Nostalgia & History > Some Less Conventional Shots by Roger Puta

Roger did not annotate any of these slides so any help you can provide to fill out a caption will be greatly appreciated.

1. Roger like his wide-angle lens.  Most of us only use ours when we are in a tight situation.  Not the case with this shot.  AT&SF 5182 in February 1984.

2. Back when "cloud" meant a cloud.  AT&SF 5264 in October 1985.

3. As by now you have realized, Roger sure liked glint shots.  AT&SF 5323 in March 1983.

4. Color.  Roger shot exclusively Kodachrome II.  Why the color in this old slide is so strong?  I do not know.  I did nothing to enhance it.  This shot is also an example of a going-away shot that stands alone.  AT&SF 8037 in March 1981.

5. I don't know where this was taken.  The slide was in with his Santa Fe slides.  Most of us would not even notice something like this on a dull day. 

Enjoy,
Marty Bernard



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MartyBernard Wrote:

> 4. AT&SF 8037 in March 1981.

Eastbound about to enter the west end of Crozier Canyon in Arizona: https://goo.gl/maps/DQizvimTxsy

> 5. I don't know where this was taken. 

This is looking east at Glen Frazer, CA. 

#1 how about a w/b at essex, ca.........

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MartyBernard Wrote:
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> 1. Roger like his wide-angle lens.  Most of us
> only use ours when we are in a tight situation. 
> Not the case with this shot.  AT&SF 5182 in
> February 1984.
>

That's a trip Roger and I did on the Needles District in late January, 1984. Made it as far east as Franconia, Arizona.

I don't have my notes handy (will dig later), but I'm sure the photo is at Newberry with a westward in the morning. That's me in the background inspecting the set-out power.

#3 is Tehachapi...

Did Roger stock up on Kodachrome II before
it was discontinued? And he never ran out?

BCHellman Wrote:
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> MartyBernard Wrote:
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> > 1. Roger like his wide-angle lens.  Most of us
> > only use ours when we are in a tight
> situation. 
> > Not the case with this shot.  AT&SF 5182 in
> > February 1984.
> >
>
> That's a trip Roger and I did on the Needles
> District in late January, 1984. Made it as far
> east as Franconia, Arizona.
>
> I don't have my notes handy (will dig later), but
> I'm sure the photo is at Newberry with a westward
> in the morning. That's me in the background
> inspecting the set-out power.

i know there is a crossbuck protected crossing at essex.  where was this crossbuck protected crossing at newberry?

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Barriger photographed the house in pic 4

https://www.flickr.com/photos/barrigerlibrary/19273471244/in/album-72157652984498874/

Maybe the water tank is still there too,
in the diesel exhaust.



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timz Wrote:

> Maybe the water tank is still there too,
> in the diesel exhaust.

The tank still stands: http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?1,4062414

MartyBernard Wrote:

> 2. Back when "cloud" meant a cloud.  AT&SF 5264
> in October 1985.

Finally noticed the diverging track to the right of the lead unit - this is an eastbound at Baca, NM (Prewitt on the road map): https://goo.gl/maps/SxRxv5cDyVD2

ats90mph Wrote:

> #3 is Tehachapi...

How about a westbound at Sandcut, CA in the morning?  The mountains, cantilever, and that shed on the right appear to match: https://goo.gl/maps/HaayL3id6Q62

goneon66 Wrote:

> #1 how about a w/b at essex, ca.........

The houses on the left and the hills in the distance fit Essex a lot better than Newberry: https://goo.gl/maps/mUSZR8EwtsG2

I don't think the third photo was taken at Tehachapi.  If it was, one would see all sorts of buildings on the left side of the photo (including a packing shed and the Tehachapi depot, which were just east of the signal bridge).

Evan is right, of course-- #3 is Sandcut.
I haven't checked Signor's book, but
no doubt the mtns in the pic looking
east at Sandcut will match #3.



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Shot #4 is Valentine/ Crozier. The building is the former ATSF Crozier station .

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