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Now everyone who wants one can have a manual transmission gearshift. The Cupholder Shifter. :D

From last Saturday's Cars and Coffee event, a Fiat Abarth that's in much better shape than the one I posted some time ago. I'm not sure, but I'm guessing that there are more than a few after-market add-ons here. Wing, wheel flares, front spoiler, etc. ...

Train 12R ran late today. The unusual combination of a northbound train in late day and the placement of the sun in summertime made for a composition I've not been able to shoot before. [D5100]

Some photographers so strongly embrace PP technology that every picture they take ends up looking much the same. PP becomes a gimmick that results in a dull portfolio. I don't see it here, but elsewhere on the 'net I do. Growing up with film, I still pay close attention to the basics and...

And side mirrors that fold in upon parking. (y) Sunroof too! That's a beautiful car for certain.

We're both blessed to have been able to enjoy that era. Good times for sure, sometimes even in the rain. I shot this at Hopewell, NJ on the former Reading main, 07/23/1976. CR was barely four months old and it was business as usual on the RDG. We drove east from IL to visit my cousins, and...

With Memorial Day in mind, here is NS 6920, an SD-60E rebuild at Columbia, SC on 01/12/2014. [D5100]

You have a very sharp eye -- yes it is, a 1976 Model 265. It found its way into another railroad picture in June 1978 somewhere in IN. The 7443 is a former NYC GP-9. I guess the NYC had no need for dynamic brakes. :) I'm sure you too enjoyed your darkroom a bunch. Young photographers these...

So then, how does the bird get the stick inside? Are they smart enough to be able insert it through the hole or do they somehow break it into smaller pieces? Cool images here!

What's this guy's problem? I must say that your pictures always bring a smile. I don't know much about birds, but their colors, habits and purpose-built bills are fascinating. Your narratives are always helpful in more fully understanding what we're seeing. Thanks! (y)

From about 1977 at Sutton, IL, an Elgin, Joliet & Eastern freight is on the move. Taken with my Nikkormat FTn on Plus-X film, developed and printed in a basement darkroom built by my Dad for my brother and I. More Geeky Railroad Trivia: Those "A" markers on the signals denote Absolute...

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.

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. :)

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...

A few weeks ago I was standing near a rural railroad crossing and unbeknownst to me, a passing motorist phoned the railroad. I suppose my presence was somehow cause for alarm. A railroad vehicle pulled in and parked, but there was no conversation. The railroad employee likely saw no need for...

Found this neat vintage Gulf station yesterday. Wanted to try the high test (as my Dad used to call it) at 39 Cents/Gallon, but the "dummy" in the rightmost window just stood there and never moved. :)

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

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

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

Using the freeze frame option, does the slow and jerky image appearance in the viewfinder fall further and further behind as the shutter release button is held down? In other words, do the images appear in the viewfinder at the same rate they're being taken or does a display backlog build up...