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Norfolk Southern's Bloomington District is a hybrid route made up of a piece of the former Wabash line that once connected Bement, Gibson City, Forrest, Orland Park, and Chicago, Illinois with a piece of the former Nickel Plate that once connected Frankfort and Lafayette, Indiana with Gibson City, Bloomington, and Peoria, Illinois.
Around 1990, the former Wabash north of Gibson City and former NKP east of Gibson City were abandoned. A new connection to Illinois Central's Gilman Line at Gibson City was made that allowed NS trains to use new trackage rights on IC to Chicago, and a connection between the two stubbed-off NS lines was also made at Gibson City.
As a result, NS trains from Decatur to Peoria don't travel northwest as the compass would suggest, but rather head almost due east out of Decatur, turning north at Bement, and then angling northeast for most of the distance to Gibson City where the 90-degree curve to the west brings trains from former Wabash rails to finish the rest of their journey on the former Nickel Plate.
Here we see D32 traveling northeast during the last rays of afternoon sun, about 15 minutes out of Gibson City and the turn to the west. The elevator in the background is in the small Piatt County village of Galesville.
I came across some training the other day that involved the Cosumnes Services District Fire Department, the Herald Volunteer Fire Department and the Walnut Grove Volunteer Fire Department. They were using an abandoned building that was slated for destruction.
The 2035 ban on the sale of new cars with internal combustion engines is often criticized as a misguided decision. A central argument is the lack of technological openness. Critics of the ban point out that the exclusive focus on electromobility ignores other promising alternatives such as synthetic fuels (e-fuels) or hydrogen technologies. For example, e-fuels could represent a climate-friendly solution for existing vehicles, thereby having a much greater impact than the sole transition to electric cars. Furthermore, the production of e-fuels is generally carbon-neutral, as carbon dioxide is extracted from the atmosphere during their production. A technology-agnostic approach would enable engineers and the industry to develop the most efficient and sustainable solutions instead of being limited to a single, politically mandated option.
Another crucial point of criticism is the dependency on global supply chains and scarce resources. The production of batteries for electric vehicles requires a large amount of critical raw materials such as lithium, cobalt, and nickel. These raw materials are often mined under environmentally damaging and ethically questionable conditions, and the supply chains are dominated by a few countries. A one-sided focus on electromobility could therefore lead to new geopolitical dependencies and bottlenecks. In addition, the energy supply for widespread e-mobility is not yet sufficiently secured in many countries. A too-rapid transition could overload the power grid and lead to a greater need for electricity from fossil fuels, which would undermine the desired climate goals.
The German head of Mercedes, Ola Källenius, has also been critical of the rigid focus on the combustion engine ban. He advocates for a reassessment of the decision to strengthen technological openness again. Källenius emphasizes that the internal combustion engine could be operated in a climate-neutral way through the use of synthetic fuels and would thus represent an attractive alternative to pure e-mobility. He argues that a technology-agnostic policy would enable manufacturers to develop innovative solutions and find the best ways to decarbonize transport. From his perspective, the combustion engine ban is an unnecessary restriction that weakens the innovative power of the European automotive industry and jeopardizes its competitiveness against other markets. He suggests that politicians should re-evaluate the situation to ensure that the best and most efficient technologies for reducing CO2 emissions are used.
Philadelphia Fire Department
Engine 266
2003 American LaFrance 1500/500 (EX-Engine 58) - Running as Engine 71
PP#: 035365
Oil fired 44 1131 from Osnabrück Hbf shed waiting on a freight to be overhauled. In 1977 this was one of the last steam engines of Deutsche Bundesbahn (picture by Klaus Dieter Schwerdtfeger)
Last night I went to get Melinda and I some dinner and I grabbed my camera bag at the last minute thinking maybe I would see something on my way that I could get a photo of since I hadn't really taken any shots this week. I drove over by the Great Western Sugar Mill where they had this train pulled up - this is the first engine - I'll show some photos of the second engine in the next few days.
This is the Charlotte NC Fire Department's Engine 18 on a Medical call. Engine 18 is a 2019 Spartan Metro Star EMFD / Smeal (2000/500/30F)
Decimators are hellish creations - horrific amalgams of human and Xenos technology fused and brought to unholy life by the darkest warp sorcery. Recorded in the forces of the Great Enemy as long ago as the mass genocides known in Imperial Lore as the "Grief of Herodin in late M35, they have fortunately been rarely encountered, save within the damned cults and daemon fleets that plague the benighted reaches of the far to the Galactic South of theSegmentum Tempestus. Here in the dark void beyond the borders of the Imperium, some unknown source, it is believed, barters these dread killing machines for a high price in blood, plunder and souls. This has led some within the Ordo Malleus to label them the work of the infamous Dark Magos of the Silent Forge known as the , which legend has it was driven to the rifts beyond the during the Great Scouring, while others insist that the cult never existed at all except in the myths of the forgotten age
Been a while since my last update, life does have a habit of getting in the way. I decided to continue to expand my ever growing chaos marine force with a Forgeworld Decimator engine, I painted him BL of course and added a couple of embellishments in the form of some trophy skulls and a "loincloth" banner, hope you like him.
Green Ridge Fire Company
Aston Twp, PA
Engine 63 is a 2010 Pierce Arrow XT Pumper. The engine is equipped with a 6 man cab, a 1500gpm single stage Hale pump and 750 gallons of water. Engine 63 carries your basic Engine Company equipment, hoses ranging from 1" booster line up to 5" supply line. Various adapters, appliances and handtools along with a thermal imaging camera and 4 gas detector. An AED and basic first aid bag. Engine 63 responds first due to structure fires in our local, vehicle fires, wires, gas leaks, hazardous materials incidents, trash and brush fires.
Callsign: SE-135
2022 E-One Typhoon
Cummins L9 360HP
Federal Signal Q siren
Hale QFLO 1250 GPM
780 gallons of water
30 gallon foam
Story time!
2 days ago I sat down and decided to rebuild 135 without any computer assistance, to get back to my roots...and this is what I came up with, a 2022 E-One Typhoon with my favorite engine spec to date. Also tried out a new house bed design courtesy of Castle Beach Fire and I love it.
Lighting includes 2 Evan Designs Leds in the front, one of my Rogue Series 6 lightbars up top, 4 Luna Split Lights on the body and my newest Rogue Traffic Advisor in the rear. The roof pattern is inspired by pattern 12 on the FedSig Allegiant.
All controlled by my custom Pro Controller, and with cycleable TA patterns.
Carson City Fire Department
Station 2 - North/Northeast
Shop #: 7011 | Job #: 18853-1
2007 Pierce Quantum
1510/750-20A (Type-I Engine)
Named after the man himself, the "Walter E. Disney" enters the Main Street Station.
From Wiki:
Built: 1925
Wheel Configuration: 4-6-0 "Ten-Wheeler"
Serial Number: 58444
Locomotive Colors: Red cab with red boiler jacket
Coach Color: Red with red poles
Coach Number Series: 100
Driver Diameter: 44 inches (1,118 mm)
Locomotive and Tender Weight (dry): 67,000 pounds (30,390 kg)
Status: Operational
2014 Seagrave Attacker HD 2000/500 High Pressure Pumper
Dedicated to the fallen on 9/11/01
Engine 54:
FF. Paul Gill
FF. Jose Guadalupe
FF. Leonard Ragaglia
FF. Christopher Santora
Ladder 4:
Capt. David Wooley
LT. Daniel O'Callaghan
FF. Joseph Angelini Jr.
FF. Michael Brennan
FF. Michael Haub
FF. Michael Lynch
FF. Samuel Oitice
FF. John Tipping II
Battalion 9:
Batt.Chief Edward Geraghty
Batt.Chief Dennis Devlin
LT. Charles Garbarini
FF. Alan Feinberg
FF. Carl Asaro
2023 recolour of the charming retro inspired Matchbox MBX Fire Dasher which despite its styling is actually purely generic. Ironic then that it now wears the real life livery of the San Luis Obispo Fire Department. A hefty quota of ugly grey plastic which if I find any more will get the Molotow chrome treatment.
Found recently at The Entertainer.
Mint and boxed.