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LNER B1 Class No. 61264 is pictured at Haworth loop on the Keighley and Worth valley railway. The loco was working during a 30742 photo charter.
The Georgetown Loop Railroad is a narrow gauge heritage railway located in Clear Creek County, Colorado in the United States. The Georgetown Loop Railroad was one of Colorado’s first visitor attractions. Completed in 1884, this spectacular stretch of narrow gauge railroad was considered an engineering marvel for its time. The thriving mining towns of Georgetown and Silver Plume lie two miles apart in steep, narrow Clear Creek west of Denver. To connect them, engineers designed a corkscrew route that traveled nearly twice that distance, slowly gaining more than 600 feet in elevation. It included horseshoe curves, grades of up to 4 percent, and four bridges across Clear Creek, including the massive Devil’s Gate High Bridge. The Colorado & Southern Railway operated the line for passengers and freight until 1938. Originally part of the larger line of Colorado Central Railroad constructed in the 1870s and 1880s, it was later dismantled, but was restored in the 1980s to operate during summer months as a tourist railroad, carrying passengers using historic narrow-gauge steam locomotives.
In 1959, the centennial year of the discovery of gold in Georgetown, the Georgetown Loop Historic Mining & Railroad Park was formed by the Colorado Historical Society. The Colorado Historical Society’s chairman negotiated a donation of mining claims and mills, and nearly 100 acres of land. Rail line construction began in 1973 with track and ties donated by the Union Pacific Railroad.
The four-mile segment opened on March 10, 1884 and is a restored segment at the upper end of the historic Colorado Central main line up Clear Creek Canyon west of Golden. It climbs approximately 640 feet between the two towns. The longer main line up the canyon was constructed in the wake of the Colorado Gold Rush and was used extensively during the silver boom that followed in the 1880s to haul the lucrative silver ore traffic down from the mines at Silver Plume. The Loop portion of the line was the crowning segment of the line at the top of the gorge and features a 95-foot high trestle. The entire line, including the Loop, was dismantled in 1939, but interest in restoration of the Loop segment as a tourist attraction in the 1970s led to the construction of a new high bridge and the refurbishment of the segment, which reopened in 1984.
The train ride includes an optional walking tour of the Lebanon Silver Mine, located at the halfway point on the railroad. Visitor walk 500 feet into a mine tunnel bored in the 1870s while guides point out the rich veins of silver and the history of the mine.
Passengers board the train at depots located in either Silver Plume or Georgetown. (Wikipedia)
Em um outro domingo, estava num parque nas proximidades da minha casa. Enquanto minha namorada estava comendo pipoca, resolvi me aproximar do Ranger - brinquedo em que as pessoas ficam engradadas enquanto ele faz um giro de 360º. Apoiei a camera no peito e fui tirando várias fotos ao mesmo tempo em que a enorme máquina girava. Depois de algumas tentativas consegui essa sem tremer.
Jun 17, 2007 #10 Explore
To celebrate the launch of new music journal 'loops' Faber and Faber and Domino Records have produced this poster, designed by Wallzo, screen printed by K2 screen with pink and dark blue ink on Pristine white Colorplan by GFSmith.
A Looper caterpillar doing its loopy thing.
Also spinning up a thread of silk, so it might have been getting ready to make its web before it turns into a chrysalis.
Focus stacked using Zerene.
Another new stitch for me. The longer row across the bottom, decorated with buttonhole stitch, is loop stitch. All the rest are knotted loop stitch. I had to work a row of loop stitch to see the difference.
Thoughts of a train driver and his RHTT operating mate...
'Let's stop here for a half hour. We can watch the village idiot running round the place like a loon with his camera whilst he photographs every nut and bolt of our train...'
I'm sure at least some of the crews love watching our antics, and I'm sure the crew of 3S71 would think the world had collapsed if they didn't see me somewhere round Rhyl and Prestatyn.
So, to buck the trend, here's another shot at Abergele and Pensarn with westbound 3S71 tucked in the down passenger loop, 56105 nearest, 56078 at the front.
16 November 2016
After the westbound shuttle has dropped off the last of its passengers in Bay Head, the train heads through the iconic Bay Head Loop before yarding their train. The loop was constructed in the late 1800s in order to be able to turn trains in Bay Head, as there were no cab cars back then. GP40PH-2 4101 is no stranger to the loop, after rounding it hundreds of times as CNJ GP40P 3672.
Spent the evening shooting food photography with our photo club and here's one of the shots from the night :)
This is the caterpillar of the Geometridae, Geometroidea Family of moths.
Found it in amongst the flowers on a wattle tree.
This one has almost a fluorescent appearance to it.
Only ever seen 1 other kind of these before.
Farewell to the ALRVs and CLRVs trip. This loop is located at Queen and Kingston Road. HDR Aurora "Sleepy Forest" image, scan from a slide. August 17, 2019. © 2019 Peter Ehrlich
C509, C506 and C505 depart Cowan Loop with 4190 Sandgate to Port Botany "Stapo Express" container service
Monday 14th April 2014
323228 been looped round a Freight back on to the slow as the signalbox didn't get the shed moved over in time again.
This was such an incredible hike. The rock contained so much variation and color! If you look closely, you can make out the "back side" of Artist's Pallette.
spontaneous batt
3.8 oz
Amazing shades of oranges and yellows and sparkles and sequins!
This will be for my sister's bridesmaid shawl
Resting on a car. It's most likely a type of looper moth (Geometridae).
I had trouble with the macro lens, which had only parts of the moth in focus. Changed to a pancake lens which did better.
Looks like I need to clean the car, get those spider webs off.
Idaea nephelota and Idaea violacearia are candidates for identification.
An old Australian National ex CR ALDF van sits in the Wirrega goods loop with equipment for the local track gang re sleepering the crossing loop as locos 705,603 ballast the loop on 17-4-1996
nr Pacific Palisades
Summary: This is a very popular hiking spot with great views of the ocean on clear days, a seasonal waterfall, and a densely wooded canyon. The loop starts out on Temescal Ridge Trail, climbing almost 1,000 feet in the first mile. At the intersection with Temescal Canyon Trail, you can either take a half mile side trip to Skull Rock (staying on the ridge trail) or head down into the deep Temescal Canyon. At the bottom of the canyon, you will cross a bridge with a lovely waterfall. If you are careful, you can do some rock scrambling upstream to see some additional small waterfalls. After crossing the bridge, the trail drops through the canyon at a mild pace, through a pleasantly dense wooded area.
If you skipped the ridge trail, and just walked up the canyon and back, this would be a great easy 2 mile family hike.