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New Cargo
Waiting at Channahon, Illinois for offloading. I don't understand why the builders weren't doing this...
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Uploaded on Jan 27, 2012
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Sunset on the Dolomites
from the venetian lagoon. Air pollution usually obscures the mountains, so this is something of a rare sight.
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Uploaded on Dec 18, 2011
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For There To Be A Sign, There Had To Be A Problem!
Road sign at the marine terminal. The fun thing is that the same sign is displayed towards the water,...
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Uploaded on Dec 18, 2011
Artistic Roadblock
Made from two huge cast iron anchors, a single fluke and a double fluke. Located behind the marine terminal in Venice.
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Uploaded on Dec 18, 2011
Early Morning Deliveries
Waking Up
Campo Santa Margherita shakes off the night, and prepares for another day.
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Uploaded on Dec 17, 2011
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Strange Doings on the Illinois River, Part 2
Taken above Lockport Lock at the site of the Butterfly movable dam (visible as the truss structure in...
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Uploaded on Dec 5, 2011
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Cody Boyd @ Hennepin
Taken the night of 12/1/2011 while we received supplies and fresh water. The guys have done a fine job for the holidays!
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Uploaded on Dec 1, 2011
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The "New" Bird
Union Pacific's high priority westbound from Chicago, "The Bird" (from the C&NW's...
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Uploaded on Nov 20, 2011
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Coal Corners
Seen from the Harley Road overpass, Commonwealth Edison coal waiting to get into Chicago.
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Uploaded on Nov 20, 2011
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WTH??
Leave the house for an hour, and everything goes down the drain. Evidently, this lady...
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Uploaded on Nov 20, 2011
Hoses
A safety related project. This steering system crosshead moves back and forth, and to grease it, we...
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Uploaded on Oct 17, 2011
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And The Wall Came Tumbling Down...
Collapsing this 280 foot section of the upper wall at Lockport Lock was not part of the plan. Wall...
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Uploaded on Oct 17, 2011
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Pete
Pete, our newly minted pilot. Taken on an LG phone with Paper Camera, a cheap and fun app for the phone.
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Uploaded on Oct 17, 2011
Gauge Panels
The gauge panels for my engines, located in the tiny little engineer's booth on the Boyd. Taken on an...
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Uploaded on Oct 17, 2011
Engineer's Desk
My tiny little log desk. The bilge panel is no longer used. Taken on an LG phone with Paper Camera, a cheap and fun app for the phone.
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Uploaded on Oct 17, 2011
That Time of Year Again
The beginning of the annual fall infestation. Don't know what it is about boats and spiders, we always have more than our fair share.
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Uploaded on Sep 10, 2011
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