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
Show threadSéracMay 18
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 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
Show threadSéracJun 3
Vent.
Ciudad De México, #México
#FensterAuf #kurventröt #stc
Show threadSéracJun 3
Underground and above ground.
Periférico Oriente, #CiudadDeMéxico #México
#Railway #transit #SistemaDeTransporteColectivo
Show threadSéracJun 4
Floating and standing.
Lago Huetzalin, #CDMX #México
#Lake #bird
Show threadSéracJun 4
Green and blue.
Parque Ecológico de Xochimilco, #CDMX #México
#Nature #swamp #birds
Show threadSéracJun 4
Channeling.
Parque Ecológico de Xochimilco, #CDMX #México
#Boat #tourism
Show threadSéracJun 4
I checked online for bus schedules and everything, but the line number does not show on the bus and the driver seemed to not even know it ;-) however, the general direction is right. Kind of.
Tláhuac, #MexicoCity #Mexico
#Bus #travel #adventure
Show threadSéracJun 4
Closed bus doors are overrated.
(Photo taken while the bus was stopped, but the doors would not shut during most of the ride).
Tláhuac, #CiudadDeMéxico #México
#Buses #PublicTransportation #öpnv
Show threadSéracJun 4
The driver didn't need to check the speedometer - the needle as well as the glass covering it was long gone. So he could focus on his main duty, being DJ.
Tláhuac, #CiudadDeMéxico #México
#Bus #travel #transit #gettingAround
Show threadSéracJun 4
Made it.
Zapotitlán, #CDMX #México
#TrainTrackTuesday #Train
Show threadSéracJun 4
When in Mexico, try crickets, here on guacamole.
And, more mainstream, ask for "Agua del Día".
Zapata, #CiudadDeMéxico #México
#Foodporn #Eat #Traveling #Grillen
Show threadSéracJun 4
In case your city isn't loud enough from all the mopeds and Taco-sellers, have airplanes fly over every 2 minutes before landing.
Santa Cruz Tlacoquemécatl, #CDMX #México
#Plane #noise #Fluglärm
Show threadSéracJun 5
Frida Kahlo.
Coyoacán, #CDMX #México
#Museum #Kahlo #artist
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Peek!
The concrete reinforcement reaches from the foundation slab all the way up through the next higher ceiling and a bit further. This is more complicated to build, but helps to make the building earthquake resilient.
Benito Juárez, #CiudadDeMéxico #México
#Earthquake #Engineering #Steel #Sismo
Show threadSéracJun 7
Take a step.
Templo Mayor, #CDMX #México
#Archaeology #pyramid
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Take a seat.
Templo Mayor, #CDMX #México
#Histodon #temple #ruins
Show threadMark Pospesel Jun 4
@serac so I’ve always been curious about this: do you need to pick off any bits (exoskeleton, legs, antennae) or do you just eat everything?
Show threadSéracJun 4
@mpospese
No need to take it apart. All together, in this case on a chip with some guacamole, and hop :-)
Show threadjavensbukanJun 4
@serac At least you don't have to wait for the doors to open?! 😜
Show threadSéracJun 4
@javensbukan
Totally. People board and onboard while driving. Carrying a toddler I did wait for it to stop.
Show threadjavensbukanJun 4
@serac Bahahaha this is a vibe. 🚌 Weeeeeee
Show threadTodd ThomasJun 3
@serac Wow, I really love this photo. Thank you