IWT Liner
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Irish Rail 084 at BlackHorse Avenue—Dublin.
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It was toward the end of August 2019, when I made this view of Irish Rail 084 working an up-IWT Liner from Ballina, Co. Mayo to Dublin’s North Wall approaching Blackhorse Avenue in Dublin.
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Freight in the Mist; Irish Rail 082 Leads Containers in Co. Roscommon.
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The roar of Irish 082 could be heard for miles before it came into view leading the down IWT Liner that runs between Dublin and Ballina Co. Mayo.
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Irish Rail 071s at Islandbridge Junction—Two Photos on 14 March 2019.
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A little while ago I made this pair of photos at Islandbridge Junction in Dublin.
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Irish Rail Old Cabra Road Dublin.
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Since these trains were coming out of the relatively harsh midday sun, I opted to work with black & white film, which makes the most of the contrast
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071 in Heritage Orange: Sun. cloud. SUN! Oh no! 4 photos.
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The liner rolled out of the Phoenix Park tunnel in bright sun. However as it a approached, a puffy white cloud intersected the sun—
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Two Liners; Two Locos; Two Liveries: One Day.
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Yesterday, 20 February 2019, Irish Rail operated two Ballina-Dublin IWT Liners—container trains.
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Two Trains on the Move at Islandbridge Junction!
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I’d heard that Irish Rail 073 in heritage orange paint was working the down IWT Liner (container train operated from Dublin’s North Wall to Ballina, Co. Mayo).
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Irish Rail 233
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I’ve been featuring the Irish Rail 201 diesels as part of my 20 years in Ireland photography retrospective.
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Irish Rail 232 in 2017; A 201-Class in Fresh Paint.
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As 2018 draws to a close, I still have three more Irish Class 201 diesel-electrics to feature as part of my on-going 20 year Irish Railways Retrospective! Next up in the queue is Irish Rail 232. In Spring 2017, this was…
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Irish 082 Five Years Apart—Same Job.
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Irish Rail operates International Warehousing & Transport (IWT) container liner freights five to six days per week between Dublin Port and Ballina, County Mayo. On 3 October 2013, Colm O’Callaghan and I photographed Irish Rail 082 working the down IWT…
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Irish Rail 220; Here and There, North and South, Freight and Passenger, Then and Now.
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Five views of Irish Rail 220. Of the Irish Rail class 201 diesels, number 220 is well represented in my collection! Let’s just say I had lots of photos to pick from, both on film and with digital. Any favorites…
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Variations on a Theme: Irish Rail 219 at the same place, again.
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I’ve often heard railway photographers dismiss an opportunity with the excuse, ‘I already have that there.’ I’m guilty of this too. However, everyday is different; locomotives and locations are only two elements that make a a successful railway action photograph. Weather,…
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Working With Glint: Cherry Orchard and a Late Running Liner.
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Last week, Irish Rail operated a late IWT liner that departed Dublin in the evening, instead on its normal mid-morning path. A group of my friends went to Cherry Orchard in the west Dublin suburbs to capture this relatively unusual…
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Tracking the Light Special: Irish Rail 071 in Heritage Paint—Now.
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At 1007 (10:07 am) this morning (8 February 2018), Irish Rail’s 071 (class leader of the popular 071 class of General Motors-built diesel locomotives) passed Islandbridge Junction with the down IWT Liner. This locomotive was repainted in 2016 into the…
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Irish Rail 221 in Fresh Paint—21 September 2017
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Warning Facebook viewers: Facebook crops! (Click on the post that link with Brian Solomon’s Tracking the Light for the full view). Irish Rail 201 class diesel-electric number 221 has been recently painted. On Thursday 21 September 2017, I exposed this…
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Glint, Flare and Clouds; Evening in the Gullet.
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I realize that today’s title might not catch everyone’s eye. How about: ‘Clean GM Diesel on a Freight’? Or, ‘Irish Rail at Rush Hour’ ? ‘Gullet Glint’? Anyway, this post is about light. I was waiting on the Up IWT…
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Irish Rail Class 071 Works the IWT Liner.
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Last week Irish Rail class 071 worked the IWT Liner. Dressed in the 1970s-era heritage livery, this locomotive has been a popular topic with local photographers. The bright orange locomotive glistens even on a dull day. I exposed this view…
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Irish Rail 220 with IWT Liner at Islandbridge Junction on 17 August 2017.
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Clear blue dome. Nice view. Short walk. Islandbridge Junction near Heuston Station in Dublin. I exposed this photo of Irish Rail’s IWT Liner (Dublin North Wall to Ballina, Co. Mayo) on the morning of 17 August 2017 using my FujiFilm…
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Portrait view of Irish Rail 081 at Islandbridge Junction.
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On the morning of 27 March 2017, freshly painted Irish Rail class 071 locomotive number 081 worked the down IWT liner. I made the time to catch this from my often photographed location at Islandbridge Junction near Dublin’s Heuston Station….
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day from Tracking the Light!
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Here’s a variation on a theme: another view of Irish Rail’s IWT liner at Stacumny Bridge near Hazelhatch. Brian is Traveling for St. Patrick’s Weekend. New Material Daily!
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Freshly Painted Irish Rail 232 catches the sunlight at Stacumny Bridge.
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Sunlight? What’s that? After weeks of cold, wet, windy weather, we had a rare sunny afternoon in Ireland on Wednesday 8 March 2017. Irish Rail class 201 number 232 was in fresh paint and working the up International Warehousing &…
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Irish Rail Container Pocket Wagons pass Islandbridge Junction.
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So do you go out in poor light to catch something unusual? That’s your choice. Sometimes I hold off for fine weather or good light to make images. Other times I’m faced with catching something in prevailing conditions. The railway…
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Today’s International Warehousing & Transport Liner Identified on the Loco—10 October 2016.
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For the last week, Irish Rail class 201 number 231 has been working the International Warehousing & Transport Liner (Dublin North Wall to Ballina, Co. Mayo) with IWT identification marks on the Ballina-end and the sides of the loco. Photographically…
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Irish Rail IWT Liner; A lesson in RAW and JPG.
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Thursday morning on my way to breakfast, I made this photo of Irish Rail’s IWT Liner (Dublin to Ballina) passing Islandbridge Junction. I timed my visit well and so only waited a few minutes for the freight to pass. I’ve…
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Alternate Angle at Islandbridge Junction; Irish Rail’s IWT Liner.
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Thursday, 7 April 2016, Irish Rail’s IWT Liner was blocked at Islandbridge Junction. This gave me the opportunity to work some less common angles in addition to my common viewing point (often featured on Tracking the Light). By holding my…
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An Irish Story: Sun and Clouds, Anticipating the Up-liner and the Light.
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Lately the sun has been an elusive orb in Irish skies. Too often, I awake to find a slate gray dome above me. Good Friday (25 March 2016) was different. It was bright sunny morning. Having the sun and making…
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Irish Rail: An Early March 2016 View From Stucumny Bridge in Eight Photos!
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This quiet overhead crossing of the quad-track is just past the 8 ¾ milepost from Dublin’s Heuston Station. It offers an open view of the line with a favorable angle for down (traveling away from Dublin) trains mid-morning. It takes…
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Irish Rail’s IWT at Islandbridge Junction; Lee Graduated ND Filter Experiment.
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Last Friday, 11 March 2016, I went up to my favored Irish local location; Islandbridge Junction. This is a handy place for me. This is great place to catch a freight train exiting Dublin’s Phoenix Park Tunnel on a bright clear…
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Irish Rail by the rules at Hazelhatch, September 2015.
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Sometimes I try to play by the rules. It was rare glorious sunny day back in September 2015. Irish Rail had a full complement of trains on the move. Catching clean 071 class diesel 077 with the second IWT Liner was…
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Tracking the Light Extra—IWT crosses in front of my bus to the airport
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Posted live from Dublin Bus. I’m on the 747 bus on the way to the airport. The Wednesday-only second IWT liner (Ballina to Dublin Port) just crossed the road. I had a perfect vantage point from my seat on the…
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Tracking the light EXTRA: Irish Rail 233 works IWT on evening path
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Most days Irish Rail’s Dublin-Ballina IWT Liner (International Warehousing and Transport; see: http://iwt-irl.com) departs the North Wall in the morning, typically between 9:20 and 11 am. Today, it was set back to an evening path, much like the traditional liners that…
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Freshly Painted Enterprise 8208 on Irish Rail’s IWT Liner.
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Prelude: on Friday, August 14, 2015, General Motors-built 201-class 8208 worked the Dublin to Ballina IWT liner. I’d photographed that move on the quad-track near Cherry Orchard. I was interested in this recently painted locomotive, which, of-course, is styled for the Dublin-Belfast express…
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Good Friday at Kildare.
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It’s become a tradition to visit Kildare on Good Friday. This day has a history of seeing a good number of freights as well as passenger trains. Kildare offers a good place to photograph freights running between Waterford and Ballina,…
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Tracking the Light Extra Post: Irish Rail 071 leads Saturday’s IWT Liner at Islandbridge Junction.
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I exposed these photos with my Fuji X-T1 a little while ago (7 March 2015). Compare these photos made in soft afternoon sun with my image of the same freight train at the same location last Saturday (28 February 2015) Locomotive 071 is…
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SPECIAL POST: Irish Rail 206 in a New Livery; February 25, 2015.
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A little while ago, I caught Irish Rail 206 wearing a fresh new dress leading the afternoon IWT Liner from the top of the Phoenix Park Tunnel in Dublin. I made these photos with my Fuji X-T1. I think the new…
