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For Steam Sunday here's another from what was unquestionably the longest train chase of my life...well over 500 miles from DeQuincy, Louisiana to the Mexican border at Laredo, Texas (though not in one day)!
This is Canadian Pacific 2816, the famed 'Empress', an H1b class 4-6-4 Hudson built by Montreal Locomotive Works in 1930. Orignally retired in 1960 after there decades of pulling CP passenger trains the locomotive was purchased by F. Nelson Blount for preservation as part of his Steamtown collection in Vermont. It later moved with the rest of the collection to Scranton until CP purchased it back from the National Park Service in 1998. Returned to service in 2001 she operated until 2012 when E. Hunter Harrison took the reigns at CP. Eight years later Keith Creel (EHH's successor) reversed course and she was fired up for a test run and then a second restoration began which was completed in 2023.
As a way of celebrating the approval and consummation of the Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern Railway merger on April 14, 2023 CPKC is running a tri nation tour across the length of their newly combined network. The trip began in Calgary on April 24th and concluded in Mexico City on June 7th before returning home for a total of three months on the road and 9000 miles round trip!
Here she is paused for a service stop in a strange land far from her historic home rails operating across Union Pacific trackage rights on modern day UP's Houston Sub the former Southern Pacific (T&NO) Sunset Route mainline. She is sitting just east of the Van Hut Lane crossing at about MP 350.8 near the eastern city limits and will soon be on the move toward Englewood Yard and through downtown on her way to Sugarland, Rosenburg and ultimately home rails in Kendleton where she'll rest for a couple nights.
Unincorporated Houmont Park
Harris County, Texas
Saturday May 25, 2024
On Wednesday, 11th October 2023, CP 1427 failed while working the IR862, the 07:08 Pocinho to Porto-Campanhã. The Régua based 'thunderbird' 1436 was sent eastbound to rescue the stranded train. In this view taken at Covelinhas, 1436 was leading the delayed service.
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The ex Go London EvoSeti's are now appearing in service with Go North West but technology failed today when 3051 BG66MHZ fell off the tracker after 1 minute and vanished, with calculated guess work I found it returning out of service.
A Federal Protective Service patrol unit, a newer model Ford Police Interceptor Utility spotted in Portland, Maine.
ah yes, october weather.
first off was the car show and then barstow steve and i went looking for descansos and finally the old service station near victorville.
i've shot it before - wasn't happy.
it had an ugly white car in front. finally no car but still not happy.
i may never be happy but i'll keep on keeping on with this location until i am satisfied.
Fontana, California
A few blocks away from Burrtec is Ray Gaskin Services. They used to be located right by me in Baldwin Park but a few years ago, moved their entire operation out here unfortunately. Here are a few of their newest trucks.
On the 30th March 2016 Class 37 no.37219 was seen at Exeter stabling point whilst the Network Rail test train was being serviced.
Although well travelled during the locos BR career I remember it as a former Great Eastern loco. It was being employed on overnight test trains and could be heard heading up the Teign Estuary on the previous evening. Who would have thought it when I use to see this engine at Norwich as a child over 30 years ago.
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VW1569 (LK55AAZ) is seen on the 607 at Ealing Broadway.
This route will loose the TE type vehicles along with VWs due to the contract retentation giving it VMHs.
Hilton Park Services on the M6 motorway between junctions 10A and 11, near Essington in Staffordshire. Viewed from the Hilton Lane bridge, looking south.
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ET21-630 with passenger wagons of two trains (the first wagon is from local passenger train and the next wagons are of the express one from Warsaw) in a service run from Krynica to wagon facility in Powroźnik. The old electric (freight, actually) loco was used for the passenger train, and the original locomotive of the express train was coupled at the end of this consist. August 6, 2002.
Photo by Jarek / Chester
ET21-630 z wagonami osobowymi dwóch składów (pierwszy wagon jest z pociągu osobowego, a następne z ekspresu "Malinowski" z Warszawy) w jeździe służbowej z Krynicy do wagonowni w Powroźniku. Ciągnący osiołek oryginalnie przybył do Krynicy z osobowym ze słowackiego Plavča, a lokomotywa od ekspresu znajduje się na końcu tego combo. 6 sierpnia 2002 roku.
Fot. Jarek / Chester
Fontana, California
A few blocks away from Burrtec is Ray Gaskin Services. They used to be located right by me in Baldwin Park but a few years ago, moved their entire operation out here unfortunately. Here are a few of their newest trucks.
On a very sunny and brisk Sunday afternoon Amtrak Northeast regional train 195 is pictured doing authorized track speed through Martin State. On point of A195 is ACS-64 number 637 with 8 cars in tow.
Under the eye of a colleague, HotShot The Robot leaves "Robotronia", the Robot Repair/Charging Station camp on 3:00 & B Plaza, at Burning Man 2018.
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Make: Bedford CALZ30
Body: Martin Walter M11F
Year : 1965
Broadway
Winchester
Hants
1-05-2023
New to Richmond, Epsom
Here's the taxi rank, and one goose cab is off to a green area. The others gradually follow, reforming each time into another taxi...
It's easier, especially in strong winds for the geese to fly together. Even over a short distance, it's possible to see some geese drop back a bit as others come to the front. I don't know if anybody gets any tips!
According to a news report I once saw, some athletic trainers have urged their trainees to watch how geese work together to achieve their amazing flights.