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In run 8 as the headend rolls toward the final grade crossing as they climb towards to summit of Mullan Pass. This is a fine piece of railroad I am sad to see it returned to the BNSF.
It looks like the crew of eastbound Wisconsin Central train T044 took the time to dress up the ditch-lights of their lead SD45 in a festive Red and Green for Christmas.
And yes these bright colors did look very cool flashing for the grade crossings here in Waukesha, Wisconsin on this December day back in 1991. ~~ A Jeff Hampton Photograph ©
IC 9632 sits outside the loading bays at Neenah Paper giving you a real good idea on how steep the little hill up to the building is. The engineer really has to dig in to get a couple loads moving up the hill for spotting.
Northbound A46821-10 navigates the rough territory between Hervey-Jct and Rivière-à -Pierre, locally known as "Knuckle Alley".
The Garneau based crew is headed for the meet at Hegadorn to meet with their counterpart ; A46921-10 manned with a Chambord based crew, where they'll trade trains and head back home to their respective home terminals and call it a day.
London Overground class 378202 climbs over the grade separated Silwood Junction, the South London line towards Clapham Junction, just to the south of Surrey Quays, on a northbound service towards Dalston Junction and Highbury & Islington.
The name originally given the "Big Hill" was the original 4.5% eastbound grade out of Field, BC, that directly assaulted the Continental Divide at Kicking Horse Pass, as a better solution could be engineered. Canada Highway 1 mostly follows this original line. The grade was realigned in 1909 with the Spriral Tunnels. This lowered most of the grade to 2.2%. However this section from Field to the Cathedral Tunnel is still 2.4% making it one of the steepest sections of mainline grade in North America. Railroaders still often refer to this mountain as "The Big Hill"....
QE011, CF4411 ‘Revenue’ & QL003 lead loaded QUBE Grain Train no. 8460 up Fassifern bound for Carrington, Newcastle
11/4/25
With the dynamic brakes going at full blast, NQSL/CN A46921-27 is ready to take on the 2% grade at Saint-Tite on this cloudy but colourful morning of September.
Saint-Tite, QC
September 27th 2020
This is a Grade II* listed building according to Historic England which is a fine C18 town house with some good internal details, one of the finest of a series which mark Poole's greatest period of prosperity. It is now used as an office.
I taught a 5th and 6th grade photography class at Escuela Integrada a couple of weeks ago while in Guatemala. My group brought and donated a dozen cameras (most of them brand new canon elf 180's). It was amazing how good the students were with just twenty minutes of instruction!
Grade II listed historic terrace constructed in the 1830s.
"Northampton is a minster and market town in the East Midlands of England. It is also the county town of wider county of Northamptonshire. Northampton lies on the River Nene, 60 miles (97 km) north-west of London and 45 miles (72 km) south-east of Birmingham. One of the largest towns in England, it had a population of 212,100 at the 2011 census (223,000 est. 2019).
Archaeological evidence of settlement in the area dates to the Bronze Age, Romans and Anglo-Saxons. In the Middle Ages, the town rose to national significance with the establishment of Northampton Castle, an occasional royal residence which regularly hosted the Parliament of England. Medieval Northampton had many churches, monasteries and the University of Northampton, all enclosed by the town walls. It was granted a town charter by Richard I in 1189 and a mayor was appointed by King John in 1215. The town was also the site of two medieval battles, in 1264 and 1460.
Northampton supported the Parliamentary Roundheads in the English Civil War, and Charles II ordered the destruction of the town walls and most of the castle. The Great Fire of Northampton in 1675 destroyed much of the town. It was soon rebuilt and grew rapidly with the industrial development of the 18th century. Northampton continued to grow with the arrival of the Grand Union Canal and the railways in the 19th century, becoming a centre for footwear and leather manufacture.
Northampton's growth was limited until it was designated as a New Town in 1968, accelerating development in the town. It unsuccessfully applied for city status in 2000." - info from Wikipedia.
Summer 2019 I did a solo cycling tour across Europe through 12 countries over the course of 3 months. I began my adventure in Edinburgh, Scotland and finished in Florence, Italy cycling 8,816 km. During my trip I took 47,000 photos.
Now on Instagram.
Still tackling the steep 2.8% average "Camelback Grade" westbound into Canton, North Carolina, Blue Ridge Southern's 4 pack of EMD's thunder up the former Southern Railway Murphy Branch.
Cambridge Theatre, London. Opened 1930, designed by Wimperis, Simpson & Guthrie with interior design by Serge Chermayeff. It was restored under the direction of Carl Toms in 1988. Listed grade 2. The theatre seats 1,283 on three levels, all without pillars and with a minimum of safety rails. It was equipped for films right from the start and has had seasons of both public and trade shows on the screen in the past.
London Borough of Camden, West End, London, UK - Cambridge Theatre, Seven Dials / Earlham Street
August 2024
Union Pacifc ET44AH 2686 leads a train uphill with the help of UP 6236, a patched Southern Pacific unit.
The Saluda Grade is the steepest standard-gauge mainline railway in the USA and opened in July 1878. The three mile railway grade ranged from 3.7%- 4.7%.
The railway line was constructed to connect Spartanburg, South Carolina, Asheville and North Carolina through the Blue Ridge Mountains. It has been out of service since 2001.
Since 2001 the vibrant green vegetation around the railway has started to rapidly grow over the tracks and in some sections completely engulfed the railway. Beneath some of the railway it has been heavily eroded, which has caused many railway ties to become detached from the railway lines.
First off, photographed with permission as it is on private property. Neat old grader, no builder information available, it was animal towed and converted to be machine towed. Fascinating piece of antique machinery. Click to view it fullsize.
The Grade II* Listed Tudor Barn was built by William Roper in about 1525. The Ropers occupied a manor house in the centre of the Moat which was subsquently demolished in 1733. William married Margaret More, daughter of Thomas More, Lord Chancellor to Henry VIII. The Tudor Barn was probably occupied by servants at the west end, where there are two huge chimneys, but for the most part it was used for storage over the years.