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This is the only way to describe the feeling when you get up to Slacker Ridge during the low fog phenomenon - Elation! It was one of the better displays of low fog this year, 3 days in the row and fortunately all the stars aligned - miraculously I was able to get out and shoot during that time and thanks to Willie for the headsup. We witnessed 2 days of beauty out of the 3. It was a good crowd and great company up on the ridge, we were a bunch of lucky bastards for sure.
This is 2 shot panorama because I wanted to incorporate the as much light streaks from both sides as possible. Hope you like it!
Westbound CP 281-28 leaves town much later than expected, with a newer KCS "Southern Belle" leader. Thanks to the 'Tower Kat' for the advance headsup. Morton Grove, IL on Metra/CP's C&M Subdivision.
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60091 approaches Southampton Airport Parkway with the late running 6X44 12.07 Western Docks-Eastleigh yard. Unusually, part of the load consists of three HEA wagons.
Thanks to JL for the headsup.
The CP SD40-2F's are crossing North Ave. on their way to the scrapper. Thanks to the Mastadon for the headsup!
However you celebrate the birth of spring...
I wish you and yours the happiest of times...
all of the love and the light.
No matter how you choose to celebrate the coming of spring...
we're all on the same journey.
Metra F59 90 leads the Milwaukee North Line doubleheader at Morton Grove. It came out of a big lunker and I almost got aced by a southbound who's cab car was even with me! Thanks to JD for the headsup. 90 still retains it's brown color from Cascade service.
Photography and arrangement by MushroomBrain
....so I was dismantling a DIY structure in my tiny room to make room for Art and Lego, it all started with me unscrewing a single screw, then a second and so on...
after a while I thought: "Hey it would be a good idea if I collected them in some sort of container", so I looked around for something to put them in, first I though: "Hey I can used a plastic bag!"
But since logic and experience tells me that the sharp pointy end which many screws have (not all) would rip the think sheet of plastic separating them from the
surrounding word...
So I didn´t fall in to that black hole, I carried on looking around and found a small miniature plastic box toy in two parts and there I putt the screws released from the structure I was dismantling...
after a while the little box was all full, so I started screwing Screws at the corners of the box, I mean since screwing is what screws are really good at!
I did this because I wanted to make additional space to stack my screws in, then I carried on screwing newly released and unscrewed screws form my DIY arty farty structure...
in the end I ended up with this cute collection of screws in a plastic box that I just wanted to share with you :)
Peace and Noise!
/ MushroomBrain screwer and unscrewer of screwing screws
86638, 86614 and 86628 form 4m87 Felixstowe to Trafford Park , seen passing Shilton Canal.
Big Thanks to 56022 for the tipoff via Headsup
52 Weeks of Pix 2014, The Letter K
7DOS, Week #26 - More Than 10, Macro Monday
"52 In 52" - 1/52, The Letter K - It's the start of a new year so time for a new self-driven, mini-challenge - I must be mad! Thankfully I have a partner in crime, as it were, in the form of wonderful Susan, a.k.a. www.flickr.com/photos/46534600@N06/ - thank you for being so supportive and enthusiastic about this Sue!
I'm going to be pretty flat out from now until at least April as the Nomads are living up to their name and moving again in a few week's time, so I'm going to be reducing my Flickr time to just a few posts per week (or less whilst moving), including a self-driven "52 in 52 Weeks" project I'm doing (with at least 1 other Flickr contact). I will try to visit all my great contacts when I can grab a spare 5 minutes, but if all I do is fave your posts, please know that it's because I'm trying to stay in touch and not be a complete post-and-run.
Thank you in advance for any comments and/or favourites.
1Q46 approaching the occupational bridge Elford heading towards Derby,Headsup to Mark 'Sparky' Bugler for the trip out today top man.
Catching up on some of my stuff, I know it's been awhile since I've posted here...but it's been awhile since I've done anything photography based. Life happens! Here's a few straggler shots from when the CofG came through on an NS224 a few months back. Thanks again to EA for the headsup on the unit being in the area!
Here's what the West end of the siding at DeWitt looks like, including the little pot signal for the siding. I figured I'd document it, even if there is no train. Maybe someday I'll catch a morning Eastbound here...someday...
-NS (ex-Wabash) Kansas City District, CP S193.6 DeWitt
-Jefferson St Crossing, DeWitt, MO
-May 7, 2022
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The first time I have seen a 92 hauling something in daylight here since August 2017. Thanks to cambriajunction for the headsup.
According to Realtime Trains the route and timings were;
Wembley Eur Frt Ops Ctr...1555........1742..........107L
Wembley Yard South Jn.....1600........1748 1/4...108L
Willesden No7 [XXW]..........1603........1751 1/2....108L
Willesden West Ldn Jn.......1606........1753 3/4..107L
Mitre Bridge Junction.........1608 1/2..1755 1/2...107L
North Pole Junction.............1611 1/2....1756 1/2...105L
Kensington Olympia ...........1615..........1802 1/4...107L
Latchmere Junction............1623.........1810 1/4....107L
Longhedge Junction...........1625 1/2..1829 3/4..124L
Factory Junction..................1626 1/2..1831 1/4....124L
Voltaire Road Junction.......1627 1/2..1832.........124L
Denmark Hill [DMK].............1632 1/2..1837 3/4..125L
Crofton Road Junction.......1634.........1839 1/4...125L
Nunhead [NHD]....................1636.........1844 1/4...128L
Bellingham [BGM]................1641..........1853 1/2...132L
Shortlands Junction............1644 1/2..1858.........133L
Bromley South [BMS]..........1647 1/2..1859 1/4....131L
Bickley Junction[XLY].........1651..........1901 1/2....130L
St Mary Cray Junction.........1652........1901 3/4...129L
Swanley [SAY].......................1700.........1907 1/4...127L
Otford Junction[XOT]..........1712..........1917 3/4...125L
Maidstone East [MDE] ........1737.........1935..........118L
Charing [CHG].......................1800........1955 1/2....115L
Ashford International .........1808........2013.........125L
Dollands Moor (GBRf)..........1824.........2032........128L
First off a thanks to Curt for the headsup on the location of these units. After driving 500 miles on Thursday, it was nice to find them in Mt. Braddock and to get the photo op of catching them on this bridge. This was a large protion of the motivation for this trip to get the SWP on the Youghiogheny River Bridge at Greene Junction. As a child in the 50's, my grandfather and I would walk here for his Sunday walk. We got to see Western Maryland on their bridge in the area and B&O trains, particularly B&O coal trains crossing this trestle or the passenger coming through from Cumberland to Pittsburgh on the far side of the river. 4006 and 406 appear to be the newest members of the SWP lineup in the area. the abandoned bridge pier carried the Ohio and Baltimore trackage until shortly before WW2 when it was abandoned.
66590 - 4E24 (0513 SO VAR Felixstowe North - Leeds FLT, which was formed of 34 containers) - Bayford - 0843 (2 late) - 13/08/22.
A big thanks to Mr Jenks for the headsup on this & 4L03.
CP train 484 with GP38-2 3040 and an SD30 rolls around the curve at Howard St. in Des Plaines IL. Thanks to the Mastadon for the headsup on this guy!
37510 Hertford East 230223 (1Z99 - take 1)
Once again thanks Darren for the headsup, as I would have been at home eating my dinner otherwise.
After a quiet day on the Pingzhuang mine railway the previous day, it was off to the nearby Yuanbaoshan mine railway, where there appeared to be a JS for every train & the best action shot of the day was the first, with 8249 hauling the 0700 passenger train to Fengshuigou, formed of 3 empty spoil wagons & 7 ex CNR green coaches.
Thanks Darren for the headsup on 6L37 today, but the weather was crap & I was eating my lunch, so didn't bother with it!
Do you see that bird in the heat above the engine? Perhaps they do that to get warm? Seems to me that would be TOO warm. Isnt the exhaust from an engine really hot? Maybe its an optical illusion and the bird really isn't in the heat? I have no idea what I am seeing here. Just seems very hot to me.
Anyway, I met my dad at this location along the Rock River in Oregon, Illinois a couple weekend ago. Timing couldn't be better. I arrived, then my dad arrived about 3 minutes later, and after checking with the Trainut, found out a westbound was 10 minutes away.
We set up our tripods side by side and soon after could hear the blast of the distant train horn. A few more test shots and we were ready.
And there it was. The train. It's headlights leading the way into our photo op. We both started snapping frame after frame as the train crossed the bridge.
Anyone who knows me and/or my dad knows that he is the true rail fan. At 86 years old, his passion for trains and the stories are endless. I grew up in the shadow of that passion along with his passion for photography. It was such a keepsake moment for me to share this time with him. And even though I have photographed trains on this bridge in the past, I never photographed trains on this bridge with my dad. I dedicate this shot to my dad and to the memory of this day.
A big thank you to Clarke for the headsup about the train.
NS Local 15T has just made a setout in Waynesboro yard and is now at DuPont siding and will make a pickup. Thanks to Steve Bauer for the headsup on this guy.
The first of today's Golden Oldies, sees Inter City liveried 90011 "The Chartered Institute of Transport" passing Stratford on Thursday February 28th 1991 with 1M39, the 1113 RES service from Euston Down CS to Willesden NE Sdgs, which was formed of 16 Travelling Post Office vehicles, that required turning, prior to working that evening's Down West Coast Postal, due to the vehicles only having door's on one side.
The same locomotive can be photographed at Stratford in 2019, as it's part of Abellio Greater Anglia Fleet of Class 90's, working services from Liverpool Street to Norwich & return, as the "East Anglian Daily Times - Suffolk & Proud".
Result - "Plastic Crap" (Class 800's, 801's & 802's) have been banned from "Headsup". Shame they didn't say Yesterday, that 0Z12 was two 91's & not one!!!!!
Oh! That was a fun way to celebrate autumn! See you all next year!
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Haven't been taking a lot of pics recently, but could't resist this quick capture while walking in downtown Ottawa during a recent mid-winter thaw.
Hey! Look who's here! It's Poppy!
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Retro Tractors 37425 and 37422 approach Ashby Junction Nuneaton on a Light Engine move to Norwich TC. Big Thanks to the Gen Posters on Headsup for the early tipoff allowing me to arrange my daily exercise to suit. Due to the fields behind being flooded i was unable to get to the position id planned but made do with an old rusty gate to add some character to the frame.
Location : Caldicote nr Nuneaton
Train ID : 0Z37 Crewe Gresty Bridge to Norwich TC
Locos : 37425 + 37422
DRS 37059 tnt 37218 are seen at Wychnor Junction slowing to gain access to the branch to Alrewas, Lichfield and the WCML with the 1Q47 Derby RTC - Carlisle test train.
This pair of tractors are heading up north for a week of test train duties in Scotland.
I am indebt to Mick And Kevin for the HeadsUp.
Having been provided headsup from the east, I left the house headed after a westbound train on the NS with BNSF power.
Apparently, the railroad decided to launch this train out of Luther and so I barely had enough time to catch this grab shot of the train threading its way through the I-270 / Highway 370 interchange in Hazelwood.
-BNSF ET44C4 #3901, ES44C4 #4211
-NS Train #239
-NS (ex-Wabash) St. Louis District, near MP S18
- I-270/Highway 370 overpass, Hazelwood, MO
-April 2, 2017
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My entry for Bio-Cup Round 1: Fusion with Galaxy Squad.
My entry consists of a green explorer robot, his flyer, a Praying Mantis bug, a Brazilian Treehopper bug, and a small nest platform.
Opponents
50008 "Thunderer" crossed the River Stort at Roydon at 1311 on 02/04/19 with 6Z50, the 1031 VSTP service from Wembley EFOC to Ely Reception, which was formed of 21 empty JRAs, en-route to Kellingley Colliery for storage (previously used on spoil trains to Barrington).
A big thanks to John Turner on Anglia Gen for the headsup, as the schedule was only activated 11 minutes before departure & wasn't showing at Broxbourne Jn, when I checked earlier.
NS 201 climbs out a dip and curve as it comes into Crimora VA. Thanks again for the headsup to Steve Bauer. Got him with about 2 minutes to spare!
the two girls wanted a picture together... so here you are! :)
it's the second shot out of my batch from the "High Key" workshop at the lightGIANTS studio.
And you see both of the models, Sarah and Linnéa
Have a look at the before and after comparison at my site.
Or watch the large version on black!
Thank you for making this shot #215
strobist: see lighting diagram at the comments
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Fire and Ice Poppys! Guess which is which...LOL! (Also a sneak peak and some upcoming diorama material!)
TC-ACM (Air ACT Boeing 747-428F[ER]) - Qatar Airways flight QR8247 from Doha to Brussells (diverted to London Stansted - thanks for the headsup on this working) - Sawbridgeworth - 1500 - 07/06/23.
By not exceeding 2,000rpm, I was able to do the 15 miles via Home (collect wallet) to the nearest petrol station, will still 3 litres in the tank, but it did cost me decent shots of 164493 (US Navy "Hercules"), as it went behind me at Great Amwell.