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Nicknamed the Silver Streak, the Pioneer Zephyr was an ultimately failed attempt to save the passenger rail industry as Americans moved to individual motor vehicles. With its streamlined body and Art Deco style, it offered a new level of speed and comfort when it began service in 1934. Using new diesel-electric engine technology, innovative construction to reduce weight, and a lower center of gravity, it was able to complete a speed run from Denver to Chicago in 13 hours; the famous "Dawn-to-Dusk" speed run of May 26, 1934.
This wonderfully restored train is on display at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, Illinois where you can go on the cars and see all of the luxury finishes.
13/52: The weekly/monthly challenge - Knobs and handles
This is one of my kitchen drawer handles. Like handles across the globe, it's being wiped within an inch of its life with antibacterial!
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Last year I flew up to Spokane, Wa. and headed over to Coeur d'Alene with my daughter. When we entered town we came across a car show. It was an interesting scene, everybody that arrived to view the show were crammed into all the stores along the street due to the torrential downpour outside. I was very upset at this because I was hoping to find a car show to shoot with my new camera as I had yet to get the chance up to this point and this quaint little town was the perfect setting. We went into a little burger place that was standing room only and had lunch, I noticed as we where leaving that the rain had stopped, just long enough to grab a few shots from under my umbrella.
As it turned out the water drops on this hood ornament of a 1954 Chevrolet looked quite interesting beaded up and reflecting the trees and sky above. I cropped in tighter to bring out the reflections in the chrome.
Fortunately I had my trusty reflector/umbrella in my camera pack. The title "Like A Streamlined Butterfly" is a line spoken by Robert Duvall in the movie Gone In 60 Seconds. This is a reedit and crop of a prior post. :)
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Common Merganser
Common Mergansers are streamlined ducks that float gracefully down small rivers or shallow shorelines. The males are striking with clean white bodies, dark green heads, and a slender, serrated red bill. The elegant, gray-bodied females have rich, cinnamon heads with a short crest. In summer, look for them leading ducklings from eddy to eddy along streams or standing on a flat rock in the middle of the current. These large ducks’ nest in hollow trees; in winter they form flocks on larger bodies of water.
For more info: www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Common_Merganser/overview
B61, C507, 4911, GM22 and 48s34 approach Springwood with 8944 loaded grain train from Nevertire to Port Kembla.
Owing to flooding at Forbes, several trains were divided via the Blue Mountains to access Sydney.
Thursday 18th November 2021
Having swapped over with 3801 at Picton, 4201 and 4916 make the charge north across the Menangle bridge as 6L66 to Sydney Terminal with the Southern Highlander from Moss Vale.
Sunday 18th September 2022
Common Mergansers are streamlined ducks that float gracefully down small rivers or shallow shorelines. The elegant gray-bodied females have rich, cinnamon heads with a short crest.
3801 makes light work of the Southern Highlander, powering through Yanderra as 6S63 to Moss Vale.
Saturday 4th June 2022
Streamlined Business Car A-11 brings up the rear of the Museum's "Migration Train" which is bringing beautifully restored equipment from Jackson St Roundhouse to its Osceola Wisconsin operation for the summer
Sleek streamlined metallics merging with blocky bright monoliths…Energy …. Light!
From my photos merged…
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It is a bird in the honeyeater family, and endemic to Australia. It is grey, with a black head, orange-yellow beak and feet, a distinctive yellow patch behind the eye and white tips on the tail feathers. It's a vocal species with a large range of songs, calls, scoldings and alarms, and almost constant vocalisations. They are gregarious and territorial; they forage, bathe, roost, breed and defend territory communally.
The noisy miner is a large honeyeater, 24–28 centimetres (9.4–11.0 in) in length, with a wingspan of 36–45 centimetres (14–18 in), and weighing 70–80 grams (2.5–2.8 oz). Male, female and juvenile birds all have similar plumage: grey on the back, tail and breast, and otherwise white underneath, with white scalloping on the nape and hind-neck, and on the breast; off-white forehead and lores; a black band over the crown, bright orange-yellow bill, and a distinctive patch of yellow skin behind the eye; a prominent white tip to the tail; a narrow olive-yellow panel in the folded wing; and orange-yellow legs and feet. A juvenile can be distinguished by softer plumage, a brownish tinge to the black on its head and the grey on its back, and a duller, greyish-yellow skin-patch behind the eye.
The noisy miner is a gregarious species, and the birds are rarely seen singly or in twos; they forage, move and roost in colonies that can consist of several hundred birds
The noisy miner does not use a stereotyped courtship display; displays can involve 'driving', where the male jumps or flies at the female from 1–2 metres (3.3–6.6 ft) away, and if she moves away he pursues her aggressively.
The noisy miner primarily eats nectar, fruit, and insects, and occasionally it feeds on small reptiles or amphibians.
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It is a bird in the honeyeater family, and endemic to Australia. It is grey, with a black head, orange-yellow beak and feet, a distinctive yellow patch behind the eye and white tips on the tail feathers. It's a vocal species with a large range of songs, calls, scoldings and alarms, and almost constant vocalisations. They are gregarious and territorial; they forage, bathe, roost, breed and defend territory communally.
The noisy miner is a large honeyeater, 24–28 centimetres (9.4–11.0 in) in length, with a wingspan of 36–45 centimetres (14–18 in), and weighing 70–80 grams (2.5–2.8 oz). Male, female and juvenile birds all have similar plumage: grey on the back, tail and breast, and otherwise white underneath, with white scalloping on the nape and hind-neck, and on the breast; off-white forehead and lores; a black band over the crown, bright orange-yellow bill, and a distinctive patch of yellow skin behind the eye; a prominent white tip to the tail; a narrow olive-yellow panel in the folded wing; and orange-yellow legs and feet. A juvenile can be distinguished by softer plumage, a brownish tinge to the black on its head and the grey on its back, and a duller, greyish-yellow skin-patch behind the eye.
The noisy miner is a gregarious species, and the birds are rarely seen singly or in twos; they forage, move and roost in colonies that can consist of several hundred birds
The noisy miner does not use a stereotyped courtship display; displays can involve 'driving', where the male jumps or flies at the female from 1–2 metres (3.3–6.6 ft) away, and if she moves away he pursues her aggressively.
The noisy miner primarily eats nectar, fruit, and insects, and occasionally it feeds on small reptiles or amphibians. R_3076
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Taken on my last visit to the National Railway Museum in York, UK. It's always been a difficult place to take photos due to the harsh/too bright lighting but it seemed to have been toned down this time making photography a little easier.
Doug Harrop Photography • May 27, 1976
Mr. Harrop was a big fan of streamlined locomotives, in particular EMD F-units. He made several trips to northern Montana to capture BN's remaining active cab units in helper service over Marias Pass.
Doug was fortunate to catch this power set, added to the point of Burlington Northern train No. 172. BN F9A 808 and company are eastbound along the Middle Fork Flathead River east of Belton (West Glacier), Montana. US Highway 2 is in the background.
Streamlined E9A No. 2400, originally CB&Q 9991, powers a Tully-bound OnTrack fall foliage excursion, approaching the Apulia Road crossing near the hamlet of Apulia Station (and summit of the grade coming up from Syracuse) on 8 October 1995.
A yardang is a streamlined protuberance carved from bedrock or any consolidated or semiconsolidated material by the dual action of wind abrasion by dust and sand, and deflation which is the removal of loose material by wind turbulence. Yardangs become elongated features typically three or more times longer than wide, and when viewed from above, resemble the hull of a boat. Facing the wind is a steep, blunt face that gradually gets lower and narrower toward the lee end.[2] Yardangs are formed by wind erosion, typically of an originally flat surface formed from areas of harder and softer material. The soft material is eroded and removed by the wind, and the harder material remains. The resulting pattern of yardangs is therefore a combination of the original rock distribution, and the fluid mechanics of the air flow and resulting pattern of erosion.
Ibises are a group of long-legged wading birds in the family Threskiornithidae, that inhabit wetlands, forests and plains. Ibises usually feed as a group, probing mud for food items, usually crustaceans. It is widespread across much of Australia. It has a predominantly white plumage with a bare, black head, long down curved bill and black legs. They are monogamous and highly territorial while nesting and feeding. Most nest in trees, often with spoonbills or herons. Due to its increasing presence in the urban environment and its habit of rummaging in garbage, the species has acquired a variety of colloquial names such as tip turkey; and bin chicken, and in recent years has become an icon of popular culture, being regarded with passion, wit, and, in equal measure, affection and disgust. 59109
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"In another existence, just outside our own, is the forgotten city of Dingir. Its streamlined Art Deco architecture was once filled with bright colors and rich materials, meant to reflect the beginning of a new age of consciousness. Now muted and neglected, it lies somewhere between our dreams and reality.
Dingir served as a crossroads between the human-bound Dreamers and the entities that would become humans. These creatures were known as “Those Who See and Observe”.
They entered Dreamers’ subconscious and helped guide them along on their path. However, there were some Dreamers that became too strong and aware, which gave them the ability to reach through the barrier between worlds, causing chaos and irreparable damage to Dingir, and places like it."
B61 joined Kelso bound train 1845 as it is seen here passing through Sodwalls, along with GM10, CLF3 and 442s1, on a shake down run after returning from storage again. B61 was detached then utilised on the Ballast Train later in the week.
2020-08-27 SSR B61-GM10-CLF3-442s1 Sodwalls 1845
The replica of the 1939 Hanomag Diesel-Stromlinien-Sportwagen at the Bremen Classic Motorshow.
The original car put up 4 world records for diesel cars, but was destroyed during WWII.
A guillemot (Uria aalge) in flight, showing its streamlined body and pointed wings against a soft, natural background.
Chesapeake & Ohio 4-6-4 No. 490 rests on indoor display at the B&O Railroad Museum. 490 was built by ALCO in 1926 as a 4-6-2. It was converted to a 4-6-4 and streamlined in 1947, shortly before C&O began curtailing passenger operations. It would serve for only six more years before being retired in 1953. 490 has the distinction of being the last C&O steam locomotive to haul a scheduled passenger train. It was thankfully stored by the C&O in Huntington, WV for many years before being donated to the museum in 1968.
Streamlined: having a form that presents very little resistance to a flow of air
Result: Speed
Measured at: 389 km/h (242 mph) - In a dive
Meaning: Your looking at the fastest animal on the planet
Impressed? If you're not... check for a pulse!
South Africa
Cape Town
Boulders Beach
The African penguin (Spheniscus demersus), also known as the jackass penguin and black-footed penguin, is a species of penguin, confined to southern African waters. Like all extant penguins it is flightless, with a streamlined body, and wings stiffened and flattened into flippers for a marine habitat.
Adults weigh on average 2.2–3.5 kg (4.9–7.7 lb) and are 60–70 cm (24–28 in) tall.
The pink gland above their eyes helps them to cope with changing temperatures. When the temperature gets hotter, the body of the African penguin sends more blood to these glands to be cooled by the air surrounding it. This then causes the gland to turn a darker shade of pink.
The African penguin is a pursuit diver and feeds primarily on fish and squid. Once extremely numerous, the African penguin is declining rapidly due to a combination of several threats and is classified as endangered.
The African penguin is only found on the south-western coast of Africa, living in colonies on 24 islands between Namibia and Algoa Bay, near Port Elizabeth, South Africa. It is the only penguin species that breeds in Africa.
Two colonies were established by penguins in the 1980s on the mainland near Cape Town, namely Boulders Beach near Simon's Town and Stony Point in Betty's Bay. Mainland colonies probably only became possible in recent times due to the reduction of predator numbers, although the Betty's Bay colony has been attacked by leopards. - Wikipedia
The Australian magpie (Gymnorhina tibicen) is a medium-sized black and white passerine bird native to Australia and southern New Guinea. Although once considered to be three separate species, it is now considered to be one, with nine recognised subspecies. A member of the Artamidae, the Australian magpie is placed in its own genus and is most closely related to the black butcherbird (Melloria quoyi). Currawongs have yellow eyes, whereas Magpies have red-brown eyes and Butcherbirds have very dark brown, almost black eyes. It is not, however, closely related to the European magpie, which is a corvid. The adult Australian magpie is a fairly robust bird ranging from 37 to 43 cm in length, with distinctive black and white plumage, gold brown eyes and a solid wedge-shaped bluish-white and black bill. The male and female are similar in appearance, and can be distinguished by differences in back markings. The male has pure white feathers on the back of the head and the female has white blending to grey feathers on the back of the head. With its long legs, the Australian magpie walks rather than waddles or hops and spends much time on the ground. Described as one of Australia's most accomplished songbirds, the Australian magpie has an array of complex vocalisations. It is omnivorous, with the bulk of its varied diet made up of invertebrates. It is generally sedentary and territorial throughout its range. Common and widespread, it has adapted well to human habitation and is a familiar bird of parks, gardens and farmland in Australia and New Guinea. This species is commonly fed by households around the country, but in spring (and occasionally in autumn) a small minority of breeding magpies (almost always males) become aggressive and swoop and attack those who approach their nests. 64867
Burlington Northern EMD E9 No. 9907 sits alongside two of its replacements—Metra EMD F40PHM-2 Nos. 189 and 191—at Hill Yard in Aurora, Illinois, on February 22, 1992. Metra bought 30 of these 3,200 hp locomotives units in 1991-92. No different mechanically than a EMD F40PH-2, but the streamlined cab and built-out windows give them a distinctive profile. For some early on, the unique slanted windows and lack of a front nose gave the locomotives the informal nickname ‘Winnebagos’ after the popular line of similar-looking recreational vehicles.
Standing proud the female Red Breasted Merganser
Red-breasted merganser
Scientific name: Mergus serrator
The streamlined red-breasted merganser is a handsome bird and a great fisher - its long, serrated bill helps it to catch and hold its slippery fish prey. It is most commonly spotted around the coast in winter.
Did you know?
Apart from the goosander (known in North America as the 'common merganser'), there are three other extant forms of merganser: the hooded merganser which nests in North America; the scaly-sided merganser, which is a rare bird of China, Japan and Korea; and the Brazilian merganser, which is one of the most threatened wildfowl in the world with only 250 birds living in the wild.
Common Merganser
Common Mergansers are streamlined ducks that float gracefully down small rivers or shallow shorelines. The males are striking with clean white bodies, dark green heads, and a slender, serrated red bill. The elegant, gray-bodied females have rich, cinnamon heads with a short crest. In summer, look for them leading ducklings from eddy to eddy along streams or standing on a flat rock in the middle of the current. These large ducks’ nest in hollow trees; in winter they form flocks on larger bodies of water.
For more info: www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Common_Merganser/overview
A large seabird with long, narrow wings. Plunge dives into the sea from up to 40 metres, folding wings back on descent to hit the water in a streamlined shape. Long neck, head and bill. Large projecting wedge shaped tail. Large dark webbed feet. In adult plumage is white both above and below with large dark wing tips and a yellowish head. Takes 4 years to reach adult plumage. Juvenile bird is all brown (apart from upper tail coverts), with beautiful fine white speckling. Attains adult plumage slowly with sub-adult birds showing white under sides and a variable amount of black in the wing.
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Geschichte:
Die abgestellte Nummer 18 478 war die letzte S 3/6 aus der Staatsbahnzeit (1918) und damit auch die letzte mit einem stromlinienförmigen Führerhaus (Windschneidenführerhaus).
Heute befindet sich die Lokomotive im Besitz des Bayerischen Eisenbahnmuseums in Nördlingen. Die Lokomotive wurde vom Dampflokwerk Meiningen wieder betriebsfähig gemacht.
Für den künftigen Einsatz waren erhebliche Arbeiten an der alten Lokomotive, die noch ihren Originalkessel hat, notwendig. Die Lok wurde im Juni 2010 ein zweites Mal in Betrieb genommen und ist wieder für Personenzüge zugelassen. Wikipedia
18 478
History:
Number 18 478, was the last S 3/6 to be built in the state railway era (1918) and thus the last one also with a streamlined driver's cab aka Windschneidenführerhaus.
Today this engine is in the ownership of the Bavarian Railway Museum (Bayerisches Eisenbahnmuseum) in Nördlingen. The locomotive was made operational again by the Meiningen Steam Locomotive Works (Dampflokwerk Meiningen)
In order to be used on future services, considerable work was necessary on the old locomotive, which still has its original boiler. The engine had a second roll out in June 2010 and is again certified for passenger trains. Wikipedia