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crashton

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Yes the new boss is trying to shake things up. Fewer longer trains means fewer crews & supposedly lower costs. I believe in reality customer service will suffer. Once all of those humps fall into disrepair it will cost loads of money to bring them back.

As you say enjoy the trains you have for they may be gone tomorrow. Head on up to Ohio Sandpatch lots of trains up here & I'm willing to share. Sorry you lost your trains.
 
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Sandpatch

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Thanks Chuck. Rumor has it that the Hamlet (NC) Yard is a complete mess.

Speaking of Ohio, you indeed have a lot of neat lines to explore. In 1976 we stopped at Hudson, OH for the night on a family trip. My Dad wasn't a train fan, but he agreed to stop at the depot so that I could see what was going on.

I jumped out of my socks when I saw ALCOS! CR had gathered up all of their big Alcos systemwide and assigned them to Mingo Junction, OH west of Pittsburgh. Here's one of my shots of a big ol' C-636 and three mates. Thankfully I still have the negatives, so can produce some better scans when I get around to buying a new scanner.

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crashton

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Great photo!

Sandpatch I grew up in Cleveland, but my wife would say I have yet to grow up. As a young guy early 20's I used to head down to the Whiskey Island docks & watch the ore boats get unloaded by the Huletts. They'd load the ore jenny's there & make up trains headed to Mingo Jct. Those were awe inspiring engines for sure. I sure miss those days.

I could have bumped into you in Hudson as I chased trains through there. Small world eh?
 
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Sandpatch

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As fortune would have it, my wife and I stopped at Hudson about 20 Years ago to see what had changed. Conrail had the track maintained to perfection and I actually missed a train passing through because it was so fast and quiet! We stayed around and I set up for another train which I think I got.

Maybe this summer I'll finally buy a slide scanner, probably the Epson V600. The Epson V800 is three times the price, but can scan 12 Slides/Scan (vs 4 Slides/Scan of the V600) and with better quality. I just dunno .....
 
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crashton

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The track through Hudson is still in good shape, but no ore seems to go to Mingo Jct anymore. That's a great memory you have as a kid with your Dad in Hudson. :encouragement:

I have loads of slides, but lack the ambition to scan them. Maybe I should get them out of storage. Seeing them may just inspire me.
 
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Sandpatch

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I'm in the same situation as you -- lots of slides and lack of enthusiasm. And I know that when I start, I'll not be content with simply scanning them. I'll want to re-compose and enhance to improve the images. Thankfully I culled through all of them years ago, wrote the date and location on each, then sorted them geographically by state and rail line in Logan metal slide boxes. So, I'll have a leg up as I work. I have nothing super-rare, with most taken 1977 - 2000, and then a decreasing number up until the end of Kodachrome. :(
 
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crashton

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I have so much fun going out & chasing trains. Sitting with a scanner just doesn't sound like fun to me. That being said I should get a start on it. I could do it during the winter when I'm just sitting home with nothing else to do. Decisions decisions.....
 
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crashton

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Back on topic here is a train! :witless:

This one is on the NS Columbus to Bellevue line & about to enter the Mini Plant going into the Bellevue yard.



 
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crashton

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I don't know why NS calls it the Mini Plant, but there is a green sign there that says so. Not sure if it is an S or a Cooper.



This here is a MINI Cooper S. It was my previous train chase vehicle.



 
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jkinzel

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Very nice set Nikonpup. I need to think of a reason to get back over there and chase some trains.

This was from a few years ago.



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Sandpatch

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Nice captures nikonpup! I think that's my favorite kind of rail photography, with scenery and train in balance. Just great work. It's harder to find such open and vast compositions in the east.
 
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