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Eastern Railroad Discussion > Finally catching up on photos...Date: 04/24/14 01:48 Finally catching up on photos... Author: robbie With a local rail photo contest coming up, I'm finally going through the hundreds of photos I've taken in the past several years to see if any are halfway decent. So, here's a sampler of some I'm considering. Scary how several years of photos results in just a few that actually seem what I'd consider fairly nice! I intentionally try to avoid here "typical" train shots, roster shots, etc (of which I have many), as I prefer shots that show life happening around the train... As always, being what I'd call experienced amateur, I'd love any suggestions for improvement! (Note: All files reduced for size and ease of uploading...) -- Robbie
1: "Last Stand for Alto:" About a month before Alto Tower would be decommissioned and the PRR signal bridge torn down, a Norfolk Southern freights passes in Altoona, PA. 2: "Goodbye:" The farewell banner from Alto's operators is blown by a passing intermodal a week after Alto's closure in Altoona, PA. 3: "Through the Fields:" A Norfolk Southern freight passes through northern Ohio farmland; Attica Jct., Ohio. Date: 04/24/14 01:50 Re: Finally catching up on photos... Author: robbie 4: "Restricting:" The motorman of a Baltimore light-rail gets the signal to head into Penn Station; Baltimore, Md.
5: "Over the River:" A CSX freight crosses Marsh Creek outside Gettysburg, Pa., soon after a heavy snowfall. 6: "Sentinel:" A B&O signal remains active in its waning days at Brunswick, Md., a day before the closure of WB tower and the signal's replacement. Date: 04/24/14 01:52 Re: Finally catching up on photos... Author: robbie 7: "Nothing Left:" WB Tower in Brunswick, Md., had lost all operations the previous day, but an operator remains on duty in case of malfunction in the new system.
8: "Looking Up:" Children watch as the Nickel Plate #765 turns on the wye at Bucyrus, Ohio. 9: "Awestruck:" A boy watches as the Nickel Plate #765 changes crews in Cresson, Pa. Date: 04/24/14 01:54 Re: Finally catching up on photos... Author: robbie 10: "Sunset Approach:" A C&O-vintage approach signal warns of the distant stop on a July evening in Columbus, Ohio, with the skyline in the distance.
11: "Streaks:" A Norfolk Southern gets the highball through Glendale, Ohio, weeks before the B&O signals are replaced. 12: "Drawing a Crowd:" All ages and backgrounds gather at Horseshoe Curve to watch one of the first steam locomotive runs over the Alleghenies in decades. Date: 04/24/14 01:55 Re: Finally catching up on photos... Author: robbie 13: "Pure:" The Nickel Plate #765 passes through Keiferville, Ohio, on its home rails returning to Fort Wayne, Ind.
14: "Night Watch:" A full moon greets the restored AC Tower in Marion, Ohio, on a summer evening. 15: "On the Job:" A CSX track worker repairs the former Erie line through Marion, Ohio, as night falls. Date: 04/24/14 01:57 Re: Finally catching up on photos... Author: robbie 16: "Passing By:" The Nickel Plate #765 is seen through the window of Marion's AC Tower.
17: "Line Cleared:" The #765 passes AC Tower in Marion, with the tower's original levers in the foreground. 18: "Trackwork:" Despite the falling snow, a work crew continues trying to restore the Napoleon, Defiance & Western Railroad in Napoleon, Ohio, after years of neglect. Date: 04/24/14 01:59 Re: Finally catching up on photos... Author: robbie 19: "Crossing:" The Nickel Plate #765 rides its home rails across the ex-B&O CSX Toledo Sub at Leipsic, Ohio.
20: "Father and Son Time:" An afternoon outdoors brings the Amtrak "Pennsylvanian" across the Rockville Bridge in Harrisburg, Pa. 21: "Gone Fishing:" Anglers don't seem too worried that a passing Norfolk Southern will disturb the fishing below Rockville Bridge in Harrisburg, Pa. Date: 04/24/14 02:01 Re: Finally catching up on photos... Author: robbie 22: "Face to Face:" A boy watches as a Strasburg Railroad locomotive switches its train in Paradise, Pa.
23: "Full Moon:" Streetlamps and moonlight illumine the grade crossing on Main Street in Wauseon, Ohio. 24: "Fast Freight:" A late-night Norfolk Southern rushes westbound through Wauseon, Ohio. And that's all I'll annoy folks with now -- sorry for the tons of sometimes years-old pics, and thanks for looking! Robbie Ketcham; Defiance, Ohio Date: 04/24/14 04:58 Re: Finally catching up on photos... Author: CNJ1524 Fantastic Shots, Thanks for sharing!!!
Date: 04/24/14 07:52 Re: Finally catching up on photos... Author: Lakota-rail Nice, different perspective in your shots, enjoyed them.
Date: 04/24/14 07:54 Re: Finally catching up on photos... Author: TrainCatcher A diverse mix. I really like what you did with #'s 15, 18 & 22. I need to work on taking more of these types of shots.
FDF Date: 04/24/14 08:48 Re: Finally catching up on photos... Author: esprrfan See picture #8 is why crews hate these steam trips. There is no reason on earth those kids need to be that close. I can't wait to the the number of "mentally challenged" people that will stand in a active main next month on the steam trip out of Elkhart, Chicago and Detroit.
Date: 04/24/14 09:32 Re: Finally catching up on photos... Author: EL-SD45-3632 esprrfan Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > See picture #8 is why crews hate these steam > trips. There is no reason on earth those kids need > to be that close. I can't wait to the the number > of "mentally challenged" people that will stand in > a active main next month on the steam trip out of > Elkhart, Chicago and Detroit. And some of them are "railrans" as well. A "need" to get just the right angle for the perfect shot. Date: 04/24/14 11:23 Re: Finally catching up on photos... Author: RNP47 What an outstanding series of photos.
Nice Job. Thanks for sharing. Date: 04/24/14 12:43 Re: Finally catching up on photos... Author: ns1000 GOOD stuff...!!! Thanks for sharing.
Date: 04/24/14 18:29 Re: Finally catching up on photos... Author: nancyg Outstanding photos, love them all. Good luck on the photo contest.
Nancyg Date: 04/24/14 20:23 Re: Finally catching up on photos... Author: esprrfan EL-SD45-3632 Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > esprrfan Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > See picture #8 is why crews hate these steam > > trips. There is no reason on earth those kids > need > > to be that close. I can't wait to the the > number > > of "mentally challenged" people that will stand > in > > a active main next month on the steam trip out > of > > Elkhart, Chicago and Detroit. > > > And some of them are "railrans" as well. A "need" > to get just the right angle for the perfect shot. I can understand that too as long as they know its not the only train moving out there. I know I'm not the only dreading too passing this special. Bet it wouldn't take too many fans with tunnel vision ending up under a passing train to put a end to the program |