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working off a laptop on this, not sure it is any good. Taking forever to load flickr onto laptop. Will catch up when I get back. I was so hoping to see things back to the old way
Here is another look back a dozen years to a simple favorite and the only time I shot a train working here on the two stub ended warehouse tracks accessed via a diamond over the Roundhouse Lead that is right beneath me under the bridge.
This view looks down from the sidwalk of the C Street Bridge as an ARR yard job with GP38-2 2005 in the 1980s Alaska bold scheme switches out cars at the warehouse. The building on the left houses the ARR's stores department and they still regularly ship and receive company material by rail. Track components (spikes, anchors, etc.) come up by barge in foreign line boxcars while various other company material is shuttled around the system on flats, gons, or in boxcars. Beyond the train can be seen the bustling port of Anchorage and then the blue waters of cook inlet. On the horizon is the 4396 ft peak of Mt. Susitna, known locally as the "Sleeping Lady" for the mountain's resemblance to a woman in repose on her back. To the right is the abandoned warehouse, which is one of the oldest structures in the Anchorage yard complex and whose fate is uncertain, though I do believe a dozen years later it still stands.
Anchorage, Alaska
Saturday May 23, 2009
BNSF 1915 leads the daily North Yard Job operation as it works the underground storage facility at Springfield, MO. This facility has been seeing trains since the days of Frisco, and later Burlington Northern. It's neat to see the old paint schemes of former line owners on home rails and even cooler at such an unusual location.
This little lady was very hard at work bringing nesting material to her box. Mountain Bluebird taken west of Calgary, Alberta.
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This photo is from Marado [Mara Island]. Marado represents the southernmost point in South Korean territory. The island is about 30km from the southern port of Jeju and the trip by ferry took about 15-20 minutes. The island is comparatively small (approximately 0.3 square kilometers) and you can walk around its entirety at a leisurely pace in about 90 minutes. Marado is home to about 90 residents and "…has long been known for its population being composed of strong women and docile men." (Wiki). While there, we saw traditional "haenyeo" women divers actively working at their trade of free diving to gather seafood.
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Another day, another leaf tuned... three leaves obviously. I have made this image with thanks and respect to Georgia O’Keefe, and Lawren Harris for that matter, who both opened my eyes when I was a young lad many decades ago.
A series celebrating and documenting autumnal leaves once they have left the tree. Focus stack of 7 images.
Fishermen of several genres enjoy working away from the office. Military Jetty, Golden Beach, Caloundra, Queensland, Australia.
The sand in the background used to be covered by vegetation and was the northern end of Bribie Island. Over the last few years, wave action in Moreton Bay near where it joins the Pacific Ocean washed at first a small passage across this thin stretch of island, and eventually, with the aid of adverse weather and Cyclone Alfred creating a massive gap and new entrance for the northern end of Pumicestone Passage that separates Bribie from the mainland. Concurrently. the old Caloundra Bar silted up and closed naturally and North Bribie is now part of the mainland.
Continued erosion of the island was creating a wider and wider gap and an environmental disaster along Bribie. It also created a new open ocean access to all the homes and businesses along a large stretch of Golden Beach (Caloundra). These then faced all the open ocean might bring including wave action right across the passage where it had not been previously. Drastic action was needed to stop further erosion and this threat, so the Queensland Government stepped in and have rebuilt, reinforced and replaced most of the sand which had been eroded.
No reforestation has occurred on the restored section to date (will it?) but it does mean that Pumicestone Passage does now connect to Moreton Bay at the new location. In addition, one can now walk from Bullcock Beach and Kings Beach in Caloundra to what was once North Bribie Island for a substantial distance along and across beach that was also once unreachable by foot - only by watercraft from Caloundra or alternatively, 4WD all the way from the other end of Bribie Island where a bridge was built in the early 1960's.
Google earth will reveal this rather momentous course of nature if you are interested, but not yet the fix.
The actual new passage is to the left of this shot back towards central Caloundra.
Overcast Morning, Pillar Point Harbor, Half Moon Bay, San Mateo County, Northern California, USA
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Ontario Southland's St Thomas job is busy switching out cars in Putnam with a pair of EMD's along with MLW 182 dead in tow on its final trip off the property heading to Sartigan Railway. On a mostly cloudy day this was one of the few times the sun peaked through. Putnam, ON 1/30/2026
On a hot August afternoon, UP LOF67 (the Guadalupe Hauler) starts to build its train at Gemco Yard in Van Nuys, CA. Although LOF67 still runs, today this shot has been ruined by a fence separating the yard and main tracks from each other.
After a very quick crew change, I rolled up to the signal bridge at Mans just to get ready to wait for my shot, only to see 1080 literal yards from me, pulling out of the yard during it's work. I've never seen them swap this fast, but I sure am glad I made it back in time to grab a frame!
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Today’s 'Dalesman' was to have Jubilees 'Leander' leading, however she failed her FTR exam and so we had 'Scots Guardsman' standing in after her recently repairs.
Stanier rebuilt 'Royal Scot' 4-6-0 no.46115 ‘Scots Guardsman’ is seen here working hard up the grade after crossing Lunds Viaduct, having just exited Moorcock Tunnel (seen behind the last carriages), with the WCRC Chester-Carlisle-Chester "Dalesman" tour.
In this "New Normal" of the Pandemic, there's a lot of bad news. I'm glad to still have a job! but things are not completely serene there in these times either. Still, if I have to work from home, it's great to get to sit out in warm springtime sun and get kitty kisses during the lunch hour. Tikki was head-marking my glasses which is why they are awry and did give me a little kitty kiss... not in an area that suggests she was "looking for lunch leftovers on my face", either! So while it isn't a great portrait for me, at least I look happy and Tikki is as always a stunner. (Added to Happy Caturday 21 November 2020, theme “Love is Touch”).
I know exactly what he was thinking. I can do all of this
in one trip and then relax instead of making 3 or 4 trips.
Because someone has to get **it done! :)
- Laius in his home office at 1am.
I can tell he's quite pleased with the new props... also shown on previous pic.
Now maybe he should be having a refreshing iced tea instead of cup of coffee since its getting super hot here this time of the year... unlike the rest of the world, or mostly!
Connecticut was graced with its first major snowfall of the year the day before Halloween. While some places north of the state line saw accumulations up to two inches here in the northeastern section of the Nutmeg state it was heavy and wet but didn't build up too much. But the big heavy flakes made for some interesting shooting conditions and equally interesting working conditions for conductor Pat Schmidt.
Having just come down from Palmer with New England Central train 608,his day is just about done. He has to do a bit of switching here to spot and pull Willimantic Waste Paper Inc., the NECR's busiest customer in the area. Once that work is done they will pull down just a couple hundred yards and park on the main beside their office that sits at about MP 29.5 of the Palmer Sub and call it a day.
Willimantic (town of Windham), Connecticut
Friday October 30, 2020
Naugy crews have both of their geeps out on the day's freight job, allowing for a nice comparison between two different eras of stylized N&W logos. The crew is working Waterville, before shoving down to Waterbury to make interchange with Berkshire & Eastern train PL-1.
Sacred mountains in China. In order to supply the higher monasteries.
6600 steps, and then the paradise doors....
This porter will not carry this heavy load up the 1400 meters. He will do a lot more. The porters take it in turns to cover sections from sunrise to sunset. The loads are sometimes around 50 kg.
Their body adapts incredibly well, developing a very specific musculature for their work.
When you visit the flower fields you are immediately struck by their vast, natural beauty. But it doesn't take long to realize that they are also an agricultural enterprise that is heavily reliant on hard, manual labor. Telling that story has been a multi year project of mine entitled "Working the Fields".
Shortly after Horsehead released "Bounce Back" / "Procrastinator" in June 2000, Michael James Vallance quit the band, stating that he was "disillusioned with the music business and most of the people connected with it". The band considered continuing with a replacement but broke up shortly after Vallance's exit and each member turned to various projects. As of April 2005 Vallance was working in sound and confirmed there "won't be a 'reunion' anytime soon as far as [he's] concerned". -- Wikipedia
Well it isn't quite 30 Thursday but what the heck, I'm still awake after a 17 hour day so here goes. SOO 710 and 2401 start out of the Rapids toward Port Edward with 54 cars on August 26, 1978. 710 was pretty tough looking with the peeling nose paint but ended up getting a repaint a couple years later.
Mother Brown Bear (Ursus arctos) has a tough life. She's responsible for protecting her two vulnerable cubs - mostly from other bears. She absolutely has to catch and consume enough salmon to build her fat reserves sufficiently to survive a long winter in stasis. She has to feed the cubs, both with salmon and milk, and to teach them how to survive. She's a working mom, and like every one of those, regardless of species, she's a hero.