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On the fast, roller-coasteresque stretch between 9th and 18th Avenues. St. Anne's of the Sunset Church and UCSF Medical Center are in the background. September 3, 2018
So I'm working an outbound Boeing run on the J-Line and get to 22nd Street on the J PRW and there are fire trucks blocking the intersection. It seems that a giant sinkhole opened up on the steep part of 22nd between Church and Dolores. So I radioed Central Control and apprised them of the situation, and stated that it would be potentially unsafe to continue outbound (not that I could, because I was blocked). So Central ordered all other J cars to switch back at 16th Street from outbound to inbound, and cars heading inbound to switch back at the 23rd Street Crossover. I suggested that I be used as a shuttle between 22nd and 16th. After ascertaining that there were no other trains in the area, they assented. So I shuttled on the outbound track for the rest of the evening.
Why are my doors open on the wrong side? For boarding passengers who had to walk from 23rd Street, and monitored their movements to make sure they didn't stumble on the raised asphalt bubbles by the rear door. At that time, there was still a platform on the nearside, so they could get off the car safely. After that was done, I changed ends and the steps on both sides did their thing.
The situation endured for about two weeks while the sinkhole was filled. In the meantime, N-Judah trains that used the new J-Extension to get from/to Metro Yard had to revert to the old way of getting to the N-Line, via the now-seldom-used bumpily-bump crossover, or going all the way to Embarcadero.
January 26, 1993. © 2015 Peter Ehrlich
Muni's 1923-vintage work motor C1 was brought back from the Western Railway Museum at Breda's behest, to be used for subway clearance testing for the new LRVs that would be built and start arriving in 1995. Here it is passing an outbound K-Ingleside train on April 8, 1992. © 2015 Peter Ehrlich
07/08/20. Tin Shui Wai, New Territories, Hong Kong. An A Goninan Phase III LRV.
[Line 761P]
Hong Kong SAR light rail collection: www.flickr.com/photos/hhhumber/collections/72157629742444...
2024's in the pocket track, while 2023 is making the inbound stop. View from 47th Avenue, with the Pacific Ocean in the background. September 9, 2018. © 2018 Peter Ehrlich
A meet in the park. Car 1 is pulling out for a run to Fisherman's Wharf. May 2, 2014. © 2014 Peter Ehrlich
It's the first day of full service for the J-Church Extension. Previously, it was used for pullouts and pull-ins only, even though it had been operational since 1991. June 19, 1993. © 2015 Peter Ehrlich
18/08/22. Tai Hing, Tuen Mun, New Territories, Hong Kong.
[Line 507]
Hong Kong SAR light rail collection: www.flickr.com/photos/hhhumber/collections/72157629742444...
The lightrail bridge across the Salt Rivier. Built for the new public transporation system in the Phoenix area.
A reworked photo from a 2011 visit to Reims, soon after the light rail system had been inaugurated. The front profile of the Citadis units was meant to echo an elegant champagne flute.
21/11/20. Town Centre, Tuen Mun, New Territories, Hong Kong. A Comeng Phase I LRV.
[Line 614P]
Hong Kong SAR light rail collection: www.flickr.com/photos/hhhumber/collections/72157629742444...
And turning left onto Channel Street. Two years ago, none of these apartment buildings were here. September 26, 2015. © 2015 Peter Ehrlich
Sunset In The Sunset: A little bit of light breaks through the overcast. March 1, 1992. © 2015 Peter Ehrlich
14/08/20. Ching Chung, Tsing Lun Road, Tuen Mun District, New Territories, Hong Kong.
[Line 505]
Hong Kong SAR light rail collection: www.flickr.com/photos/hhhumber/collections/72157629742444...
The remnants of a previous evening of monsoonal thunderstorms that produced heavy rain and hail that basically chased me out of the backcountry... Not a bad consolation prize...
21/11/20. Town Centre, Tuen Mun, New Territories, Hong Kong. A Kawasaki Phase II LRV.
[Line 751]
Hong Kong SAR light rail collection: www.flickr.com/photos/hhhumber/collections/72157629742444...
This is what a Kawasaki "K-Car" might look like in "Gulf Oil" livery. February 5, 2005. © 2014 Peter Ehrlich
04/08/20. Siu Hei, Tuen Mun, New Territories, Hong Kong. A Comeng Phase I LRV.
[Line 614P]
Hong Kong SAR light rail collection: www.flickr.com/photos/hhhumber/collections/72157629742444...