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From June 10th. Only as the summer solstice nears is this angle lit and a northbound train running 12 hours late is also required. :) It all came together in the early evening. [D5100]

To think that when I shot film, I never owned a motor drive and did as you noted -- tripping the shutter at the right time to complete a balanced composition. I have better luck with that at slower train speeds, but at 60 MPH, a train covers 88 FT/SEC and if I'm near the track, I can't time it...

I should probably take a second look at my settings. Suggestions welcome! There may be better choices than what I'm using. I shoot at 1/640 or 1/800 depending on expected train speed. I shoot in continuous release mode, which is sometimes a bit slow on my D5100. AF-A (Auto-Servo Auto Focus)...

Yesterday's train Y102 at Columbia, SC. I didn't have time to set up for this guy, so parked, jumped out and tripped the shutter. Note that the second locomotive has no access doors on its long hood. It's a "slug" unit with no engine inside. It's partially filled with concrete for weight and...

Thanks. Yes, I think Killboy is what we chose too.

Oh cool, four trips! That's a good idea to get up early to avoid the crazies. I'd rather choose a weekday, but I think the roadside photographers work only weekends and their pictures are pretty cool.

Here's my wife with Rolf The Golf, having just conquered the Tail of The Dragon on the NC/TN border with its 318 curves in 11 miles, armed with a 5-Speed stick and Volkswagen tee shirt. :)

This afternoon's Train P85, a "local" that serves various industries along the line. I had good light until another round of dark clouds moved in behind me. The 9864 is a GE Dash 9-44CW packing 4,400 HP. More geeky railroad trivia -- the fresnel lenses in railroad signals greatly intensify...

Awww -- that's a fine photo there! :D How neat that you are able to affix a medallion to the grille.

Your Florida East Coast photo caught my eye. I guessed the car between the locomotives might be a fuel tender and it is. I did a little research to find that the FEC has a dozen pairs of back-to-back GE ES44C4s with specially built Liquid Natural Gas fuel tenders spliced between. Neat stuff...

She's like my wife, wanting nothing else but her Rolf The Golf. I like the car name Skooby! :D

Today's Norfolk Southern southbound had a helping hand in the form of a Burlington Northern Santa Fe locomotive in the Santa Fe's old "Warbonnet" paint scheme. I had a good spot picked out and had decent light ...... until the train was delayed, rain moved in and I had to abandon my spot for...

New Minis vying for a home in @crashton 's garage. :)

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]