Western Railroad Discussion > Speed Relative to a Fixed Position

I had to dig through the photos that I shot over the past year to find a few that successfully demonstrated motion. As speed is a relative thing, this was difficult since I usually focus on using fast enough apertures to avoid motion blur. This task was made more difficult since the places that I enjoy shooting are not known for high speed trains but rather long freights grinding over mountain passes.

The first set of 3 shots are taken at Sandcut and depict the hurry up and wait scenario that the trains will face as they enter the Tehachapi bottleneck.

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Continuing with the Tehachapi theme but playing with a long exposure, the next image was a 5 minute exposure shot at Bealville.

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Curves and exhaust highlight motion in the next two shots of UP trains in the Feather River Canyon and on Donner Pass.

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