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Western Railroad Discussion > Catching UpDate: 03/25/20 10:17 Catching Up Author: z-trains I don't think you can get more socially distant than being out in the Mojave for a day. My dad and I went out to Ludlow yesterday to just get out of the house and wound up catching a surprising number of trains, considering well, everything going on. I also have a bit of a queue to post from last month so let's go!
-An eastbound BNSF train out of Hobart approaches the Washington St. grade crossing in Riverside. Always wanted to get the hogback here but hadn't been able to with my 7D until I purchased my 100-400 in December. -Another eastbound out of Hobart climbs upgrade towards West Riverside. -On another day, the southbound Brooklyn Z heads towards the summit at Hiland as it exits Phelan, California. Date: 03/25/20 10:18 Re: Catching Up Author: z-trains -A westbound passes by the Mojave River bridge on old Route 66 as it approaches East Victorville.
-Another westbound, this time at Hodge. -We attempted to go to Trona on that day but were informed that they wouldn't be running until after sunset. A northbound with a healthy mix of power heads through Hinkley. Date: 03/25/20 10:19 Re: Catching Up Author: z-trains -Yesterday morning the Needles Subdivision was really hopping. An eastbound manifest heads into Ludlow.
-Another eastbound with a pristine looking Executive Mac 3rd out heads upgrade towards West Ash Hill. -Vistas are great. Another eastbound heads into Ash Hill. Date: 03/25/20 10:22 Re: Catching Up Author: z-trains -As a westbound autorack train heads up the balloon track, an eastbound drifts downgrade towards West Siberia.
-Another eastbound that we had caught previously at Ludlow (posted below out of order) curves through Trojan. -The train at Ludlow. Date: 03/25/20 10:23 Re: Catching Up Author: z-trains -We found a really cool mural featuring the old Santa Fe mascot Chico on the side of a wall at East Siberia.
-Another train passes it. -And another. Date: 03/25/20 10:26 Re: Catching Up Author: z-trains -After the sun swung around we relocated to East Siberia to catch a parade of westbounds. I love the vista of the mountains in the background.
-Another westbound. Love the SD75 (can't tell if it's an I or an M and I don't care to look it up, so don't get pedantic) second out on this one. -Another westbound is illuminated through the gaps of an eastbound. Date: 03/25/20 10:30 Re: Catching Up Author: z-trains -We chased a westbound down to Lavic after stopping for some much needed water. Despite being a port train this one didn't stretch around the curves.
-But this one did. Lots of interesting stuff on this one, including an SD70MACe mid-train DPU. First time I've seen midtrains on a domestic stack in a few years. -Finally, as the sun was setting another monster stack passed by. Thanks for looking! -Zach Date: 03/25/20 10:41 Re: Catching Up Author: jtwlunch Excellent series of shots, great composition and that new lens is nice.
Date: 03/25/20 10:44 Re: Catching Up Author: King_Coal Very nice day out. Thanks for sharing.
Date: 03/25/20 10:46 Re: Catching Up Author: Ritzville Very NICE series! Looks like you had FUN time!
Larry Date: 03/25/20 10:46 Re: Catching Up Author: KimHeusel Great series of images. This place is on my bucket list.
Kim Heusel Date: 03/25/20 11:09 Re: Catching Up Author: tgcostello Really nice work, Z.
A friend turned me on to the Canon 100-400mm about a decade ago, it is a terrific lens. Did you purchase the newer design with the twist to zoom feature? I have the older "trombone" push to zoom out, pull to zoom in. Works quite well with trains but was a bear when filming sports. Tim Costello Date: 03/25/20 11:16 Re: Catching Up Author: SCUfoamer Every single one of these is an absolute banger! Nice work!
Date: 03/25/20 18:36 Re: Catching Up Author: bobk Great shots!
Date: 03/26/20 05:08 Re: Catching Up Author: ns1000 Nice pics!!
Date: 03/26/20 09:57 Re: Catching Up Author: z-trains tgcostello Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Really nice work, Z. > A friend turned me on to the Canon 100-400mm about > a decade ago, it is a terrific lens. Did you > purchase the newer design with the twist to zoom > feature? I have the older "trombone" push to > zoom out, pull to zoom in. Works quite well with > trains but was a bear when filming sports. > Tim Costello The newer one - I'm considering eventually selling my 70-200mm and using the 100-400 as my primary telephoto since I hardly use the former anymore, so having the ability to carry it around and use it handheld was a serious selling point. -Zach |