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Veteran EMU 483008 departs from Lake station (serving the namesake settlement which effectively serves as the dividing line of Sandown and Shanklin), the service been the 2D21 10.49 Ryde Pier Head-Shanklin for Island Line. This small halt opened in 1987 during the BR-era; much later than the rest of the line.
483008 first entered service with the London Underground in February 1940 and at the ripe age of 80+ years old was withdrawn (apparently) from service a few months later owing to a failure, with the rest of the Class 483 fleet following in January 2021. Thankfully it does appear that this unit, along with the remaining serviceable fleet, does have a secure future in preservation at various locations.
Taken with the assistance of a pole.
Stone structures are rather rare on the Illinois prairie. When the early settlers first came, buildings were put up using native timber. Later sawn lumber from the north woods and locally made bricks became available. Early houses are sometimes dated by the materials they are made of. This old stone farmhouse is an anomaly. It takes skilled stone masons and rock quarries to make such a structure, something that would not normally be found on the early prairie. Nearby are other stone buildings… a stone school, a stone barn, and a stone two story mansion or two. Where did the skilled laborers come from? This is not the work of prairie farmers or backwoods men. In 1839 an Anglican Bishop named Philander Chase came to the unsettled Illinois prairie to build a magnificent theological seminary and college for young men. He convinced a group of skilled laborers and farmers to immigrate with him from England to found a settlement and build the college. Native sandstone was quarried and transported and soon stone structures began to dot the landscape. Well built and durable, these 180 year old structures are still very serviceable and worthy of preservation. The old rural graveyards of western Peoria County are filled with the grave markers of these early English Pioneers. The college still stands at the settlement known as Robin’s Nest. A magnificent stone memorial marks the spot where Bishop Chase was laid to rest surrounded by the graves of his countrymen. Many English surnames survive among the people of this region all because an influential man had a dream. Cheers.
Chessie GP35 No. 4386 and a CSX mate give a power assist to NYS&W-run Delaware & Hudson at the rebuilt bore in Tunnel NY on 20 August 1988.
Left with little serviceable motive power of its own after the Guilford pullout, D&H and designated operator Susquehanna and friends pooled a colorful assortment of engines to keep trains running.
Near Tranquille farm
Kamloops, B.C.
I'm not sure if this corral and ramp for loading/unloading cattle from trucks is still in use. It's hard to tell because something can look very old but still be serviceable. There are still cattle in the fields here so the chances are that it is still used.
Taken with my first vintage lens, recently arrived from Ukraine. This was shot with a 1976 Helios 44mm f2 M-style screw mount (I recently overestimated its age, sorry). Verified not to be radioactive. Amazing how cheap these things are on eBay, but still perfectly serviceable with the right (cheap) adapter. Loving the slightly soft focus, if I can nail the manual focus. Some neighborhood shots of Magnolias in bloom.
The weighbridge operative at RMU Banovići's Oskova washery notes down the necessary details as each wagon passes through the coal loader. Beyond, in the exchange sidings serving the output of the Banovici mines with its output destined primarily for Tuzla thermo-electric power plant, Yugoslavian Đuro Đaković 1957-built 'Yankee tank' No.62 125 runs past the visiting Kreka Mines 1944-built 'Kriegslok' No.33 248. This last remaining serviceable 'USA' tank of the former Yugoslavia was declared an outright failure later that evening, but the steam leaks were repaired and it was noted in steam an undertaking limited shunting work in place of the diesel loco in January 2026.
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The shape of things to come...maybe. The ČD (and ÖBB) railjet sets (including Taurus locomotives) do not have the correct ETCS version and will not be fitted in time for the December ETCS switch on in Czechia. This means that although the sets will continue to operate, they will be hauled by other locomotives - nominally Vectrons although other substitutions will happen no doubt.
A shortage of serviceable Taurus 1216 locomotives in January 2024 saw a few weeks where the sets in Czechia were hauled by various Class 362 and 380s and even one occasion where the entire set was replaced with Bdmtee between Praha and Breclav! 362 175 is here between the stops of Poříčany and Tatce with rj 257 from Praha hl.n to Graz.
Kentmere 200 shot on the Mamiya 6 and developed in 510 Pyro. I chose this as the next film to go in this camera, as it is a little contrasty and condition of the old lens coating on this Mamiya means there seems to be some contrast loss, especially into sun. It's giving a slightly vintage look, which was possibly useful for this subject. Master Frank is a 19th Century 'long liner' kept in serviceable condition.
Owing to a shortage of serviceable 60’s, DCR used its pair of 56’s (56301/56103) to cover the Willesden - Merehead working. 56301 still strongly displaying it’s livery from the Fastline days, I imagine it’s only a matter of time before it gains the corporate DCRail grey colour scheme. Owing to some developing issues with my camera’s focus, I couldn’t quite achieve the outcome I wanted but still relatively pleased with this image. Cheers to Steve King for the early morning text on the gen allowing enough time to trek from Plymouth!
The composition is pretty jank on this one, but in some ways it may actually help the mood that I get from this image.
That, or I just like the lighting and am trying to convince myself that this is an even remotely serviceable photo.
New Hope, PA
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Canon A1
FD 50mm F/1.8
Kodak Ultramax
Scanned w/ Fujifilm X-T5
The date is 28.12.1991 and 50015 and 50008 were stored un-serviceable at Plymouth Laira after a recent repaint and the 'Hoover Hoop' railtour on 19.10.1991. History tells us that both engines were saved from the cutters torch and are operational today.
Macro Monday - Chip
There is a little chip on the rolled edge of one of our garden bird baths.....fortunately the rest is in tact and perfectly serviceable!!
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Out hunting, I learned below at
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The way to avoid evil is not by maiming our passions, but by compelling them to yield their vigor to our moral nature. Thus they become, as in the ancient fable, the harnessed steeds which bear the chariot of the sun.
- Henry Ward Beecher
A genuine passion is like a mountain stream; it admits of no impediment; it cannot go backward; it must go forward.
- Christian Nestell Bovee
Passion looks not beyond the moment of its existence. Better, it says, the kisses of love to day, than the felicities of heaven afar off.
- Christian Nestell Bovee
The passions are like fire, useful in a thousand ways and dangerous only in one, through their excess.
- Christian Nestell Bovee
As rivers, when they overflow, drown those grounds, and ruin those husbandmen, which, whilst they flowed calmly betwixt their banks, they fertilized and enriched; so our passions, when they grow exorbitant and unruly, destroy those virtues, to which they may be very serviceable whilst they keep within their bounds.
- Robert Boyle
The worst of slaves is he whom passion rules.
- Henry Brooke
I've written in the past about the periodic Mercury Retrograde and the challenges that presents in our daily lives. Mercury is out of retrograde at the moment, but there are currently five other planets in simultaneous retrograde. That's five of eight and it's fairly unusual to have this many at once. The energy of this mass retrograde is no doubt causing people much internal reflection and perhaps second-guessing and hesitation. There's a tendency toward feeling disconnected and frustration over life in general. Mars in retrograde can cause thoughts of life coming to a standstill and an acute sense of lack of progress. Not a great time for meetings of the mind and the discord is readily apparent in the news lately. Our priorities have shifted over the past year in large part due to the pandemic. In many respects 2020 has reshaped our worldview and the impact will be felt for years to come. The planets will slowly begin moving out of retrograde starting tomorrow so there should be some easing of tension. However beware as Mercury turns retrograde in mid-October just in time for the election.
Somehow I blew this photo opportunity the other day.
Don't know if it was related to the retrogrades or just plain carelessness. Possibly a combination. Found myself standing on a lonely country lane in the aftermath of a thunderstorm. Just a hint of clearing to the north created wonderful highlights in the reflected light of the rain-sautrated roadway. Angry scud clouds reached across the sky. The epitome of bleak energy that I live for, and me standing here with a DSLR and a new lens. Like fishing from a barrel, there was no way I could screw up. I bracketed exposure, bracketed camera angle, all to ensure the capture. Alas I just discovered this morning the lens was zoomed in to 34mm the entire time. The photos were serviceable but lacked the grandeur I felt standing there. I absolutely should have been shooting in wide angle and I still do not comprehend how I failed to notice something so basic. All was not lost however as I had backed up the DSLR shots with a smartphone camera. This is the takeaway shot, and it captures every nuance of what I was feeling that day.
WNYP 637 leads stone loads north from Driftwood at South Emporium, PA. This was a bit of an experimental shot, primarily just to get the hell away from the crowds of people and I probably could've made do with some more reach for this photo too. But after I got the picture onto the computer, I was quite happy with how this turned out.
On my adventure down to track level from the road here, I inadvertently managed to spook a couple bears that were hiding in the thick brush here. Completely unbeknownst to me until they took off running. If they were cubs, it's a good thing momma bear wasn't near by!
It was a neat experience getting to see the WNYP BIGs in service in their last summer. But the absolute swarms of people as things got closer and closer to the end really took away a lot of the fun. It's one thing to deal with all the people, and it's another when a third of these crowd's follow you like your interconnected at the hip because they were too ignorant and lazy to do any research prior to making their trip.
It's now 2020 and most of these big alco’s have been put into serviceable storage at Olean, NY. The mass crowds have died off again, and some of the 6 axles still see intermittent service on the BP transfer trains to Salamanca, NY from time to time.
The GE era has taken over at the WNYP, and while their no ALCO's, they did arrive on property in company paint which was a big help to ease the pain. Hopefully before the 2020 stone season comes to a close I can make it up to get the GE's in action over Keating Summit, through the heart of the endless mountains.
This is a 2-seat version and is used to give extremely expensive passenger rides.
I have mixed feelings about these modern, 2-seat conversions. Apart from a couple of one-off examples, there were no two-seaters during the war; your first flight in a Spitfire was strictly a solo affair. In the late 1940s, a small number of 2-seaters were manufactured (or converted Mk IXs) for the Indian and Irish Air Forces - about 17 in total. In recent years, several more, otherwise perfectly serviceable, Mk IXs have been butchered to make 2-seaters. The revenue from joyrides helps keeps the single seat aircraft flying. Even so, the T9s are my least favourite Spitfires to see, and I rarely photograph them.
This aircraft, MJ627, is a genuine war survivor and is known to have shot down an enemy aircraft. It appears to be one of the original batch converted for the Irish Air Force in 1950.
If you fancy a flight in the back seat of a Spitfire, be prepared to hand over about £3,000/$4,000 for a 30 minutes experience.
A Gemini save. Basically, an unuseable image due to heat/humidity lens fogging, and an arrival as the train was rolling past. I'd written it off as a lost chance, since the Air Product heat exchanger moves are long a thing of the past. A trip thru Gemini gave a serviceable return. It couldn't get the caboose right, but overall, it's now useable, to me.
For those of you who are curious, I have been using an old EF lens I've had for fifteen years on a crop sensor, so it's effectively a 160mm, not 100mm. I set the shutter speed relatively high so to preserve detail, and just let the ISO compensate. Even at ISO 6400 one can still capture a serviceable image. Anyone who has questions about handheld macro in the wild please do inquire if you like. I will say in advance you will also need luck in addition to skill.
An old relic of a truck rests in the woods near an abandoned saw mill on Vancouver Island near Duncan, British Columbia, Canada.
Although no longer serviceable it provides a great photographic opportunity with the woods slowly recovering the area on which it rests.
4 April, 2010.
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Dardanelle & Russellville's pair of Alco switchers, #19 an S3 and #18 an S1, sit at the railroad's "shops" in North Dardanelle. The shop building was recently torn down. These Alcos, while out of service, are stored serviceable, I believe. The D&R uses their SW1 and a recently acquired ex CN GMD1 to handle their trains currently.
The Dardanelle & Russellville is one of the oldest railroads in the United States still operating under its original charter, having been formed in 1883. The D&R operates 4.8 miles of track, and traffic largely consists of forest products (include a large RR tie mill), plastics and pulp board. The railroad is currently owned by Arkansas Shortline Railroads Inc, but has remained largely independent.
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A Sunday extra SC-7 splits the power at the Delaware-Lackawanna's South Scranton shops. The RS11s to the right are parts sources until GVT's CMO Don Colangelo decides they are worthy of a return to service. When I was a kid I saw the former W&W 351 in sand service in Virginia, while the former KB&S 324 I saw out in Illinois before GP38-3 rebuilds eliminated their small ALCO fleet. To the left is THE C636, looking mighty fine after a week in the shop getting electrical work done. Monday morning it'll lead PO-74 to the Delaware Water Gap with the three other serviceable "BIG ALCOs". Today's heritage trio is former Erie-Lackawanna C425 2452, Lehigh Valley C420 414, and Central of New Jersey RS3 1554, moving sand up the former Delaware & Hudson to Carbondale.
1960 Mack B-61 Truck
This 1960 Mack is one of 137,000 B-model Mack trucks that were made between 1953 and 1966. Modern and aerodynamic in appearance, the B-series was developed in the late 1940s as the successor to the L-series, which was made from 1940 to 1956. The B-series was then replaced by the R-series, which was made for 40 years until it was discontinued in 2002 and replaced by the D-series. Some B-series Macks had five-speed transmissions, which was only possible because Mack engines have a wide RPM operating range.
Mack would always build whatever you wanted; they were and still are a custom manufacturer. The engine, transmission, and rear axle were all made by Mack. They were one of a few manufacturers to make all of their own parts. If, however, you wanted another brand of engine or transmission, they would put it in for you. The B-series was made into a variety of configurations; in addition to heavy trucks, there were fire trucks and school buses. These trucks were extremely durable and serviceable, and well regarded by truck buyers and operators.
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.
37403 powers away from Arbroath with the Aberdeen portion of the Highland Sleeper - 1A25 04.28 Edinburgh to Aberdeen.
A dire shortage of serviceable Caledonian Sleeper class 73s saw 37403 'Isle of Mull' drafted in from the SRPS to keep the service running.
73968 was only in use as a coupling adaptor and not providing any power/ETH.
Union Pacific DD35A units No. 74, 78, 71, 72, 77, 83, 73, and 79 are stored serviceable, awaiting traffic levels to pick up in Salt Lake City, Utah on July 30, 1977. A second set were stored nearby which included DD35A No. UP70 and DD35s No. 93B, 87B, 72B, 82B, 98B, and 80B.
The first grain to Elmore in quite a while ran over the 26th and 27th of December 2022 when SSR sent 9097/9098 to load at the site with their two serviceable Broad Gauge S Classes in charge- S317 leading on the 9097 empties and S312 on the 9098 return, with the former seen at Kangaroo Flat on the 26th.
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37409 and 37424 with a Derby to Carlisle test train
37409 very unhealthy with clag and engine sounding poorly !!
with these and 37716 the only serviceable 37s at Crewe to come over to Derby for this plans were made but the river Trent flooding the surrounding area and roads meant you couldn't easily get to better locations for the grid and these
( Mobile phone mast removed in proccesing )
Norfolk Island does not have a safe harbour, but there are two piers, on opposite sides of the island. Depending on the weather and winds, one of the piers is usually serviceable. Kingston Pier was in use on the week I stayed on the island.
Metroline DP1010 (RL51DNX) stands on Kymberley Road in Harrow waiting to form the next 395 working to Greenford Westway Cross retail park.
The former Armchair Dennis Darts were legacy survivors at West Perivale following their service on the 90 & E6. Five remained in serviceable condition at PA following the E6 route transfer to Greenford in June 2016 and the full decking of the 90. None were ever allocated to the 395, which had its own allocation of six E200 DEs. However that didn't stop the darts appearing on numerous occasions from late 2016 into mid-2017 before they were slowly withdrawn. On March 11th the remaining darts formed the majority of that day's allocation which ironically was the beginning of the end!
"The waking mind is the least serviceable in the arts." - Henry Miller
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Friday night, Scott and I ventured down to Brockville to check out a festival that was happening this weekend.
For the most part it was disappointing for us, but the night out was fun. It's always good to get away from home and try something new!
I was hoping for more photography opportunities but things just weren't set up for great photos, oh well!
Hope everyone has been having a good weekend.
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56091 "Driver Wayne Gaskell" passes Trent Cottages while working the 4Z91 0915 Chaddesden Sidings - Kings Lynn sand empties getting a welcome run out due to a lack of serviceable class 60s on 5th Aug 22
Willys Overland Crossley radiator. Must have been made before 1934 when the company wound up. Still looked serviceable.
If I didn't know any better, I'd think that this looks like a Reserve Mining shot from about 40 years ago.
The ELS yard in Wells still holds onto five of the venerable SD9s, in various states of condition.
1223 still gets regular service in and around Escanaba.
1221 and 1222 look like they might be stored in serviceable condition.
1220 and 1224 have been robbed of many parts over the years.
The elegant and smooth-riding PCC streetcar first graced the streets of Philadelphia in 1938. The cars delivered in 1947/48 have enjoyed exceptionally long lives, lasting in their original form with SEPTA into the early 1980s, when they were displaced on the city’s subway-surface routes by the 9000-series of light rail vehicles supplied by Kawasaki that remain in service today.
Many redundant Philadelphia PCC cars were snapped up by the Market Street Railway in San Francisco, where they were placed in service painted in a variety of historic liveries on the F Market Street line between Castro and Fisherman’s Wharf.
SEPTA itself emulated the successful San Francisco heritage venture by bringing back into service a batch of 1947/48 vehicles with upgraded electrical equipment to operate the 100%-surface 15 route along Girard Avenue. However, after 15 years of renewed service, concerns about frame corrosion and other issues caused SEPTA to withdraw the service in early 2020, by which time at least 14 of the 18 vehicles were no longer serviceable.
Happily, the withdrawal was not permanent and SEPTA chose to rebuild the heritage cars, in effect creating a PCC III version that would be fit for the 21st century. To date, some eight vehicles have been rebuilt to the latest standard. The revived Girard Avenue Line is now known as the G Line. PCC III #2333, new in 1947, was captured heading east, passing beneath the L Line station at Front-Girard.
A teddy bear and Clayton approach \Bewdley tunnel
The British Rail Class 17 (also known as the Clayton Type 1) was a class of 117 Bo-Bo diesel-electric locomotives built 1962–1965 by Clayton Equipment Company and their sub-contractor Beyer, Peacock & Co., on behalf of British Railways (BR).
During the 1950s and 1960s BR procured a wide range of Type 1 diesel locomotives, many of them under the Pilot Scheme. However, several officials felt that the single-cabbed arrangement used by the majority of Type 1s presented drivers with visibility difficulties in the 'less convenient' direction. BR therefore approached several manufacturers to seek a new locomotive that had a centre cab and low bonnets to maximise visibility. Clayton were selected to produce their proposed locomotive as the Class 17. Its low engine covers required the use of a pair of Paxman 6ZHXL six-cylinder horizontal engines, which had been intended for powering railcars; it was a somewhat unorthodox arrangement for the era.
Production of the Class 17 was undertaken between 1962 and 1965, with the locomotives being assigned to the north of Britain and the Scottish Region. Early on it was determined that the locomotive was not suited to heavy freight trains, and they quickly acquired a reputation for unreliability largely due to the engines, which continued to deliver poor performance even after extensive modifications. The Class 17 proved to be one of the least successful of the Type 1s, such that by 1967, long lines of unserviceable locomotives could be found stored in less accessible sidings at various locations across the Central Belt of Scotland (e.g. Ardrossan and Millerhill).[2] Withdrawals took place from July 1968 to December 1971, meaning some members of the class had a working life of less than 5 years. One was sold to an industrial user, which has now been preserved.
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D9551 was built at Swindon in 1965. Class 14s are known as ‘Teddy Bears’ by enthusiasts, following a comment by Swindon Works’ erecting shop foreman George Cole who quipped, “We’ve built The Great Bear [GWR No 111], now we’re going to build a Teddy Bear.”
D9551 entered British Rail service in September 1965 at Cardiff Canton. Following a move to Hull Dairycoates shed in January 1967, D9551 was withdrawn from BR service in April 1968 after less than two years and seven months in BR service. It went on to work for the British Steel Corporation at Gretton Brook and Corby. It was purchased for preservation at the West Somerset Railway and subsequently moved to the Royal Deeside Railway Preservation Society in 2003.
The locomotive was acquired from Deeside by the SVR Class 14 Company Limited, arriving on the 25th of November 2013. An overhaul took place at Bridgnorth, and on 30th of April 2016, D9551 underwent its first test run on the SVR between Bridgnorth and Kidderminster. This was followed by a loaded test run on 26th October 2016, after which the locomotive was classified as serviceable. Further work and testing took place however before its debut at the Spring Diesel Festival in May 2017.
D9551 initially carried a non-original golden ochre livery on the SVR, originally an experimental livery carried by BR Class 52 D1015 Western Champion, but in June 2023 was repainted into its original green livery.
Maintained by a small group of hardworking volunteers, D9551 has become a favourite on the SVR and is a useful and reliable locomotive, successfully completing its duties such as rescue locomotive and tail locomotive for the Steam in Lights trains at Christmas.
Last operated in Swansea, this was the first Streetcar being the Wrightbus demonstrator. It was tested locally in Rotherham, and is now preserved at the South Yorkshire Transport Trust. Some of the rare parts have been obtained with a hope to returning it to serviceable condition one day - would certainly be a head turner even after all these years !
The Cape Cod Central / Mass Coastal Railroad hoated their third annual Railfans Day this year, offering the rare opportunity to photograph their two serviceable (they also own a third) classic original New Haven FL9s coupled back to back just as they would have when new leading the Neptune or Day Cape Codder up from New York City back in the early 1960s.
New Haven 2011 and 2026 (blt. Sep. 1960 ans Sep. 1957 as NH 2038 and 2007 respectively) are leading the first of three trip back to the festivities in Hyannis yard from Bourne as they belch out a puff of exhaust as they notch up headed south at MP 59.7 on the MassDOT owned and Mass Coastal Railroad Cape Mainline near the former location of the New Haven Railroad's Sagamore station.
The train is paralleling the blue waters of the Cape Cod Canal as walkers and cyclists enjoy the adjacent path while rising overhead is the Sagamore Bridge. Built between 1933 and 1935 by the Public Works Adminstration along with its sister span the Bourne Bridge to the west, it is 1408 ft long and 275 ft high and a rather narrow 40 ft width with four lanes. The bridges became necessary after the government purchased the privately owned toll canal in 1928 and began widening and deepening it between 1935 and 1940.
Bourne, Massachusetts
Saturday August 16, 2025
37409 and 37424 with a Derby to Carlisle test train
37409 very unhealthy with clag and engine sounding poorly !!
with these and 37716 the only serviceable 37s at Crewe to come over to Derby for this plans were made but the river Trent flooding the surrounding area and roads meant you couldn't easily get to better locations for the grid and these
Part 2 of 4 of my collaboration with Inthert for the Space Rally Racers category of the Space Jam 2020 contest.
In this great solar-system spanning race, the pilots taking part must be both an ace pilot and engineer. A dash through an asteroid field and a race across the planet’s hostile surface to the finish - by any means necessary.
“Well folks, that was a less than elegant landing by The Super Six at the first checkpoint, those space rocks certainly did a number on his ship. But the good news is, he’s repurposed the salvageable parts into a serviceable skiff and he’s currently speeding his way across the scorching desert sands.”
The other builds in the series:
Load Haul 'Grid' 56116 of Immingham TMD having just acquired the token for the Haydock Branch moves off before passing under Ashton Road bridge in Golborne with the Lindsay - Kelbits loaded bitumen tanks.
* Load Haul was formed when BR Railfreight was privatised and sported one of the most attractive and serviceable liveries.
Those silos again. What can I say -- they're close by, and make for a serviceable subject when the sky is just so.
Apparently suffering from low serviceability levels, so it was nice that two of six Super Lynx Mk.100s of the Royal Malaysian Navy attending the maritime segment of LIMA-23. M501-1 was on static display while M501-6 took part in most of the daily tac demos.
On an adventure to document MDDE's last serviceable rare ex Conrail RS3Ms we found a not so rare meet. An unscheduled extra entered the Federalsburg block while the local was headed east. This westbound walked up to the bridge, finally noticed the approaching headlights, and ran across the bridge. The westbound then diverged into a park and disappeared again...
Parked on the spur track just north of the freight house in this former Boston and Maine yard are three veterans very much on home rails. All polished up and resting in the sun are 1949 vintage F7s 4266 and 4268 and 1957 built GP9 1741. The trio are all fully serviceable and are owned by the 470 Railroad Club of Portland, Maine but call the Conway Scenic Railroad home. I look forward to seeing the trio in action again on November 1 when the group's annual charter takes place. To learn more see the caption with this photo from last year's outing: flic.kr/p/2qx4Myq
Village of North Conway
Town of Conway, New Hampshire
Saturday August 2, 2025
On territory that probably couldn't get more removed, from a terrain perspective, than Montana, a pair of former Montana Rail Link SD35s rip through Carland, MI with a good-sized train in tow. Working for their new operator, Great Lakes Central, the pair of MRL transplants are gunning for Clare with ONTN to set out cars for GLC's Cadillac crew while working customers along the way. Great Lakes Central picked up the three remaining SD35s from MRL in 2020 (MRL 701, 702 & 705). The 705 became 383 on the GLC and was the first to be released for service. The 701 and 702 needed some work done to make them serviceable. The 702 became 384 and was released next. Lastly, the 701 was the last released from the GLC's Owosso Shops as their 386.