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06:45, Saturday, December 31st, 2022. Wake up to the phone alarm. Check Messenger. Nothing. Shower. Check Messenger. Voice message at 07:09 from Gary L.: “…We have a nice treat on 101 this morning, it’s all EMD six-axle power. By me in West Palm Beach at seven ‘o eight AM…” Verify the power via VRF Cocoa live cam. It’s two SD40-2s. Get dressed. Pack up equipment. Bail out the back door and drive up to Dania Beach.
This really wasn’t the headsup I was expecting to receive on New Year’s Eve; I was anticipating a report on CSX M45330 and it’s CM44AH leader, but alas, a rarity on the Florida East Coast Railway takes priority once again. In another odd move by Bowden Yard, FEC 101-31 would have two of the railroads SD40-2’s act as power for one of last southbound freights to traverse the mainline in 2022. Word within inner circles state that the reason behind this decision was because of a lack of LNG sets in Bowden. #FEC715 leads the train, the unit being one of three former Union Pacific “Snoot Nose” SD40-2’s, a nickname derived from the locomotives’ extended noses. Photographed at the MP 347 curve, commonly referred to as the “Dania Curve” by local buffs, 101-31 had completed setting out one multi-platform IM car at Port Everglades a few minutes prior, now roaring south to Hialeah Yard with 101 cars and the two EMDs howling in run 8. Traffic for Hialeah Yard was compromised of empty rock and cement tubs, manifest, one autorack, and two IM cars.
There’s too many people I’d like to tag so I’ll keep it brief: thank you to everyone who made 2022 great to me!
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Dania Beach, FL
FEC Mainline
Date: 12/31/2022 | 08:20
ID: FEC 101-31
Type: Manifest
Direction: Southbound
Car Count: 101
1. FEC SD40-2 #715
2. FEC SD40-2 #702
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© Vicente Alonso 2022
Anhinga - In The Wild - 10/27/21
Palm Beach County, Florida USA
Water's Edge - Green Cay Wetlands
*[left-double-click for a closer-look - wing-drying]
*['juvenile' - the snake bird - the swimming bird - I AM BATMAN]
*[Yes, the Anhinga is in the 'cormorant-family'. Anhingas have
straight-bills, and double-crested cormorants have hooked-bills.]
*[The Anhinga lives in shallow, slow-moving, sheltered waters
and uses nearby perches and banks for drying and sunning.]
*[It 'bobs' and 'weaves' its head in somewhat of an
'Anhinga Dance'! It's fun to see. Thanks for looking.]
66129 Approaching Millstream Lane Claymills,Staffordshire with loaded car carriers with Toyota Aygo and Yaris from the Valenciennes Toyota Factory,headsup to K Payne for this one.
67020 passing Barrow upon Trent with Charter ECS to Burton Wetmore Sidings,Headsup to K Payne for this one.
CP train 286 with a former Delaware & Hudson GP38-2 in the lead comes around the curve at Howard St. in Des Plaines IL. Thanks to Bill Dressler for the headsup.
66090 " Maritime Intermodai Six " passes Clay Cross working 6V66 Scunthorpe - Margam . 14/6/22
Thanks to Martin for the headsup .
This cow just happened to be in the right place at the right time. I shot this one by composing on the swivel screen. F6.3 gives a narrow DOF but helps bring up sharpness on the animal. You have to be careful to get a good focus on the eyes - provided the cow cooperates and does not move around. I loved the blue sky backdrop and the late evening, October, fading sunlight. Cows will soon be indoors for the winter where they will not have a nice blue sky backdrop!
Opium is a very beautiful Japanese build by artist Dantelicia Ethaniel. Thanks to Strawberry Singh for the headsup in her Friday finds. Yes it is raining there.
In what can only be described as duller than the dullest of dull full dull shots, locomotive services limited class 47 no. 47853 (47614) leads Jeremy Hosking's private train south at Westwood Road, Atherstone, working 5Z82 Crewe Holding Sidings to London Victoria empty stock on 10th December 2020. BR Green liveried classmate no. 47805 was dead on the rear of the consist.
The rake was as follows: 6311 17159 310 3100 99993 6706.
Thanks Tim Moran for the headsup, as usual.
OK, it's cold, wet and miserably grey outside so ... Big Gerry has decided to keep an eye out for his friend Percy ...
56051 and 56094 pass Oram with the 6J37 Carlisle to Chirk logs on 17 Jul 23.
Cheers again to www.flickr.com/photos/paulberry59/ for the headsup.
Sometimes, fate is on your side, and things just seem to work out in your favour. An otherwise sleepless night turned out for the better when I got a headsup for train no.234 at 7am...and thirty minutes later a heritage unit showed up.
~ Dag Hammarskjold (Swedish Statesman and United Nations official)
I know it's been a busy week for most of us, so any plans for the weekends?
HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND, FRIENDS!
Explore FP~ Thanks a lot everyone for your visits and wonderful comments. Thanks, Sis Riena ♥ for the headsup and Trixie (8 SiMpLe RuLeS) for saving a screenshot.
70816 & 810 "t&t" (Colas Railfreight).
6Z70 : 0800 Whitemoor Yd LDC - Leyton Midland Rd (for last week's derailment).
Broxbourne Jn - 0954 - 26/01/20 (thanks to MrC @ Cambridge for the headsup).
As you can see from the ISO (3200/5000), the grey tarpaulin was still in place from Tuesday 21/02/20, until wind & rain moved it this afternoon!!!
Not many times do i feel like i am right place...right time however, on this day i did!
The classic sound of English Electric loco leading the pack with Peaks at the rear.
The class 31s were originally built with Mirrlees JVS12T 1,250 bhp (930 kW) (D5500–D5519) and 1,365 bhp (1,018 kW) engines and Brush electrical equipment, but the engines were not successful and in 1964 D5677 was fitted with an English Electric 12SVT engine (similar to the 12CSVT used in the Class 37 but without an intercooler) rated at 1,470 bhp (1,100 kW). The trial proved successful, and between 1965 and 1969 the entire class was re-engined. The de-rated engine was used as it was the maximum the electrical system could accept
So here is the shot for today of 31128 37703 D4 D182 0z45 Butterley MRC to Swanage pounding through Kings Sutton on the Chiltern line.
What a credit to the D05 Preservation Ltd Group and the Diesel Groups at Kidderminster.
Using the SVR Diesel Depot facilities 37688 (formerly a DRS machine and operating on the SVR in DRS unbranded blue livery since its arrival in January 2018) has been transformed and this week has been outshopped in Trainload Contruction livery, 'Great Rocks' nameplates reaffixed, fitted with 'ICI' crests, Buxton TMD depot plaques, BR logos and is now vacuum braked.
In readiness for its appearance at the SVR Diesel Gala, on the eve of Tuesday 14 May 2019, 37688 tnt D7535 operated a 'test train' from Kidderminster - Bridgnorth and return.
The outward movement is captured at Tenbury Wall, Bewdley, in glorious late evening sunshine - looking stunning and sounding absolutely fantastic.
My thanks as always to Matt Robinson and Mark for headsup and help.
Great thrash Gents!
just t a headsup a few wrighters have been robed out the back of the shawlane lately so if your heading up be careful...esspically younger lads....
D1011 ‘Western Thunderer’ is seen on the bi-directional relief line at Gloucester New Yard with 6V53 empty China clay wagons from Cliffe Vale to St. Blazey. I originally had this as circa 1977, but following some research after a headsup from MD/CS, I believe this was taken sometime in 1975, and possibly just prior to its withdrawal from service that year.
6E59 approaching the occupational bridge Elford,Tamworth.Headsup to Mark 'Sparky' Bugler for the day out top man.
NS 223 exits the siding at Gilmore after doing work at Wentzville. Thanks to a nice headsup by EA and some approximately 2 hours of work done here, I was able to get out this way in time. It appears there has been some major clearing of brush and other growth around this area, which has opened up some new shooting opportunities. I definitely need to get back out here again, hopefully earlier in the morning where the sun is better.
We will get back to Big Boy pictures again at some point (seeing as I have 3 more days of them to cover) but I have done a little "regular" foaming since then and I'll probably take a bit of time to put some of that stuff up for awhile to break up the monotony a bit.
-NS ES44AC #8100 (Nickel Plate Heritage), BNSF C44-9W #1055, NS AC44C6m #4478 leading power
-NS Train #223
-NS (ex-Wabash) St. Louis District, CP S41.1 Gilmore
-Along E Pittman Ave, Wentzville, MO
-December 5, 2021
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Sun going down now. What a great day!
For all my shout outs, please see my blog: mcphicen.wordpress.com/2020/10/31/autumn-girls/
You know, I’ve only ever shot anything on the NS Bloomington district once - by total accident. Now I can make that twice, and still by accident! What started as a day I just decided to get out of the house and grab of a photo of some equipment in Tolono turned into my first look at the signals on the NS line and a chase to remember.
Thanks to a headsup and some on-the-fly information from some friends, I was able to catch NS D36 flying through the CP at Osman at speed. A short hike alongside the right-of-way off of a small gravel road leads to Osman, home of a very nice set of searchlight signals. With SafeTran signals cropping up al over the line, it begs the question of just how long we'll have to shoot them.
Once the train blew through Osman, it was time to scurry back to the car and try to beat it to Lodge!
Catching the last rays of sunlight 67021 approaches the Iron Bridge Derby Street Burton upon Trent,headsup to PW for this one.
This is pretty backlit but I figured why not! Canadian Pacific SD60 6256 brings two mile long train 281 through Edgebrook. Thanks to JD for the headsup!
Jessie sez:
"I has decided to take control of this catputer workstation for security reasons. I FINKS it might be getting used for illegal purposes - i.e. software pieracies by either Siri, Amanda-Yolanda Mousie or even both of them. Have they no sense of respect for intillectule properties?
No worries though, I'll give them a headsup if the Poleeces do turn up. If the Poleeces decide to interview them, my advice would be just to say that they know NOTHING AT ALL about these new-fangled catputer fings. (Editor's note - Yeah sure!) "
73965 (GBRF).
4O65 : 0955 TO VSTP Peterborough Maintenance Shed - Tonbridge West Yd (4 empty FEAs).
Bayford - 1110 (about RT) - 11/08/20.
I was going to say, that the morning shower clouds hadn't completely cleared and the containers were all at the end of the train (this posting yesterday made me laugh [first time in ages] "Not a full load of containers today - but the gaps are short and spaced out, so looks ok, I think. Front 2 wagons at least are fully loaded", but instead, I'll just say thanks to Alisdair & John for the headsup and thanks to Network Rail, becuase the shot wasn't available two weeks ago, until the abundant lineside vegetation was cleared!!!
NS 224 with the CofG Heritage Unit leading comes off the St. Louis District and crosses allllll the way over at the Stamper interlocking and into the yards at Moberly.
Thanks to EA for the headsup on the unit being in the area!
-NS ES44AC #8101(Central of Georgia Heritage), NS AC44C6M #4484 leading power
-NS Train #224
-NS (ex-Wabash) St. Louis District, CP S148.5 Stamper
-Dameron St, Moberly, MO
-May 7, 2022
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A mother is a person who seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie.
~ Tenneva Jordan
A sweet indulgence for mom's special day!
Explore FP ~ Thanks everyone for your visits and wonderful comments. Thanks, Sis Riena ♥ for the headsup.
Fire N Ice Poppy are back!
A special shout out to Isabelle from Paris for the great jewelry set!
More info at my blog: mcphicen.wordpress.com/2020/07/08/fire-n-ice-twice/
Heron - New River, Ware - c1545 - 09/10/21.
Thanks Darren for the headsup on 5Q86 & 5Z17.
Apologies for not being able to photograph them for you!!
Seen on 'Around Town' on chicagoist.com 7/24/09
House facade in Peterson Park (5900 block of Central Park)
Chicago, IL.
(thanks to Tracy Lynn Deis for the directions)
66186 on an Allely's low loader and pictured between J11a and J11 on M5 heading north, and was going from ADJ (Newport) to Toton. Thank to GlosLive/my son, Martin, for headsup re this move. 24th August 2022.
After picking up the chase in Ferguson, where I didn't bother to take shots -- there is video, though -- I caught it again in front of the Wentzville water tower (shots are "meh") and then didn't bother with anything else until the somewhat iconic location where the tracks cross above I-70, the at grade with old US 40, then pass a Wabash era Searchlight.
The sun was still pretty high here, but getting better. Just needed to be patient.
Thanks to EA for the headsup on the unit being in the area!
-NS ES44AC #8101(Central of Georgia Heritage), NS AC44C6M #4484 leading power
-NS Train #224
-NS (ex-Wabash) St. Louis District, MP S72.7
-Old US 40 Crossing, High Hill, MO
-May 7, 2022
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NS train 202 comes over the hump at Highway 250 in Waynesboro VA. Thanks to Altafest for the headsup!
As I think the other part is 57833 (See next Picture), this would be 52833 !! Anyway, both parts 0f TFW's 158833 are seen heading south on the M5 at J11 after being collected from Barmouth yesterday, and presumably en route to Cardiff Canton. Thanks to my son, Martin for the headsup. 2nd June 2021.
A little over an hour after 473 left, this 687 train departed Bensenville behind a nice CSX SD40-2 leader. Thanks to Joe Z. for the headsup on his departure after my scanner died.
A killer SD60/SD70 combo tug hard on their long train as they head north into the dying sunlight. Thanks to The Hawk for the headsup!
4-20-13
Having been provided headsup from the east by Rich J, I checked the tracks while traveling between buildings/meetings and saw the original N&W leader coming under Mo Bottom road.
While I couldn't shoot my favorite Roberson location, I was able to grab shot of the train threading its way through the I-270 / Highway 370 interchange in Hazelwood.
-NS ES44C4 #8103 (N&W Heritage), ES44DC #7634 leading power
-NS Train #239
-NS (ex-Wabash) St. Louis District, near MP S18
- I-270/Highway 370 overpass, Hazelwood, MO
-April 17, 2019
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Amtrak 365, the Blue Water, curves through the backyards of Hammond on the South Shore Line due to a bridge repair job on NS.Thanks to Norm Carlson and the Wagonmaster for the headsup. Taken on 4-8-13. My camera keeps goofing up the date or maybe it's the photographer!
"I just thought I would stick my head up to see what I could see"
photographed at Noosa Heads National park, Queensland.