As an interactive living history museum, the San Francisco cable cab system is pretty conducive to shooting full line videos. However the last time I had been inclined to shoot cable car line videos was before I had purchased my mountable GoPro and it getting a second set of videos, including a first set of the somewhat underwhelming California Line. The weather wasn't entirely cooperative so the videos on the Bay-Taylor line had to be taken in a slight rain, but the Hyde-Beach line turned out much better. If you missed the static photography from this trip you can find that here.
We start with the MUNI California Line running from Market to Van Ness and back. It actually took me two takes to get this due to an outbound camera malfunction and you can see the rather backlit first take returning from Van Ness, here.
Here we have the rainy morning trip on the Bay-Taylor (Mason) line from Market to the Bay St terminal near Fisherman's Wharf and back.
Finally, to complete the trifecta of MUNI Cable Car lines, here we have a round trip on the Hyde Line under markedly better early morning conditions. This route is the most popular with the tourists as it stops at the top of Lombard St.
Hope you enjoyed the ride. Next time join my for an inside look at the disused PRR GWYNN tower.
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Tuesday, May 21, 2019
Monday, May 20, 2019
19-05-20 PHOTOS: T Third Bis
Back in 2008 I rode the MUNI's new T-Third light rail line when it was new. Fast forward 11 years and numerous San Francisco trips later I realized I did not really have a good photo survey of the T-Third line and made it my objective of my 2019 stay. Of course when one is in San Francisco for a week there are many different transit oppurtunities to take advantage of and therefore this set will also include trips along all three cable car lines, the L Taraval to the Pacific ocean and walks along the E Embarcadero.
The full set of photos can be found here (mirror) and stay tuned for a second video post covering the Cable Car lines.
On the first day of my trip, traveling from San Jose Airport I got off Caltrain at Bayshore and transfered to the T Third at the Arleta station. Breda LRV #1464 was on hand to take me downtown.
Passing Breda LRV #1529 at Armstrong Ave.
Passing by a New Flier XT40 Oakdale-Palou station. All stops on the T-Third provide for level boarding.
There is a level crossing with the San Francisco Belt Railway immediately before the Islais Creek Brawbridge.
Breda LRV #1457 at the southern Metro East yard lead junction.
New crossovers and platforms were being constructed to support additional traffic to the equally new Chase Center area, future home of theGolden State Philadelphia Warriors.
Arriving at the Embarcadero terminal station I caught new Siemens LRV #2022 running behind my Breda LRV #1464. These are scheduled to replace the Breda LRVs by 2027.
MUNI California Line Cable car #57 sitting at the Market Street terminal.
To collect my Three Day tourist pass of shame, I had to travel to the ticket kiosk at Powell. Since my times MUNI ticket was still good, I caught the St. Louis heritage PCC #1050 running on the F market. Note any PCCs with the "school bus" style drop windows are former SEPTA cars.
The operator of Breda LRV #1433 is getting a quick job briefing at the Embarcadaro terminal.
On Day 2 I set out to shoot video on both directions of the MUNI California Line. The video mount was hands free so I was also able to get some stills like MUNI #58 sitting about a block east of the Anglican cathedral.
MUNI California Line cable car #49 sitting at the Van Ness terminal.
The full set of photos can be found here (mirror) and stay tuned for a second video post covering the Cable Car lines.
On the first day of my trip, traveling from San Jose Airport I got off Caltrain at Bayshore and transfered to the T Third at the Arleta station. Breda LRV #1464 was on hand to take me downtown.
Passing Breda LRV #1529 at Armstrong Ave.
Passing by a New Flier XT40 Oakdale-Palou station. All stops on the T-Third provide for level boarding.
There is a level crossing with the San Francisco Belt Railway immediately before the Islais Creek Brawbridge.
Breda LRV #1457 at the southern Metro East yard lead junction.
New crossovers and platforms were being constructed to support additional traffic to the equally new Chase Center area, future home of the
Arriving at the Embarcadero terminal station I caught new Siemens LRV #2022 running behind my Breda LRV #1464. These are scheduled to replace the Breda LRVs by 2027.
MUNI California Line Cable car #57 sitting at the Market Street terminal.
To collect my Three Day tourist pass of shame, I had to travel to the ticket kiosk at Powell. Since my times MUNI ticket was still good, I caught the St. Louis heritage PCC #1050 running on the F market. Note any PCCs with the "school bus" style drop windows are former SEPTA cars.
The operator of Breda LRV #1433 is getting a quick job briefing at the Embarcadaro terminal.
On Day 2 I set out to shoot video on both directions of the MUNI California Line. The video mount was hands free so I was also able to get some stills like MUNI #58 sitting about a block east of the Anglican cathedral.
MUNI California Line cable car #49 sitting at the Van Ness terminal.
Thursday, December 30, 2004
04-12-30 CLASSIC PHOTOS: IND Tower Hunt
So here's a quick photo set from the tail end of 2004, right after I learned that the NYC Subway IND division was littered with classic interlocking towers, many of them visible from the platform a la West 4th St. After consulting a published list of active towers, I planed out a tour of the Queens Blvd Line to try and get some photos. Long story short I didn't get many and because I was mostly underground in the middle of winter I didn't wind up with many photos in general. Still, since I've been busy for the last couple of weeks, a short set of classic photos is just about all I have time to produce!
You can find the complete batch of photos here
We begin at the 36th St RiverLINE station with #3502a making a stop. The line was so new that the Intrusion Detection System was not yet operational.
At Trenton, because Amtrak Hippo #660 was hogging the Track 4 platform with a long distance train, a southbound Regional with AEM-7 #937 performed a rather extreme wrong railing operation, platforming on Track 1.
In 2004 one could still look into the tower at 5th Ave and watch the operator manipulating the GRS Model 5 interlocking machine to line routes for (V) and (E) trains.Unfortunately it was closed in 2013.
Union Turnpike is another visible tower, this one with a Union Switch and Signal Model 14 interlocking machine.
With service extended to 168th St, the original IND tower at PARSONS was dark and appeared to only be in service as needed.
Returning to Manhattan, I decided to give the Roosevelt Island Tram a try. This was partly motivated by the fact that it was one of the last places on the NYCTA where one could buy and use tokens.
Approaching Manhattan one can see why people are concerned that the Queensboro Bridge might simply fall down on its own.
Two AEM-7's, #929 and #918, were applying their combined 14,000hp to the short 7 car Vermonter trainset.
The 7th car being the Vermont branded baggage car fitted to carry bikes and skis.
I'll finish up with this photo of a Southbound Inland Shittle train at Meriden, CT with Metroliner Cab Car #9640 in the lead.
Well that's pretty much it. As I work to catch up from my vacation, look for another short subject classic post in the near future.
You can find the complete batch of photos here
We begin at the 36th St RiverLINE station with #3502a making a stop. The line was so new that the Intrusion Detection System was not yet operational.
At Trenton, because Amtrak Hippo #660 was hogging the Track 4 platform with a long distance train, a southbound Regional with AEM-7 #937 performed a rather extreme wrong railing operation, platforming on Track 1.
In 2004 one could still look into the tower at 5th Ave and watch the operator manipulating the GRS Model 5 interlocking machine to line routes for (V) and (E) trains.Unfortunately it was closed in 2013.
Union Turnpike is another visible tower, this one with a Union Switch and Signal Model 14 interlocking machine.
With service extended to 168th St, the original IND tower at PARSONS was dark and appeared to only be in service as needed.
Returning to Manhattan, I decided to give the Roosevelt Island Tram a try. This was partly motivated by the fact that it was one of the last places on the NYCTA where one could buy and use tokens.
Approaching Manhattan one can see why people are concerned that the Queensboro Bridge might simply fall down on its own.
Two AEM-7's, #929 and #918, were applying their combined 14,000hp to the short 7 car Vermonter trainset.
The 7th car being the Vermont branded baggage car fitted to carry bikes and skis.
I'll finish up with this photo of a Southbound Inland Shittle train at Meriden, CT with Metroliner Cab Car #9640 in the lead.
Well that's pretty much it. As I work to catch up from my vacation, look for another short subject classic post in the near future.
Sunday, August 17, 2003
03-08-17 CLASSIC PHOTOS: Springfield Trip
I'm going to mix things up and throw up some classic photos of a trip I took through Springfield, MA back in 2003. This was part of a larger MBTA trip I was taking and involved a return trip to Middletown, CT via the Amtrak Inland Route, as opposed to the Shore Line connecting to an inland shuttle. I caught the early morning inland Regional train (I think it was #142) and then layed over for a headway at Springfield Union Station in order to take some pictures of the terminal complex.
Unfortunately I wasn't able to repeat the trip and just this past year a redevelopment project demolished much of the old Union Station including the classic B&A interlocking tower. You can find all the photos here.
We begin with a still new Acela Express power car #2003 waiting for its departure at South Station.
On and adjacent track was MTBA bi-level K-cab car #1717.
Former Conrail fainted C40-8W #7335 somewhere around Worcester.
The full length inland route Regional train was unable to fully platform at Springfield Union Station with the two P42 engines and three cars hanging out in SPRING interlocking.
Amtrak Phase IV heritage painted P42 #105 sitting on one of the Springfield station tracks.
B&A Tower 96 with most of its copper roof and fittings still intact. Excluding this structure from the redevelopment plan was a colossal failure of imagination. A similar tower at Cincinnati's Union Station was turned into museum space.
Hosing down Metroliner Cab Car #9640.
LMS C40-8W #7924 blasting westbound on B&A Main Track #2 with a merchandise freight. LMS stood for Locomotive Management Service and was a joint venture by Conrail and GE to operate a lease fleet of C40-8W locomotives although they were essentially normal Conrail power.
Unfortunately I wasn't able to repeat the trip and just this past year a redevelopment project demolished much of the old Union Station including the classic B&A interlocking tower. You can find all the photos here.
We begin with a still new Acela Express power car #2003 waiting for its departure at South Station.
On and adjacent track was MTBA bi-level K-cab car #1717.
Former Conrail fainted C40-8W #7335 somewhere around Worcester.
The full length inland route Regional train was unable to fully platform at Springfield Union Station with the two P42 engines and three cars hanging out in SPRING interlocking.
Amtrak Phase IV heritage painted P42 #105 sitting on one of the Springfield station tracks.
B&A Tower 96 with most of its copper roof and fittings still intact. Excluding this structure from the redevelopment plan was a colossal failure of imagination. A similar tower at Cincinnati's Union Station was turned into museum space.
Hosing down Metroliner Cab Car #9640.
LMS C40-8W #7924 blasting westbound on B&A Main Track #2 with a merchandise freight. LMS stood for Locomotive Management Service and was a joint venture by Conrail and GE to operate a lease fleet of C40-8W locomotives although they were essentially normal Conrail power.
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