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In the later 90's I felt like I was managing to become a little more refined in my presentation after some rather clumsy attempts in the earlier years. Unfortunately had yet to have that epiphany, the one about how a pretty smile will make vanity photos much more appealing.
It's October 22, 1999, and CSX local Y101 has just finished dropping off a cut of cars at the North Baltimore grain elevator for loading. CSX is only a few months into the Conrail acquisition and numerous variations of paint can be seen on trains all across the now even larger CSX system. With no other customers between here and Fostoria, Y101 will head back West to Defiance yard where it will tie down until the following day.
In reality, this is CSX train M558 with a load of LTEX bound units, presumably headed for scrap. This unit has definitely seen better days, and from the looks of it, this may be its last mainline ride. Also in the consist were 3 SW9/1200's and one former SP tunnel motor.
North Baltimore, Ohio
Working on a painting of San Xavier Mission, DeGrazia was photographed by National Geographic and appeared in an article titled “From Tucson to Tombstone” in 1953. Happy Throwback Thursday!
Recently I was going through some old photos and came across a few that I never posted online. Some have never seen the light of day, others only featured in other projects. So, for the next few weeks I'll be doing a "Throwback Thursday" series highlighting some of these oldies.
This one is from 2017 for Blocks Magazine Issue 32 which had a feature on Pirates of the Caribbean. U.S. editor Daniel Konstanski and I collaborated on this. Daniel handled the LEGO and of course I was the photographer. When we took this, we instantly had a rush of nostalgia for those wonderful old LEGO catalogues from the 80's and 90's. You guys remember them as fondly as we do?
The former 56th Fighter Wing flagship recently got a heritage livery and now wears it's 56th FW titles once again. The F-16 is stil an important part of Luke Air Force Base even though it is being phased out by the F-35.
Circa 2006. The ancient Makuta of Shakaz, who attempted to conquer the isle of Terra Nui.
Yes, it's an ancient throwback MOC! With my Majhost and old posts on BZPower gone, all of my older creations went with them (other than the small few put up as starting uploads here). But, I have many of these older MOCs still assembled, and with a better camera and lightbox, throwback photos can ensue! With much better presentation than these old things ever had back in their day. Although perhaps a trawled-through old photo or two may sneak in there too.
Hopefully something dated like this will still be of some interest. We'll see!
Final fun fact: this particular MOC was also displayed at BrickFair VA 2012!
CSX SD40-2 #8044 is on the point of O72215 as the 83 car empty rock train crosses the old Miami Canal drawbridge on the former SAL Miami Subdivision. Now the SFRTA, and it enters the Homestead Sub/Oleander Branch. The drawbridge stopped operating years ago, probably before I was born.
Converse Chuck Taylor All Star "Stars and Stripes" (or American Flag model)
Moment captured at the 2025 Wisconsin State Fair in West Allis, Wisconsin
This week we are going back thirty-nine years to another demonstrator bus in Dublin. SC 1 / 405 UZO is seen crossing O'Connell Bridge on its way to Tallaght. This bus had a Marshall body bus on a Scania chassis and spent a number of months on test with CIE around 1982. By this time CIE had received around 100 of the KD Bombardier double deckers, which would eventually end with KD 366. The demonstrator is also painted in a similar two-tone green livery that the KDs were delivered in. Following its time with CIE, this Scania demonstrator joined the fleet of AA Motor Services in Scotland. It was withdrawn in the mid-1990s.
The bus is displaying route 2 but more likely it was on route 65A. The bus regularly worked a service on route 2 into Dublin city centre from Sandymount and then did the 09:00 departure on the 65A to Embankment in Tallaght. The 65A was removed from the network in 1994.
On a final note, the truck beside the bus is also a CIE vehicle, this one from the freight division.
19/02/1982
One of my favorite photos from six years ago. Was in a hotel room and my date took this photo before we left for the event we were attending.
This week we are going back twenty-one years to 2004 and to RA 320 parked on Hawkins Street, dressed for route 38.
Route 38 has a bit of a complicated history. From 1939 to 1973 it ran between the City Centre and Ashtown, and from 1958 to 1972 it also ran between the City Centre and Kinvara Park. Services continued to run between the City Centre and Ashtown until 1977, but these were part of the 38A and 39 timetable. In the 1990s the 38 returned, this time between the City Centre and Lady's Well. From around 1994 to around 1998 it ran to Tyrrelstown before reverting back to Lady's Well. In 2002 it was extended to Damastown and the western terminus has remained there since. Also from 2002 until 2010 the city centre terminus was on Hawkins Street, as seen here. It then moved to the Burlington Road area. The route was never part of the CitySwift network.
RA 320 was new to Dublin Bus in 1996. It was withdrawn in 2007 and sold on to an operator in the United Kingdom.
12/06/2004
Sticking with shots of power straight out of the 90's, here is K657 north of Leipsic with BNSF 685 and 604 in full ATSF paint with almost nothing indicating BNSF ownership anywhere on either of them. Hard to believe this shot is almost two years old now. This shot was all I had time to get but warbonnets kick ass so its worth it.
The only accomodation in the area. No electricity, lights were only powered by generator until 10pm.Windows were only covered with screen to keep out the sand flies, walls and roof were of special thick Tarpulin material, no electric fan. Just hope it's breezy during the night. Accomodation was very basic but very clean, we enjoyed it though.
Twenty years sure went by fast, this was the big hair girl back in the year 2000. Fond memories of these times, I had spent the 1990's very closeted and upon turning forty I was determined to finally break out. It's certainly been an interesting journey since then, lol.
One of my first ventures out was to a wig salon where I got fitted for this Raquel Welch brunette wig, the first true quality wig I owned. The owner of the salon, Eduard, was a real sweetheart, so encouraging and positive...the experience was amazing. We are still good friends to this day.
I still have this wig, perhaps I'll break it out for a "Back to the Future" adventure 😄
A look back to what was one of the biggest shoots in my life.Shame that back then I didn't really know how to use my gear,and that I was missing CPL filters.Then again,given the fact that I had my DSLR for two weeks then,it didn't end up that bad.
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This week we are going back thirty-six years to 1990 and to KD 28 parked on Eden Quay, dressed for route 7.
The current route 7 can be traced back to 1979 when it started operating between the city centre and Ballybrack. In 1988 it was extended to Loughlinstown Park. Certain departures started serving Cherrywood in 2004, but in 2016 these services retained the route 7 number, while the Loughlinstown Park services became route 7A.
KD 28 was new to CIE in 1981. By 1996 it had been withdrawn by Dublin Bus. In 1993 it was involved in an accident that saw it lose its roof. It was repaired using the upper deck of KD 84.
The bus is in an all-over ad for CAN / Commuter Advertising Network. This is the CIE agency responsible for advertising on buses (and elsewhere). It is still around today, although they currently partner with Global Media who place the actual ads on the buses and other places.
07/05/1990