty tailings train down the hill back to the Silver Bay plant. On a fine fall morning, not far from the junction at milepost 7, the tailings train rolls caboose first towards Silver Bay. In the year 2000 this caboose and SD28 1233 would collide at Babbitt, totalling both. October 9, 1998.