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Proto Los Angelas, circa 1950, 20-inch adjustable wrench, still serviceable today. Quality never goes out of style. Image spans 3 in. across.
Europe, Portugal, Algarve, Sotavento, Ria Formosa, Ilha da Culatra, Beach, Vila do Mar (uncut)
This beached coastal fishery craft needs some TLC, but does seem to be still serviceable. ´Vila do Mar´ means sea village.
In the FG are covos (lobster traps) and there are, of course, two of the omnipresent gulls too.
This is 79 of the Olhão/Ilha da Culatra album and 311 of Sotavento.
... well, we went down to Dewerstone Woods at Shaugh Prior, Tony & I, thinking that this might be a target rich environment for fungi. Living in a world of fantasy as it goes with hardly any serviceable subjects to entertain us, lots of fungi around if you looked hard enough but most of these were 'broken', simply uninteresting or in poor locations. This little clump was as good as it got for us so we shot a few off and thereby climbed a little further up the learning curve so all good.
20 shot focus stack, still not enough!
Houston Texas
This vine and its fruit are often called Vegetable Sponge, Dishcloth Gourd, Dishrag Gourd, Rag Gourd, Sponge Gourd and a host of other names. It's LUFFA CYLINDRICA.
Vegetable Sponge has served humanity for so long, and has been spread across the warmer parts of the entire world so effectively, that it's hard to say where the wild ancestor lived, though it's assumed to have been in Africa or Asia. A similar species of the same genus and with many of the same features sometimes is encountered, Luffa acutangula, but its long fruits are more distinctly ribbed and angled than our RÃo Lagartos one.
Not only can you make a good washrag from the mature fruit's fibrous interior -- its "endocarp," in botanical terms -- but also the young fruit can be eaten fresh or cooked as a vegetable, especially in countries where cultivars have been developed with eating in mind. The roasted seeds are edible and contain an oil that is both edible and serviceable in the manufacture of soap. Goats crave the fruits and leaves, and bees feed on the flowers.
To top it off, it's medicinal. Root preparations are taken for the treatment of constipation and as a diuretic, and in Gabon it's used for nose cancer. In Tanzania a root decoction and the leaf sap are drunk to reduce the danger of abortion. Well, such uses just go on and on.
I don't think there's a sight quite like this anywhere else in Australia. What appears a ramshackle structure is still serviceable, and simply can't be replaced for visual impact. It's the perfect subject for an early morning shot. Black and white suits it, and the exposure time helps make that water look silvery in the light.
Enlarge this shot and see who really has the run of the place. He's sitting up on the roof.
I found this abandoned boat on the beach. It had obviously seen better days and had been a very serviceable vessel for the fisherman who owned it.
I used some filters to enhance it and make the image more painterly.
From Luftfartsmuset i Bodø.
The Gladiator pilots of the Norwegian Jagevingen (fighter flight)[33] were based at Fornebu Airport. On 9 April, the first day of the invasion of Norway, the seven serviceable aircraft managed to shoot down five German aircraft: two Messerschmitt Bf 110 fighters, two He 111 bombers and one Fallschirmjäger-laden Ju 52 transport. One Gladiator was shot down during the air battle by the future experte Helmut Lent, while two were strafed and destroyed while refueling and rearming at Fornebu airport. The remaining four operational fighters were ordered to land wherever they could away from the base. The Gladiators landed on frozen lakes around Oslo and were abandoned by their pilots, then wrecked by souvenir-hunting civilians.
After making a drop for East Penn at the interchange in Telford, PA, Pennsylvania Northeastern L160 heads back towards Lansdale with reefers for Americold in Hatfield. One of my biggest personal highlights of the summer, PN C39-8 #8212 made a brief return to service in August as a result of a ton of shopped power, it’s now back to being stored serviceable in Lansdale yard after both SD40-2Ws made it back from New Hope, but still on the active roster. Still super hard to believe you can shoot a Conrail blue C39-8 in 2022 under the right circumstances, hope to see this situation occur again in the future! (8/15/22).
A westbound St. Maries River Railroad freight, with eleven loads, tiptoes across Benewah Lake trestle west of St. Maries, Idaho, on the early autumn day of September 30, 2016. During this time, only GP9 103 was serviceable for round trips to the Union Pacific interchange at Plummer, with Nos. 101 and 102 down for shop time. Occasionally, they use one of its SW1200s for this train as well.
Famous old pier at Weston super mare with the life boat station and boat ramp still looks serviceable
Oooo, another DC leader, one of the last three serviceable in the South Island or so we are told.
This led out of Invercargill overnight so I had wondered if it might continue north of Dunedin as is the normal pattern.
Oct 22 2020, Train 920 4761-5022, Katiki, SIMT-NZ
From Luftfartsmuset i Bodø.
The Gladiator pilots of the Norwegian Jagevingen (fighter flight)[33] were based at Fornebu Airport. On 9 April, the first day of the invasion of Norway, the seven serviceable aircraft managed to shoot down five German aircraft: two Messerschmitt Bf 110 fighters, two He 111 bombers and one Fallschirmjäger-laden Ju 52 transport. One Gladiator was shot down during the air battle by the future experte Helmut Lent, while two were strafed and destroyed while refueling and rearming at Fornebu airport. The remaining four operational fighters were ordered to land wherever they could away from the base. The Gladiators landed on frozen lakes around Oslo and were abandoned by their pilots, then wrecked by souvenir-hunting civilians.
IC 1004 SD70 looks good in CN colors. It is in a stored serviceable running condition at Pokegama Yard in Superior WI. It is available for horsepower if needed should any train north or south be a bit short on power.
After running up to Zeeland earlier in the evening, the Zeeland Turn returns to Owosso led by a trio of former Ann Arbor GP35s. Presently, since the Watco takeover, all GP35s on the GLC roster are "stored serviceable" in Owosso, but are likely never to return to service for the railroad. The 385 was sent to Oak Ridge, TN after the formation of the Smoky Ridge RR, and the others may sadly be in line for the torch unless other plans intervene.
Its June 1976 were at Proviso IL with 15 GP-30's stored serviceable do to a recession we were having in from 1974 through 1976 .within a few months most of these units were put back in service, Happy 30 Thursday
Antwerp, Estación Central.
(...) Towards the end of the nineteenth century, Austerlitz began, in reply to my questions about the history of the building of Antwerp station, when Belgium, a little patch of yellowish gray barely visible on the map of the world, spread its sphere of influence to the African continent with its colonial enterprises, when deals of huge proportions were done on the capital markets and raw-materials exchanges of Brussels, and the citizens of Belgium, full of boundless optimism, believed that their country, which had been subject so long to foreign rule and was divided and disunited in itself, was about to become a great new economic power—at that time, now so long ago although it determines our lives to this day, it was the personal wish of King Leopold, under whose auspices such apparently inexorable progress was being made, that the money suddenly and abundantly available should be used to erect public buildings which would bring international renown to his aspiring state. One of the projects thus initiated by the highest authority in the land was the central station of the Flemish metropolis, where we were sitting now, said Austerlitz; designed by Louis Delacenserie, it was inaugurated in the summer of 1905, after ten years of planning and building, in the presence of the King himself.
Delacenserie's eclecticism, uniting past and future in the Centraal Station with its marble stairway in the foyer and the steel and glass roof spanning the platforms, was in fact a logical stylistic approach to the new epoch, said Austerlitz, and it was also appropriate, he continued, that in Antwerp Station the elevated level from which the gods looked down on visitors to the Roman Pantheon should display, in hierarchical order, the deities of the nineteenth century—mining, industry, transport, trade, and capital. For halfway up the walls of the entrance hall, as I must have noticed, there were stone escutcheons bearing symbolic sheaves of corn, crossed hammers, winged wheels, and so on, with the heraldic motif of the beehive standing not, as one might at first think, for nature made serviceable to mankind, or even industrious labor as a social good, but symbolizing the principle of capital accumulation.
And Time, said Austerlitz, represented by the hands and dial of the clock, reigns supreme among these emblems. The clock is placed above the only baroque element in the entire ensemble, the cruciform stairway which leads from the foyer to the platforms, just where the image of the emperor stood in the Pantheon in a line directly prolonged from the portal; as governor of a new omnipotence it was set even above the royal coat of arms and the motto Endracht maakt macht. The movements of all travelers could be surveyed from the central position occupied by the clock in Antwerp Station, and conversely all travelers had to look up at the clock and were obliged to adjust their (...)
W. G. Sebald, Austerlitz, 2001.
Wow, it's hard to believe this was already over two years ago. I thought I'd post this frame as it's finally been confirmed that BNSF 2098 (now CN 4957) has been repainted into CN colours after being purchased a year or so ago by CN following a lengthy stay on horsepower hours. Here it is while under assignment to Brantford back in June 2023, taking the lead of L581 as they begin heading back home after working some industries on the glass lead in Milton; a task normally completed by L551.
The sun was just setting over the horizon and due to the cloud cover in the area it illuminated the sky above in a mixture of pink & purple, to this day I'm not sure I can recall such a dramatic scene while trackside and I feel it really gives this shot an extra punch.
The 2098 as well as a decent bunch of other BNSF geeps were lent to CN by BNSF for the supposed reasoning of repaying horsepower hours back around the springtime of 2023. Normally horsepower hours are repaid between the class 1s with standard road power, but CN being desperate for 4-axles since the retirement of the GMD-1s as well as the GP9s getting older and weaker lead to them doing this unconventional method. It appears that most units BNSF lent were serviceable engines that would otherwise be in storage due to a surplus of 4-axle power within their own network, so eventually CN was able to purchase most of the engines they were currently "borrowing". As of 2025, some are still roaming around with their BNSF identities fully intact, some have been patched out, and others sent to shops for overhauls and repaints, which was unfortunately the case with the 2098. Initially I was hoping for a patch job that would leave the stripes on the nose intact, but no such luck.
With that being said, hopefully you enjoy what was probably the best shot I managed of this guy before it's makeover.
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While in Dubai with Twister Aerobatics a year ago, the opportunity presented itself to photograph some of the regular Skydive Dubai operations, and that included a few (very few) brief moments of respite between the constant sticks of skydivers itching to throw themselves out of perfectly serviceable aeroplanes!
DU-SD1 is ex N903VK and C-GVZQ.
I've been looking at this photo for 4 years and still can't quite justify the compostion. It was taken with a dodgy (although quite serviceable) camera, and I had no idea what I was doing. But, I ... Just. Can't. Let. It. Go. This is in the long-abandoned workshop of Owen Moreland of Aroya, Colorado.
A civil engineering marvel, modern architectural design at the forefront. To be able to make this work of art a serviceable building is simply incredible, to be weather proof, safe and serve a purpose as well as looking this good is genius as well as designing it so it can be cleaned.
My trusty Nikon D3300 showing its ability here. Its light small and with the 18-200 Nikkor onboard, so versatile.
The Wiesbaden Hauptbahnhof is part of my daily commute. The 1906 built station features an impressive trainshed and has not really changed much in the last decades. However, its extremely rare that there is anything interesting to photograph here, with all trains operated by modern EMUs or DMUs. However, the annual Christmas trips on the Ländchesbahn provide one such rare opportunity. The trips have been organized the last 3 years by the Nassauische Touristik Bahn which is working to reactivate the Aartalbahn which extends from Wiesbaden into the Taunus mountains. As the NTB has no serviceable rolling stock of their own, they have to borrow equipment from other local clubs. The past 2 years this has been the 52 from the Frankurter Museumsbahn, but this year equipment came from Darmstadt and Hanau. The result was a very authentic Bundesbahn train with matching Class 23, the last class of locomotives to be built for the West German railway. Here the train waits for its 18:45 departure back towards Hanau.
I composed this image while visiting Utah's Grafton Ghost Ttown, circa mid-1800's. Primitive fencing; still serviceable and attractive.
The Megptera-class orbital repair and maintenance tugs are designed for long-duration maintenance, inspection and salvage/repair operations around stations, shipyards and large spacecraft. Rather than speed and aesthetics, the class prioritises stability, redundancy, and hands-on serviceability - a true workhorse platform.
The broad slab-like hull provides excellet inertia control during close proximity operations, while distributed RCS thrusters allow for precise station keeping and slow deliberate translation. A reinforced ventral structure houses the main reactor, engines and propellant tanks, while also providing structural hardpoints for towing or anchoring during repair work. The nose of the craft has three large bumper surfaces that allow for shunting duties in and around shipyards.
Primary external operations are handled by a deployable EVA drone strored in a belly recharge bay, reducing crew exposure and allowing continuous work cycles.
The interior of the craft is made up of the main cockpit, single bunk sleeper compartment, EVA technician operation station and a small common area for R&R and meal prep.
This particular craft, seen in standard GSE livery and well worn over years of work & repairs is dubbed "Sturdy Sue" and owned & operated by veteran pilot Gus Joseph and his bot EVA-Tech/best-mate Khaled. Their drone is named Nipper and he does his job but he is also a bit of a curmudgeon.
I've probably taken at least ten times more photos of yellow warblers in the last five days than I have in all of my life combined. I've waited for years for them to show up in the yard and I can't really explain their sudden appearance. They are regulars at the local ponds, but I always see them high up in the trees or through a tangle of branches, and I have never managed a serviceable photo of one. I'm not sure how many separate individuals have come to the yard, but I've seen at least three different patterns on the ones that have come. I guess maybe it just took one stumbling by chance upon the water and then others followed. I've since noticed that if I mist the ferns with the garden hose they (along with the wilson's and orange-crowned warblers) love to take baths by rubbing themselves franticly in the fronds. Yellow warbler on bracken fern, backyard Olympia.
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11 years ago today, this Beriev A-42 Albatros was sadly only serviceable enough for a water taxi at the 2006 Gelendzhik Gidroaviasalon.
Behind a now retired C30-7, 3 Tilden brings empties for the mine through the interlocking at Eagle Mills Junction. A few months after this photo, this unit managed to throw a rod and earn itself an early retirement. The trailing C30 is stored serviceable, however a return to service continues to appear more and more unlikely.
The first rays of a new day shine upon the faces of these young Milwaukee warriors that have fallen from grace before their time. Lonnie captured the General Electric locomotives in The Milwaukee Road's Air Line yard as they wait for disposition. The MILW 5701, a U33C was built by GE in January 1968 as their 8001 and classed as 30G-RS6, even though it was 3300 HP. It would be renumbered to MILW 5701 a few years later. A short 14 years later, the 5701 would be retired.
Sitting next to the 5701 is U30C 5654, which was built in August 1974 for The Milwaukee Road. With only a bit over 6 years of service, the 5654 was stored serviceable. After the Soo Line takeover, it, along with the remaining U30C's were moved to Shorham Shops before being sold to GE for rebuilding. The Former Milwaukee 5654 would go through GE's Super 7 Program and emerge as GECX 3007.
MILW 5701, 5654
Milwaukee, WI.
August 1984
Lonnie Maves photo
D.A.Longley Collection
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The day started at -18° C, but rocketed up to a paltry -11, so I went out for a little explore into the Grover Lake wilderness. There are several old hunting camps dotted about the region, and I'm not sure if they are in use - only periodically if so. They seem to be somewhat maintained, and aren't derelict by any means, except this picnic table which could use some TLC but seems serviceable.
When my father and I visited Salt Lake City on July 23, 1977, we drove through South Yard to see what was going on. We were all but shocked to see this amazing lash up of EMDs stored serviceable at 1st South and 5th West. The group included DD35A units No. UP 74, UP 78, UP 71, UP 72, UP 77, UP 83, UP 73, and UP 79. A second group with one DD35A and six DD35s were stored further north in the yard, all waiting for traffic levels to pick up. It wouldn't be long before all were hauling freight again.
prairie 5199 is to move to the west somerset line for the forthcoming season----which will , unless other arrangements are made , leave the llangollen line with currently only 2 serviceable steam locos for next year . 3802 and an industrial tank loco--let us hope that further locos become available
5199 is pictured here in winter light near carrog
This place is only visited in summer, that road is not maintained during winter. It is serviceable now since there is not very deep snow so far in this season - Oppland Norway
The building was built from a prefab kit in the early 1900's.
From internet:
"The prefab bank kits were shipped to towns in two rail cars and were assembled in two days. Between 1905 and 1911 about 70 of these Commerce branches were built across the west. "
"Rockyford’s history book tells us The Canadian Bank of Commerce opened for business in Rockyford on May 18, 1914 with a staff of six. In 1916 the Bank closed its Strathmore branch and physically moved the present building from Strathmore to Rockyford’s Main Street.
To accomplish the move, the building was split in half and two 12-horse teams were employed to transport the two sections on rollers to Rockyford. Considering the lack of serviceable roads at this time, the magnitude of the project can be readily appreciated, the article concludes."
LS&I's two remaining serviceable UBoats, 3000 and 3009, run light power toward the Tilden Mine on the 3 Tilden job through the rock cut at Eagle Mills Junction.
LSI 3009
LSI 3000
Load Haul 'Tug' 60059 enters Edale climbing Normans Bank with the returning Stourton - Peak Forest stone empties, April 2nd 2007.
Always a very serviceable bold freight livery in my eyes, Load Haul were bought out by EWS.
Nighttime temperatures dropped to 25 F, but the morning temperatures were climbing quickly as the colors slowly changed in the cottonwoods.
This is a working ranch, with some historical items, some new, all serviceable. The blue flatbed truck gets special care, and is referred to as "Mr. Jones."
Mt Yale, elevation 14,196 feet, looms behind the ranch.
The trouble with panning against a clear sky is that no-one can tell! But there is plenty of prop blur in the picture of this Spitfire Mk Vc, serial AR501, a genuine survivor of WW2.
Regarding the large letters on the side of the plane: DU was the squadron code, in this case 312 (Czech) squadron, and the E is the individual identifier for this aircraft within that squadron. Occasionally, squadron codes would be changed to confuse the enemy. Squadrons nominally had 12 serviceable aircraft, although this number varied according to need and circumstance. The small black AR501 is the aircraft's serial number, which would usually stay with it for its life, being assigned at the time it was ordered. Serial numbers were issued in blocks, but gaps were left in the sequences, again so that the enemy couldn't assess the state of aircraft production by examining serial numbers.
This is the Shuttleworth Collection's Spitfire Mk Vc, flown here at Old Warden by Paul Stone.
My father would brand this type of photo a "flock shot", a photograph with multiple points of interest. A few reasons why this one qualifies:
At left is the oldest existing train station in the State of Utah. The Lehi, Utah depot was constructed by the Utah Southern Railway in 1871. Today it serves as a museum of local history.
In front is a Union Pacific Scotchlight station sign, planted here 50+ years ago when Lehi was an integral part of the UP system. Today Lehi is just a turnaround point for a 10-mile branch. At right is a distant red flag that marks the end of serviceable track.
Behind the depot are multiple old buildings from an era when the UP yard along State Street was teaming with business.
UP 2027 is an SD40N, built Union Pacific SD40-2 No. 3283 by EMD in July 1974. Assigned to the LUL41 local on April 9, 2025, the classic EMD has more than 50 years of service on the UP.
Some UP business comes through the wye at Seventh Street as the end of their journey is now in sight. A serviceable shot from the northern terminus of US 52.
The Buffalo and Pittsburgh's Dubois Yard Job/Local takes head room out of the yard knocking down the northbound CP-FALLS CREEK pot signal.
They would shortly after leave northbound to go spot and pull cars at the Owens Illinois Glass plant in nearby Brockway, PA. Despite having the camera set up on a tripod I somehow managed to bump the AF ring prior to taking this photo, so it's not really as sharp as it normally would be. But it's still serviceable thankfully.
Reflectorized traffic signs, aging and dirty but still doing what they are supposed to do in the presence of headlights (or, in this case, a strobe).
The Megptera-class orbital repair and maintenance tugs are designed for long-duration maintenance, inspection and salvage/repair operations around stations, shipyards and large spacecraft. Rather than speed and aesthetics, the class prioritises stability, redundancy, and hands-on serviceability - a true workhorse platform.
The broad slab-like hull provides excellet inertia control during close proximity operations, while distributed RCS thrusters allow for precise station keeping and slow deliberate translation. A reinforced ventral structure houses the main reactor, engines and propellant tanks, while also providing structural hardpoints for towing or anchoring during repair work. The nose of the craft has three large bumper surfaces that allow for shunting duties in and around shipyards.
Primary external operations are handled by a deployable EVA drone strored in a belly recharge bay, reducing crew exposure and allowing continuous work cycles.
The interior of the craft is made up of the main cockpit, single bunk sleeper compartment, EVA technician operation station and a small common area for R&R and meal prep.
This particular craft, seen in standard GSE livery and well worn over years of work & repairs is dubbed "Sturdy Sue" and owned & operated by veteran pilot Gus Joseph and his bot EVA-Tech/best-mate Khaled. Their drone is named Nipper and he does his job but he is also a bit of a curmudgeon.
Permanently docked at Pier 16 at the historic South Street Seaport is retired United States Coast Guard steam-powered Lightship LV-87 or Lightship AMBROSE. The Ambrose Channel refers to New York Harbor’s principal shipping channel which is a channel close to Sandy Hook in New Jersey as the dangerous and perilous sand bars and shoals in the lower harbor have always made it a challenge for ships approaching the wide mouth of New York Bay which basically includes the area between Sandy Hook (aka Jersey Shore), New York and Coney Island. This steel hulled vessel was made in 1907 and went into service in 1908 and served the Ambrose Channel until 1932. The Ambrose was modified in 1921 while in that service with a radio beacon, the first light vessel to have this great navigational tool for vessels in the treacherous New York Harbor especially when visibility was horrible. The United States Coast Guard donated the Ambrose (LV-87) to South Street Sea Port which moored it at Pier 16 in 1968 after being officially retired from official service in 1964 actually becoming a National Historic Landmark in 1989. This Ambrose is actually the third lightship in the Ambrose Channel which has a lightship in the channel going back to 1854, and in summer of 1967 the fifth and last lightship of the Ambrose Channel was replaced by a Texas Tower Lightstation referred to as Ambrose Station. That station was damaged by a tanker in 2008 and dismantled that same year replaced by flashing buoys.
I’ve toured and been onboard the AMBROSE (LV-87) Lightship several years back as it is open to public by South Street Seaport for a nominal fee during the Spring and Summer months, its interior quarters beautifully conserved. I couldn’t help thinking, the quarters weren’t very luxurious and spacious rather serviceable and utilitarian it must have been special kind of men who were stationed in one of these vessels. Let’s face it the great majority of the time, the vessel was anchored in the same area, being a sea vessel though, it was rocked and moved by wind and rain and treacherous currents of New York Harbor. It’s part of what’s always amazed & facinated me about those men and women (the wives as they were not officially part of the service for the most part with few exceptions) who served the United States Lighthouse Service, which eventually was rolled into the United States Coast Guard service and were on duty basically all time during their respective stints at lighthouses and in the case of the AMBROSE, lightships. Automation of beacons has made this role & occupation obsolete, but it’s still fascinating to read about their incredible sense of duty in protecting the waters where they are stationed. Furthermore New York Harbor prior to the advent of cheap commercial air travel, was the principal port for Trans-Atlantic travel, so the many ships of Red Star, Cunard and the like traversed the dangerous waters regularly during the golden era of luxury ship travel utilizing these beacon in the harbor.
So had the Titanic made it to New York during its maiden voyage in the early 20th century, it would have utilized this AMBROSE lightship as a guide as it entered the harbor but alas, as has been detailed in early postings on this photostream, only the survivors of the sunken vessel on the RMS Carpathia passed this beacon on the way to Peirs 59 and 54 in Manhattan.
Taken with Olympus E-5 using a Olympus Zuiko 12-60MM F2.8-4 lens using the Olympus’s internal art filter processed in Adobe Lightroom.
southstreetseaportmuseum.org/visit/street-of-ships/lights...
In the style of Jackson Pollock | 1912-1956
The last time I invoked the abstract expressionist icon's name here on Flickr, I was blowing off steam about troubleshooting an audio-visual equipment rack then hiding a colorful, but service-unfriendly wiring job.
This time around, I don't have to consider serviceability as part of the design, other than the wiring job being in the service of this week's theme, of course, as a substitute for messy paint dribbles.
For my video; youtu.be/O0BCH1JWHX8?si=zsPi2LtLBX-yF6Kp
2C,
Car clubs, outing,
CCMGC, CXKJR,
Old English Car Club,
LAMB Club,
Surrey, British Columbia, Canada.
The fixed-roof MGB GT was introduced in October 1965. Production continued until 1980, although export to the US ceased in 1974. The MGB GT sported a greenhouse designed by Pininfarina and launched the sporty "hatchback" style. By combining the sloping rear window with the rear deck lid, the B GT offered the utility of a station wagon while retaining the style and shape of a coupe. This new configuration was a 2+2 design with a right-angled rear bench seat and far more luggage space than in the roadster. Relatively few components differed, although the MGB GT did receive different suspension springs and anti-roll bars and a different windscreen which was more easily and inexpensively serviceable. In 2019, Road & Track named the GT one of the "16 of Pininfarina's Most Beautiful Designs That Aren't Ferraris.
Although acceleration of the GT was slightly slower than that of the roadster, owing to its increased weight, top speed improved by 5 mph (8.0 km/h) to 105 mph (169 km/h) because of better aerodynamics.
Chrome bumpers were produced from 1965 through the 1974 model year. While the 1975 introduced rubber bumpers to meet US safety regulations, some early 1974 models—often called "1974.5" or intermediate models to 1980.
With the majoritiy of the C40-8M fleet being stored serviceable and having a questionable future, this photo seemed appropriate to share. Having spent several hours working Flint yard, westbound L501 makes quick work of the small, quaint town of Morrice. During this time in late 2018 and into 2019 CN was experiencing a rather significant power shortage, so they leased several different types of engines. Everything from former CSX 8-40CWs to a group of SD60s in which, 3 were still painted from their prior owner being the SOO Line. The SOO unit came in the night before on an empty grain train, and when I learned that 501 had this engine set, it was an easy choice to drive and see it. A few texts to good friend and fellow photographer Kyle Korienek yielded me this photo. Sadly, this site will never happen again as the former Meal 'n' More Site shown has been completely demolished and is just vacant ground. The CN 2407 is most likely stored awaiting its fate and the SOO 6020 is no longer on lease to the CN. Just goes too show, that what was yesterday, isn't today. I would like to extend a big word of thanks to Kyle for making this photo possible.
The final phase of clean up of the original Meal-N-More elevator in Morrice has begun, which is the removal of the classic field stone foundation. While most of the foundation was gone, the antiques that were left in the basement line the footprint of what was. After meeting L505 just west of here, CN Q116 gets rolling again with a short time BC Rail leader. With a majority of the barns on foreign railroads running as horsepower hours, a handful have been tagged "stored serviceable", and the balance still running on the property are what I would consider reaching the end of their time like the old Meal-N-More.
From Galah to Astronaut. Two years ago when I shot this space at the entrance to Wimpole Lane in Spring Hill, Brisbane there was a galah here. I believe that mural, unless defaced was quite serviceable but our recent visit showed that it had been overpainted and replaced. We start to get an idea of the possible longevity or not of some of these works.
The original Galah was by artist Drule but it still features on his website below. He is also responsible for the new work. Wouldn't be good form just to paint someone else's work out would it. But because I couldn't find any reference to this on his site or elsewhere, you get to make your own mind up about what it could be about and perhaps to think of a name! For the time being anyway.
I am hopeless at that sort of thing so I am not even going to try!
Here is the previous work
flic.kr/p/2iqviTM
and here is Drule's website link.