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Sandpatch

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Those are great Chicago shots Axeman and from an angle which, well, would land us in the morgue if taken on foot! Yep, I greatly miss the F's and E's too. I could hear them throttle up as they left the suburban stop near our home. Railroading is too quiet these days with muffled engines and welded rail. :(
 
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jlg759

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Here is by far my favorite locomotive running. I saw her sister locomotive 759 which was the first steam locomotive I saw. Here Nickel Plate Road 765 running excursion in Ohio.
 

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Sandpatch

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Great shot! Yep, the 765 is one of the Grandaddies of fantrip steam. It's "modern" (built 1944) and of the perfect size for such assignments. My wife and I chased and rode N&W 611 and 1218 all over the southeast. We're glad that they're again preserved in Roanoke, but greatly miss seeing them on the road.
 

Sandpatch

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With the winter seaon in mind, I thought I'd post this one taken in Knoxville, TN of an Alco C-420 taken almost exactly 35 years ago to the day. L&N Alcos were everywhere in the region back then. Taken with my Nikkormat FTn and K-64. Sorry about the poor scan quality. It's a good thing that I didn't own a car back then, else I'd have never graduated. :)

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Sandpatch

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Shot some rail photos today. This one was taken from the same spot as one of the shots I posted previously,but at 160mm. This is the shot that I wanted in the first place, but my 55-20mm was in my truck instead of with me! Nice to have a second chance.

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Alan

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The PRR N5 is at the Caboose Motel at Strasburg? We stayed in the LV hack. It's a neat place to lodge -- the kid loved it too.

This one is in Camp Hill PA. It is owned by a Storage Company. Their office in an old RR building and is still along the active NS tracks.
 

Sandpatch

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Took these two too. It took nearly two hours from the same train to appear -- he couldn't get his brakes pumped up, so someone had to walk the entire train to find what was wrong. Second shot was just foolin' around, handheld at 1/30 Sec.

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nikonpup

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be glad we do not have smell 0 vision. Rabanco runs a huge landfill operation, waste is hauled in by train then hauled by truck to the landfill.OREGON TRIP 195.jpgOREGON TRIP 196.jpg
 

Sandpatch

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What is the ground cover like out there nikonpup? From the photos it looks barren, but with some grass maybe? I don't see many trees, which can be the bane of eastern rail photographers.
 
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