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
Show threadSéracMay 17
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
Show threadSéracMay 18
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
Show threadSéracMay 19
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
Show threadSéracMay 20
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
Show threadSéracMay 20
Welcome on board of our ViaRail Airlines flight to Toronto!
#ViaRail #TrainTravel
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 threadsimonbp
@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).
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Show threadSéracJun 1
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
Show threadSéracJun 1
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
Show threadSéracJun 1
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
Show threadSéracJun 2
Beg.
Vivero Coyoacán, #CDMX #México
#AnimalPhotography #squirrel
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#SilentSunday
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Coyote.
Coyoacán, #MexicoCity #Mexico
#Streetphotography #travel
Show threadSéracJun 3
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
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Vent.
Ciudad De México, #México
#FensterAuf #kurventröt #stc
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Underground and above ground.
Periférico Oriente, #CiudadDeMéxico #México
#Railway #transit #SistemaDeTransporteColectivo
Show threadSéracJun 4
Floating and standing.
Lago Huetzalin, #CDMX #México
#Lake #bird
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Green and blue.
Parque Ecológico de Xochimilco, #CDMX #México
#Nature #swamp #birds
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Channeling.
Parque Ecológico de Xochimilco, #CDMX #México
#Boat #tourism
Show threadTodd ThomasJun 3
@serac Wow, I really love this photo. Thank you
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.
Show threadsimonbpJun 1
@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!