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[Fred Kingston_RIP]

Been there several times... An oasis in the middle of a ghetto...

 

[Needa]

Been there several times... An oasis in the middle of a ghetto...

You use Brightline?

 

[Fred Kingston_RIP]

Yup, several times... It's the only way to travel to downtown Miami from where I am... Currently, we drive down to the West Palm Station and take Brightline to the Miami... Brightline is currently building out and rebuilding track and stations between that West Palm station and Orlando... It takes twice as long to drive to Miami as BL, and when you get there, because of the roads and traffic, you need a week to recover... With BL, you don't worry about parking in Miami and you arrive rested...

 

[Needa]

It takes twice as long to drive to Miami as BL, and when you get there, because of the roads and traffic, you need a week to recover...

Just a week?

 

[Sandpatch]

Today's train 15R southbound at Ridgeway, SC. This is a morning light shot requiring a southbound, but the morning train is a northbound. After a wait of many months, things finally fell into place today with an early 15R. [D5100]

 

[Sandpatch]

Earlier, 15R (at left) went into the hole (railroad lingo for took the siding) for northbound 12R at Simpson, SC.

 

[crashton]

A couple of fine catches there Sandpatch. Well done!

 

[Sandpatch]

Caught 18D today with Norfolk Southern's Pennsylvania Railroad heritage unit on the point. [D5100]

 

[Sandpatch]

CSX Y102 also showed up, running light and with a friendly wave from the engineer. [D5100]

 

[crashton]

Wow love that PRR heritage unit. Quite a catch Sandpatch, I have yet to see one.
Two railroads in one spot, now that is how it's done.

 

[nikonpup]

LISTENING TO THE ENGINE IDLING I WOULD SWEAR THAT THE ENGINE
WAS GOING TO DO SOMETHING BAD. YAKIMA, WA.

 

[Bikerbrent_RIP]

Nice locomotive nikonpup. Is it really that clean within a few days or is it actually an older noisy engine?

 

[Sandpatch]

Gulf & Ohio locomotives in quiet repose at Heath Springs, SC in the overcast today on the Lancaster & Chester Railroad. Love that jointed rail. [D5100]

 

[Bikerbrent_RIP]

Nice locomotives photo Sandpatch!!

 

[Sandpatch]

Two more Lancaster & Chester units I saw on Thursday. GP-38AC 2829 as seen in Lancaster, SC is former Southern Railway 2829 and SD-40T-2 6002 found at Heath Springs, SC is former Southern Pacific 8257. Geeky rail trivia -- the 6002 is a "tunnel motor" with its radiator air intake at the rear down low on the carbody. This provided colder air in tunnels, helping the engine to run cooler. The L&C has no need for this feature, but the Southern Pacific sure did. [D5100]

 

[Needa]

Geeky rail trivia

I like the info. Not that I'll ever use it but it's interesting.

 

[crashton]

Great catches Sandpatch, you are on a roll. I agree with Needs it's great to get the backstory on the trains you shoot.

 

[Sandpatch]

Train 12R was running 12+ hours late today and appeared at dusk, led by Norfolk Southern's Savannah & Atlanta heritage locomotive. With my D5100 out of breath at ISO 6400, I nabbed this shot at 1/500. There are times when I don't miss Kodachrome 64 (ASA) and this was one of them.

 

[crashton]

Great catch Sandpatch. This proves that the good old days weren't always good. ASA6400 wow, never could push film that far.

 

[Sandpatch]

Great catch Sandpatch. This proves that the good old days weren't always good. ASA6400 wow, never could push film that far.

Thank you. I'm sure you'll eventually happen upon a heritage unit. Good news that NS has recently repainted the RDG and SOU units and they look great. The SOU had been in Altoona quite a while after being damaged in a mudslide and she's good as new.