Rong see sõitis... / Once there was a train

Posted by Vaido (Võrumaa, Estonia) on 15 December 2014 in Landscape & Rural.

Ny-Ålesund is a research town in Svalbard, Norway - 78°55′N. This loco here is from 1909 and used to haul coal from one of the several coal mines near settlement.
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Ny-Ålesund on üks maailma põhjapoolsemaid asulaid Teravmägedel (78°55′N). Tegevus algas siin kivisöe kaevandamisega ja sellest ajast on pärit see vedur aastast 1909, mida kasutati kaevandusest kivisöe sadamasse vedamisel. Praegu asuvad Ny-Ålesundis mitmete riikide polaaruurimisjaamad.
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Svalbard @ August 2014

Canon EOS 5D Mark III 1/500 second F/8.0 ISO 800 125 mm

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Comments (15)

philippe from saint medard d'eyrans, France

belle composition. Photo sortant de nul part avec ce vieux train rouillé. Magnifique

15 Dec 2014 8:40am

Laurent from Villefontaine, France

great picture.
Beautifully composed, great textures nice colors and a story telling by itself

15 Dec 2014 12:50pm

Sergei Z from Türi, Estonia

Aga nüüd on see ajalugu! Hästi tehtud!

15 Dec 2014 1:16pm

Dimitrios from ATHENS, Greece

GREAT FRAME***

15 Dec 2014 1:52pm

♡ Isa from Vaucluse, France

Magnifique photo, j'adore !

15 Dec 2014 5:37pm

Shaahin Bahremand from Tehran, Iran

good shot

15 Dec 2014 5:42pm

Urszula from Gdańsk, Poland

Sad... but perfectly shown :)

15 Dec 2014 7:46pm

Tataze from Bourgogne, France

Wonderful photo and colors

15 Dec 2014 8:57pm

Maxine from Christchurch, New Zealand

This is a fabulous image, the train speaks of hard work and what has been, and what a view to rest by!

15 Dec 2014 11:38pm

Michael Rawluk from Williams Lake, BC, Canada

I love it.

16 Dec 2014 1:02am

DarkElf from Perth, Australia

excellent composition! i love the detail of the train and the foreground as well! interesting place...

16 Dec 2014 2:19am

Harry from Apex, NC, United States

16 Dec 2014 4:10am

Harry from Apex, NC, United States

A gorgeous scene. Well done.

16 Dec 2014 4:11am

L'Angevine from Angers, France

intéressant

16 Dec 2014 11:06am

Steve Rice from Olympia, United States

A great shot of the old train and beautiful setting.

17 Dec 2014 12:40am