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The urban development of the banks of the Tagus River was subject to intensive development at the beginning of the 16th century, when King Manuel I built a new royal residence (the Ribeira Palace) on the river bank. The area was developed thanks to the construction of the port, shipbuilding facilities and other administrative buildings regulating trade between Portugal and other parts of the world at that time. During the reign of the King Dom Jose I, the great earthquake of 1755, followed by the tsunami and fire, destroyed most of Lisbon, including the Ribeira Palace and other buildings on the river. After the earthquake, the square was completely rebuilt. A large rectangular square in the shape of the letter "U" was designed, open towards the Tagus.
The square was called "Praça do Comércio" (Trade Square) to indicate its new function in the Lisbon economy. The central point of the square is the equestrian statue of King José I. In the direction of Augusta street, which connects the square with another traditional Lisbon Rossio square, a triumphal arch was built in 1875, called Arco da Rua Augusta.
The "Praça do Comércio" square has been recognized as a national monument of Portugal since 1910.
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Rozwój urbanistyczny brzegów rzeki Tag podlegał intensywnemu rozwojowi na początku XVI wieku, kiedy król Manuel I zbudował nową rezydencję królewską (Pałac Ribeira) nad rzeką. Obszar ten rozwijał dzięki budowie portu, obiektów stoczniowych i innych budynków administracyjnych regulujących handel pomiędzy Portugalią i innymi częściami ówczesnego świata. Za panowania króla Dom José I, wielkie trzęsienie ziemi w 1755, po którym nastąpiło tsunami i pożar, zniszczyło większość Lizbony, w tym Pałac Ribeira i inne budynki nad rzeką. Po trzęsieniu ziemi plac został całkowicie przebudowany. Zaprojektowano duży, prostokątny plac w kształcie litery "U", otwarty w kierunku Tagu.
Plac nazwano "Praça do Comércio" (Placem Handlu), aby wskazać na jego nową funkcję w gospodarce Lizbony. Centralnym punktem placu jest konny posąg króla José I. W kierunku ulicy Augusta, która łączy plac z innym tradycyjnym lizbońskim placem Rossio, zbudowano w 1875 roku łuk triumfalny, nazywany Arco da Rua Augusta.
Plac "Praça do Comércio" został uznany jako narodowy zabytek Portugalii od 1910 roku.
De Zalmhaven, also referred to as Zalmhaven Toren, is a project that includes a 215m residential tower in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Other parts of the project are two buildings of 70m each. The project was approved by the city in February 2010.
The 215m high residential tower houses 295 apartments and a parking garage. The tower and a second office building are designed by Dam & Partner architects, with Claus en Kaan Architecten designing a residential unit it is one of the tallest residential towers in Europe and the tallest building in the Netherlands.
In September 2016, the Rotterdam city council approved the plan. After fifteen years of preparation, construction started on 25 October 2018. With Zalmhaven I, the Zalmhaven has a height of 215 meters. The building itself is 203 m and the mast takes up the last 12 m.
On December 15, 2020, the construction of Zalmhaven II and III reached the highest point. Zalmhaven I reached its highest point in September 2021 and the entire project is completed in 2022.
De Zalmhaven contains 452 apartments and penthouses, 33 townhouses, a parking garage, offices, commercial spaces and a restaurant. The townhouses have a private roof terrace and the apartments and penthouses all have one or more outdoor spaces. The basement accommodates a five-story parking garage with 456 spaces. An inner garden will be realized in the lobby. A roof garden will be realised on the parking garage that is only accessible to the residents of De Zalmhaven. The apartments and penthouses in De Zalmhaven II and III have their own entrance at Gedempte Zalmhaven, but residents also use the facilities in De Zalmhaven I.
DE: Mitten durch die Fabrikanlagen schiebt Rhenus Rail Lok 17 zwei Leerwagen zur Weißzuckverladung, die sich versteckt zwischen den Anlagen befindet.
EN: Right through the middle of the factory facilities, Rhenus Rail loco 17 shifts two empty wagons towards the white sugar loading point, which is hidden between the installations.
Tryon is located in the foothills of North Carolina. Known for its quaint Main Street of shops, restaurants and art galleries the outlying areas are equestrian farms and facilities.
On the board walk at-
Ynys-hir RSPB reserve is a nature reserve of the RSPB situated beside the Dyfi estuary in Ceredigion, mid Wales between Aberystwyth and Machynlleth. The reserve covers 550 hectares and includes a variety of habitats extending inland from mudflats and salt marsh through farmland and pools to oak woodland and hillside scrub. Facilities include a small visitor centre and seven hides. Ynys-hir [ˈə.nɨ̞s hiːr] means "Long Island" in Welsh. The name refers to a wooded ridge which was once surrounded by marshland. The area was a private estate until it was bought by the RSPB and became a reserve in 1970.
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Alif – The Mobility Pavilion represents a key Expo 2020 theme.
To be hosted in Dubai, one of Expo 2020’s main themes is the issue of mobility: how we move, explore and connect is central to Expo 2020’s desire to make a lasting difference to the region and the worldwide community. Alif – The Mobility Pavilion aims to connect people, providing the opportunities and facilities to allow them to do business, collaborate and access knowledge, innovation and solutions which will enable regional and global communities to develop for the future.
The Strathspey Railway operates from platform 3 of Network Rail's Aviemore railway station. Until 1998 the railway's southern terminus was Aviemore Speyside about 300 yards (270 m) further north. Aviemore Speyside is no longer in regular use, although its platform has been retained as a fallback in case of problems with access to the Network Rail station. Coaling of the steam locomotives is carried out at a facility constructed in 2014 on the site of the former Aviemore Speyside station building. Its signal box, which was formerly at Garve West and transported from there in 1986, was retained when the station itself shut. New features are gradually being brought into service at the Aviemore site controlled using traditional British Railways mechanical semaphore signalling.
From Aviemore, the line passes the four-road locomotive shed which was constructed by the Highland Railway in 1898. The original purpose of the shed was to house locomotives for the lines to Perth and Inverness (via Carrbridge and Forres). It was common for original Highland Railway engines to be allocated to the shed and in London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) days it housed Stanier Black Fives, Pickersgill Bogies (Caledonian Railway), Caley 439 tanks, Caley 812 classes, and Fairburn tanks. In British Railways days the shed was allocated the shed code '60B'. These days the engines that are in traffic on the Strathspey Railway still bear the 60B shedplate on their smokebox. The shed has a 60-foot (18 m) turntable, originally from Kyle of Lochalsh.
There is also a carriage maintenance shed which was erected and opened for use in 2005; this shed allows the railway's volunteers and staff to work on its fleet of coaches indoors. On the opposite side of the line is a three road carriage storage shed erected and opened in 2011; this allows the coaches to be stored under cover and protected from the weather.
The former engine crew hostel, called Spey Lodge, stands just to the north. This building was erected by the LMS during the Second World War to provide railway crews with a safe and cheap option for accommodation whilst rostered to work locally. The British Railways Staff Association For Scotland then took it on to provide holiday accommodation for railway staff and their families. It was saved by the Strathspey Railway Company during the 1970s and gradually the facilities have been upgraded by volunteers. Spey Lodge now fulfils its original role again, providing hostel accommodation for engine crews and other volunteers working on the railway.
After Spey Lodge, the railway passes the site of the new Aviemore Hospital then crosses Dalfaber level crossing, an Automatic Open Crossing, Locally Monitored (AOCL). This level crossing was not originally part of the railway, but was installed after the development of the Dalfaber Estate in the 1980s. After crossing the road and passing the Cairngorm Brewery the line climbs through Granish Moor. This heather moor affords views of Cairngorm Mountain and the line runs parallel to the Speyside Way, a popular walking and cycling route. Once into the forest at the north end of the moor, the line descends past Boat of Garten golf course and into the village of Boat of Garten itself.
The Eisenbahnmuseum Bochum-Dahlhausen is a railway museum situated south of the city of Bochum in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It was founded by DGEG, the German Railway History Company in 1977 and is based in a locomotive depot that was built between 1916 and 1918 and ceased operation in 1969. Then DGEG took over the whole area of 46.000 m2 and built up the biggest railway museum in Germany. In the middle of the museum, there is an engine shed with fourteen tracks. A preserved turntable, coaling, watering, and sanding facilities are still in operation. This museum is integrated into The Industrial Heritage Trail (Route der Industriekultur) a route of monuments from the history of the industry.
The Zollverein Coal Mine Complex in Essen (More images in my series Zollverein) is one of the most impressive surviving examples of industrial culture from the modern era.
With their design of the central shaft facilities for Shaft XII, built between 1928 and 1932, Fritz Schupp and Martin Kremmer created the single most important part of the complex, both technically and architecturally. The industrial monument has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2001.
The site of the Zollverein coal mine and coking plant stands symbolises industrial history and structural transformation in the economy. Here, Schupp and Kremmer created a high-performance industrial complex with clear aesthetics and a high degree of functionality. Symmetry, axiality and gradation of scale – the organising principles of the modernist formal idiom – came into their own here in a new context.
The curtain wall façades, designed in the style of New Objectivity (Neue Sachlichkeit) and made of a steel framework inset with clinker bricks, earned the colliery the reputation of being “the most beautiful coal mine in the world”, even back in its working days. Clearly visible from afar, the 55-metre-high double winding tower rises above the other buildings as an icon of mining architecture and a symbol for the entire Ruhr region. Years later, Fritz Schupp built the Zollverein Coking Plant, which went into operation in 1961, in the same style as the coal mine complex. In its day, the mine was regarded as the largest and most efficient one in the world. An era came to an end when the coal mine ceased operations in 1986 and the coking plant in 1993. A total of 600,000 people were employed here and coal was last extracted from a depth of 1,000 metres.
In the context of the International Building Exhibition (IBA) Emscher Park, the facility, which is protected as a historical monument, was promoted as a model project; the first phase of refurbishment began in 1989. Today, the Zollverein complex is the central anchor point of the Route of Industrial Heritage – a 400-kilometre-long trail along the industrial and cultural heritage of the Ruhr region. Based on a master plan by Rem Koolhaas and his firm OMA in collaboration with the architectural firm of Heinrich Böll, the site was transformed with conversions and new buildings by Norman Foster and SANAA into a site for culture, business and education. Today, the Zollverein is a popular tourist destination that is home to the Ruhr Museum, the Red Dot Design Museum, the Zollverein Monument Trail, and the new Folkwang University of the Arts with its design department, plus the studios and ateliers of four dozen creative companies.
ELEPHANT PLAINS: Located in the Sabi Sand Game Reserve, neighbouring the Kruger National Park, the Elephant Plains Game Lodge promises a Big Five game viewing experience with high class luxurious and comfortable accommodation facilities. From rondavels to intimate honeymoon suites the lodge provides its guests with a vast range of options to choose from for their accommodation. Elephant Plains Game Lodge is famous for the enthralling Big Five game viewing where guests can avail two game drives a day. With amazing facilities like swimming pool, spa, gym, library, games room and much more; Elephant Plains Game Lodge serves the guests with one of the best accommodation services in South Africa. The lodge can accommodate up to 24 guests at a time and also offer wedding planning services for those who wish to celebrate the wedding in the wilderness of South Africa. www.elephantplains.co.za
KRUGER NATIONAL PARK is one of the largest game reserves in Africa. It covers an area of 19,485 km2 in the provinces of Limpopo and Mpumalanga in northeastern South Africa, and extends 360 km from north to south and 65 km from east to west. The administrative headquarters are in Skukuza. Areas of the park were first protected by the government of the South African Republic in 1898, and it became South Africa's first national park in 1926. To the west and south of the Kruger National Park are the two South African provinces of Limpopo and Mpumalanga. In the north is Zimbabwe, and to the east is Mozambique. It is now part of the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park, a peace park that links Kruger National Park with the Gonarezhou National Park in Zimbabwe, and with the Limpopo National Park in Mozambique. The park is part of the Kruger to Canyons Biosphere an area designated by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as an International Man and Biosphere Reserve (the "Biosphere"). The park has nine main gates allowing entrance to the different camps. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kruger_National_Park
SABI SAND: The Sabi Sand Game Reserve is situated in the southwestern corner of the world-renowned Kruger National Park in South Africa and consists of 65000 hectares. It is the most prestigious game reserve in South Africa and is famous for incredible leopard and lion sightings. www.sabisandsgamereserve.com
My trip to the Very Large Array radio telescope in 2000. Shot was taken in Magdalena, NM at what I remember is a mine site open for tourists about 24 miles from the telescope array.
Unmarked brand, 200 speed film.
The first of the Isles of Scilly Steamship Company's two new ships MENAWETHAN makes her debut at Penzance just after 08:45 on the completion of her delivery voyage from Vietnam via Brittany on June 18, 2025.
She is due to replace the GRY MARITHA as the company's freight ship - but will also be able to carry some passengers in much better style than the limited accommodation on the GRY MARITHA.
The MENAWETHAN is a purpose-built 45-metre ship built at the Piriou Shipyard in Vietnam, she successfully arrived in Penzance, Cornwall, after an impressive 8,000-mile delivery voyage via the Cape of Good Hope. She serves as the vital lifeline link connecting the mainland to the islands.She is named after one of the uninhabited Eastern Isles of the Isles of Scilly.
Key Features and Capacity
•Cargo Space: The 45 m ship boasts a 207-tonne cargo capacity.
•Refrigeration: Includes 20% more space for chilled and frozen perishable goods, vastly improving supply transfer reliability.
•Passenger Facilities: Features a dedicated lounge that can comfortably accommodate up to 12 passengers year-round.
•Equipment: Equipped with a 60-tonne/12-tonne heavy-lift deck crane and a MacGregor side door for efficient loading and unloading.
Construction and Delivery
•Construction: The build officially commenced in Vietnam in June 2024.
•Launch: Floated out of the shipyard and launched in October/November 2025.
•Voyage Home: The 8,000 mile landmark delivery journey took approximately two months, featuring logistical stops in Mauritius, Namibia, and Brittany before arriving in the UK.
For more photographs of the Isles of Scilly Steamship Company please click here: www.jhluxton.com/Shipping/Shipping-Companies-Short-Sea-Fe...
Raja Ampat (Indonesia ...West Papua ).
One of the top places to dive on our planet wit amazing bio diversity. More info here: www.seafocus.com/dive_INDirianjaya.html
We stayed at Papua Paradise Eco Resort (www.papuaparadise.com/), which we highly recommend!
Fantastic staff, facilities and atmosphere.
Johan and Martin were always there to help, as was every staff member .
Great people, great place, great diving!
Whenever I come across those little guys I just have to stop.
I just love them, not easy to get a good shot of them.
Hope you have a fantastic Sunday.
Thanks for looking.
Norbert
The Gouffre de Padirac has known many seasons, some facilities having been unused for years.
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Padirac chasm, June 2022
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Pentax MX
Pentax 50mm f/2
Rollei RPX100
Bellini DF2 "Duo Step"
College Church is an historic church in Wheaton, Illinois, founded in 1861 by the abolitionist and first president of Wheaton College Jonathan Blanchard. Blanchard wanted the church to be known for its opposition to slavery, secret societies, and alcohol use.
The church was first affiliated with the Congregational Association of Illinois. Jonathan Blanchard's involvement as the first president of Wheaton College and as the founder of College Church caused the two institutions to share statements of faith and facilities.
The church suffered divisions over doctrine and affiliation during the years after its founding, leading to the creation of what are now First Presbyterian Church in Wheaton and Wheaton Bible Church. After a reorganization in 1878, the church was renamed the College Church of Christ.
Covent Garden is a district in London, on the eastern fringes of the West End, between St Martin's Lane and Drury Lane. It is associated with the former fruit-and-vegetable market in the central square, now a popular shopping and tourist site, and with the Royal Opera House, itself known as "Covent Garden". The district is divided by the main thoroughfare of Long Acre, north of which is given over to independent shops centred on Neal's Yard and Seven Dials, while the south contains the central square with its street performers and most of the historical buildings, theatres and entertainment facilities, including the London Transport Museum and the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Photo taken using my Canon Camera.
See the Wiki link below for full details and history
Modern wine-making facilities are the same all over the world, this one is in La Rioja Spain. It was a treat being with Pablo, winemaker, touring this facility.
Plan Maison, Valtournenche, Val d'Aosta, Italia.
Valtournenche es un municipio situado en Valle de Aosta, Italia. Tiene una población estimada, en agosto de 2023, de 2171 habitantes.
El principal recurso económico de la localidad es el turismo, especialmente el turismo de invierno vinculado al esquí alpino.
La pista de esquí alpino Breuil-Cervinia, buque insignia del municipio de Valtournenche, está situada a una altitud de 2050 metros sobre el nivel del mar.
Vinculado al turismo, el sector de la hostelería es muy importante. Existen numerosas instalaciones de alojamiento repartidas por todo el término municipal.
Vinculado históricamente al sector agrícola, Valtournenche es uno de los municipios del Valle de Aosta con mayor cantidad de pasturas de la región. La producción de quesos de calidad es también una de las principales fuentes de ingresos de la localidad.
Valtournenche is a municipality located in the Aosta Valley, Italy. It has an estimated population, as of August 2023, of 2,171 inhabitants.
The main economic resource of the town is tourism, especially winter tourism linked to alpine skiing.
The Breuil-Cervinia alpine ski slope, the flagship of the municipality of Valtournenche, is located at an altitude of 2,050 metres above sea level.
Linked to tourism, the hospitality sector is very important. There are numerous accommodation facilities spread throughout the municipality.
Historically linked to the agricultural sector, Valtournenche is one of the municipalities in the Aosta Valley with the largest amount of pastures in the region. The production of quality cheeses is also one of the main sources of income for the town.
ELEPHANT PLAINS: Located in the Sabi Sand Game Reserve, neighbouring the Kruger National Park, the Elephant Plains Game Lodge promises a Big Five game viewing experience with high class luxurious and comfortable accommodation facilities. From rondavels to intimate honeymoon suites the lodge provides its guests with a vast range of options to choose from for their accommodation. Elephant Plains Game Lodge is famous for the enthralling Big Five game viewing where guests can avail two game drives a day. With amazing facilities like swimming pool, spa, gym, library, games room and much more; Elephant Plains Game Lodge serves the guests with one of the best accommodation services in South Africa. The lodge can accommodate up to 24 guests at a time and also offer wedding planning services for those who wish to celebrate the wedding in the wilderness of South Africa. www.elephantplains.co.za
KRUGER NATIONAL PARK is one of the largest game reserves in Africa. It covers an area of 19,485 km2 in the provinces of Limpopo and Mpumalanga in northeastern South Africa, and extends 360 km from north to south and 65 km from east to west. The administrative headquarters are in Skukuza. Areas of the park were first protected by the government of the South African Republic in 1898, and it became South Africa's first national park in 1926. To the west and south of the Kruger National Park are the two South African provinces of Limpopo and Mpumalanga. In the north is Zimbabwe, and to the east is Mozambique. It is now part of the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park, a peace park that links Kruger National Park with the Gonarezhou National Park in Zimbabwe, and with the Limpopo National Park in Mozambique. The park is part of the Kruger to Canyons Biosphere an area designated by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as an International Man and Biosphere Reserve (the "Biosphere"). The park has nine main gates allowing entrance to the different camps. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kruger_National_Park
SABI SAND: The Sabi Sand Game Reserve is situated in the southwestern corner of the world-renowned Kruger National Park in South Africa and consists of 65000 hectares. It is the most prestigious game reserve in South Africa and is famous for incredible leopard and lion sightings. www.sabisandsgamereserve.com
Just before Southern Pacific leased the Toledo Branch to Willamette & Pacific, this was the state of the modest depot at Toledo, Oregon. Power for SP's Toledo Switcher is going to switch out inbound cars that arrived that morning on the hauler from Eugene.
It was a mild surprise to find a former commute SD9 assigned to a lonely outpost like Toledo. Sadly for the railfan community, the SP 4451 would not be one of the 20 “Cadillacs” leased to WPRR when they commenced operations nine days later.
Before the creation of Burlington Northern, St Cloud MN was a major Great Northern hub. Routes went north to Fargo, south to Minneapolis, east to Brook Park and west to Willmar. In 1966, there were three passenger trains each way per day, at least three through freights and several locals. Throughout the 1980's, BN disposed of everything. On a happy day in January, 1976, the roundhouse has been recently removed and the GN St Cloud Facilities contained an unusual amount of green. The 1887 was a former NP GP9. The 1401 and 1416 were virtually new, rebuilt at West Burlington during 1974 and 1975, the BN called them GP7U's or GP10's with 1800 HP, but among the troops, they were known as CLRP's, from Capital Locomotive Rebuild Program. 1401 was former GN 623 and 1416 was GN 616.
The BN CLRP's survived to work for the BNSF.
Bahaddarhat bazar is a populer marketplace in Chittagong, Bangladesh .
Best local market, you can find here almost everything. You can find all grocery, fish, meats, vegetables and everything in one market here. basically it's not a market, it's a bazar. Not good parking facilities here. The environment is not up to the mark to do shopping with convenience. You found here everything is cheaper then anywhere else. You just have to bargainer. This kachabazar is one of the oldest markets in this part of world where you will find every single daily necessary items. But as usual, for local people we can deal with environment, foreigners need to be with masks and suits to protect from dirt and filthy environment.
Hydroelectric Power Station and Renewable Sources Information Centre The unique Art Nouveau building designed by the architect F. Sander in 1910 – 1912, which today is still a functioning and used technical monument, is the site of the newly opened information centre, which focuses on renewable energy sources. The exposition leads via a projection room onto the first floor where you can try out various models of facilities producing alternative energy or compete in knowledge games. The exposition displays the real historical Kaplan and Pelton turbines and a functional model for a safely whipping up a tornado.
This is my LC Verse Carnage, I decided to keep the torso and legs for him because I thought it suited him more than anything I tried out. I gave him a more "Superior Carnage" look to his head and tentacles rather than the simple venom looking one. I also changed his name to something I found kind of interesting. The people who created Carnage were apparently going to call him "Ravage" but decided to change it to "Carnage". I thought this suited him quiet well however so decided to go with it.
Tell me what y'all think! My version of his backstory is below!
LC Verse Spider-Man
Ravage - Cletus Kasady
- Normon Osborn realised after the "betrayal" of Parasite (Agent Venom) he needed a more savage version of the creature. One who doesn't have a cool head to gather his thoughts, because that's what caused him to lose Parasite to join Spider-Man when he was convinced by the hero to be good. So Norman used his OSCORP facilities to genetically alter Banshee (Scream) so she produced 1 offspring through Asexual reproduction. He then realised that the symbiotes mimicked their hosts personalities so he decided to select a crazed individual and who better than a psychopath?
- Cletus Kasady was approached by OSCORP and was fused with the symbiote, immediately it took on the savage personality and radiated with rage. He called himself Ravage and now follows Norman Osborns orders to kill Spider-Man.
Seen in Caledonia State Park, Pennsylvania.
www.dcnr.pa.gov/StateParks/FindAPark/CaledoniaStatePark/P...
Huge coat racks inside Linnhall line the east and west walls, and although the long abandoned space is falling apart, the old racks are still clearly visible.
Tallinn's Linnahall is a Soviet era concert and sports venue.
The 1980 Summer Olympics were hosted in Moscow. As inland Moscow had no suitable venue at which to stage the sailing event, this task fell to Tallinn, the capital of the then Estonian SSR. Apart from the main venue for the sailing event, Pirita Yachting Centre, a number of other sports and entertainment facilities were erected,among them the V. I. Lenin Palace of Culture and Sport. designed by architects Raine Karp and Riina Altmäe.
The skating rink closed in 2009, followed by the concert hall in 2010. The city sought investors from 2009 to 2015, and in 2015 the city council decided to renovate Linnahall, although the project did not come to fruition.
While touring around Vermont in March of 1990, a stop was made in Morrisville VT to check out the LVRC facilities. The 7805 had seen better days, and appeared to be looking at it's future with a trio of former Central Vermont RS11's in the yard. Even though it was a quite weekend, Morrisville appeared to be a happening place. Twenty eight years later, you wouldn't even know that this place existed.
On the site of Dok Noord in Ghent, the ACEC (electro-mechanics) factories wrote Ghent's industrial history. They have now made way for modern offices, shops, sports and leisure facilities. During this development, new building parts were integrated and combined with existing architecture.
ELEPHANT PLAINS: Located in the Sabi Sand Game Reserve, neighbouring the Kruger National Park, the Elephant Plains Game Lodge promises a Big Five game viewing experience with high class luxurious and comfortable accommodation facilities. From rondavels to intimate honeymoon suites the lodge provides its guests with a vast range of options to choose from for their accommodation. Elephant Plains Game Lodge is famous for the enthralling Big Five game viewing where guests can avail two game drives a day. With amazing facilities like swimming pool, spa, gym, library, games room and much more; Elephant Plains Game Lodge serves the guests with one of the best accommodation services in South Africa. The lodge can accommodate up to 24 guests at a time and also offer wedding planning services for those who wish to celebrate the wedding in the wilderness of South Africa. www.elephantplains.co.za
KRUGER NATIONAL PARK is one of the largest game reserves in Africa. It covers an area of 19,485 km2 in the provinces of Limpopo and Mpumalanga in northeastern South Africa, and extends 360 km from north to south and 65 km from east to west. The administrative headquarters are in Skukuza. Areas of the park were first protected by the government of the South African Republic in 1898, and it became South Africa's first national park in 1926. To the west and south of the Kruger National Park are the two South African provinces of Limpopo and Mpumalanga. In the north is Zimbabwe, and to the east is Mozambique. It is now part of the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park, a peace park that links Kruger National Park with the Gonarezhou National Park in Zimbabwe, and with the Limpopo National Park in Mozambique. The park is part of the Kruger to Canyons Biosphere an area designated by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as an International Man and Biosphere Reserve (the "Biosphere"). The park has nine main gates allowing entrance to the different camps. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kruger_National_Park
SABI SAND: The Sabi Sand Game Reserve is situated in the southwestern corner of the world-renowned Kruger National Park in South Africa and consists of 65000 hectares. It is the most prestigious game reserve in South Africa and is famous for incredible leopard and lion sightings. www.sabisandsgamereserve.com
Either a school built for the correction officers; children or a social hall at the closed Wahington Correctional Facility.
While countless fans flock to CN's former Missabe Road mainline to chase the ore trains behind their vintage power, their nextdoor neighbor is largely eschewed. But BNSF continues to be a major player in the ion ore business with exclusive access to two of the six currently producing taconite pellet plants in the Iron Range region. Serving the Keetac and Hibtacc plants of US Steel and Cleveland Cliffs in Keewatin and Hibbing respectively these facilities are west of the DMIR along legacy Great Northern Railway routes. While some ore moves via long all 'all rail' routings much of it flows to Superior and the massive ex GB Allouez ore yard and docks. The primary route for these trains among the heaviest in North America is via BNSF's Allouez, Lakes, and Casco Subdivisions. The latter basically parallels the former DMIR northward some places literally in sight of their competitor.
Despite this proximity you see comparatively very few photos of BNSF operations along the Casco. I suppose this makes sense given that trains are much less frequent and they run with mundane modern wide cabs and similarly modern ore hoppers. However there is an exception to that rule and we got intel that on this day the biweekly (I think) road local was to be heading south from Kelly Lake Yard with a lead unit still in Burlington Northern green.
After confirming with a friend at BNSF that a crew was indeed ordered and we took the leap of faith and drove 90 minutes north. Upon arrival we sure enough found the train built in the yard with three units and the advertised BN leader but all shut down and narry a soul around. But we gave it a bit and soon enough a taxi arrived, the units were fired up and the crew of BNSF's MKLLSUP (manifest Kelly Lake to Superior) started moving slowly down yard track 17 to thr Casco Siding while calling for a signal out of the yard. While largely empty these days and with only a few tracks remaining, Kelly Lake Yard was once a very busy location for sorting cars from different mines back in the raw ore days. Today BNSF's giant taconite pellet trains don't needs switching as they pass by headed to the HibTac Sub that diverges just north (railroad east) of the yard.
This is about MP 106.8 on the Casco Sub and in the foreground is a siding to one of the very few non iron ore related customers in this area. This line is all welded rail, CTC, and 50 mph territory, so with no opposition they were given signals the length of the line 49 miles south to Brookston. After getting this shot here we drove 40 miles south (50 by car) for our second shot and made it with only minutes to spare and it was one of my favorites of the trip. If you missed it you can find it here: flic.kr/p/2oCBD1H
This trackage dates from 1901 when James J. Hill's Eastern Railway of Minnesota built north in pursuit of iron. In 1905 the railroad was leased to the Great Northern and two years later was outright purchased and has remained in the family ever since. Cascade Green SD40-2 BNSF 1943 (blt. Feb. 1979 as BN 7145) is trailed by rebuilt GP38-2 2240 (orginally blt. Sep. 1970 as straight GP38 ATSF 3551) and sibling SD40-2 1663 (blt. Mar. 1978 as BN 8012) with a long train of ore cars and general freight.
Kelly Lake
Hibbing, Minnesota
Thursday May 11, 2023
This two-storeyed former hotel was constructed in 1885 for Brisbane publican Daniel Costigan. It replaced a previous, less substantial structure on the site, which had functioned as the Plough Inn since 1864. The new building was erected during South Brisbane's heyday and was part of the 1880s boom-time reconstruction of Stanley Street premises.
The building was designed by architect Alexander B. Wilson, who is more known for his domestic work. It was built by contractor Abraham James, whose tender of £3,300 was accepted in March 1885.
The hotel, prominently located in central Stanley Street, serviced the commercial heart of South Brisbane. Its proximity to the South Brisbane wharves ensured its popularity amongst those engaged in shipping interests.
Initially the L-shaped interior comprised on the ground floor: a central hall, staircase, dining room, two private rooms (probably for dining also), bar, parlour, storage spaces, billiard room, and lavatories; the first floor contained fourteen guest rooms and a bathroom. A verandah along the back of the building connected it to a detached single-storey kitchen. A cellar completed the facilities.
The building has been altered a number of times since its initial construction. In 1922, additions were made by contractors Robertson and Corbette, following the designs of GHM Addison and Son. It is thought that the street awning was added at this time.
In 1987 the building was modified to function as a tavern during Expo '88. Most of the internal walls were removed, the central fireplace and chimney were taken out, and the interior was re-fitted. Also the front verandah was widened, the rear verandah extended, and windows and doors replaced at this time.
In 1991 - 1992 a conservation plan for the Plough Inn was prepared by Bruce Buchanan architects, and the interior was fully refurbished. The front verandah was also reconstructed.
Source: Queensland Heritage Register.
To see the paucity of fuelling facilities that we encountered almost daily explains much about how our working day was sometimes extended by the delay in getting ten buses refuelled. But on Day 3 the two hundred miles to cover involved good roads and no mechanical issues to delay us so with a 9.00am departure we covered the ninety miles to this main stop of the day near Auxerre in just over two and a half hours. Even with the fuelling downtime we would arrive at our overnight stop ahead of schedule and in full daylight making it the least arduous day of the trip.