Western Railroad Discussion > The Right Place at The Right Time

Union Pacific's MHKPV (Hinkle, OR to Provo, UT) manifest curves through the Jordan Narrows on a beautiful autumn afternoon in 2006. Several new GE deliveries were arriving at that time, and this was my first featuring all new power. In fact, I didn't have a clue this new consist was headed my way at all. Just lucky on that day I guess.

Enjoy,
James

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A perfect photo, James. Did you get a new slide scanner, or had you already gone digital by that date in 2006?

Rich

PasadenaSub Wrote:
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> A perfect photo, James. Did you get a new slide
> scanner, or had you already gone digital by that
> date in 2006?

Thanks, Rich! I went digital in March of 2006, soon after my Canon F-1 film camera died. Never looked back.

James

Nice catch in good light. Doesn't get much better.

Wow, Jimbo,
i'm going to have to turn down my monitor a bit. . . those surreal colors are causing smoke to come out of the back of it. .

Now THAT is a spectacular photo, indeed the right place at the right time, the colors, the composition, the scenery, the train, it is just all so right.

GrandeGold Wrote:
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> Union Pacific's MHKPV (Hinkle, OR to Provo, UT)
> manifest curves through the Jordan Narrows on a
> beautiful autumn afternoon in 2006. Several new GE
> deliveries were arriving at that time, and this
> was my first featuring all new power. In fact, I
> didn't have a clue this new consist was headed my
> way at all. Just lucky on that day I guess.
>
> Enjoy,
> James

James,
Great shot, your composition is always spot on. That curve brings back great (scary) times. In 1969 I was working as a welder's helper for the D&RGW and while I was grinding a joint to get it ready to be repaired. The welder who was supposed to be watching for traffic since we didn't have a block decided to take a short break. It they hadn't sounded their horn I believe I would have been an plow ornament. The butt kickin' that took place right after that was quite interesting.
Duane

James seems to make his "luck" through hard work. I admire all of his work, and in trying to do my own photography I realize that it takes a lot of thought and effort.
But sometimes an unexpected gift arrives like a matched set of power....now that is luck.