SéracMay 17
Bon matin!
Sainte-Foy, #Québec #Canada
#Bridge #BridgeObsession #francophone #TrainTravel
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Largest cantilever bridge in the world at 549 m span. Collapsed twice while building it, killing 88 workmen.
Pont de #Québec, #Canada
#Bridge #engineering #steel #WorldRecord
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Cabin view.
#ViaRail #ocean #TrainTravel #Sleeper
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First coach is for checked luggage, the second one is this seater car. It was empty and locked but with the lights on the entire way I think. Then the sleeper cars.
#ViaRail #CanadienNational
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Lounge cars with WiFi on each side of the dining car, followed by, well, the other half of the train. At some stations we would stop twice, first for the sleeper, then for the seated cars.
#ViaRail #ocean #TrainTravel
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The outside.
Drummundville, #Québec #Canada
#Train #Alstom #PassengerRail
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Catch.
Rivière des Hurons, #Québec #Canada
#BridgeObsession #travel #rail #birds
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After almost 24 hours and perfectly on time we arrive in
#Montréal, #Québec #Canada
#TrainTravel #bridge #skyline
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One green light over red over red gives us clearance for the last one of 1346 km.
#Montréal, #Québec #Canada
#Train #signalling #travelling
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Made it to the Hotel right on time, too.
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Touching the clouds.
#Montréal, #Québec #Canada
#Skyscraper #streetphotography
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O.
#Montréal, #Québec #Canada
#Art #photography #architecture
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Glassy.
#Montréal, #Québec #Canada
#Glass #roof #engineering
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The lellow line maneuvers without passengers from the arrival track to the departure track.
Berri-UQAM, #Montréal, #Québec #Canada
#Metro #EndOfTheLine #train
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Globe.
Biosphère, #Montréal, #Québec #Canada
#minimalism #photography #sightseeing
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Reside.
Plateau-Mont-Royal, #Montréal, #Québec #Canada
#Brutalism #architecture
Show threadSéracMay 19
My sense of humour: bus number 777 takes us to the casino. Walking away from the bus stop (or out of the casino after losing all your money...?) seems to be unthinkable.
#Montréal, #Québec #Canada
#Casino #Bus #Line #CarCentric
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1435 mm standard gauge plus tyres, 750 V DC.
#Montréal, #Québec #Canada
#Metro #Bombardier #Alstom
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Clock tower.
#Montréal, #Québec #Canada
#Port #sightseeing
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Delivery.
#Montréal, #Québec #Canada
#CN #train #freight
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Last time I ate dumplings as tasty as those here (symbolic picture) was when I was in Shanghai.
#Chinatown #Montréal, #Québec #Canada
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Station hall above the tracks above the underground city.
#Montréal Gare centrale, #Québec #Canada
#ViaRail #TrainStation #Bahnzeit
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Au revoir!
#Montréal, #Québec #Canada
#TrainTravel #HighRiser #train
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Welcome on board of our ViaRail Airlines flight to Toronto!
#ViaRail #TrainTravel
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Straight shot.
Dorval, #Québec #Canada
#TrainTrackTuesday
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Although it's far from a highspeed train, track quality makes the ride feel quite fast ;-)
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We were stuck behind a freight train, but then were able to pass it, now on time again.
Near Morrisburg, #Ontario #Canada
#CN #ViaRail #TrainTravel #CanadianNational
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There is water, there is hope!
Port Hope, #Ontario #Canada
#Lake #TrainTravel
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Unlike our train, this thread is a bit behind.
#Toronto, #Ontario #Canada
#TrainTravel #ViaRail #OnTime
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Arrival hall.
#Toronto, #Ontario #Canada
#Train #Station #ViaRail
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Hauled us here.
#Toronto, #Ontario #Canada
#Locomotive #Diesel #Train
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Looking around.
#Toronto, Union Station, #Ontario #Canada
#TrainTravel #Bahnhof #Station #travel #cn
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Arrival hall too.
#Toronto Union Station, #Ontario #Canada
#TrainStation #unterwegs
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Looking up.
#Toronto, #Ontario #Canada
#Skyscraper #engineering #architecture
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Crossing the Ohio River.
Monaca, #Pennsylvania #USA
#Bridge #BridgeObsession #steel
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Containing.
Ambridge, #Pennsylvania #USA
#Train #freight #NorfolkSouthern
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Levels.
#Pittsburgh, #Pennsylvania #USA
#Bridge #BridgeObsession #Rail
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Stayed.
#Toledo, #Ohio #USA
#Bridge #Engineering
Show threadDominik 🇪🇺🟥🟢May 23

@serac

irgendwie schade dass das so in Europa nicht geht

Show threadJonathanMay 22
@serac The glass for the body of the building was manufactured by Canadian Pittsburgh Industries and was coloured using 2,500 oz (71,000 g) of gold, valued at CA$70 per pane at the time of installation.
Royal Bank Plaza - Wikipedia

Show threadSéracMay 23
@jonathan
We didn't scratch any of it off, I promise!
Show threadJonathanMay 23
@serac 😂 You are on quite an adventure!
Show threadsimonbpMay 21

@serac Good ole F40PH, the last truly successful EMD passenger locomotive.

20 years ago, they hauled nearly every passenger train in North America. Now, VIA is one of the last operators, and like most, replacing them with Siemens Chargers

Show threadTilo SchumannJun 1
@serac Probably the widest Platform at Toronto Union Station😄
Show threadMartin HoffmannMay 20
@serac Looks like you got a new Siemens set? Pity. The older LRC carriages are real nice.
Show threadSéracMay 20
@partim
I'm not familiar with the rolling stock over here, but I think we got an old one. Some of the oncoming trains seem to be newer.
Show threadMartin HoffmannMay 20
@serac Hm. Must be something refurbished though. Those seats look suspiciously like previous generation ICE seats.
Show threadsimonbpMay 20
@partim @serac Yeah, the refitted the 1950s stainless steel heavyweight coaches in the 1990s with very 1990s seats. Those are gradually being phased out with the Siemens Venture sets (roughly, Railjet redesigned for North American crash safety standards).
Show threadjavensbukanMay 20
@serac I hope Gare Centrale gets a glow up someday like Union Station got in Toronto.
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@javensbukan
Giving a glow to these underground stations is difficult. On the other hand, it does make sense to create density at spots like these - not only for money-making, also as a passenger I value the oppotunities right at the station. Also the hotel we stayed at was built on top of the tracks
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@serac Yeah! I feel like they could do a lot just to make it *brighter*.

It has puny metal halide lamps and frosted glass - Both could be improved to let more light in.

Nothing major needs redoing - just more light would help so much! And maybe a brighter floor.

Show threadPatate sauvage 🍉May 20
@serac what is the name of the restaurant please?
Show threadSéracMay 20
@lareineZenobie
Restaurant Sammi & Sou. Bon Appetit!
Show threadjavensbukanMay 20
@serac I can hear this picture hahahaha.
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Show threadSéracMay 31
Every station features their own icon which resembles the place (although here you'd have to speak Aztec to understand it). This helps both analphabets and people not familiar with the names to find their way.
Mexico City, #Mexico
#Transit #uBahn
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Spot the airplane (it has found its destiny to host a public library)
Quetzalcóatl, #CDMX #México
#Library #airplane #travelphotography
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We're on a bus. The bus runs on a cable. Let's call it...Cablebús!
Quetzalcóatl, Mexico City, #México
#PublicTransportation #gettingAround
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Lifting.
Lomas De La Estancia, #CDMX #México
#Leitner #gondola #urban #color #öpnv
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A lot of murals were crafted to be seen from the gondola.
Lomas De La Estancia, #CDMX #México
#Streetart #mural #art
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Elevated highway, built exclusively for the trolleybus line 11, which opened 2 weeks ago.
Santa Marta, Estado de México, #Mexico
#Trolebús #trolleybus #transit #infrastructure #new
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A. Line A.
Santa Marta, Mexico City, #Mexico
#Train #Metro #travel
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Changing from a metro line to another is covered by the fare of 5 pesos per person (so only a few cents of CHF/EUR/USD), while changing to Metrobús (6$) or Gondola (7$) isn't. They all use gates with the same prepaid card.
Pantitlán, #CiudadDeMéxico, #México
#Train #Network #Metro #CDMX #CAF
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Looks like they secured it from falling apart in case of an earthquake.
Pantitlán, #CDMX #México
#Engineering #earthquake
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Take a bike.
Ciudad de México, #México
#Ecobici #Bicycle #Sharing
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I'll get wet!
#MexicoCity, #Mexico
#Velo #BikeTooter
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I did ride my Mountainbike in an altitude like this (2200 m) before. On a mountain top!
División del Norte, #CiudadDeMéxico #México
#Altitude #biking #ThinAir
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Beg.
Vivero Coyoacán, #CDMX #México
#AnimalPhotography #squirrel
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#SilentSunday
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Coyote.
Coyoacán, #MexicoCity #Mexico
#Streetphotography #travel
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Insider.
#CiudadDeMéxico #México
#Metro #cncf #train
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Spirits.
Catedral Metropolitana de la #CiudadDeMéxico, #México
#Church #cactus #Sightseeing #travelphotography #agave
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Not damaged at the 8.1 magnitude earthquake in 1985.
Torre Latinoamericana, #CDMX #México
#Engineering #skyscraper #earthquake
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Overview.
Bellas Artes, #MexicoCity #Mexico
#Museum #architecture #rooftop
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Pulse.
Alameda central, #CDMX #México
#Fuente #Fountain #Statue #Park
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Windows.
Avenida Balderas, #CiudadDeMéxico #México
#Architecture #Windows
Show threadsimonbpJun 1
@serac Just about the altitude of my apartment in grad school, though much drier than Mexico City. My lungs got real good biking up to the observatory.
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@serac (Actually at 2958m right now, it's pleasant)
Show threadSéracJun 1
@simonbp
It's amazing how the human body adapts to the altitude.
Show threadBryanJun 1
@serac CMDX has an awesome subway system!
Show threadTilo SchumannJun 1
@serac Much more interesting than Graffiti Tags.
Show threadSéracJun 1
@doppelspurinsel
Absolutely. Graffiti are intended to be art, but too often pure vandalism. And there is a big difference here: a lot of the murals are private properties, with the owners supporting the murals (or even contributing to it). OK, the astronaut on my photo is on a school building.
Show threadAntoni OMay 31
@serac Nahuatl