Photos, videos and docs of Jon Searles, with the keywords: "Kodak"

Hamburg Hbf, Picture 4, Edited Version, Hamburg, Sachsen, Germany, 2014

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 14:11:15 +0000

I took this photo mainly because I liked the shape of the trainshed. It was taken from the train, if memory serves, as we were waiting to depart.

DB #112176 in Hamburg Hbf, Edited Version, Hamburg, Sachsen, Germany, 2014

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 14:11:14 +0000

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This was my train home (if memory serves), headed by a Class 112 electric. These units were originally built as improved DR Class 212 electrics, being intended for 160 km/h services instead of 120 km/h. They were among the first locomotives ordered in anticipation of the reunification of Germany, one of the last classes built for the DR, and one of the only classes to serve from the beginning on both the DR and the (pre-1994) DB. These units put out 4,220 Kw, or 5,660 horsepower, and have a maximum tractive effort of 56,000 lbs. (248kN). However, their 160 km/h maximum speed still has always been slow by DB standards, so initially they were preferred for local, or RegionalBahn trains, and now they serve slower trains exclusively. I have been unable to get the precise production run of these units, but it looks as if 45 were built by AEG between about 1992 and 1995.

Museum Grounds (Museum Picture 2), Picture 2, Edited Version, Hamburg, Sachsen, Germany, 2014

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 14:11:14 +0000

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The museum is surrounded by parkland, including gardens, artificial ponds, an amusement park, and additional buildings. These grounds are ideal for photography, and this is only one of the photos that I took.

Museum fur Hamburgische Geschichte, Edited Version (Museum Picture 1), Hamburg, Sachsen, Germany, 2014

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 14:11:13 +0000

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This is the Museum for Hamburg History, known since 2005 as the Hamburg Museum (although the older "Museum fur Hamburgische Geschichte" signage is still up). It is arguably a very diverse museum with a collection spanning from prehistoric times through the 1990's. Some of the more interesting exhibits include reconstructed rooms from 20th Century houses, including one from the 1990's, a display on 20th Century squatting, the remains of a dog sacrificed during a secret pagan ritual during the Middle Ages, a display on Jewish history that includes displays about Jewish organizations (especially sports organizations) that survived in the earlier years of the Nazi regime, the superstructure of a tugboat once used in the Hamburg port (which features a fascinating color documentary film from the 1930's), and a display of pirate skulls with forensic reconstructions (partly faked, as some of the originals have been stolen). There are too many other displays to list here. You'll just have to visit the museum.

Hamburger Hof, Picture 3, Edited Version, Hamburg, Sachsen, Germany, 2014

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 14:11:13 +0000

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I only took this picture because this restaurant on the ground floor of this building has a sort-of amusing name, "Hamburger Hof," or "Hamburger House." As far as I know, it isn't a pun, but it looks like one.

Graf von Westphalen Alte Post, (Hamburg Picture 4), Hamburg, Sachsen, Germany, 2014

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 14:11:12 +0000

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This appears to be the "Old Post Office," although it looks much newer due to a 2007 restoration as retail space by Stenham Property. The original building dates to 1845-1847, having been designed by Alexis de Chateauneuf (1799-1853), who also designed the Berliner Bahnhof railway station, which in spite of its name was in Hamburg, serving in two incarnations from 1844 until 1903 (I have been unable to find a demolition date for the second station). However, de Chateauneuf only designed the first station, which was used from 1844 to 1857.

Rathaus, Picture 2, Hamburg, Sachsen, Germany, 2014

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 14:11:11 +0000

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This is not a church, but Hamburg's city hall, or Rathaus. Built between 1886 and 1897, and designed by Martin Haller (1835-1925), who also designed the American Consulate, it survived World War II intact. One interesting anecdote is that in 1971, a secret room was found in the tower, leading to theories that there could be more. Officially, there are already 647 rooms known.

Canal in Hamburg, Picture 3, Edited Version, Sachsen, Germany, 2014

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 14:11:12 +0000

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Being a port city, Hamburg also has a canal system, allowing smaller craft access to parts of the city centre. Some of these canals mostly provide a place to float houseboats, some of them restaurants like this one (visible just out of frame below, with a main building on land to the right).

Hauptkirche St. Jacobi, Edited Version, Hamburg, Sachsen, Germany, 2014

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 14:11:11 +0000

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Visible at the end of the street, Hauptkirche St. Jacobi, also called St. James's church (St. Jacob and St. James are, historically, the same person) is one of Hamburg's many rebuilt churches, using a combination of Gothic and newer architectural styles. This rebuild was completed in 1963, including some interior parts from the previous churches dating back, possibly, to 1255.

Hauptkirche St. Petri, Edited Version, Hamburg, Sachsen, Germany, 2014

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 14:11:10 +0000

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Many of Hamburg's churches were leveled during World War II. Most of the surviving churches in the city centre are rebuilds, some more than others. This church was an exception, though, as it survived intact. It stands on the site of a number churches dating back to 1195, when the first one was completed, but the current church dates to 1878, built to replace a church destroyed by fire in 1842.

Hamburg Operahouse, Edited Version, Hamburg, Sachsen, Germany, 2014

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 14:11:09 +0000

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I don't know much about this building, but it appears to be an operahouse. It is situated across the street from Hauptbahnhof.

Hamburg Hbf, Picture 2, Hamburg, Sachsen, Germany, 2014

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 14:11:10 +0000

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Here's an interior shot of Hamburg Hauptbahnhof, showing the trainshed and large advertisement for Philips electronics. I had been here before, but primarily to change trains. This was my first proper visit to Hamburg as a tourist.

Hamburg S-Bahn, Edited Version, Hamburg, Sachsen, Germany, 2014

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 14:11:08 +0000

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On the first afternoon of my Hamburg trip, I spotted some of the S-Bahn trains running in and out of Hauptbahnhof. The other notable mainline station is Altona, although the Stadtbahn, or S-Bahn system serves all the smaller stations associated with it. S-Bahn systems in German cities function as a combination of transit and commuter services, often using the same rights of way as mainline RegionalBahn, Intercity, Eurocity, ICE, and other longer-distance services. Hamburg also has an Untergrundbahn, or U-Bahn services, which are subway services.

Chur Station, Chur, Plessur District, Switzerland, 2011

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 12:05:26 +0000

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This is the Chur railway station. The tracks in the front are for the Bernina Line, while the other tracks are behind the station.

Rhaetian Railway #3505, Chur Station, Picture 2, Chur, Plessur District, Switzerland, 2011

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 12:05:24 +0000

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This is Rhaetian Railway #3505, one of the newer trains on the Bernina Express (and the Bernina Line generally), a Class ABe 8/12 Allegra EMU, built by Stadler Rail sometime between 2009 and 2011. These units were among those which replaced the ABe 4/4 II Class EMU's that had been in service when I rode the line in 1998. The Class ABe 4/4 III EMU's remain in service, being newer. There are also a few locomotive-hauled trains, using Gem 4/4 dual power locomotives (electric or diesel). This photo gives a hint, but doesn't show clearly that the Bernina Line leaves Chur via the streets, much like a tramway.

View from the Glacier Express, Picture 14, Unknown location, Goms District, Switzerland, 2011

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 12:05:23 +0000

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Here's another shot of a mountain in the clouds. I have no idea which one it is.

View from the Glacier Express, Picture 10, Unknown location, Goms District, Switzerland, 2011

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 12:05:21 +0000

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Here's another shot that I got of the train.

View from the Glacier Express, Picture 7, Unknown location, Goms District, Switzerland, 2011

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 12:05:20 +0000

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Being in the mountains on a day in which there was sporadic rain, we passed through a number of clouds. Some of these, of course, were not possible to photograph as they were simply grey haze, but this one was better.

Fiesch, Goms District, Switzerland, 2011

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 12:05:18 +0000

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This was one of the few towns on the Glacier Express route that I was able to identify. The reason was that we passed the station and I got a picture of the sign (the photo was a bit blurred to show here).

View from the Glacier Express, Picture 4, Unknown location, Visp District, Switzerland, 2011

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 08:30:42 +0000

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Actually, the "Visp District" is a bit of a guess, since film shots don't have EXIF data. This was one of the better shots that I got, showing the train on a curve. The Glacier Express is, of course, designed for photography, but a problem that I had for the whole trip was that the glass reflected too much, as you can sort of see on the right here. The previous shot of the bridges has a bit of a reflection in the middle, too, but I posted both of these anyway.