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Well 2017 is sure of to a good start, the classic Hunstville Station and Semaphore signal shot is off the bucket list. W908 by SNS Hunstville.
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A Great Egret signals its intention to invade the fishing hole of an erstwhile traveling companion on Horsepen Bayou.
Sunlight peeks through one of the few semaphore signals protecting the siding at Chapelle, New Mexico along BNSF's Glorieta Subdivision on May 21, 2016.
Truro signal box is supposed to be closing before the end of the year. So here is a record shot of box, the semaphore signalling before 57602 leaves Truro with the 1A50 2145 Penzance - London Paddington 'Night Riviera sleeper train' 19/4/23.
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.
The fine bracket semaphore signals for Castleford West Junction on the Normanton line, pictured in October 1994 two years before they were replaced by colour lights. Situated at the western end of Castleford station platforms, they both indicated the same routes, the one on the left, from the normal up direction and, the one on the right from the down platform used mainly to turn back terminating multiple units.
The Signal arms on each of the left-hand dolls were for the Cutsyke branch to Pontefract, whilst the arms on the right-hand dolls were for the main line to Wakefield or Leeds, each with the distant arms for Castleford Gates signalbox below them. The route behind me was a freight only line to Milford Sidings.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
DB Cargo Class 66/0 No. 66075 heads south from Leominster with 6V75, the 09:24 Dee Marsh – Margam steel on 27th May 2021.
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.
BR Class 108 DMU with E52064 leading and M51941 trailing depart Kidderminster working the 18:40 to Bewdley on 29th December 2023.
Severn Valley Railway Winter Diesel Gala
SĂ©maphore 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.
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