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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
Posted in Pacific Northwest, photo
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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The Monorail
Work has taken me in to Seattle to see the team that runs the monorail. We shall be doing some work for them on the vehicles but, on this visit, I was just having a meeting. As I headed back … Continue reading
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Tagged monorail, photo, rail, seattle, transportation
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Ferry in to Coupeville
Washington State Ferries cover a wide range of routes. Some of them are major commuter journeys and the boats are sized to handle lots of cars and passengers. Others are far more specialized runs that have lower frequencies and capacity. … Continue reading
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Tagged boat, Coupeville, ferry, photo, ship, transportation, washington, Washington state ferries, wsdot
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Some Modern Supercars
When a museum has a wide variety of vehicles to look at, it seems a bit cheesy to spend too much time looking at the modern supercars. It feels a bit like being a kid with a picture of a … Continue reading
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Tagged america’s car museum, automobile, Aventador, Carrera gt, Ferrari, Lamborghini, lemay, photo, porsche, supercar, tacoma, testarossa, transportation, washington
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New WSDOT Locomotives
In the days running up to the introduction to service of the new WSDOT Siemens Charger locomotives, they were stored in the yard in Seattle awaiting the clearance to run. I was down there for another project and all of … Continue reading
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Tagged amtrak, cascades, charger, f59phi, locomotive, photo, rail, seattle, Siemens, train, transit, transportation, washington, wsdot
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America’s Car Museum
The onset of shorter days and less reliable weather (or at least weather that can be relied on to be crummy) means day trips to indoor places. Nancy thought a trip to Tacoma to look at the LeMay collection in … Continue reading
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Tagged america’s car museum, automobile, collection, lemay, photo, tacoma, transportation, washington
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Some Small Pleasure Craft
Two small boats came through the locks while we were there. One was just over 50m in length while the other was much smaller and just under 50m in length. Both of these boats looked like they might be quite … Continue reading
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Tagged Ballard, boat, cruiser, huge, lock, motor, photo, seattle, ship, transportation, washington, yacht
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