{"id":12583,"date":"2015-09-26T01:34:23","date_gmt":"2015-09-26T05:34:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=12583"},"modified":"2015-09-26T07:36:28","modified_gmt":"2015-09-26T11:36:28","slug":"hanging-viaduct-bullay-eight-views","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/hanging-viaduct-bullay-eight-views\/","title":{"rendered":"Hanging Viaduct\u2014Bullay\u2014Eight Views."},"content":{"rendered":"

Among the distinctive features of Germany\u2019s Mosel Valley route is the Hanging Viaduct southwest of Bullay.<\/p>\n

To avoid a circuitous loop in the Mosel, this double track electrified line crosses the river on a combined road\/rail bridge and punches through a ridge. Upon exiting the tunnel, the line clings to a steep hillside populated with vineyards supported by an unusual curved Hangviadukt, a \u2018hanging viaduct.\u2019 (A sort of half-bridge, whereby half the structure is built into the hillside.)<\/p>\n

Earlier this month, Denis McCabe, Gerry Conmy, Stephen Hirsch and I made a visit to this famous structure, photographing it from a variety of angles.<\/p>\n

The railway cooperated by running a variety of trains. Footpaths through the vineyards and surrounding areas offer many vantage points.<\/p>\n

In addition to mainline trains, a branch railcar traversed the viaduct in each direction hourly.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The famous Hanging Viaduct looms above the vineyards like some ancient wall. Lumix LX7 photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"A<\/a>
A freight bound for France rolls westward over the Hanging Viaduct. FujiFilm X-T1 photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"DB<\/a>
DB electrics about enter the tunnel at the east end of the Hanging Viaduct near Bullay. FujiFilm X-T1 photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"A<\/a>
A branch railcar meets a DB regional local train on the Hanging Viaduct. FujiFilm X-T1 photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Signs<\/a>
Signs offer location advice.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"A<\/a>
A viewing platform at the westend of the viaduct offers this view. FujiFilm X-T1 photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Sun<\/a>
Sun and clouds made for dappled light. FujiFilm X-T1 photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"An<\/a>
An express passenger train from\u00a0Luxembourg catches the sun. FujiFilm X-T1 photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Among the distinctive features of Germany\u2019s Mosel Valley route is the Hanging Viaduct southwest of Bullay. To avoid a circuitous loop in the Mosel, this double track electrified line crosses the river on a combined road\/rail bridge and punches through a ridge. Upon exiting the tunnel, the line clings to a steep hillside populated with … Continue reading Hanging Viaduct\u2014Bullay\u2014Eight Views.<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12576,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"yes","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"footnotes":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[10],"tags":[2969,94,2968,2967,2622],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/railcars_meet_Hanging-viaduct_Bullay_DSCF6192.jpg?fit=4896%2C3264","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2BVuC-3gX","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12583"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12583"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12583\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12601,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12583\/revisions\/12601"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12576"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12583"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12583"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12583"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}