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Replacing the earlier scanned photo with a better version 11-Aug-21 (DeNoiseAI).
First flown with the Boeing test registration N6018N, this aircraft was delivered to Cathay Pacific Airways as VR-HOL in Feb-87. It was re-registered B-HOL in Jul-97 when Hong Kong became an autonomous region of China.
The aircraft was sold to PIA Pakistan International Airlines as AP-BFX in May-99. It was withdrawn from use and stored at Sialkot, Pakistan in Feb-08. The aircraft was later moved to Karachi, Pakistan and broken up there in Feb/Mar-11. Updated 11-Aug-21
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME.
Two days ago was my birthday and to be honest, I've never really been crazy about them.
I kind of thought of them as any other day.
Just like all the others, my 25th birthday was not special.
Friends and family would constantly tell me how I had to make it special because it is the quarter
of a century. But I have this strong thought that I can enjoy and make special any given day.
And well, I spent the whole day working.
Yesterday I left off to the mountains with a couple of my friends for reasons far away from my birthday.
Being up there, in such immensity, with the cold mist and the sound of silence, I realized how beautiful
being alive is, because sometimes, other things make you forget.
I thought of all the people I've met, all the love I've been given, all the music I've played.
Made me think of how lucky all of us who have lived are.
The weather up there was beyond perfect, and the views were to die for.
It was as if life itself was trying to tell me how lucky I am to have been part of this world more than 9131 days.
Now I have a whole different perspective.
A birthday is a day were you should be with the people you love, doing what you love, eating what you love.
Loving your life even more.
So for all of you who have been part of my life, thank you so much for making it so beautiful.
Love always.
Replacing the leased C&NW and BN switchers were four brand new EMD SW1001s. Shoving ingots under Ave G.
Norwegen / Agder - Setesdal
Svarvarnuten
Setesdal (Urban East Norwegian: [ˈsêːtəsdɑːɫ]; older name: Sætersdal) is a valley and a traditional district in Agder County in southern Norway. It consists of the municipalities of Bykle, Valle, Bygland, Iveland, and Evje og Hornnes.
The Otra river flows through the valley of Setesdal into the sea near Kristiansand. It flows southward from the Hardangervidda plateau in Telemark. The historic Setesdal starts at Evje and extends as far as the farm Bjåen, at the edge of the traditional region of Telemark. Øvre (Upper) Setesdal is in the municipality of Bykle. The municipalities of Iveland, Evje & Hornes and Bygland comprise the Nedre (Lower) Setesdal. Valle municipality is in the middle of the Setesdal valley. Norwegian National Road 9 runs through Setesdal.
Etymology
The oldest Norse form of the name was just Setr, and this was later replaced by Setrsdalr ('the dale/valley of Setr'). The common word setr has the meaning 'homestead, farm' – and Setr was probably originally the name of an old, large farm in the central part of Valle. The old farm was then later divided into a lot of smaller parts, but the name survived as the name of the district.
History
The Historia Norwegiæ, a short history of Norway written by a monk in the second half of the 12th century, reports that Setesdal was then part of the law district "Telemark with Råbyggelag". A Raabygger or Råbygger is one who lives in a corner; this is an apt description for the valley of Setesdal, which runs like a wedge into the heights of the mountain called Haukelifjell.
Ascending the Otra valley from Evje, one reaches the lake Byglandsfjord. At this point one historically found one of the more pronounced cultural transitions in Norway; there was a radical change in racial characteristics, dress (folk costumes or Bunad), architecture, dialect, folk music, dance (e.g., the ganger, a form of Bygdedans), customs, and cuisine. Particularly obvious north of the mountain pass of Byklestigen, the people of upper Setesdal were observed to be more closely related in blood and speech to their eastern neighbours in Telemark, as well as their immediate neighbours in adjoining districts of Rogaland to the west than to those people down the valley.
Between Valle in Setesdal on the western side of the mountains and Fyresdal on the eastern side, one finds a medieval trail that priests and bishops used to get between the counties of Agder and Telemark. This trail is named "The Bishop's Road"(Bispevegen) and every year a march called "The Bishop's Road March" (Bispevegmarsjen) starts at Kleivgrend in Fyresdal.
The Hylestad stave church, constructed in the 13th century in Setesdal, was demolished in the 17th century. Its portal, with several carved scenes illustrating the legend of Sigurd Fåvnesbane (Sigurd the Dragon-slayer), is on display at the University Museum of National Antiquities in Oslo (Universitetets Oldsaksamling, Historisk Museum, Oslo). Sigurd's slaying of Fafnir is described in the Prose Edda of Snorri Sturluson and the Völsungasaga as well as alluded to in Beowulf and Njáls saga.
The Setesdal Line (Norwegian: Setesdalsbanen) is a railroad between Kristiansand and Byglandsfjord in southern Norway. It was opened to Hægeland in 1895, and to Byglandsfjord in 1896. This railroad was closed down in 1962 but parts of it exist today as a hobby railroad and it is in regular tourist use during the summer months.
The SS Bjoren is an old steamboat that is in regular tourist use on a lake in the river Otra called Byglandsfjord.
(Wikipedia)
Svarvarnuten is a mountain in the municipality of Valle in Agder county, Norway. The 1,378-metre (4,521 ft) tall mountain is located in the Setesdalsheiene mountains, about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) west of the village of Valle and about 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) northwest of the village of Rysstad. The lake Botnsvatnet lies about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) west of the mountain.
(Wikipedia)
Setesdal (auch: Setesdalen) ist der Name eines Tals in der norwegischen Provinz Agder. Durch das Tal fließt von Nord nach Süd der Fluss Otra. Der Riksvei 9 (Kristiansand-Haukeligrend) bildet die Hauptverkehrsstraße durch das Tal.
Der Name Setesdal wurde ursprünglich nur für die beiden nördlichsten Kommunen der Provinz (Bykle und Valle) gebraucht. Die südlicheren Teile wurden Otrudal genannt. Die Grenze verschob sich Richtung Süden zum Byglandsfjord. Man verwendete auch die Namen Øvre- und Nedre Setesdal (oberes und unteres Setesdal). Heute umfasst der Distrikt Setesdal die vier Kommunen Valle, Bykle, Bygland und Evje og Hornnes, mit 6.530 Einwohnern (1. April 2009) und 4.595 km². Das Zentrum der Region ist Evje.
Durch das Setesdal, entlang am Fluss Otra, führte die Strecke der inzwischen größtenteils stillgelegten oder umgespurten Setesdal-Bahn. Die 78 km lange schmalspurige Strecke führte von Kristiansand bis an den Byglandsfjord und wurde in zwei Abschnitten 1895 und 1896 in Betrieb genommen. Heute fährt eine Museumseisenbahn auf dem acht Kilometer langen Teilabschnitt zwischen den Stationen Grovane und Røyknes. Der Abschnitt von Kristiansand bis Grovane wurde 1938 umgespurt und in die Sørlandsbanen integriert, der Rest 1962 stillgelegt. Auf dem See Byglandsfjord verkehrt das historische Dampfschiff Bjoren.
Das Setesdal ist bekannt für seine Volksmusik. Typisch sind Paartänze, die von Hardangerfiedel und Maultrommel begleitet werden. Je nach dem Musikstück können sie getragen oder wild sein, in kreisförmiger Aufstellung werden auch die Tanzpartner gewechselt. Zur Unterhaltung zwischen den Musikstücken, oder wenn keine Musiker anwesend sind, werden fünfzeilige stev-Kehrreime vorgetragen. Ein Dialog zwischen zwei Sprechern wird dabei stevjing genannt. Diese Tradition wurde 2019 in die UNESCO-Liste des immateriellen Kulturerbes der Menschheit aufgenommen.
(Wikipedia)
Upper East Side, Central Park - Jun 2008 - 085
These pictures were taken on two successive days when I had doctor appointments on the Upper East Side of NYC, and had the chance to walk along Fifth Avenue, and then through Central Park in order to return to my apartment on the Upper West Side, at Broadway & 96th
I had spotted this woman jogging in Central Park a little earlier -- how could you not notice someone in a bright pink top and pink hat? She had been running south, while I was walking north, and she went by too quickly for me to get a picture.
But about ten minutes later, as I was approaching Columbus Avenue and 96th Street, she jogged past me again ... she had to stop at Columbus Avenue, because of the traffic, so she was actually jogging in place when I took this picture...
Note: on Sep 26, 2012, I replaced the original version of this photo with a slightly edited one. All I did was some relatively minor adjusting of "hot spots" and "cold spots" -- but unfortunately, I was unable to remove all the monochromatic blackness in the woman's tights Unfortunately, the original photo was shot as a JPG image, before I learned about the benefits of shooting in RAW and making more subtle adjustments with my Aperture photo-editing program...
Note: this picture was published in a Sep 21, 2008 blog article entitled "Road Kill." It was also included in a June 6, 2009 photo mashup, as seen in the comment below, and as displayed in full-sized format on this Flickr page. And it was published in an Aug 4, 2009 blog titled "What Kind of Music Do You Listen to When You Work Out?" More recently, it was published in a Sep 1, 2009 blog titled "How Far Should You Run In A Workout?", which was republished in a Jul 19, 2010 blog, and again in a Dec 17, 2010 blog. And it was published in a Sep 28, 2009 blog titled "Treadmill Vs. Outdoor Running," which was reprinted in a Jun 30, 2010 Bike Swim Run blog with the same title. It was also published in a Nov 6, 2009 blog titled World Run Day 2009 is This Sunday!" And it was published in a Dec 12, 2009 "Sweet California" blog titled "Tomorrow's the Day."
Moving into 2010, the photo was published in a Feb 25, 2010 blog titled "Is Less Exercise More Effective?" It was also published in an undated (Mar 2010) blog titled "My yeast infection cure." And it was published in a Mar 31, 2010 "Wellwire" blog titled "What's My Motivation?", as well as a Mar 31, 2010 Suite-101-dot-com blog titled "Term Insurance Comparison by Age for Women Only," and an Apr 1, 2010 blog titled "Encouraging Activity With Group Health Insurance Discounts." It was also published in an Apr 22, 2010 Italian blog titled "Ti alleni con la musica? Apple sostituisce le cuffie che non resistono al sudore." It was also published in an Apr 23, 2010 Insured Life blog, with the same title as the caption that I used on this Flickr page. And it was published in an Apr 27, 2010 Italian blog, titled Alternare i tipi di allenamento per migliorare i risultati. It was also published in a May 24, 2010 blog titled "How Physical Activity Enhances Productivity." And it was published in an undated (May 2010) blog titled "Exercise for Women." It was also published in a Jun 3, 2010 blog titled "How to Look Cute While Jogging."
In the second half of 2010, it was published in a Jul 7, 2010 blog titled "Women’s Workout Guidelines Are Mostly Guesswork." A tightly cropped version of the photo was published in a Jul 14, 2010 blog titled "3 Reasons Not To Use An iPod Armband." And a very tightly cropped version was also published in an Aug 26, 2010 issue of the French version of Slate, in a blog titled "Ecouter de la musique pousse à s'entraîner plus fort." It was also published in a Sep 11, 2010 blog titled "Working Out in Maintenance Mode." And it was published in a Sep 26, 2010 ArticleTZ blog, with the same title (and notes) as what I had put onto the original Flickr page. It was also published in an undated (Oct 2010) Cool New York Group Health Insurance images blog , with the same title as the caption that I put on my Flickr page.
Moving into 2011, the photo was published in an undated (early Jan 2011) blog titled "Top Picks in Running Sneakers." It was also published in a Mar 15, 2011 blog titled "Ready To Race? Getting Started & Running In NYC." And it was published in a Sep 9, 2011 blog titled "Sport: risultati migliori cambiando ritmo."
Moving into 2012, the photo was published in a Jan 3, 2012 blog titled "5 Resolutions Diversity Practitioners Should Make in 2012." It was also published in a Feb 15, 2012 blog titled "High-Tech Health: Your Smartphone and the Gym." And it was published in a May 8, 2012 blog titled "5 Signs Your Exercise Habit Might Be Getting Out of Hand." It was also published in a May 31, 2012 blog titled "Five Practical Tips for Developing a Sustainable Workplace for Employees." And it was published in a Jun 1, 2012 blog titled "Workout Camp." It was also published in a Jun 17, 2012 blog titled "A hidden message of encouragement in my exercise playlist." And it was published in an Aug 30, 2012 blog titled "Tips To Help Avoid Yeast Infections," as well as a Sep 3, 2012 blog titled "Think You Can’t Do Anything About Your Yeast Infection? Think Again!" It was also published in an undated (late Sep 2012) blog titled "10 Most Powerful Success Habits," as well as a Sep 26, 2012 blog titled "Celebrate National Women’s Health and Fitness Day!" And it was published in an undated (late Oct 2012) blog titled "Ti alleni con la musica? Apple sostituisce le cuffie che non resistono al sudore." It was also published in a Dec 27, 2012 blog titled "Saving Money on Term Life Insurance."
Moving into 2013, the photo was published in a Jan 7, 2013 blog titled "Simple Way On How To Deal With Yeast Infection," as well as a Jan 7, 2013 blog titled "Alternative And Natural Treatments For A Yeast Infection," and a Jan 24, 2013 blog titled "Tips To Avoid Yeast Infections In The Future." It was also published in an undated (late Jan 2013) blog titled "The 16 Most Popular Habits of Highly Successful People." And it was also published in a Mar 26, 2013 blog titled "Exercise With Music For Bigger Benefits." It was also published in a May 24, 2013 article titled "ランニングの際に使いやすいアームバンド," as well as a Jun 3, 2013 blog titled "Alternative And Natural Treatments For A Yeast Infection." And it was published in a Jun 24, 2013 blog titled "Stop Trying To Deal With Yeast Infections Without Good Advice. Read Here!"
Commissioned in November 1954, the Umhlanga Lighthouse was completed at lightning speed and was built to replace the Bluff lighthouse (which had been on the site since 1869 but had deteriorated to an irreparable degree). Designed by the Office of the Chief Civil Engineer and constructed by the System Harbour Engineer, the tower’s 21-meter height means it can be seen for miles, with a range of light of 24 nautical miles. The lighthouse has a fixed red light that enables ships waiting to anchor in the outer anchorage, to track its position. If the red light can be seen from the ship, it often means that the anchors have dragged and that the ship is too close to shore.
Info source URL: www.oysterboxhotel.com/…/five-fascinating-facts-umh…
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Photo capture date & Location: 2017-11 Umhlanga Sands
Usually assigned to one of the 22 class locos , 703 has replaced it as the local shunt engine at Port Pirie on 13-11-10 as it pulls a string of empty ore wagons from the smelters back to the yard.
A stately home built in 1790 to replace a Tudor style manor house after the latter "became uninhabitable due to a severe haunting". When the new house was completed, the haunted house was torn down.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 13-Feb-22 (DeNoise AI).
We're not used to sunshine in Manchester, that's why there's some 'glare' on the rear fuselage!!!
'British Airways Express' titles, operated by Brymon Airways.
Named: "Somerset".
First flown with the deHavilland Canada test registration C-GEOA, this aircraft was leased to Brymon Airways as G-BRYJ in Mar-92.
Brymon merged with Birmingham UK based BEA (not the BEA which became British Airways!) and was renamed Brymon European Airways in Nov-02. However, the merger wasn't a success and the airlines separated in May-93 with Brymon becoming Brymon Airways again.
In Aug-93 Brymon became a British Airways franchise partner and started flying as British Airways Express. In Mar-02 Brymon was merged into another British Airways franchise, CityFlyer Express, operations for British Airways continued until the aircraft was returned to Bombardier in Apr-05 as C-FEXZ.
It was converted to Dash 8-314 standard in Jul-05 and was leased to Voyageur Airways in May-06. The aircraft was sub-leased to the United Nations in Jan-07 for operation in Africa, returning in 2009. It was leased to the UN again in Aug-10 and continues as part of UN World Food Programme operations in the Horn of Africa. Current as of May-16.
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SLN 16996 on stand at Stratford for route D8. These are apparently getting withdrawn and to be replaced by new EV vehicles in the future
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 28-Aug-22 (DeNoise AI)
JAS 'Rainbow Triple', right side.
An early Boeing 777 (Line No:45), this aircraft was delivered to JAS Japan Air System as JA8977 in Dec-96. JAS was merged into JAL Japan Airlines new 'Domestic' division in Apr-04.
In Oct-06 the domestic division was merged into Japan Airlines International and in Apr-11 the 'International' was dropped from the titles and the company became Japan Airlines once again.
The aircraft was withdrawn from service in Jan-20 and stored at Tokyo - Haneda. It was ferried to Victorville, CA, USA in Aug-20 for further storage.
In Sep-20 it was sold to the Midwest Aviation Group and moved to Kansas City, MO, USA where it was permanently retired. The aircraft was transferred to Alta Airlines Holdings in Nov-20 and is being used as a spares source. Updated 28-Aug-22.
Sunset by the temporary doc on the Calgary Reservoir. Likely the last shot of this provisional structure, it is built of square plastic interlocking bricks. It's purpose was to give sailboats a place to moor until next year when the regular doc will go back into service. Now removed, winter's ice will soon replace it.
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 22-Apr-23.
I thought it was real but it's just an Ilyushin [*groan*]
I think this was probably the first Russian built aircraft I had ever seen (I'd led a very sheltered life!). I recall that it brought in Budapest Honved FC a few days earlier for a soccer match against Liverpool FC on 08-Mar-66. Liverpool won 2-0!
Catedral de la Asunción de El Burgo de Osma, Soria.
La catedral de El Burgo de Osma (Soria, España) es un edificio de estilo gótico que sustituyó a otro anterior románico. Comenzada su construcción en 1232, muestra también otros aportes estilísticos, concluyendo con el neoclásico (1784). Como otras muchas catedrales españolas del siglo XIII, fue dedicada a la Asunción de la Virgen. Es el principal monumento de la localidad de El Burgo de Osma.
La catedral románica.
La construcción de la catedral románica, iniciada por Pedro de Bourges en 1101, fue continuada por sus sucesores: Raimundo (1109–1126) —después, arzobispo de Toledo—, Beltrán (1128–1140), Esteban (1141–1147) y Juan (1148–1174). La catedral debió de estar casi terminada a mediados del siglo XII, gracias a las limosnas que aportaban los numerosos peregrinos que, camino de Santiago de Compostela, acudían a venerar los restos del obispo restaurador de la sede oxomense, San Pedro de Osma.
La primitiva catedral románica, como otras de la época, debió tener tres naves —más alta, larga y ancha la central—, capillas absidiales y un crucero. Además, contaba con un claustro y diferentes dependencias anejas. De ella, quedan pocos aunque destacables restos en el claustro y la sala capitular.
La catedral gótica.
La catedral románica tuvo poca vida, pues el crecimiento y creciente importancia del El Burgo de Osma exigían espacios más amplios. Imbuido totalmente por las corrientes espirituales de la época, el obispo Juan Díaz de Medina —conocido tradicionalmente como Juan Domínguez— (1231–1240), ordenó la demolición de la catedral románica, para reedificarla inmediatamente (1232) en estilo Gótico. Las obras continuaron con su sucesor, Pedro Peñafiel (1240–1246). La obra principal de la catedral pertenece a esta época.
En 1235 fue celebrada en la catedral la canonización de Santo Domingo de Guzmán, nacido en las cercanías de Osma, y que fue canónigo de esta catedral.
Diversos obispos continuaron realizando obras a lo largo de la Edad Media, atestiguándolas con sus respectivos escudos. Entre ellos, Pedro García de Montoya (1454–1474), Alonso de Fonseca Quijada (1493–1505) o Pedro González de Mendoza, obispo electo de Osma, en 1482.
The cathedral of El Burgo de Osma (Soria, Spain) is a Gothic style building that replaced a previous Romanesque one. Beginning its construction in 1232, it also shows other stylistic contributions, concluding with the neoclassic (1784). Like many other Spanish cathedrals of the thirteenth century, it was dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin. It is the main monument of the town of El Burgo de Osma.
The Romanesque cathedral.
The construction of the Romanesque cathedral, begun by Pedro de Bourges in 1101, was continued by his successors: Raimundo (1109-1126) -after archbishop of Toledo-, Beltran (1128-1140), Esteban (1141-1147) and Juan (1148-1174). The cathedral must have been almost completed by the middle of the twelfth century, thanks to the alms provided by the numerous pilgrims who came to Santiago de Compostela to venerate the remains of the restoring bishop of the oxomense headquarters, San Pedro de Osma.
The primitive Romanesque cathedral, like others of the time, had to have three ships - more high, long and wide the central one, absidiales chapels and a cruise ship. In addition, it had a cloister and different dependencies attached. Of her, few remain but remarkable remains in the cloister and the room capitular.
The Gothic cathedral.
The Romanesque cathedral had little life, as the growing and growing importance of El Burgo de Osma demanded larger spaces. Imbued wholly by the spiritual currents of the time, Bishop Juan Diaz de Medina - traditionally known as Juan Domínguez - (1231-1240), ordered the demolition of the Romanesque cathedral, to rebuild it immediately (1232) in Gothic style. The works continued with his successor, Pedro Peñafiel (1240-1246). The main work of the cathedral belongs to this period.
In 1235 was celebrated in the cathedral the canonization of Santo Domingo de Guzmán, born in the neighborhoods of Osma, and that was canon of this cathedral.
Several bishops continued to carry out works throughout the Middle Ages, attesting them with their respective shields. Among them, Pedro García de Montoya (1454-1474), Alonso de Fonseca Quijada (1493-1505) or Pedro González de Mendoza, bishop-elect of Osma, in 1482.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 20-Mar-21, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 13-Aug-25.
Delivered to Euralair, France as F-GINL in Mar-92, this aircraft was leased to Air France in Oct-92 and returned to Euralair in Mar-98. On it's return to Euralair, it was sold to a leasing company and leased back.
In Apr-98 it was sub-leased to AOM Air Outre Mer, France. The lease was transferred to AOM in Aug-98. The aircraft was returned to the lessor in Oct-00 and was leased to LOT Polish Airlines as SP-LKI the following month.
Returning to the lessor in May-04, it was immediately leased to SkyEurope Airlines as OM-SEE. It was returned to the lessor in Feb-07 and leased to Aeroflot-Nord later the same month as VP-BRE.
Aeroflot-Nord was renamed Nordavia Regional Airlines in 2010 after Aeroflot withdrew it's franchise agreement. I think the aircraft was permanently retired at Arkhangelsk, Russia in mid 2011 (I'm unable to find any photos of it after May-11). It was broken up at Arkhangelsk in early 2019.
The registration VP-BRE was re-issued in Aug-17 to a Boeing 767-3W0ER of Royal Flight, Russia.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 05-Jun-22 (DeNoise AI).
'British Olympic Bid' special tail livery 'Teaming up for Britain'.
This aircraft was delivered to British Airways as G-BMRC in Jan-88, it was withdrawn from service and stored at Southend UK in Mar-02.
In Nov-02 it was sold to Barclays Mercantile Finance and ferried to Tel Aviv, Israel for freighter conversion with a main deck cargo door. The conversion was completed in Jul-03 and the aircraft was sold to DHL Air Ltd the following month.
In Dec-17 the aircraft was transferred to EAT European Air Transport (Germany) and re-registered D-ALEW. It was operated on behalf of DHL. It was permanently retired at Castellon de la Plana - Costa Azahar, Spain in Dec-18 after 30 years in service. The registration was cancelled in Jan-19. Updated 05-Jun-22.
The Nord-West Express has just arrived in Bad Bentheim. The DBAG 110 will be replaced by the NS 1213 for the last part of the trip to Amterdam.
Bad Bentheim, 1995-07-15
Negative: 60-14a
Replacing an earlier scanned 6"x4" print with a better version 11-Feb-14, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 15-Oct-23.
A rare bird, One of only 3 Eastern DC-10's. Taken from under the wing of a B.Cal DC-10-30.
Delivered new to Alitalia in Apr-74 as I-DYNB, it was leased to Eastern Airlines as N391EA in Jun-85 and operated their daily service into London-Gatwick.
It was sold to Continental Airlines in Sep-90 as N13067 and continued in service until it was retired in Apr-01 after 27 years in service. It was broken up at Mojave, CA, USA in Nov/Dec-02.
A point of change, when old meet new,
Transformation. Replacing. Out going year,
Well used and now can rest.
But the new year, with all its youth
What shell it bring to us? And
Where will we be when it will end?
Do we wish to end it relaxed? Or while
Continuing our momentum?
I wish us all that this year will be in good health,
With decisions that will take us where we want
And above all – never stop dreaming and believing.
Have a happy new year all.
A westbound BNSF Intermodal train S-LPCSCO goes under the searchlight signals at Verona, IL. Soon, these signals will be taken down, and replaced with new signals.
replaced this photo with the final version which was exhibited at my 2nd year show at university as a 43"x36" print.
Split zine with Sam Harris
Includes 8 images from my series "Industry" and 8 images from his series "200 Miles"
Hand numbered edition of 50
Printed to 140gsm recycled paper, staple bound with card covers in a printed envelope.
£5.00 posted to the UK a little more elsewhere
This image is part of the "Industry" series featured in the zine.
France - 2010
Northbound train 555, the CP Rail number replacing the D&H era PYRP and WR-7 symbols, winds along the old Lackawanna mainline at Conklin, a short distance away from East Binghamton Yard, on 24 June 1991. Leading an assortment of Norfolk Southern power is a Chessie System SD40-2, one of only 20 units from that carrier that joined the CSX roster. Before they were rivals, the two southern giants assisted the D&H in maintaining some competition against Conrail, the Northeastern kingpin that by the end of the decade would join the D&H into history at the hands of NS and CSX.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 07-Sep-22 (DeNoise AI).
G-BZZA never got to see the full Astraeus livery as they only leased it for the 2003 summer season from May/Oct.
This aircraft was delivered to Maersk Air Denmark as OY-MAL in Mar-92 and was leased to the British Airways German franchise operator, Deutshe BA as D-ADBA in Jun-92. Maersk sold it to a lessor in Sep-96 while the lease to Deutsche BA continued.
It was returned to the lessor in Sep-99 and was stored until it was leased to KLM's new UK 'low-cost' airline Buzz as G-BZZA in Jan-00. KLM eventually decided that 'low-cost' wasn't for them and Buzz was sold to Ryanair in Mar-03 (Buzz staff couldn't agree to Ryanair's T&C's so Ryanair closed it down at the end of Oct-04).
The aircraft was returned to the lessor at the end of Mar-03. It was leased to Astraeus Airlines in May-03 for the summer season, returning to the lessor at the end of Oct-03. In Dec-03 it was leased to Deutsche BA again, now re-named DBA.com, as D-ADIG.
DBA.com was merged into Air-Berlin in early 2006 but continued to operate as DBA until the merger was completed in Dec-06. It was returned to the lessor in Mar-09 and was stored at Budapest, Hungary.
In Jun-08 the aircraft was leased to the ill-fated Sky Europe as OM-CLD until they ceased operations in Sep-09 and it returned to storage. In Feb-10 it was leased Global Air (Mexico) as XA-UNG. It was stored at Mexico City in early 2011 and returned to the lessor a few months later.
The aircraft was leased to Tajik Air as EY-444 in Oct-11. It was withdrawn from service and permanently retired at Moscow - Vnukovo, Russia in Nov-18. Updated 07-Sep-22.
There are many details, so I've added a number of Flickr Notes to explain how things have changed. Even after all these years, some of the objects still exist, although most have been replaced and are long forgotten.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 07-Aug-21.
Peter Max 'New York Millennium 2000' logojet, right side.
I guess Continental had a 'MAX' before Boeing did!
This aircraft was delivered unpainted, except for the standard Continental tail, to Continental Airlines as N77014 in Oct-99. It was painted in the Peter Max 'Millennium 2000' logojet livery prior service entry.
The aircraft was sold to FSBU on delivery and leased back to Continental Airlines. Continental was merged into United Airlines in Oct-10. Current, updated 21-Jul-24.
Replacing a lot of the WC 4 axle fleet and the SDL39's was a group of IC GP40R's, CN GP38's and CN GP40-2LW's. The IC GP40R's were not held in the highest regard by the former WC men I knew and this is a good point as the ore empties has arrived at Trout Lake in March 2002 and the crew went right to work running the power around the wye so they didn't have to spend anymore time in 3101. Here the 3101 and 7554 make there way around the NE wye and the 45 will be up front when they leave town.
Old concrete railway sleepers, very neatly removed and replaced with the new without holding up the rail traffic unduly.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version, plus DeNoise AI 04-Dec-22.
First flown at Hamburg-Finkenwerder in Dec-96 with the Airbus test registration F-WWJA, this aircraft was used for flight testing at Toulouse, France. It was re-registered F-WWIJ in Jan-97. It was returned to Airbus Germany at the end of Feb-97 as D-AVZC for customer completion and fitout.
The aircraft was delivered to ILFC International Lease Finance Corporation as D-ASSE (on paper!) in Apr-97 and leased to Monarch Airlines as G-OZBC the same day. It was returned to the lessor in Apr-00 and leased to Dragonair (Hong Kong) as B-HTF in May-00.
Dragonair was renamed Cathay Dragon Airways in Nov-16. The aircraft was stored at Hong Kong at the start of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Mar-20.
Cathay Pacific Airways (The Swire Group) closed the company down in Oct-20 and the aircraft was returned to the lessor in Nov-20 and stored at Marana, AZ, USA. After 24 years in service it was permanently retired and broken up at Marana in Apr-25.
Scotrail Inter7City set formed of 43143 & 43179 slow for the crossing into the bi-directional Up & Down platform at Kingussie on 4th July 2025 with 1T88 1450 Inverness to Glasgow Queen Street. When I was here last time I didn't get a shot of what, from a distance appears to be a bracketed gantry on the north side of the station - only when close did I see it was two separate signals!
Not sure how long the 25 short HST sets have to go in Scotland - rumour is they'll be phased out over the next year or two, no doubt replaced by some inferior riding Japanese or Spanish tat!
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 24-May-23.
Named: "Sundance Kid".
First flown with the Airbus test registration F-WWIR, this aircraft was delivered to GECAS, leased to Virgin Atlantic Airlines and sub-leased to Virgin Sun Airlines as G-VKID in Dec-99.
Virgin Sun was closed down by Virgin Atlantic and the aircraft was returned to the lessor in Nov-01 and stored at Bristol-Filton, UK. It was moved to Dublin, Ireland in May-02 and leased to Transair Sweden as SE-RCD the following month.
Transair Sweden immediately wet-leased it to GOODjet and operations continued until the aircraft was repossessed by GECAS in Dec-02 and stored at Bordeaux, France (Transair Sweden was declared bankrupt in Jan-03 with debts of USD 3 million).
The aircraft was leased to Iberworld as EC-IMU in Mar-03. It was damaged at Madrid in Oct-08 when the nosewheel collapsed in the hangar during scheduled maintenance. It was repaired and repainted all white but didn't return to service until Feb-10.
The aircraft was returned to the lessor in Oct-10 and immediately leased to Rossiya - Russian Airlines as VQ-BDR. It returned to the lessor in Feb-18 and was stored at Shannon, Ireland. At the end of May-18 it was sold to Sunrise Asset Management Inc and leased to Allegiant Air as N235NV. Current, updated 24-May-23..
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Replacing an earlier digital photo with a better version 25-Oct-17, plus DeNoise AI 22-Nov-22.
Named: "Zephyros". (dark blue tail livery).
First flown with the Boeing test registration N6055X, this aircraft was delivered to ILFC International Lease Finance Corporation and leased to EuroCypria Airlines (Cyprus) as 5B-DBU in Feb-03.
EuroCypria was absorbed into Cyprus Airways and ceased operations on 12-Nov-10. The aircraft was returned to ILFC and stored at Perpignan, France.
In Dec-10 it was re-registered N641LF and re-registered again as N859AM in Feb-11. It ferried to Shannon, Ireland in Mar-11 and was repainted in AeroMexico livery before being leased to AeroMexico in Apr-11.
The aircraft was returned to the lessor in Aug-20 as a consequence of the COVID-19 Pandemic. It was stored at Goodyear, AZ, USA. It was moved to Miami, FL, USA in Dec-20 for further storage before ferrying to Dothan, AL in Apr-21 to await freighter conversion.
The aircraft was converted to freighter configuration with a main deck cargo door by the end of Jun-21 and leased to iAero Airways in Jul-21. It's operated on behalf of DHL USA. Current, updated 22-Nov-22.
Neiman-Marcus replaces the old City of Paris department store, a building that, thanks to its exquisite oval rotunda topped by a stained-glass dome, was as beloved a building as any in downtown San Francisco. Not surprisingly, San Franciscans were not pleased when Neiman-Marcus announced in 1974 that it had bought the old City of Paris building, which it intended to demolish for a brand-new department store; even Neiman-Marcus's agreement to preserve the rotunda within the framework of Mr. Johnson's and Mr. Burgee's new structure, a checkerboard box of reddish granite, did not mollify the opposition.
But the plan went ahead, and now that the building is done and the store is open, it is easy to see that the preservation-minded folk of this town knew wherefrom they spoke. For the Neiman-Marcus building, even with the gracious rotunda preserved, is one of this city's most conspicuous architectural mistakes. It is an awkward intrusion into San Francisco, a building that struggles to reflect a certain spirit and ends up, instead, capturing that spirit under glass and nearly suffocating it.
The City of Paris rotunda represents the vigor, optimism, and bold elegance with which San Francisco rebuilt itself following 1906. At least four generations of San Franciscans hold the sight of a sixty-foot Christmas tree under the gigantic lead glass dome as one of their best memories. The motto set in the uppermost glass panel of the rotunda remains the undeniable sentiment of San Francisco itself: Fluctuat nec mergitur . 146