Western Railroad Discussion > BNSF at speed

1. A northbound Inside Gateway train reaches warp speed on the UP mainline near Lenz, Oregon.

2. A hot BNSF Z train speeds around the curves at the west (err... north) end of Bealville.

3. A westbound (err... northbound) BNSF train cuts through the fog coming off the loop at the east end of Woodford.

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1. Another BNSF train uses the warp drive (run 8) to leave Emeryville and head back to Richmond.

2. The Riverbank local rolls east of Richmond at a moderate speeeed.

3. Another local approaches Emeryville, again at warp speed.

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1 & 2. A BNSF stack train speeeeds through the sugar factory (as if the speed didn't make you feel wired enough) at Crockett, California.

3. A southbound with five hard-working SD40-2s sped through the cut at milepost 99.5 on the Gateway Sub as some stars in the sky sped towards the horizon.

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Great Work, Michael! 1st, 3rd, 4th, and 5th are my favorites.

Thanks for sharing,

Bob

ATSF100WEST......Out

mikey Wrote:
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> 1. Another BNSF train uses the warp drive (run 8)
> to leave Emeryville and head back to Richmond.
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Nice shots Mikey!
How did you get the stop action in this photo (the fourth photo, with the blue/yellow Santa Fe engines)? The locomotives are captured nicely, while the headlights left a trail. Was this done using a flash? Looks like you weren't all that close to the train for a flash to work...
Take care,
-Wes

> Nice shots Mikey!
> How did you get the stop action in this photo (the
> fourth photo, with the blue/yellow Santa Fe
> engines)? The locomotives are captured nicely,
> while the headlights left a trail. Was this done
> using a flash? Looks like you weren't all that
> close to the train for a flash to work...
> Take care,
> -Wes


I would guess the train was stationary when the shutter was opened, stayed stationary for a bit, and then pulled out before the shutter was closed. Nice work!

rbenko Wrote:
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> I would guess the train was stationary when the
> shutter was opened, stayed stationary for a bit,
> and then pulled out before the shutter was closed.
> Nice work!

That's exactly it.

Thanks for the comments guys.

good sh!t Mike.

Heah! I take it this was one of Brahmsie's specials? Heah!


rbenko Wrote:
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> > Nice shots Mikey!
> > How did you get the stop action in this photo
> (the
> > fourth photo, with the blue/yellow Santa Fe
> > engines)? The locomotives are captured nicely,
> > while the headlights left a trail. Was this
> done
> > using a flash? Looks like you weren't all that
> > close to the train for a flash to work...
> > Take care,
> > -Wes
>
>
> I would guess the train was stationary when the
> shutter was opened, stayed stationary for a bit,
> and then pulled out before the shutter was closed.
> Nice work!