Some interesting pics, frame 46 to 54 for specific RR interest http://extras.denverpost.com/archive/captured.asp
What I found more interesting than the RR pictures were the ones of structures of the era. #57 in particular. There is one in the beginning of the series that shows weathering quite nicely on a gray wooden building. For us urban folks, there are also shots that show hills and vegetation thereon. Thank you very much for the link.
Some memories for me. I worked on a cattle ranch outside Dillon, Mont. as a young fella. And some of the photos are right on for some of my memories, like every 3rd building on main street was a bar or saloon.
Being a fan of Kodachrome films I love these pictures. Wonderful colors and detail. Those interested in this kind of historical pictures might also try Shorpy. The pictures shown here are also available there, might have even better resolution. My absolute favorites are the two pictures taken by Jack Delano in Galewood Yard, showning the roofs of all the box cars. Perfect inspiration for weathering
Ah, yes, I have always admired Jack Delano's color photography. Looks as though those other folks were just as good. :tb-biggrin:
I have downloaded many of those same images plus many others from where the originals are on file at the Library of Congress. This is the "Mother Lode" and has 17 pages of thumbnails cataloging all those images. I clean them up in photo shop and have posted many of them in one of my Railimages Albums. You have to dig deep in my album to find them but they are there. I have a huge file of non-railroad related photos from that same Library of Congress collection that I use for rotating screen savers on my computer. This one is my favorite. Here is what it looked like before I "fixed" it.
I especially like number 47 and the pattern made on that slow-as-Moses ISO 64 Kodachrome by the switchman with the red lantern.
