Google Earth Contest #10

FriscoCharlie Aug 8, 2007

  1. FriscoCharlie

    FriscoCharlie Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

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  2. jagged ben

    jagged ben TrainBoard Member

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    First I looked at St. Petersburg. I knew I had the right country at that point.

    Then I looked at Moscow....:)
     
  3. jagged ben

    jagged ben TrainBoard Member

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    Clues were:

    1) Electrification=not likely north American
    2) north shadows=northern hemisphere
    3)Roundhouses (much more common in Eastern Europe nowadays)
    4)blocky communist looking buildings/neighborhoods
    5)big city
    6)I knew that rivers run through both cities.
    7)The walkways over the tracks...reminded me of one I saw in Riga.
     
  4. Scott Stutzman

    Scott Stutzman TrainBoard Member

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    Definitely Moscow with North rotated clockwise. Good one Joel!
     
  5. Steve F

    Steve F TrainBoard Member

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    Good find.
    The tracks through this city are like an ambitious, disjointed model RR design. Tracks going every which way, stub terminals here and there, through yards and industry scattered all over the place...very cool.
     
  6. sandro schaer

    sandro schaer TrainBoard Member

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    cool find. was searching england, france, germany... maybe in 2 months i would have searched moscow as well :)
     
  7. FriscoCharlie

    FriscoCharlie Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

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    Another win for jagged ben

    Moscow, Russia

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