Western Railroad Discussion > Trading nuclear power for new, clear power

That pun was painful but it's my post and I can do what I want with it

Rather than engaging with the throng of railfans chasing the Schnabel train as it made its painfully slow trip across the BNSF this morning, my dad and I headed out to the Needles subdivision to intercept a set of power heading west on a Z-WSPSBD-8 that was making serious time across the desert. With a particularly slow westbound manifest holding it up, the dispatcher routed the westbound Cadiz turn and the WSPSBD up the shorter track to Ash Hill, leading to something that we've been wanting to get for a while, new power going the "wrong way" up the grade.

-Westbound manifest at Trojan, standard shot. After this westbound passed we headed up to West Siberia to get the Cadiz turn and the Z
-The Cadiz
-The WSPSBD. Very happy with this shot, westbounds at this location are always a treat during the summer.

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-One last shot of it at Ludlow. Was a good, short chase, definitely different than usual out here.

-Zach

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Good shooting. Angles, clear
Have you ever thought of bringing a sign along with you thats states where your going to post you pics. The crew may be interested in checking them out especially with your lense and getting their faces.
They may become familiar with you and the sign and start getting
egar for a picture once they see themselves. Just a thought of something fun you could try. Where the same shirt or a bright bandana, or hat so they become familiar with you.

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Nice shots!

My favorite is Pic 2!!

chrisparker Wrote:
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> Good shooting. Angles, clear
> Have you ever thought of bringing a sign along
> with you thats states where your going to post you
> pics. The crew may be interested in checking them
> out especially with your lense and getting their
> faces.
> They may become familiar with you and the sign and
> start getting
> egar for a picture once they see themselves. Just
> a thought of something fun you could try. Where
> the same shirt or a bright bandana, or hat so they
> become familiar with you.
>
> Posted from Android

I will never make information like that public for a variety of reasons, and a number of crews that I've photographed have put things over their faces to avoid being photographed.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/26/20 12:07 by z-trains.

We should remember that train crews are in the transportation business, not the entertainment industry.