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Another day is soon to close for the California Northern. It's been a long day for these guys, with one crew spending the morning unloading the last cut of loads, and the outbound crew showing up early in the afternoon. After spending a couple hours getting the train ready for departure, it was time to go.
The train was originating in Artois, bound for the UP interchange at Davis. The crew this day had a much shorter trip than usual, as it being a gypsum meant there were no cars to set out or pick up. The crew did run into a few problems along the way, leaving Artois they had to run long hood forward at restricted speeds, the original lead motor had no radios, therefore having to pick up a new lead unit, several cars running the gates in front of them, which they got very close to hitting at least one, and a slow order at Yolo. By the time the train reached Davis blue hour would have just passed.
At Yolo, the train approaches the single span truss over Cache Creek. Going only 10 mph, I decided to shoot the train as it approached the bridge, getting the headlights to emphasize the slight grade approaching the creek. The sun was soon to drop below the horizon, and the sky can be seen slowly turning into a vibrant purple. This would be my last shot of the train before heading home.
Westbound on the B&O where it crossed the Erie Lackawanna this Chessie freight is getting orders at "RU" tower in Sterling, Ohio on 5-21-77.
A Sous Chef carefully manages the orders as they are ejected out of the ticketing system. One of those was mine. Mmmm ‘omlette du fromage’ 😋
Surry Hills, Sydney
July 2019
We recently touched on reminiscing back to our school days and the characters we were so lucky to go to school with, which many of you related to.👨🏫🎓🚌
The last reportage on said matter occurred during a biology lesson, so I thought it would be appropriate to carry on from where we left off.📘📕📘
Our teacher was giving us a lesson on the circulation of blood. Trying to make the matter easier to understand he said, “Now children, if I stood on my head, the blood would run into it and my face would turn red”. “Yes Sir” we all said.😡
The teacher then put this question to us, “Why is it that while I am standing upright, the blood doesn’t run into my feet?” Little Reggie shouts from the back of the class, “it’s because your feet aren’t empty Sir”.👣🙋♂️👦
I will leave you with this thought for the weekend, Hoof recently had a medical in order to renew his Aeronautics licence, the Doctor told Hoof that he needs to watch his alcohol intake.
So Hoof now sits in front of a mirror.🐎💨🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🚀
Thank you so much for viewing my photos, the comments and banter are so appreciated, have a lovely weekend.
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Evening sets in, and the outbound North Pole Express gets a clear signal south to Mason, OH. Conductor Gawin hoops some trainorders to engineer Wells at the station in Lebanon before departing into the night.
The Lebanon, Mason & Monroe ran their last North Pole Express for the season on December 20. As a treat for the railfans visiting, they paired the railroad's 2 GP30's for the day's excursions. Some staged shots of Will hooping orders along the line were done as well. This would be his last day working for the CRC before moving on to another railroad, so all of us had some fun while we could.
Best of luck in your future endeavors, Will!
CN 2031 leads a southbound down the former EJE as they pass JB Tower in West Chicago. A nice bonus was the conductor grabbing orders on the fly.
With no voice due to a cold, the doctor said take the day to rest your voice and get better. Well, he also said to get fresh air...so when Q148 was reported with CREX 1505 leading, I figured why not go out for a bit!
The CNJ heritage unit shoves out of Millington station past the old DL&W train order signal which amazingly still stands. How long has it been since a station agent issued orders to a train here?
NJTR 4109 GP40PH-2 (ex-CNJ 3677)
The depot at Clearmont, Milepost 660.5 from Lincoln, Nebraska, was important for train orders all the way to the installation of CTC between Gillette and Sheridan. Helpers plied this hilly and isolated part of the BN's Yellowstone Division, and those moves in addition to the increasing coal traffic made it a critical spot. By now the CTC must be in place as the train order signal is gone; I have pictures with it intact but this one compares better.
Sorry for the lack of uploads lately, so here is a shot of some rainy stormtroopers. Criticism is welcome.
This Polar Bear reminds me of a dog that has been told to sit, with its hind legs splayed and its front legs together, and keeping eye contact as if awaiting the next command. Except this Polar Bear was sitting nicely because he wanted to. He knew who was the boss, and he was taking orders from nobody. I took this from a Zodiac (inflatable boat) while the bear was sitting on a stony beach on the east coast of Spitsbergen in the Svalbard archipelago. We rounded a blind corner and the bear was there, right in front of us, so this is straight off the camera.
A westbound B&O hotshot rolls past RU tower in Sterling, Ohio as the operator hoops up orders to the conductor back on May 21, 1977
"Commander, the time has come. Execute Order Sixty-Six."
"We must move quickly. The Jedi are relentless. If they are not all destroyed, it will be civil war without end."
"Do not hesitate. Show no mercy"
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Honestly Order 66 is the saddest part of Star Wars. There was a special bond between the Clone Troopers and their Jedi Generals and they were forced to unwillingly slaughter their brothers in arms.
I was feeling a Star Wars build and this just kinda happened. I wanted to explore new color combos, and I really like the olive green foliage and the dark orange soil. And while I was at it I decided to make this my application to Dark Times.
As previously stated, this is my final build of 2019; my final build of the decade!
"All right, soldiers, advance on that dastardly light pole over on the right and destroy it with your rays. This idiot has no Photoshop and can't clone it out himself!"
NO INVITES OR ICONS
As simple shot I did a while back of the Cantina set. From the session this was the only shot I liked.
Part of the Mansfield Brewery Site which opened in 1855 and closed in 2002. This Nottinghamshire Limestone wall with bricked-up windows and doors looks older than 1855 to me. Part of the iconic Edwardian building next door is now, appropriately, a micro pub.
The conductor of Reading & Northern's NRFF grabs some paperwork as the train eases through the engine facility at Port Clinton, PA.