Seaview

One of my favorite view spots is on Seaview Avenue Northwest, across from the new crossovers.

Today I had no sooner parked and opened my book when I heard a suspicious sound approaching.

Not only was it a train, but it was a rarity: a train of company business equipment, either inspecting or in transit.

This is a better place for watching than for photographing, especially to get more than just the locomotive(s).

So I went up the hill for a full-train shot. Hazy through the rain, but again, it is a favorite spot for watching, not photographing.

Beach

Signals

The new signal cantilevers being installed. This is just RR East of Carkeek Park.

Looking RR West from the beach at Carkeek Park, we see the new "Control Point Blue Ridge," with the North Beach neighborhood behind it,. The pair of new crossovers, with high-rail removal point between them, are between the two visible new cantilever signal towers. The North Beach community beach access crossing through the middle of the control point via a new set of steel stairs down from the bluff and a set of wood stairs down to the beach. The Blue Ridge neighborhood and Blue Ridge community beach access are both out of the picture to the left.

Looking further RR East from Carkeek we see a pair of the classic signals such as have characterized this stretch for many years. I think I will enjoy the more dramatic appearance of the new cantilevers more than I will miss the older signals.

[Note that due to constraints of time & laziness, these images were made by telephoto with resulting comprimise of image quality.]