Thursday, March 28, 2013
North Platte, Nebraska, Railfest, this September 20-22
With Union Pacific's huge Bailey Yard nearby, North Platte is a railroad town, and Union Pacific, like the other railroads, is keen to celebrate its role and heritage with communities and its fans. A reader has sent us this link to a webpage detailing events that will be occurring this coming September including steam locomotives.
Union Pacific Railroad Wins Green Leadership Award from Sacramento Business Journal
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| Three Union Pacific trains are seen at Caliente, California, on a spring day |
The Union Pacific media release:-
Union Pacific honored for effort to test experimental locomotives to further reduce emission
"Union Pacific consistently works to reduce locomotive emissions by developing and implementing new technology," said Mike Iden, Union Pacific general director, car and locomotive engineering. "This award recognizes our industry-leading role in emissions reduction and the positive impact that these efforts have on the communities where we operate trains."
Union Pacific's Green Leadership Award stems from the company's $20 million investment to launch a series of 25 experimental locomotives based in California as part of a rigorous test of emissions-reducing technologies. This initiative is Union Pacific's latest effort to further reduce emissions and move closer to the U.S. EPA's Tier 4 locomotive emissions standards for new locomotives starting in 2015.
About Union Pacific
Union Pacific Railroad is the principal operating company of Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP). One of America's most recognized companies, Union Pacific Railroad links 23 states in the western two-thirds of the country by rail, providing a critical link in the global supply chain. From 2007-2012, Union Pacific invested $18 billion in its network and operations to support America's transportation infrastructure, including a record $3.7 billion in 2012. The railroad's diversified business mix includes Agricultural Products, Automotive, Chemicals, Coal, Industrial Products and Intermodal. Union Pacific serves many of the fastest-growing U.S. population centers, operates from all major West Coast and Gulf Coast ports to eastern gateways, connects with Canada's rail systems and is the only railroad serving all six major Mexico gateways. Union Pacific provides value to its roughly 10,000 customers by delivering products in a safe, reliable, fuel-efficient and environmentally responsible manner.
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
sailing ships in Calliope Dock, Devonport, Auckland
The Calliope Dock stone drydock in the grounds of the Devonport Naval Base was built in 1888 to service ships of the British Royal Navy, and is still in use. It was named for Calliope Point, out of which it had been hewn by hand over three years. Coincidentally, one of the two first ships to enter it was HMS Calliope (the first ship visible in the pic?).
tank wagon
A sign announcing the former mining town and now ghost town in San Bernadino County, California, seen some years ago. Presumably it was originally used to transport water.
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