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E-8
October 20th, 2007, 08:10 PM
http://www.trainboard.com/contest/contest49a.jpg

http://www.trainboard.com/contest/contest49b.jpg
Scott Stutzman
October 21st, 2007, 05:11 AM
I'm out on this one guys! It's up to someone else now.:tb-smile:
E-8
October 21st, 2007, 02:13 PM
They will never get this one. :)

Charlie
firechief
October 21st, 2007, 06:30 PM
Going to have to be a co-operative effort, I think.

1- Northeast projection of land with large dock.
2- No paved roads?
3- Sand everywhere.
4- Seems to be limited product, possibly only one.
5- Small isolated town.
6- Population - 1739.
7- Next?

Dave.

OK, so I made up #6.
Dave.
jagged ben
October 22nd, 2007, 07:51 AM
I'm stumped.

Is this a lake or the ocean?
Does this coast actually face north, or is it an inlet on a coast that primarily faces some other direction...
I've tried North Africa, horn of Africa, some parts of Europe and the Americas...North Korea. The Caspian Sea.

It's gonna be hard to find somewhere so isolated.

Seems like the industry is oil.
r_i_straw
October 22nd, 2007, 01:33 PM
Yeah, I noticed what appear to be pads for production wells on stub end roads.
HemiAdda2d
October 22nd, 2007, 02:43 PM
I know it.. I have searched Africa, SE Asia, Cuba, DR/Haiti, Central America, Gulf Coast of US, next guess is Middle East. It is above the Equator, but man, this is a toughie.
Scott Stutzman
October 22nd, 2007, 03:15 PM
They will never get this one. :)

Charlie
It may take awhile!:eek:
r_i_straw
October 22nd, 2007, 04:06 PM
I checked out Tunisia, Libya, Turkey, Iran, Uzbekistan, United Arab Emirates and more. The closest feel I got with the right coloration of land and water with similar buildings was on the coast of Venezuela. Still looking.
jagged ben
October 22nd, 2007, 06:02 PM
I checked out Tunisia, Libya, Turkey, Iran, Uzbekistan, United Arab Emirates and more. The closest feel I got with the right coloration of land and water with similar buildings was on the coast of Venezuela. Still looking.

Yeah, I felt the same way about Venezuela.

Note that while most of these places have oil, some of them, i.e. Libya and UAE, don't seem to have any railroads.
HemiAdda2d
October 22nd, 2007, 11:55 PM
You people are insane!!
My eyes are buggy from searching, and after miles upon miles of coastline, both lake, river and ocean, nothing. GRR!:mad:
Otto Yard
October 23rd, 2007, 04:55 AM
http://www.trainboard.com/contest/contest49a.jpg

http://www.trainboard.com/contest/contest49b.jpg

Take Off! To The Great White North!
Get the Coleman going with some back bacon, Eh!
Churchill, Manitoba!
r_i_straw
October 23rd, 2007, 04:58 AM
Wow, west side of Hudson Bay. Was I ever off on where to look.
Scott Stutzman
October 23rd, 2007, 05:18 AM
Congratulations Otto Yard.
Churchill, Manitoba Canada

http://trainboard.com/contest/contest49c.jpg

I guess the cat is out of the bag now.:tb-biggrin:
SteamDonkey74
October 23rd, 2007, 06:25 AM
NICE WORK!

It's interesting how what looks like it could have been something equatorial is actually off at about 60 deg N or so.
jagged ben
October 23rd, 2007, 12:27 PM
Dang! I looked at Hudson Bay, too, but not that part. Nice work Otto.
firechief
October 23rd, 2007, 01:24 PM
Darn! I was planning to go by train from Winnipeg to Churchill last month for my vacation, but I changed my plans. I would have recognized it for sure.

Dave.
Otto Yard
October 23rd, 2007, 05:34 PM
Congratulations Otto Yard.
Churchill,Manitoba Canada

I guess the cat is out of the bag now.:tb-biggrin:


:tb-cool:Or the Polar Bears! Called the Polar Bear
Capitol of the World. Thanks for the kudos!
The rail yard and dock are supposed to be for
grain exports.
I knew it from searching during an earlier contest;
I was waiting for someone new to solve it.
HemiAdda2d
October 23rd, 2007, 06:18 PM
Great work, Otto! I searched all over the Middle East. Little did I know...