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Some Waterfront Freight Traffic
The weather was not great for a portion of the holiday period so, when the sun came out, we took a trip to Shoreline to walk along the beach. A couple of freight trains passed by while we were there. … Continue reading
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Tagged cars, freight, locomotives, photo, rail, shoreline, Tank, train, transportation, washington
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V2V Express (I Guess)
During our visit to Victoria, there was a fast catamaran ferry moored up in the harbor. It was named to the V2V Express. Based on the name, my assumption is that it provides a fast connection between the downtown harbors … Continue reading
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Tagged boat, British Columbia, Canada, catamaran, fast, ferry, photo, transportation, V2V Express, Victoria
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Riding the Streetcar for Myself
I picked up the Oklahoma City streetcar from the stop across from my hotel. There are two routes in the city – one that runs around the downtown area and another shorter loop that goes from the convention center development … Continue reading
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Tagged ceremony, day, oklahoma city, opening, photo, streetcar, transit, transportation
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Coho at Work
There is a direct ferry from Port Angeles to downtown Victoria operated by Black Ball Line. Their boat is an old ship called the Coho. We have taken this route on a previous visit but didn’t use it this time. … Continue reading
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Tagged Black ball line, boat, British Columbia, Canada, ferry, mv coho, photo, ship, transportation, travel, Victoria
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Streetcar Opening Day
I used to make regular trips to Oklahoma City for a streetcar project I was working on. I ended up having to pick up another project which meant I dropped the streetcar project when the vehicle contract had been approved … Continue reading
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Tagged ceremony, day, maintenance facility, oklahoma city, opening, photo, streetcar, transit, transportation
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Level Crossings in the City
The number of train routes in Tokyo is substantial and the lines run through many of the neighborhoods. Having been there for a long time, the towns have grown up around them. Roads cross them on back streets and there … Continue reading
A Selection of Japanese Trains
I know a few of the regulars here are interested in trains. I saw a lot of different trains and rode on a few while I was in Japan so here are a selection of them for those of you … Continue reading
RedJet
The fastest way to cross the Solent between Cowes and Southampton is the Red Jet. These catamarans have replaced the hydrofoil service that was the quickest way over when I lived in Cowes. The hydrofoils were interesting to ride on, … Continue reading
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Tagged catamaran, cowes, ferry, isle of wight, photo, red funnel, redjet, transportation, uk
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Sounder Locos
Scanning back through some images looking for something else, I came across these shots of some Sounder commuter rail locomotives. I shot these as part of a shoot that had a previous post. I hadn’t focused on the locos so … Continue reading
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Tagged commuter, f59phi, locomotive, motive power, mpx, photo, rail, shoreline, sound transit, sounder, train, transportation, washington
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Amtrak Approaches Tacoma
I had a period a while back when I ended up getting a few train pictures. Some of these were intended for work proposals while others were experiments for locations that might be useful in the future. This spot is … Continue reading
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Tagged amtrak, genesis, locomotive, p42, photo, rail, tacoma, train, transportation, washington
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