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Ruins of Carfloat Slip, Port Richmond, CA, 2011 (cdn.masto.host)
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Ruins of Carfloat Slip, Port Richmond, CA, 2011.All the pixels, but no fishing or diving permitted, at flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/54#photography

Charred ties and tracks on a pier over water, with hills across the water in the background.

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[–] [S] 1 point 9 months ago (1 child)

Captured with a small mirrorless camera and 50mm lens on a lightweight tripod.I normally prefer lower contrast, but the ruined industrial subject worked reasonably well with a high contrast, backlit approach here. The sun was just above and directly in front of the frame,

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 9 months ago

    Until 1984, the Santa Fe Railroad moved freight cars across the San Francisco Bay by barge. Railroad cars were decoupled from trains and loaded onto special "carfloat" barges, which were pulled across the bay by a small fleet of tug boats, to be re-attached to trains at the other end. The service ended when a fire destroyed the Point Richmond pier (the East Bay terminal for the operation), and that was that.A handful of rail carfloat operations continue in the US, most notably in NY Harbor.

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