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Western Railroad Discussion > Overland Route samplerDate: 08/12/20 20:56 Overland Route sampler Author: oberhardt I've spent the last ten days traversing the country back and forth on I-80 which offered some opportunities to spend time with the Union Pacific in Nebraska and Wyoming. Enjoy!
1) A westbound general freight crosses the Missouri River at Blair NE 2) Empty hoppers cross the North Platte River into North Platte 3) Hustling west between Sutherland and Paxton NE Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/12/20 21:04 by oberhardt.    Date: 08/12/20 21:00 Re: Overland Route sampler Author: oberhardt 4) Westbound general freight with the Dix NE grain elevator looming in the background
5) Stacks roll west at Colton NE 6) More westbound stacks, this time at Chappell NE    Date: 08/12/20 21:03 Re: Overland Route sampler Author: oberhardt 7) A westbound stacker waits west of Maxwell for clearance into North Platte
8) The power for the quarry local returns to the main at Granite to run light back to Cheyenne 9) An eastbound stacker overtakes a struggling eastbound manifest at Hermosa    Date: 08/12/20 22:10 Re: Overland Route sampler Author: mojaveflyer Date: 08/13/20 00:16 Re: Overland Route sampler Author: BoostedFridge How big of a lens were you using for #8? The grade on the mainline looks even steeper than it is
Date: 08/13/20 04:57 Re: Overland Route sampler Author: Bob3985 Great photos, all. I love the ones that bring back memories from the 4th district (Cheyenne to North Platte) were I used to operate before going on the steam crew.
Bob Krieger Cheyenne, WY Date: 08/13/20 06:17 Re: Overland Route sampler Author: oberhardt I have a 75-300 mm lens that was probably in the 100-135 mm range for that shot.
Posted from Android Date: 08/13/20 08:05 Re: Overland Route sampler Author: bobk Nice shots!
Date: 08/13/20 10:40 Re: Overland Route sampler Author: oberhardt Thanks Bob Krieger! Means a lot coming from you.
Posted from Android Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 08/13/20 16:46 by oberhardt. Date: 08/13/20 14:30 Re: Overland Route sampler Author: santafe199 Good looking stuff on my cell. I can’t wait to get home and take a look on my monitor. I’ve shot more than once in a few of your locations...
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