Sponsored images from 
View allAll Photos Tagged switch
Just another shot of this cool but homely veteran unit still toiling away in the far northern reaches of New England.
NECR 1750 (EMD SD9 blt. Apr. 1959) is seen switching back and forth over North Elm Street at the south end of the old Central Vermont Itay Yard at about MP 0.5 on the New England Central Railroad's Swanton Subdivision.
The 1750 is rather unattractive with its chopped nose, but sure is cool as the only operating example of this classic model in New England. None of the traditional New England roads ever purchased any SD9s, preferring instead the 4-axle GP9 model which were quite common. The 1750 was an original Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway unit were it served for 39 years as their number 161 before being sold to Railtex in 1998 and transferred to the Georgia Southwestern. It was around that time that its original high short hood was cut down and was renumbered 1900. It was transferred by then parent RailAmerica around 2005 to the Connecticut Southern and then came to the NECR around 2009. For the past dozen years she has been a stalwart switcher though her sibling, NECR 1901 (ex DMIR 168), that came at the same time has since been retired.
St. Albans, Vermont
Friday January 27, 2023
The A&M Sand Switcher begins its day switching the various sand plants around Springdale and Rogers. The Monnett Turn and Rogers Local will go on duty within the hour followed by the Springdale Local later that morning. The Sand Switcher religiously uses #32, originally BRC #601 and one of six ALCO C424s delivered to the Belt.
McGill's Yutong E12 I5008 SG71 MXP on display and lit up at McGill's launch event for the brand new electric buses. McGill's have invested over £30 million in 55 of these electric buses. So far all of the buses that have entered service wear "Switch 26" route branding for the busy 26 service between Nethercraigs, Paisley, Braehead and Glasgow.
Willamette& Pacific Toledo Hauler train #75, switches Toledo, OR 2310/2301/2305/2304/2317 on about 40 cars, 1800 7/12/95
Say hello to Mr Conflicted. Kaji is student council shacho, but has an alternate life outside which he hates but has no choice but to live out. More soon :)
Kaji is a Switch Milhwa on a Little Monica type A body :)
Fully Charged Live! returned to the Farnborough International Exhibition & Conference Centre at the end of April 2022. Although no buses were on display at the show, the park & ride services provided a real mix of vehicles to enjoy including brand new electric Yutongs for Newport Bus, rare Higer Steeds from Big Lemon, and a number of local independent operators pooling together to provide a link to the main car park in Rushmoor Arena.
A pair of UP MP15ACs (both originally MILW) slowly approach 9th St. while switching ARM-DAT in KC's West Bottoms. The actual office for ARM-DAT is off camera to the left, but this long-ago vacant building, which obviously was a bar or liquor store, provides a more interesting view, especially with the old Schlitz sign.
The track actually runs down the middle of State Line Rd (out of frame to the right), so depending on which side of the locomotive the crew would get off on, they would be either on the KS side or the MO side.
Pabst Brewing Company now produces Schlitz and Old Milwaukee.
Mass Central GP38-2 1750 switches a plastic customer on the "Ware River Route" in Ware, MA. I bet people from Ware are sick of those jokes.
The second ITT Hub (Innovation & Technology in Transport) show took place in Farnborough in early May 2022. ITT Hub is the annual meeting place for the commercial road transport sector, bringing together the latest innovation and technology for bus, coach, truck, van, last mile and autonomous vehicle fleets.
From the bus world there were displays from Alexander Dennis, BYD, Caetano, Dawson Group, Equipmake, Iles Bus, Mellor, Switch, Volvo, Wrightbus and Yutong (Pelican).
Why switching positions? This is just a portion of a larger photo. The light green/blue bottle on its side was on its side but originally with the bottle opening facing down towards me. There is another bottle in front of this through which the photo was taken. The two saucer-like forms in the center are air bubbles which are part of the bottle in the foreground. These were two large old hand-blown bottles which I bought many years ago. They are interesting because of the colors and because of all the air bubbles that are incorporated in the glass. On the left side the base of the bottle in front is partially visible as you can see by the curved lines.
Having wrapped up their work over on the East Providence side, Providence and Worcester Railroad local freight PR-3 is now headed south toward the Port of Providence for the rest of their days work. This is the official timetable end of the Main Line at MP 5.1 (as measured from Union Station) at this one time junction known as 'Boston Switch' and from here to Cranston Yard they will be on Amtrak property. Visible to the right and partially obscured by the spring greenery is the crumbling tile roofed pagoda style interlocking tower here where Amtrak's Northeast Corridor mainline down from Boston curls in from the northeast. Sharp eyes will note the white painted concrete New Haven Railroad era milepost 190 at the right edge of the frame.
That line was built as the Boston & Providence in 1847 as a new route into the city from East Jct. near South Attleboro, MA. Their original 1835 route traveled to East Providence where passengers and freight were ferried across the Providence River into downtown. From this point to Union Station the P&W (which opened its line into Providence that same year) and B&P were operated a joint facility. In 1892 the P&W was leased to the New Haven and a year later the former B&P (by then in the Old Colony fold) joined the growing empire and both routes now fell under the aegis of the same company.
In 1914 a massive grade separation and line relocation project in Pawtucket took place. This was about the eastern limits of the work and according to Edward J. Ozog's phenomenal Railroad's of Rhode Island site:
"SS 156 was built to protect the east end of the line relocation. Switches and signals were operated by electricity. The plan of the tower was similar to SS 154 built at the same time at the west end of the relocation but adjusted for its location and orientation. The tower was reduced to short hours when the depression struck and it was closed in 1935 and its duties transferred to Woodlawn Tower. In 1937 the interlocking machine was sent to Bridgeport for use in SS 60.".
Remarkably some 87 years after the last shift was worked here it still stands guard as a tangible link to the Ocean State's railroading heritage. And interestingly though named 'Boston Switch' there is no longer an actual switch here and the closest physical connection (even though technically Amtrak property begins here) is about 1.4 miles ahead at LAWN interlocking.
GP38-2s 2008 and 2006 are original to the road having been built new for the then only 7 year independent company by EMD in Dec. and Feb. 1980 respectively), and they still proudly wear their red and brown colors despite being a member of the Genesee and Wyoming family for more than six years already.
Central Falls, Rhode Island
Monday May 22, 2023
2009 is at the end of street running on 11th street and will head over to 10th street on its way out of town.
Switching gears for a while! Won't have IPS consistently for the next week! However, every chance I can, will check-in to see what you see! I have learned more from all of you than any photography book on my shelf! And you all are soooo much more user-friendly! ;-) Many Thanks!
Canadian National SD70M-2 No.8931 and C40-8W No. 2716 cross the Fraser River from the west bank to the east bank with a westbound intermodal service on 21st September 2016.
The nearer bridge carries the CP line across the river from the west bank to the east bank. Thus, CN and CP lines switch banks at this point with the CP line going underneath the CN line at the steel arch bridge.
For operational convenience, CN and CP share tracks between Kamloops and Vancouver with westbound trains taking the CN track while eastbound trains take the CP track, presumably to increase capacity through the area. On this particular day I saw over a dozen trains heading in the westbound direction between about 10am and 5pm, a mix of intermodal, mixed freight and coal. Most were at least 2 miles in length, which to me is a phenominal amount of freight traffic. There were fewer trains heading eastbound during my time in the area.
Most of us are imprisoned by something. We're living in darkness until something flips on the switch.
≈ Wynonna Judd ≈
NS job B05 has just finished switching Welch's Juice plant in Lawton on Amtrak's Michigan Line. After the conductor finishes lining everything back to normal, the crew will take their GP60 back to the rest of their power, get everything tied together, then meet Amtrak 352 before heading back west for Burns Harbor, IN. The old Michigan Central depot, now owned by the local chamber of commerce, stands in the background.
Interested in purchasing a high-quality digital download of this photo, suitable for printing and framing? Let me know and I will add it to my Etsy Shop, MittenRailandMarine! Follow this link to see what images are currently listed for sale: www.etsy.com/shop/MittenRailandMarine
If you are interested in specific locomotives, trains, or freighters, please contact me. I have been photographing trains and ships for over 15 years and have accumulated an extensive library!
Kidwelly Brick Works to the north of Kidwelly station was opened c.1858 by William Edwards of Swansea. This site ceased operation in c.1903. A new works was built to the south of of the railway station by Alderman Daniel Stephens which opened in 1903. Stephens worked silica from Mynydd-y-Garreg and this was brought into the works via train. Up to 1927 the firm was known as Stephens & Co, but later as Beynon Davies Civils Ltd.
These photographs, taken in March 2017, showcase the building as it stands today.
Inspiration for the framing of the shots came from the 1975 New Topographics exhibition.
Montana Rail Links Townsend local is seen switching out hopper cars at the Broadwater County Transfer Station in Townsend, MT. With dusk quickly approaching, the crew is working with their ex Northern Pacific GP9 and Ex Burlington Northern SD45 to finish their work and clear the main for a WB BNSF freight...8/17/22
Always wanted to see this MP15T in action. Here it is at the Vulcan Mines doing its thing.
Irwin, Ill.
10-20-14
Switch House, Tate Modern designed by Herzog & de Meuron the extension to Tate Modern opened June 2016.
Concrete spiral stair.
An OTVR crew switches cars in the yard at home in Fergus Falls. Nice to see some train activity here where I usually get shut out from seeing any movement or signs of life. The crew would eventually spot the hoppers and reconnect with their other unit, OTVR 3045, sitting just down on the east side of the yard.
OTVR GP40
Ex-HESR 3044, ISRR 3044, ISRR 4037, ISRR 6554, CSX 6554, BO 3779