Wow. That's a 39-metre radius in Euro-speak: tighter than most light-rail systems!
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WOW! Thats definitely model railroadish.
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| Posted by D.Witte on September 28, 2010 | |
Any way you say it that's a tight curve! Nice shot.
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Nice shot, very cool looking.
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| Posted by huebi on September 28, 2010 | |
I imagine to hear the wheel-sets screaming...
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| Posted by Joe M on September 28, 2010 | |
Here's a view of it on Google maps:
http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&q=cld+pacific+grain&fb=1&gl=us&hq=cld+pacific+grain&ei=TVqiTOLJHMH_lgesiOmfBA&ved=0CC8QtgMwAw&hnear=&radius=15000&ll=45.529369,-122.668662&spn=0.004103,0.00618&t=h&z=18
Looks like a nice compressed subject for an HO scale diorama...
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Everyone who follows railroad photography in RPN, Trains Magazine, and/or the Center for Railroad Photography and Art, knows that Scott Lothes is one of the true masters of the art. Here is another example of his great skill. This photo shows the railroad at work in an every-day industrial setting. Besides the very tight curve and the trackmobile, we have an ocean-going ship to add to the mix! The photo's composition is balanced nicely. A very interesting photo! Would be a PCA from me, except I've used them up. Favorite Photo for me.
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Remember guys, there's a prototype for EVERYTHING.
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Jeez that a very tight turn. I didn't think they would even make turns like that
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I had no idea that a 18" HO scale curve was that sharp of a turn. Nice shot.
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Very nice Scott. While the industrial track is notable, the line in the foreground has it's own fame right?
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Just more proof there is a prototype for everything. I would imagine hearing protection would be needed in order to stand those screeching flanges.
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Nice wide-angle work, Scott!
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| Posted by FSWood on September 29, 2010 | |
There's 3 or 4 people this has to be sent to!
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| Posted by FSWood on September 29, 2010 | |
The more you look the more you find - look how the loop hangs in space over there on left.
Take a diorama of this to a model contest and you'd be laughed out of the convention!
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What country is the Thalassini Kyra from?
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Thanks for all the comments and interest in this photo! The flange squeal actually isn't too bad due to the very low speed. The vessel is flagged for Malta, but I would guess her destination is somewhere in Asia, as that's where a lot of our wheat in the northwest goes. For the modelers, the entire elevator, dock, and all of the loop except for the far tip would fit in 4x8 feet in HO scale.
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| Posted by on October 1, 2010 | |
The ship appears to fly a Malaysian flag.
Althought the name's Greek in Origin it translates to "Lady of the Sea"
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I wonder: What did they use to switch the facility before the track mobile was invented, specifically in the days of steam? Or was this a more recently constructed industry?
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| Posted by D.Witte on October 1, 2010 | |
After looking at overhead shots on Google earth it looks like a small 0-4-0T could negotiate those curves but my guess is that this facility was not around during the days of steam
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The Thalassini Kyra does indeed carry a Maltese flag, but is based in Busan, South Korea.
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That's tight! Hey Scott!
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