Clonmel
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Tracking the Light on the Beet—11 December 1999.
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On this Day Sixteen Years Ago: The millennium was coming to a close. I was just back in Ireland after a few months wandering. I arrived by ferry from Holyhead the night before. The short days of winter offer moments…
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DAILY POST: Focused on the Details
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Irish Rail Close-up and Real. It would be something else if it were unreal, no? I’ve always liked to make macro views of railways. Examining the texture, colors, and shape of the equipment, track and structures allows for better appreciation…
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DAILY POST: Irish Rail, Clonmel, County Tipperary, July 2003.
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Atmospheric Image of a Rural Branch Line. In the damp evening gloom on July 18, 2003, Irish Rail’s signalman at Clonmel awaits the arrival of the Waterford-Limerick passenger train. He holds the metal staff that will authorize the train…
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Indian Summer for the Irish Rail Class 121‑Part 2
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General Motors Single Cab Diesels on the Beet. During sugar beet season Irish Rail was tight for motive power, as the six to seven extra laden trains per day, plus returning empties, tended to tax the railway’s small…