Steam & Excursion > What? No pictures of the Skookum yet today?

Yesterday we had great weather for the first day of the Trains Magazine four-day charter on the Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad bookending Winterail 2019 and, excepting a late-in-the-day hot bearing on the Skookum’s tender which was taken care of on the road, there were no troubles.

Probably the best public-viewed show of the day was the awesome outbound, TT westward movement through the Rockaway Beach area as hundreds of clueless tourists, as well as following railfans, enjoyed the spectacle.  JJ led the parade running the Polson Logging #2 pulling a mixed train, I was following him running the McCloud #25 cab hop, and Scott brought up the rear running the CRBL #7 Skookum pulling a log train as we passed through the area with about a ¼ mile spacing of the trains.

With almost two dozen road crossings located along the nearly three-mile-long tangent route immediately adjacent to the parallel US Highway 101, the three locomotives provided quite a symphony of sound to wake up the community.
 



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/15/19 13:50 by Jim700.

I'm surprised as well.  I had to skip the event due to some illness in the family but figured it would be well covered here, but so far nada.  Looks like the weather was glorious.  However I am finding a lot of pix of green steam engins on RP, all from the UK.

JBWX



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/15/19 16:17 by jbwest.

Seems to be very little interest in anything other then main line steam on this board.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/15/19 16:40 by ChrisCampi.

Or everybody is waiting for Lumber Hogger's pictures. They're usually worth the wait.

Several photos have been posted on Facebook by the usual suspects.

Maybe the magazine has first right to any photos. I am sure others were busy firing or driving....

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PHall Wrote:
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> Or everybody is waiting for Lumber Hogger's
> pictures. They're usually worth the wait.

I will post after I am done running the charter

Martin

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LoggerHogger Wrote:
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> PHall Wrote:
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> > Or everybody is waiting for Lumber Hogger's
> > pictures. They're usually worth the wait.
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> I will post after I am done running the charter
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> Martin
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> Posted from iPhone

How do you operate a train and photograph the train at the same time?

CPRR Wrote:
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> How do you operate a train and photograph the train at the same time?

Martin's use of the phrase "running the charter" refers not to his being a member of the OCSR engine or train crews but to his managing the whole Trains Magazine charter operation.

CPRR Wrote:
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> How do you operate a train and photograph the
> train at the same time?

Judging by all the photos Martin's posted, and how great the charters went, I'd say "pretty darn well, thank you"   8^D