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Post by kiev4a on Oct 8, 2005 23:28:11 GMT -5
Here's a shot with my Mamiya C220 and Trix-X of a Union Pacific train waiting for clearence to leave the yard in Nampa, Idaho.
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Post by kiev4a on Oct 8, 2005 23:32:13 GMT -5
Heres a shot of a Union Pacific veteran on a siding in Caldwell, Idaho, shot, I believe with Kodak Gold 200, FED 3A -- either Jupiter 12 or a Soligor 28mm with an M42-M39 adapter--I think it was the latter.
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Post by vintageslrs on Oct 8, 2005 23:36:38 GMT -5
Wayne
really like the black and white shot of the Union Pacific train!!!
Bob
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Post by Randy on Oct 8, 2005 23:59:24 GMT -5
I like them both Wayne. I'm a railfan! I'm in Norfolk Southern and CSX territory here.
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Post by Rachel on Oct 9, 2005 3:45:20 GMT -5
I like them both Wayne. I'm a railfan! I'm in Norfolk Southern and CSX territory here. Me too. There is just something about trains .......... Randy, we are in Great Eastern Railway territory here. If anyone is interested in "modern" UK trains then they might like to have a look at a website I set up a few weeks back at myweb.tiscali.co.uk/rachelron/index.html. They are mainly record shots and not great photography but might be of interest.
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Post by kamera on Oct 9, 2005 4:57:39 GMT -5
Wayne,
My favorite is the b&w with the tracks showing in great detail and depth of field.
Ron Head Kalamazoo, MI
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Post by Randy on Oct 9, 2005 9:22:41 GMT -5
Excellent pictures Rachel. Do they run heavy freight trains in your area? I know that General Electric in close by Erie Pennsylvania built freight locomotives for British Rail.
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Post by Rachel on Oct 9, 2005 9:47:24 GMT -5
Thanks Randy. The only freight I've seen locally has been in aggregates and that has been in old 4-wheel bulk tankers used for cement originally. There is also some tanker traffic for North Sea gas/oil condensates. The military also occasionally move equipment by rail. The larger container traffic is further south in our region. Oh and there is the nuclear flask traffic from a nuclear power plant. There are some US built locos. See www.therailwaycentre.com/Pages%20Loco/Recognition%20loco/Illus_59.html . The aggregates traffic I mentioned earlier seem to be hauled by the EWS versions of this class. There might be others but I am not too knowledgeable about the latest locos used on British railways. Peter might know.
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Post by PeterW on Oct 9, 2005 10:04:24 GMT -5
Nice pictures, Wayne. I love the perspective in the B&W shot of the long train and the tracks. You know, when diesel locos first replaced the old steam locos I didn't care for them a lot. I mean darn it, they didn't even have big exposed wheels with thrashing con-rods and moving valve gear! But now I appreciate the sense of latent power these huge things have about them, well expressed in your pictures, Wayne. BTW, are those rail shoes in the picture? I had the idea that all American rails were pinned down to the sleepers with big spikes, or am I hopelessly out of date? At the moment I don't go out and take pictures of the new streamlined electric trains that run from Ashford International Station and go through the Channel Tunnel. I suppose I should, because they'll all change one day. But then I tend to lean towards industrial archeology. I love old machinery of any sort, especially if it's been restored to working order. It's not a question of 'they don't make them like that anymore', or just nostalgia (that's not even what it used to be anyway ). And how can you feel nostalgic about something that was made before you were born? It's just ... oh, I don't know, perhaps it's because you can see things moving and working instead of having everything behind shields and fairings. Peter
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Post by kiev4a on Oct 9, 2005 13:39:06 GMT -5
Thanks for all the compliments. The black and while is my favorite, too. The 2 1/4 negative really shines.
Peter: I used to be a real rail buff (model RR, too), kept up on all the technology changes but I have to admit I can't tell you whether there are rail shoes. Most of the trackage I see is spiked but I do know that years back they went to welded rails of considerable length -- more than 100 yards
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Post by kamera on Oct 10, 2005 16:53:41 GMT -5
Yes, GE in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA, is where most of their locos are made. And they have 'secreted' testing sites there also.
My brother-in-law has been with GE since a part-time job in college and has travelled to various countries(including England and Australia) to trouble shoot problems that may occur with them.
Ron Head Kalamazoo, MI
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Post by Randy on Oct 10, 2005 18:33:40 GMT -5
Peter, out West some of the rail is on concrete ties held with bolts, but it's very rare here in the US. Here in Ohio they installed 140 pound rail recently.
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