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Post by Kahloke on Dec 1, 2009 19:48:15 GMT -8
A few ferry photos from my current travels...    Do you notice any slight similarities in design to some of our BC Ferries..?  |
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Post by Kahloke on Dec 1, 2009 19:50:22 GMT -8
These lines and angles are unmistakable. Definitely Spaulding designs. Bingo.  |
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SolDuc and SOBC - Photo by Scott
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Post by SolDuc on Mar 5, 2013 22:21:42 GMT -8
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Post by Kahloke on Mar 6, 2013 14:25:59 GMT -8
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The Empire Builder train of yesteryear in HO scale
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Post by FNS on Mar 8, 2013 17:42:55 GMT -8
The light fixtures on the overheads of the EUREKA reminds us of the ones that were installed aboard the Steel-Electrics in their wooden cabin days. I got to see them in my travels aboard them in the 1970s and 1980s.
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Post by Mike C on Mar 9, 2013 1:04:26 GMT -8
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The Empire Builder train of yesteryear in HO scale
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Post by FNS on Jun 29, 2013 21:27:16 GMT -8
Here are neat videos of the former ferries of San Francisco Bay: I love those walking beams!  |
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Post by Scott on May 4, 2014 14:53:41 GMT -8
Saw lot of ships in San Diego. This one seemed out of place. BAY BREEZE:
- John H
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Post by Kahloke on Apr 19, 2015 19:24:32 GMT -8
While in California last week, I took the San Francisco Bay Ferry into the city from Vallejo. Here are some pics from that excursion: Intintoli at Vallejo  Intintoli's passenger cabin   The Ferry Building in San Francisco    The inside of the Ferry Building was restored a number of years ago and is really nice now. The main hall is lined with many shops and food vendors, most of them pretty upscale  Former WSF Ferry Snohomish, now MV Napa, operating for Golden Gate Ferries  |
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The Empire Builder train of yesteryear in HO scale
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Post by FNS on Mar 7, 2016 6:13:04 GMT -8
 Here's a scene most likely photographed in the 1960s. The SILVER BELLE, the first ISSAQUAH, and the former early San Francisco Bay ferry CHARLES VAN DAMME all in Sausalito. This was the "home base" during the filming of the 1965 movie "Dear Brigitte". If you love looking at old ferries and boats in color, this movie is for you. Starring James Stewart, Brigitte Bardot, Bill Mumy ("Lost In Space" fame), and others. And, Ed Wynn as the "Captain". While the ferries were used as background scenery, the SILVER BELLE was where some of the action was, inside and out. |
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Post by Kahloke on Apr 29, 2016 20:46:45 GMT -8
While in San Diego last week, I visited the Maritime Museum of San Diego, the heart of which is the old steamer ferry Berkeley. They've turned the main deck into the museum, but have left the upper passenger deck pretty well intact, and you can even visit the engine room. I took some pretty good pics, so enjoy:   other ships in the collection include the tall ship Surprise, seen here, the Star of India, part of which can be seen, and the old Russian Foxtrot submarine that used to be in Seattle  A nice model of Berkeley on board the vessel   A little bit of information on the ferry inside the model case  And, a very nice painting showcasing the vessel in better days  Some of the different woods found about Berkeley  they have a display case with models of the some of the past San Diego ferries, including the San Diego, herself.  Here's a familiar vessel: ex Crown City, ex Kulshan, soon-to-be ex Governor. I actually rode on this vessel when I was a little kid, from Columbia Beach to Mukilteo, when it sailed as MV Kulshan for WSF  Gotta love Berkeley's well preserved passenger cabin, and the stained glass clerestory windows       |
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Jun 10, 2018 16:55:11 GMT -8
San Francisco Bay Ferries newest classes of vessels. I am posting these photos because we don't have any photos of the new vessels. Gemini Class has two type of vessels with 199 passenger capacity built in 2008 and 225 passenger capacity built in 2009. M/V Scaprio is a vessel that can carry 199 passengers.  M/V Scaprio by Blue Bus Fan, on Flickr Central Bay Class has a passenger capacity of 400 these vessels are being delivered or in service. M/V Hydrus is the first vessel to enter service for Central Bay Class.  M/V Hydrus by Blue Bus Fan, on Flickr M/V Argo is the third vessel in Central Bay Class, it hasn't entered service yet.  M/V Argo by Blue Bus Fan, on Flickr Golden Gate Ferries has been adding a new route to Tiburon. M/V Del Norte is high speed vessel which can operate on any route, this photo to is show her in service since we don't have any of her.  M/V Del Norte by Blue Bus Fan, on Flickr M/V San Francisco has undergone a rebuild in 2013. I am posting this photo because this is first of Spaulding Class Vessels to be rebuilt.  M/V San Francisco by Blue Bus Fan, on Flickr  M/V San Francisco by Blue Bus Fan, on Flickr |
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Jun 29, 2018 20:12:14 GMT -8
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Oct 13, 2018 19:26:55 GMT -8
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Nov 5, 2018 20:41:37 GMT -8
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Nov 17, 2018 21:23:53 GMT -8
The first of three 445 passenger high speed vessels has been lunch and her name is Pyxis:
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Dec 7, 2018 21:21:20 GMT -8
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Post by Neil on Dec 7, 2018 22:30:12 GMT -8
I wonder if there is something missing, or wrong, in that story. It says that the system has 44 boats that carry 44,000 passengers a day. That seems like an incredibly small number of people, given the population of the Bay area. But then, I was reading today about how so many transit systems in the U.S. are really inefficient, and often choose the wrong service model and don't connect the population centres that need to be connected. Seattle was rated as one of the better ones- San Francisco, not so much. |
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Jan 1, 2019 18:49:32 GMT -8
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Post by Barnacle on Jan 3, 2019 17:11:43 GMT -8
This notice was from August and only expected to last for two months. The AIS program I use showed her running up the coast near Grays Harbor, last updated August 30. Anyone have more recent news? |
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Jan 16, 2019 18:42:36 GMT -8
This notice was from August and only expected to last for two months. The AIS program I use showed her running up the coast near Grays Harbor, last updated August 30. Anyone have more recent news? She is current getting repaired by Nichols Brothers Boat Builders. www.nicholsboats.com/portfolio/project/2019-repairs According to the projects list the M/V Del Norte and M/V Golden Gate are also getting repaired by Nichols Brothers Boat Builders, this year. |
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Post by Barnacle on Jan 20, 2019 17:43:12 GMT -8
This notice was from August and only expected to last for two months. The AIS program I use showed her running up the coast near Grays Harbor, last updated August 30. Anyone have more recent news? She is current getting repaired by Nichols Brothers Boat Builders. www.nicholsboats.com/portfolio/project/2019-repairs According to the projects list the M/V Del Norte and M/V Golden Gate are also getting repaired by Nichols Brothers Boat Builders, this year. Napa's AIS finally pinged three days ago in Freeland. |
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Jan 20, 2019 18:59:31 GMT -8
She is current getting repaired by Nichols Brothers Boat Builders. www.nicholsboats.com/portfolio/project/2019-repairs According to the projects list the M/V Del Norte and M/V Golden Gate are also getting repaired by Nichols Brothers Boat Builders, this year. Napa's AIS finally pinged three days ago in Freeland. I wonder why she is late on heading back to San Francisco? I hope that they don’t have problems with MV Del Norte and MV Golden Gate. |
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Aug 9, 2019 18:22:06 GMT -8
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Sept 9, 2019 19:57:55 GMT -8
MV Vela has enter service.
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