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Whaleman was the first to point out that these strange train tracks that run into the sea are actually designed to launch boats. Well done! They are no longer used as a crane does the job these days.
Comments (15)
Faemike55
Great long shot! Still, there is something poetic about a ship sliding into the water via the track or slip!
Seaview123
Interesting looking scene. It still looks to me like it's a train track to nowhere!
kgb224
Lol outstanding capture my friend. Well now i know,but i did not have a clue why the rails stretched into the water.
Chipka
What a shot! I've seen boats launched in this way, but I've never actually seen the tracks. I love this shot. The colors, as usual, are astonishingly brilliant...deliciously vivid and the POV is perfect. Wonderful work.
beachzz
Heck I just figured something got flooded, never thought about it actually being SOMETHING!! lol
whaleman
Thanks for the nod! I didn't realize that some people might not know what the rails were used for. The spring ice break-up prevents these from being used in most fresh water areas of Canada, but some were actually movable and were pulled up every fall and re-laid in the spring. Same thing with small piers. If they were not removed before the freeze, you might have trouble finding them in the spring as the ice could move them anywhere.
njb2000
Ah it all backs sense now!
lederhox
Interesting find (and back-story from Whaleman), I also like the contrast of construction, timbers and iron next to the concrete structure with galvanized railing as well as the water color graduations. Very nice!!
flavia49
wonderful shot!
debbielove
SO thats what they are.... Oh...of course they are.. I should have known.. I have seen similoer tracks on the North Norfolk Coast... Great shot.. I like it... Old History at it's best.. .. Rob
EricSBauer
Awesome composition. I love the rusted tracks going into the water. Nice shot all around!
jocko500
never seen one before.
watapki66
Ahh now I understand, thanks! Great shot!
junge1
Great capture. They used to have them in Berlin in the 50s!
auntietk
Makes perfect sense! Around here we back boats into the water off a trailer, or have the boatlift put them in at a marina. I don't remember ever seeing tracks, but that doesn't mean we never had them! We do pull up small floating piers in the winter, though. No danger from ice, but the water in the Sound can get pretty choppy and damage the docks. Great shot, and fun information!