USS Midway: Machine Shop

Back in December, I took a tour of the USS Midway.  The USS Midway is an aircraft carrier that was built in 1945, but then decommissioned in the late 1990s, and turned into a museum ship in the 2000’s.  Currently, it sits in San Diego, and is well worth the trip.

The machine shop was used for repairing and replacing parts on the ship, as well as for building waste containers.  Rather than storing many empty waste barrels on the ship, they instead stored sheet metal, then fabricated the waste containers as needed.

I did not take nearly enough photos of this area.  Instead, I have one photo of the lathes:

And one of a display that shows various machine tools.  There were several of these, and I only seem to have a photo of one.

I also did not take any photos in the sheet metal room.  There were so many neat things to see in this ship, as well as listen to the recordings and keep up with my group, so I missed out on a few photo opportunities.

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Belen Station: 2/12/19

As I waited for the RailRunner (New Mexico commuter train) to leave Belen, I watched the freight yard next to me.

There were quite a few trains backed up, much more than normal.  I don’t know the reason, but normally, there is not more than a train or two sitting on the north side of the road bridge.  Most of them are moving.  Today, there were several, and they were sitting still.

BNSF 8160

BNSF 4400

The lighting was all wrong and I had too many reflections on the train window glass as well.  I typically have time in the afternoon to sit and watch trains, but the sun is behind them, making for saturated photos.

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Albuquerque Engine Shops

There are some old Santa Fe engine shops in downtown Albuquerque.  I have not yet toured these shops, but it is on my list.  They have a farmer’s market there in the spring.

Currently, a movie is being filmed in the engine shop.  I’m not sure what movie, and I’m speculating, based on the large spotlights at night and such, but I bet there is a movie that is being filmed there.

I’ll keep you posted.  I hope to get in there this spring.

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