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BRAND-NEW YOUTUBE PREMEIR: A RAILWAY FROM BONITA TO DELAMAR: THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY & EASTERN RAILROAD. The town of Delamar was established in the area in June of 1900 while construction on the Sacramento Valley and Eastern Railroad began on December 11, 1906, this railroad company was incorporated on January 8, 1907, the purpose of the Sacramento Valley and Eastern Railroad, was to conduct a 15-mile standard gauge, ore, delivery, and passenger train from Bonita 3 miles north of Kennett to the Bully Hill smelter at Delamar. It was completed in 1908 and operated until 1939, due to the flooding of Shasta Lake for Shasta Dam. Between 1942 and 1945 Shasta Dam was under construction and its reservoir flooded this railroad system under Shasta Lake. It's often seen during drought seasons. The grade and railroad bed with its ties are still intact under the lake along Pit River and Squaw Creek which is seen here in this general overview of its lucrative history. What's not well-known to railroad enthusiasts and local history buffs is the fate of Engine #2 which succeeded after Engine #1 was taken out of commission. Where is this second engine located and what became of it? Find out more in this episode of Exploring Shasta County History. https://lnkd.in/gH4V_bAM #ShastaCounty #Drought #TheTuggleTales #ShataLake #LakeShasta #Abandoned #CaliforniaUnearthed #ReddingBuzz #Discover #Explore #HistoryRevisted #HistoryRetold #HistoryRevealed #ShastaCountyHistory #ShastaHistory #Railroading #Railway #NorCal #TuggleTales

KNOW THE FACTS: Obey all warning devices at railroad grade crossings. Find #RailSafetyEducation resources and more at oli.org #STOPTrackTragedies #SeeTracksThinkTrain

Railroad tunnels were blasted, dug, drilled, and supported along thousands of miles of track, coast to coast, border to border during the westward expansion of the 1840s and after. In urban areas, they were designed and constructed to minimize the disruption to local life while allowing passage of freight and passenger trains that were the [...] The post Two-High Tunnel first appeared on Connected World. https://lnkd.in/dDarye9s

Arctic Capacity is navigating uncharted territory in Greenland “There was terrible weather with fog and snowfall and absolutely no visibility - a total whiteout, where we drove blindly. The low visibility made it impossible to navigate a good route and we got stuck in the  slush ice below the snow crust and had to do 70-75 winch recoverys anchored in the ice or to one of the other cars. We did this over a distance of 200 kilometers,” says Henrik Lassen Mastering the complexities of logistics and strategic operations in some of the world's most forbidding terrains, Arctic Capacity, under the seasoned leadership of Henrik Lassen, a former Sirius Patrol leader, showcases exceptional expertise in navigating Greenland's remote areas. Innovative strategies and meticulous planning empower clients from the raw materials industry and scientific research sectors to achieve their goals in extreme environments. In May 2023, Arctic Capacity was contracted by an Australian mineral exploration company to lead an expedition. The mission involved navigating three amphibious all-terrain vehicles from Constable Pynt in East Greenland, where they had been delivered, and then driving 200 kilometers north through Greenland's most impassable terrain. Read the story on pages 100-101 of the new edition of Business in Greenland https://lnkd.in/e53m7ZkC #Leadership #BusinessExcellence #Innovation #ArcticExploration

Road closure on Wall Avenue for railroad track repairs in Joplin

Charging toward 125, and beyond: Genesee & Wyoming maneuvers toward the next transformative marker Read the story in the latest edition of Progressive Railroading: https://lnkd.in/e8ivci8p

What is the plan for the Francis Scott Key Bridge clean up? See below.

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Living on the edge: the importance of monitoring rocky shores https://buff.ly/3Fl3w28

The North East Link Program Tunnels will take 15,000 trucks off Melbourne’s roads daily and reduce travel times by up to 35 minutes, but how do you go about tunnelling under a city? To support the project, our design team created a simple explainer animation that brings the tunnelling machines to life and shows that they are anything but…boring! #3dvisualization #3dvisualisation #communityengagement #stakeholderengagement #construction #infrastructure