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It should be a Mini Cooper model MK2 year 1968. If somebody knows better the car is invited to write a comment. Thank You
My Best on black - My Recent on black
My Books:
My book "Just Walls" (preview)
My book "Just Doors" (preview)
My book "Just Windows" (preview)
My book "Paris, Mon Amour" (preview)
My book Castelli della Loira (preview)
Car: Austin Mini.
Date of first registration: 18th August 1965.
Region of registration: London.
Latest recorded mileage: 58,400 (MOT 13th October 2017).
Date taken: 20th July 2019.
Location: Middle Claydon, Buckinghamshire, UK.
Just a rather unassuming roster shot in the old Great Northern Railroad's Balmer Yard in Seattle's Interbay neighborhood. The 80 acre yard stretching a mile and a half is wedged in the valley between Queen Anne Hill to the east and Magnolia Hill to the west. Named for a former GN vice president the yard has more than 40 tracks and includes a 16 track mini hump built in the 1960s which is a true oddity in the modern era. Closed in 2020, I believe it reopened and I think it is still in use though hopefully a resident expert (Chris?) will chime in. I know the switches are powered though I'm not sure who controls them, presumably the hump conductor. I'd also like to know if it's just a straight gravity hump or if it has passive dowty retarders as I don't believe it was every equipped with fully automated retarders. One very cool thing about this yard is that it's readily visible to railfans from adjacent roads and bridges and there is even a public bike path running mere yards from the yard office and hump!
Sitting on the hump lead is BNSF 1655, a rebuilt RCO equipped SD39-2 originally blt. Jun. 1978 as Burlington Northern SD40-2 number 7057 in Cascade green.
Seattle, Washington
Monday April 17, 2017
Difficult to be sure about its age and engine size, or even whether it's an Austin.
Got a more unusual Mini to come from later in the day.
It's been a while since I've last done a rigshot. Spent some time finding back all parts and mounted a small version of my rig to my own car after completing the exterior modifications. :)
Freightliner 66556 takes the 12:12 Lawley Street Freightliner Terminal. to London Gateway containers under the M6 Toll
For more tilt shift / mini mode shots:
www.flickr.com/photos/andygocher/albums/72157649022466078...
Take a look at my other pictures taken while flying: www.flickr.com/photos/andygocher/sets/72157639839254326/
If you like this check out my top 50 shots at: www.flickr.com/photos/andygocher/sets/72157646224415497/
A mini book I made for a couple challenges... one being to do a mini book on the subject of "simple things"
The other, from "The Art is Found" blog - to use envelopes!
I've started it out with 6 pages, but I'm going to try to keep adding more over the year - I'm really trying to focus on being grateful for the things I have and remembering them.
you can see the rest of it on my photostream :)
Car: MINI Cabriolet One.
Date of first registration: 14th February 2006.
Registration region: Taunton.
Latest recorded mileage: 66,427 (MOT 20th November 2020).
Last V5 issued: 16th May 2019.
Date taken: 8th March 2021.
Album: Carspotting