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Throwback Thursday: one of my earlier attempts at night photography, 2015, when the night bug was starting to hit me hard, lol. It’s interesting to see the changes in techniques and, more importantly, changes in my own personal taste and aesthetics over time. The details are somewhat obscure because I was using a Nikon 14-24 mm lens on a Canon camera, but I think this was done at 14 mm, f2.8, 30 sec, ISO 6400. This is also an early use of Low Level Lightning.
One from what feels like a millennia ago, well, 2014 :) I spent 90 minutes in the freezing cold Lake Wanaka with leaky waders, seemed like a good idea at the time. Anyway, this is one of the shots captured on that fortunate night.
To remember a time when sitting on a tree wasn't so offensive...
#ThatWanakaTree
It was a beautiful summer day in Holland this sunday. Brings back good memories of the summer vibe at Guadeloupe. :-)
Just a couple that I ran across this morning from 2014 that caught my eye.
This one was on my way home from working in New Orleans. I remember slamming on the brakes to pull over and snap a few... :)
These two F7s resting in Ranlo, NC in the Lehigh Valley scheme were purchased by the P&N to lead the annual Santa Train, but ultimately were determined to be unususable and were sent away. These units were originally built for the Chicago & N'western in 1949.
Exactly 5 years ago today, I visited Japan for just 5days.
I visited my birth place too. I was born in Kakunodate town.
Kakunodate is a former castle town and samurai stronghold in today's Akita Prefecture. While Kakunodate Castle no longer remains, the town is famous for its samurai tradition and its hundreds of weeping cherry trees (shidare-zakura).
Wearing the Jahbrea Set by AiRHARE
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Another throwback to the ol' gallery. This was the time I got all my friends (Some were more acquaintances) to fit on the double-decker couch.
It's a bit of a reminder of all the friends I had then. Unfortunately a lot of them are gone now... So, here's hoping I'll be making some friends here! :D
1952 Buick Riviera
The Nethercutt Museum showcases more than 130 of the world’s greatest antique, vintage, classic and special interest automobiles including many top winners of the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.
Nethercutt Museum, Sylmar, Ca.
More Fins, Grilles, and Chrome here: www.flickr.com/photos/stevecorey/sets/72157605423171809/
Let's rewind the clock to 2008 and head back to the Midwest. A pair of ex-Conrail motors heads up a Gibson-bound autorack train on the IHB. Grasselli Tower was preserved and moved to the Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum in 2009.
I haven't been able to get trackside recently with my busy month at work, so here's one from the archives. A YN1 road slug leads a rail train through Blue Island Junction back in July of 2005.
This week we are going back to the last day of 1996, and to KD 322 at the Blanchardstown Shopping Centre, dressed for route 76A.
Route 76A started operating between Tallaght and Blanchardstown Hospital around 1989. In late-1990 it was extended to Blakestown, while the southern terminus was moved to The Square in Tallaght. In 1996 the northern terminus was changed to the Blanchardstown Centre. At the same time Fettercairn or Balrothery became the southern terminus for different departures, and remained so for about 15 years. In 2019 Dublin Bus transferred the route to Go-Ahead Ireland. The route ceased to operate in November 2023. It was partially replaced by routes W2 and W4 under Bus Connects.
KD 322 was new to CIE in 1983. It was withdrawn by Dublin Bus in 2000.
31/12/1996
One year ago, I snapped this shot of a foraging Zebra Dove at a beach in Kauai. I didn't realize how cool the composition was until now. The low-angle shot and the grass blades framing the zebra finch, all made me feel as if I were foraging with that Zebra Dove.
Looking back in my camera roll also made me realize how much I improved. Many of my photos then were overexposed and out of focus. Also, why did I need to take 50 photos of the same plant? This makes me proud when I say my current camera roll is so much cleaner.
..to a couple months ago. Forgot to post this neat consist that was on the point of a LINGAL manifest, caught in Burlington, Ia.
Throwback Thursday to those hot Summer, halcyon days in Amsterdam. While we were there, we had the opportunity to experience a local record-breaking heatwave. The mercury hit 42°C for a couple of days straight. This week we have the polar opposite, where temperatures are barely going above -15°C during the daytime.
September 18, 1999 brings me back to Scott St watching trains with my grandparents. One of my better attempts at using a camera at the ripe old age of 9....
Little did I know at that time that the memories spent with my grandpa watching trains would so drastically steer my life in the direction it has. If it weren't for him, who knows where the hell I'd be in life. I still smile every now and then when I'm at work passing spots that we would watch trains together. Man, I miss them...
Just another take on this scene for the trip album from last May's adventure on the Range.
This would ultimately be the last train of our time on the Iron Range (for now) and it was quite the stunning way to end our time here. We'd manage it at three spots before calling it a day and heading to Duluth for a celebratory dinner and beers down on the waterfront
A U790 train of empty hoppers is heading to Minntac for another load of pellets to turn around and take back to Two Harbors. The train is crossing the fill over Embarsass Lake and approaching South Biwabik at about MP 58.6 on modern day CN's North Division Iron Range Subdivision mainline. The standard three pack of ex CNW C40-8s have a train of modern CN era ore cars (over 1000 of which were acquired between 2009 and 2018) on the historic former Duluth and Iron Range Railroad which was the other component half of the DMIR created in 1938 when the two roads long owned by US Steel were officially merged. Today Biwabik is home to a 6118 ft passing siding and a small little used yard, but in the old raw ore days it was bustling as a marshaling point for the mine branches seemingly radiating in all directions as well as the main continuing into Virginia. They will pull down past the remains of the yard and pause at the north (compass west) end to wait for a meet with a loaded southbound U789 counterpart.
This is a region that should need no introduction to even the most casual fan as the Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway is in a word legendary. I won't bore you with pages of history as I couldn't do the road or region justice anyway. It simply needs to be experienced for oneself. But I will direct you to two resources. Absolutely check out the fabulous historical information here: www.missabe.com/
And for a fabulously well written overview of modern CN operations find yourself a copy of the April 2023 edition of Railfan and Railroad right now! shop.whiteriverproductions.com/products/rfr-202304
Biwabik, Minnesota
Friday May 12, 2023
25.7.2011
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A shot I forgot to upload that I took on 7/3/17 of L-CHI101 approaching Mazon, IL with an unpatched ATSF C44-9W.