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A Great Egret signals its intention to invade the fishing hole of an erstwhile traveling companion on Horsepen Bayou.
On May 21, 2016, Amtrak's westbound Southwest Chief from Chicago is running on-time out of Raton as it splits the MP 706.2 semaphore intermediates south of Springer, New Mexico at the location of Robinson along BNSF's Raton Subdivision.
9/2022 - Los Cerillos, NM
As I wait for Amtrak to get closer, I decided to drone some of the semaphores on the NMRX section of the line.
28.12.2024
At the last saturday of 2024 there was an occasion to catch a freight train with 2 diesel locos called "Bardotka". Machines that belongs to Východočeská dráha, led the 28 wagons WAP from Trutnov to Smiřice.
At the foto, 751 232 + 749 247 passes the semaphore to Pilníkov station. The signals are still the old, classic mechanical.
W ostatnią sobotę 2024 roku nadarzyła się okazja do uchwycenia klasycznych "Bardotek" z pociągiem towarowym. Maszyny należące do Východočeská dráha pociągnęły skład talbotów z Trutnova do miejscowości Smiřice.
Na zdjęciu, 751 232 + 749 247 mijają semafor wjazdowy do stacji Pilnikov. Jak widać na tej małej lokalnej czeskiej stacyjce w dalszym ciągu funkcjonują kształtowe.
Pretty much all that is in this shot no longer exists as seen here. These semaphores have long ago been removed and the Santa Fe leader has long been repainted. In fact pretty much all that exists on this line is twice a day Amtrak. Model, CO 6.18.00
A class 114 DMU set leaves Cleethorpes station in Lincolnshire, passing the array of semaphore signals that survived at the east coast resort until resignalling in 1985.
Cleethorpes was reached by the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway in 1863.
Subsequently absorbed into the Great Central Railway, the signals on the left of the frame are built to Great Central designs.
The class 114 units spent much of their 30 years based at Lincoln and working across the East Midlands. They were a relatively early casualty of the 1980s Sprinter revolution, with the last two units being withdrawn in 1992.
Photograph by the late Roger Siviter, part of my collection.
66739 approaches the most southerly point in it's long journey to Fort William as it draws to a halt at Newsham. The locomotive will run around the train here, before heading back north.
Although rather less of a photographic draw than some other areas of the Blyth and Tyne network I thought it was worth recording this location, as the line here will see major changes when passenger services are reintroduced. The current level crossing on the busy A1061 is to be replaced by a bridge to the south and this area will be the location of the new Newsham station. Obviously the signal box and semaphores will also be swept away in the development.
5th March 2022.
Along BNSFs Raton Sub a rare BNSF train lights up the Blades at Colmor, NM. The small town of Springer is enough to light up the whole sky at night. Usually only two Amtrak trains in Daylight run across this portion.
The NP semaphore era had come to an end. The final side by side set here at Donlan, MT, mp 207.2 on MRL's 4th Sub, stood tall until the end. A westbound coal train rocked through the western Montana woods around midnight.
6.10.05
The Severn Valley Railway's Class 108 DMU passes the semaphore signals at Bewdley South - the signal box can be seen behind the foliage on the right.
The semaphore replacement programme at Wrawby commenced this morning and I believe the engineering possession will take around a fortnight to replace these wonderful old semaphores.
Like many I have made a recent and last visit to capture the semaphore scene. In this view tugs 044 and 001 are about to cross at the west end of Barnetby station.
Night-time fog over Banbury station with the old semaphore signals standing guard. This was January 1983 and much has changed - the goods shed on the left was demolished a few years later; most (but not quite all at the time of writing) of the signals were replaced by colour lights; and the fluorescent lights were replaced by sodium lights whose colour cast is orange.
One signal is "off" for a southbound train. Something else I have noticed is the platform end clock (the lollipop-like thing), and a single colour light signal on the right; how did that creep in?
Details: Taken in the days when you could wander all over the railway system, at least when nobody could see you! OM2, Kodachrome slide scan.
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37423 seen passing the semaphore signals at Acle on the 2P18 1036 Norwich - Great Yarmouth 19/4/19. (Taken using a pole)
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The name Iris is Greek and it means rainbow for its many colours. However, most irises are shades of blue or purple.
Lately I have seen them white, yellow and mix of yellow and white.
The majority of irises that we see today are hybrids of the originals.
The iris has been around for many centuries, and many artists have chosen to paint them.
There are several famous paintings of the flowers. From 1888 to 1890, Van Gogh painted at least four paintings of irises.
Monet painted "Iris" sometime between 1914 and 1917.
Not only is the iris a beautiful flower, but also they have several uses.
As a live plant they are used as a water purifier.
They are ingredients in some perfumes, homemade toothpaste, pottery and herbal medicines.
The stylised iris, fleur-de-lis, descends from the white iris which is native to Florence, Italy and which grew even in its city walls.
This white iris, displayed against a red background, became the symbol of Florence until the Medici family, to signal a change in political power, reversed the colours making the white one red and setting in motion a centuries-long breeding program to hybridise a red iris.
Catherine de Medici carried this symbol of Florence to Paris when she married the king of France where this most famous of irises acquired its nickname, fleur-de-lis.
The iris has been associated with France as Louis VII adopted it as a symbol in the 12th Century.
In Flowers'-language: Iris means faith; hope; wisdom and valour
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10/2020 - Springer, NM
Amtrak 150 leading Train No. 3 'knocks down' the semaphore signals near Springer. The challenge to get ahead of the 79 mph train begins now.
This set of semaphores was apparently replaced 10/2021 after the mechanism failed in one of them.
Sémaphore de la Pointe Saint-Mathieu.
Les sémaphores sont des unités de la Marine Nationale, chargées de la surveillance côtière.
L'Etat a créé en 1861, une ligne de postes électro-sémaphoriques dont un certain nombre dans la région proche de Brest : Le Minou, Créac'h Meur, Saint-Mathieu, Le Conquet, Corsen, Landunvez. Par signaux à pavillons ils communiquaient avec les navires et retransmettaient leurs messages par le réseau télégraphique national.
Le premier sémaphore de la pointe Saint-Mathieu se trouvait a mi-chemin entre l'abbaye et les Rospects. Il n'avait pas de visibilité sur le chenal du Four. Avec la fermeture du poste de la pointe des Renards au Conquet fin XIXe, il est devenu impératif de le déplacer.
Au tout début des années 1900, la tour actuelle a été construite à l'extrémité ouest de la pointe. Plusieurs fois rénové et modifié, le sémaphore de Saint-Mathieu assure toujours sa mission de veille. On le qualifie de "vigie" car il est opérationnel 24h/24, au contraire des sémaphores qui ne sont armés par leur personnel que du lever au coucher du soleil.
Scanned IR lith print.
Rolleiflex T w/ Tessar 75 mm/f3.5 + Rollei IR filter (cutting @ 700 nm).
Morning of Oct 12, 2024.
Rollei IR 400 in Adox Adonal 1+100, semistand 1 h.
Lith printed on Foma Retrobrom 151 Sp FB and developed in Moersch Easy Lith (25A+25B+150OB+700H2O) @ 30°C.
Toned in Se 1+9, 30+ sec.
The danger of Se toning a lith print. Just a bit too much, and all the colour is gone. But still a decent IR print :-)
And it's not a semaphore, just an overexposed Don't Park Here sign...
DB Cargo Class 66/0 No. 66075 heads south from Leominster with 6V75, the 09:24 Dee Marsh – Margam steel on 27th May 2021.
The Southwest Chief throttles up as splits the famous semaphores between Wagon Mound and Levy on its way to the next station stop in Raton.
On that June 21th, the twilight is long lasting. It is 0:40 and the sky is still blue on the right, where the light pollution isn't visible. The Milky Way is extending its arch above the Penmarc'h Lighthouse. On the far right, Mars is on the right of the Star Spica. Then comes Saturn and finally Antares just above the semaphore.
10th May 2008 sees 6233 Duchess of Sutherland on the Fylde Coast Express . This was an authorised visit to Blackpool North signal box at the time and I was fully supervised.
A northbound AWC Pendolino gets the 'right away' at Crewe Platform 11 on 28th September 2020.
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Passing the site of the old Goods yard the short set departs Acle and onto the single line towards Brundall. 37425 is on the rear.
The Santa Fe semaphore era survives another year. The Southwest Chief, semaphore controlled siding, and low angle, day before winter solstice sun in the high desert. How many more years?
Amt 4
Chapelle, NM
12.20.19
The semaphore signals at Chapelle, New Mexico will soon go into action for a late westbound Amtrak Southwest Chief.