Leave the shadows behind —

So many unknown opportunities

out there… venture!

Yermo, CA John Bargert Collection. This slide was part of the late Robert Johnson's Collection.

Weekend Assignment and Contest

Waac #506 "UP"

With 22,000 tons of Wyoming soda ash tied to the drawbar Union Pacific's eastbound 'BF' conforms to the reverse curves as it pulls the grade out of 'Daley's Hole'.

UP 8583 ~ QBFNPS ~ Daley, Wyoming

Union Pacific's Rawlins Subdivision

03.24.2017

Standing under a hot air balloon and looking up inside. I had to ride the Rainbow. LOL

Ketchikan, Alaska

Westbound SeaLand Train, former Erie Mainlin, January 1977.

Moskow

Copenhell for beginners

North Carolina State Fair

New year new profile pic...

I was trying to compose one that would best sum me up...

Here's the raw ;-) so you can play too!

62A's engineer is cranking up the throttle on the two SD60s while taking the gradual grade at Oliver, GA with ease. The TopGons on the right haul scrap ties now instead of coal.

A friendly conductor waves from the nose of the Westbound MPRNP at Arlington.

UP LDG51B, the Potash Local runs south down the Cane Creek branch near Moab, Utah.

Weed-sprayer train led by UP MW 980350 headed west on the UP Kansas Sub at Loring.

Blackrock - 06

In my garden

An immature or female Spotted towhee puffed up by the pond. Home pond, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. 15 September 2021

Credits

REST IN PEACE KASE2

A grainer on the new Elkhorn River bridge.

Osprey Aviemore Scotland

Day 1

Many thanks to all those who fave or comment always very much appreciated

CN 327 has 30 intermodal platforms up front as it approaches Dorval with CN 2224 & IC 2724 for power.

These goats were part of a herd sent to Markham Park Nature Reserve (Concord, California) to eat the high grass. But they decided that the leaves on this tree were more appetizing!

Photo by my wife, Beatrice

Post-processing by me

Mirando al cielo y escuchando buena música en directo ...

Facing up view on a pleasant place with cool live music !!!

Better on L.

,-)

UP 2655 rolls east as the first rays of sun light up the morning scene at MP 24.25 on the UP Kansas Sub. This is about as close to first light as you can get. The sun has just risen above the horizon when the train came around the curve.

Try doing this with your Kodachrome 64 speed film...

Train No. 8140 is heading up the Cullerin Range with a loaded wheat train in Feb 2022. Lash up consisted of 2 bigs and 4 small.

California State University Fullerton

Spring time in Southern California is beautiful this year. The smell of the new flowers and the birds singing get me excited about photography.

Les fleurs de Protea se portent bien en Nouvelle Zélande et il n'est pas rare d'en retrouver dans des bouquets de fleurs coupées.

Ready to Restore in Henry County, Georgia

Nice walk yesterday along the dunes and sea grass ~ sometimes you need to climb!!

Stay Safe Everyone!

Thanks to everyone who views this photo, adds a note, leaves a comment and of course BIG thanks to anyone who chooses to favourite my photo .... Thanks to you all!

Graffiti stairs in London

This small bridge is on the west approach to UP's Missouri River bridge at Blair, NE. The track in the foreground is the lead to the Blair Industrial Park.

Chuyện tình tay pa =))

Four views of Union Pacific 1616 which is on display at "Home Plate" for the NCAA College World Series which starts this Friday.