Post by olroy2044 on Jun 27, 2011 0:26:01 GMT -5
Last Friday, I was poking around in a neighboring city, and revisited an old friend. Quite a while ago, I posted this picture of locomotive #164 taken with my Vitessa.
I wanted to see what had been done with her in the year or so since I last saw her. It looks as though not much, other than some clean-up. These next two shots were taken with one of my P&S cameras, this time a Pentax IQZoom 200.
Not bad results from a camera that set me back less than $10. As I was leaving, I realized that a large building near where #164 is on display, had the unmistakable look of a railroad depot,so took a closer look. Kodak P&S digital--fully recovered from its oil bath
Across the street is this old passenger car, now housing a business.
Oroville (City of Gold) was a major center for gold mining activity during the Gold Rush, and was the last city of any size on the Western Pacific RR route over the Sierra Mountains. Only a short run north of here, the tracks turn uphill, and enter the rugged Feather River Canyon, a very long and steep pull to the summit of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. This road is still a major RR artery.
Oroville is rightfully proud of its railroad heritage. It is reflected even in large murals painted on businesses in the downtown area. Oly XA2:
I love wandering around this area, simply looking for traces of days gone by.
An old fossil, carrying a relic of a camera, taking pictures of old junk! ;D
Ol(very!)Roy
I wanted to see what had been done with her in the year or so since I last saw her. It looks as though not much, other than some clean-up. These next two shots were taken with one of my P&S cameras, this time a Pentax IQZoom 200.
Not bad results from a camera that set me back less than $10. As I was leaving, I realized that a large building near where #164 is on display, had the unmistakable look of a railroad depot,so took a closer look. Kodak P&S digital--fully recovered from its oil bath
Across the street is this old passenger car, now housing a business.
Oroville (City of Gold) was a major center for gold mining activity during the Gold Rush, and was the last city of any size on the Western Pacific RR route over the Sierra Mountains. Only a short run north of here, the tracks turn uphill, and enter the rugged Feather River Canyon, a very long and steep pull to the summit of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. This road is still a major RR artery.
Oroville is rightfully proud of its railroad heritage. It is reflected even in large murals painted on businesses in the downtown area. Oly XA2:
I love wandering around this area, simply looking for traces of days gone by.
An old fossil, carrying a relic of a camera, taking pictures of old junk! ;D
Ol(very!)Roy
