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BNSF C44-9W 5119 leads a solid train of auto racks on the BNSF's Fallbridge Sub (former SP&S), eastbound approaching Underwood WA, Nov 2 2025.
If you happened to be in Utah's Tooele Valley early in the evening back in the 1990s, chances were good you'd catch UP's hot LANPZ train rolling down the mountain at Lake Point. At 7:11 p.m. on July 23, 1992, the old reliable Z arrived on the scene with UP 6024, UP 9299, pulling 39 cars. No subdivisions stood along the track (yet) to disrupt the serenity and tranquility of the moment.
This magnificent bull elk, dubbed "half-rack" is a prime example of the dangers bulls face as they fight for dominance during the fall rut. While I did not witness it, according to other photographers and park rangers, this fellow had quite the harem - until he lost a good portion of his antlers in a fight with another bull. He seemed healthy other than the obvious loss and would carry on like the others, only to no avail. Nearly impossible to fight like this (although he did try) he was at a distinct disadvantage and the cow elk would have no part of him. As he tried to get close, they would move away and steer clear of his advances. Poor fellow - from one of the top bulls to an "also-ran." The good but still perilous news is that if he survives winter, he will drop his half-rack and begin to grow a full set in the spring.
We witnessed other bulls that were not so lucky - gouged eyes, limps and obvious goring injuries. Nature can be brutal.
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BNSF's 227 job hauls a string of autoracks out of the Port of Vancouver. A classic GP50 in BN livery leads today's train.
With a pair of Phase I SD70M's up front, an autorack repo train rolls westward through the crossover at Chaney Jct, just west of Downtown Houston. The train is headed from UPs Houston auto facility at Westfield/Spring down to Mexico via interchange with Ferromex at Eagle Pass, TX.
Although the golden sun is still shining, the end of the day isn't far away. And unfortunately, the end isn't too far way either for both the SD70's and the SP searchlights here at Chaney (the signals would come down a few weeks later).
ASPEGR 08 (Autos- Spring, TX to Eagle Pass, TX, Reposition)
UP SD70M #4187
UP SD70M #4576
Houston, TX
June 8th, 2025
With the turmoil within the auto industry over the last year or two (or maybe this happened for some other reason altogether), I've observed a few slightly unique moves. It's not unusual for 247 to have racks, but to be entirely racks and to then bypass Welland made me wonder if this was a bit of a weird one.
I like this as the long train highlights the transition from level track to the 1.75% grade down into the tunnel cut.
Union Pacific's hotter than hot CHLAZ rounds a curve while climbing the foothills of the Oquirrh Mountains approaching Erda, Utah on June 13, 1992. Remember when auto racks were clean and free of tagging? It has been a while.
SSC - Parallel
I was a little flummoxed by this challenge, luckily I looked at my wine rack and realised there was more than one parallel here. Sadly it is rather depleted at the moment but, looking on the bright side, so much space to fill and it does emphasise the parallels!
I decided to change it to a vintage style image to mimic an old cellar.
Focus mechanism for my Speed Graphic view camera. For the September 17 Macro Mondays theme "Cogwheel." Four images focus-stacked.
The camera was manufactured in the late 1940s or early 50s. I bought this one, used, with my paper route money and took pictures for my high school yearbook during the late 1960's.
Carrickfinn, Gweedore, County Donegal, Ireland
Errigal is the tallest mountain in County Donegal. A very iconic and symbolic mountain to the county & all its folk. She is the absolute pride of Donegal with bright silver coloured rock flowing down each side like a stunning gown, quite unlike any other mountain in Ireland. On this day last winter “Miss Errigal” was showing off again, all dressed up in her snow white dress ♀️
Like many folk across our lands, I have been anxiously awaiting this year’s snowfall so that I may capture newly planned winter scenes to bring to you all. I’ve even bought a 4x4 and prepared it with snow tyres, roof racks etc for the sole purpose of reaching otherwise inaccessible locations in heavy snow. However! as prepared as I am right now there is one small problem…. There is no snow & it’s warm here in Donegal! So you will have to hang in a little longer & say a prayer we get our snow for Christmas here in Ireland
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