Robert Swanson's photos with the keyword: park

Cheyenne doesn't just have the Big Boy steam locomotive. They have preserved UP steam locomotive #1242 in Lion's Park. Image processed with GIMP

Tender for steam locomotive UP #1242, located in Lion's Park, Cheyenne. Image processed with GIMP

Wide view of the preserved UP steam locomotive #1242, located in Lion's Park, Cheyenne. Image processed with GIMP

"Big Boy" locomotive in a park in Cheyenne. Just a mile or two from this static display are the Steam Shops of the Union Pacific, in which the only running "Big Boy" (#4014) is worked on. Image processed with GIMP.

This "Big Boy" is in static display in a park in Cheyenne. Just a couple of miles away are the Union Pacific Steam Shops, where another Big Boy #4014 was restored to operating condition, and is maintained by Union Pacific. This is a wide panorama, click on image to view larger. Image processed with GIMP.

Taken from the cruise ship as we left Venice. This lovely park is located away from the crush of tourists and St. Marks. You can see the folks enjoying a sunny day and the pleasant benches. (And a close-up view of a cruise ship as it sails past..) It appears that these are the Giardini della Biennale. Image processed with GIMP.

Taken in a lovely park along the MIssissippi River, in Muscatine, Iowa. This town is overshadowed by the "Quad Cities" nearby, but is worth a stop for itself. This park looks like a nice stop on a hot summer day. (The PiP shows more of the river front). Did you know that this was a major pearl button manufacturing town in the late 19th century? There is a statue in this park to the mussel fisherman of that time. Image taken with phone and processed into square format with GIMP. Using the square format allowed me to crop until there is some Rule of Thirds behavior present.

Paddle wheel on the steamboat Nenana , at Pioneer Park in Fairbanks, Alaska. Now she is preserved and sitting on dry land. Image processed with GIMP. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nenana_(steamer)

The park at Watsons Bay, Sydney. The folks in the foreground are using the stone "bench", which seems a bit uncomfortable to me. In the background are more conventional benches, and picnic tables. These photos were taken with the new (in 2016) Panasonic GX85. I was just getting used to the settings and operation. Image processed with GIMP.

View from the Upper Barrakka Gardens above the harbor of Valletta, Malta. Looking out over the Mediterranean. (Framed for the Sunday Challenge) Image processed with GIMP.

This is a static display of a Big Boy steam locomotive, the largest ever built. You can view our videos of a relative of this engine passing by at: swansongrp.com/4014 and www.ipernity.com/doc/2543754/49660724//in/album/1261348 The park is located in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Note the well-placed bench for enjoying the view of this remarkable machine. There are others in static display throughout the U. S. Of course, I also have photos of the 4014, which was restored and has been running through the U. S. starting in 2019. Thank you for all of your kind comments. Yes, this was the largest, with a combined weight (tender and engine) of over 1,000,000 pounds. It did indeed create the tractive force of two locomotives, and was created partly to prevent the need for a "double header", where two locomotives were tied together to provide more pulling power. One crew could operate this "double sized" engine. These engines were built during WW II in order to haul heavy freight over the Rocky Mountains (primarily Cheyenne, Wyoming to Ogden, Utah) at a uniform speed of 45 miles per hour. That is, they maintained that speed up steep mountains and down steep canyons. Other compound locomotives were built at that time, almost as massive as the "Big Boys". In addition, very powerful non-compound road engines were built at the same time, such as UP 844 (which see). Those engines were designed to haul pretty much anything, and could achieve speeds of 90 miles per hour. Image processed with GIMP.

HFF! Taken when our 2013 cruise stopped in Funchal, Madeira. This is a great destination. This iron fence is part of the border for a major public park on the hill above the city. Lovely gardens, there, too. Image processed with GIMP.

Taken at the Wahiawa Botanical Garden on Oah'u during our 2007 long weekend visit. These trees were quite impressive, with their trunks looking like the thighs of dinosaurs. The image seemed to look better to me in monochrome. Taken with the Nikon D50 and processed with GIMP and UFRaw. For more photos, see: swansonphotos.com/oahu_2007.html