Driving south from Kamloops, B.C. to the coast this afternoon I stopped in Boston Bar to get a few shots. Caught this westbound CN train (loaded with sulphur) as it pulled in for a crew change. And, yes, it was as cold and miserable as it looks.
I like your capture of the moving train. Also the fact that you were able to recover and get out of its way. I've been stalking and shooting trains for a lot of years and I've had a few sneak up on me. On good track, around a curve and coasting downhill they can be surprisingly quiet. I used to take a lot more chances when I was younger but I take my trackside activities pretty seriously now. If I'm on a curvy section of track where I can't see a 1/4 mile or so in either direction my pucker factor goes up significantly. I try to stay at least 10 ft. from the track at all times and nowadays I never stop or set up on the tracks at any time!! Trainwatching and shooting is a very enjoyable hobby but it can be dangerous so be safe at all times......Show more →
I’ve always been nervous when on train tracks, but I was taken by surprise on that one. This thread makes me want to take a trip just to shoot trains. Not something I’ve ever done before.
Here are a couple I took back in July 2004 taken with a D100 and a cheap lens. I knew this one was coming. I was waiting for him, and he wouldn’t stop blowing his horn at me.
Great thread and some truly awesome photos. Thanks for sharing them. It's especially nice to see some old favorites. Makes me wonder if I need to place some orders to have some of these hanging on the wall!
The train between Ewa and Makaha doesn't run but a couple times a year now and I'm not going to Maui - so I'm outta luck. That's OK - I can practice on other stuff while here...like the rain.
I took a picture of these two Union Pacific engines crossing the quad diamonds in Rochelle, IL Sunday. The lead unit had a nice big bloodstain on the plow.
I took this picture in Late June of 1985 in Lillooet, B.C. while on my way to Williams Lake. For some reason I wasn't shooting slides so this is scanned from a 4 x 6 print. It shows BC Rail SD40-2 767, 749 and a sister leaving Lillooet with a mixed freight on a run north to Prince George. The image is interesting for a couple of reasons: First, BC Rail was primarily an Alco/MLW road so three EMD units in one consist was a bit unusual, and, second, it turns out that 767 was the last SD40-2 narrow body built for domestic use. Some later units ended up in Mexico. I didn't discover this fact till I was doing some research just before posting this. 767s build date was Feb 85 so she would only have been a few months old when this was taken.
Incredible pictures. I have a question. Other than the D&S and the Cucumbres, what Steam Engines are regularly working? What about special runs like the Daylight Special or even one of the big UP Engines, are there any sites that announce those runs?
Incredible pictures. I have a question. Other than the D&S and the Cucumbres, what Steam Engines are regularly working? What about special runs like the Daylight Special or even one of the big UP Engines, are there any sites that announce those runs?
Incredible pictures. I have a question. Other than the D&S and the Cucumbres, what Steam Engines are regularly working? What about special runs like the Daylight Special or even one of the big UP Engines, are there any sites that announce those runs?
Thanks,
Jim
if you are talking Mail Line Steam then it is Very Very rare and if you are talking Mail Line Coal then it is down to only one ....that i know of anyway and that is the 261
The 2816 is the pride of the CP and she runs more than half the year. The 261 is a spring thru fall adventure and just a handfull every year.
http://www.railserve.com/Tourist/North_America/
Try that web site for more info on trains than you really want to know. scroll through the tourist RRs and see which ones run steam. Usually just in the warm months but they sometimes have winter runs as well. They are all over America. You can usually find out about special runs of the larger locomotives on this site as well if you do a little looking.
