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Creative Photography (Railway Related)


Ian J.

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BNSF Seattle-Vancouver line at South Bellingham:

 

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There is a railway connection with this next picture, again taken at South Bellingham. The current BNSF line, ex-Great Northern, runs along the shore here. There was a salmon cannery, claimed to be the largest in the continental USA, at this point. The Northern Pacific built a branch to serve the cannery, and had to build part of it offshore, on piles. The NP branch is now a walking/biking trail. This concrete walkway follows the course of the section of the line which was supported on piles:

 

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I'm not sure if this qualifies as 'railway related', but there is track in the foreground, and I was standing on a 'rails to trails' path when I took it:

 

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It's now my screensaver.

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Level crossing keeper's cottage, former Woodhead route near Penistone.

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Note the diminutive linesmen doggedly ascending the telegraph pole. These may be former employees of the Gnome Central Railway, hoping for a reopening of the line.

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Level crossing keeper's cottage, former Woodhead route near Penistone.

post-7286-0-17493800-1353892720_thumb.jpg

Note the diminutive linesmen doggedly ascending the telegraph pole. These may be former employees of the Gnome Central Railway, hoping for a reopening of the line.

(corrected typo)

 

A real gnome from gnome. Probably trying to connect their wireless to pick up the Gnome Service.

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