Trains Through the Trees and any Other Solid Objects

Grey One Dec 1, 2005

  1. Grey One

    Grey One TrainBoard Supporter

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    I - think - this was the first pic in the thread. I'm going to try to replace a few othe the others:
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    : Time to revive this thread.
    Have any of those "almost great shots" but something got in the way?
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  2. HemiAdda2d

    HemiAdda2d Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

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    Yep: This one is almost a good one, but the trees kicked my butt!
    The engine was nearly new...
    South of Crescent, CO near Tunnel 17:

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  3. Grey One

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    Actualy, that is a very good shot, (despite the road name)
     
  4. HemiAdda2d

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    Well, the scenery's decent, anyhow..
    There's a much better shot along the ridge, however, when I heard this one coming, I hustled downt he hill to bag this grab shot:

    Amtrak #5 hurries up the 2% grade in South Draw, towards Tunnel 17:

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  5. Stourbridge Lion

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    Shay Engine #12 on the Georgetown Loop
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  6. MP333

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    Fall colors south of Tucson 2004
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  7. Lenny53

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    I had just left my shooting location a few minutes earlier and was hiking my way back home when this whipped on by me.

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  8. Peirce

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    The GSMR engineer is returning to GP-7, number 777, after stopping to give the passengers and crew a lunch break alongside the Nantahola River,in the western part of North Carolina.

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  9. OC Engineer JD

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    Ex-SP power on ATN train, near Odenville, AL.
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  10. chessie

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    Pierce,
    Did you ride on the GSMR?? I was out that way a couple of weeks ago and caught them running a freight train!

    Harold
     
  11. EspeeEngineer

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    Here is SP4449 running thourgh Montana last year.
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  12. EspeeEngineer

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    heres one more
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  13. HemiAdda2d

    HemiAdda2d Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

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    That's not a near-miss; that's spectacular! I can hardly wait to see thos vistas!
     
  14. Keith

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    Weekend trackwork on Moffat.
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    East Portal, as seen from about 1 mile up Rollins Pass grade. [​IMG]

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    BNSF coal train helpers crossing Larkspur bridge.
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  15. Peirce

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    Yes. This was made about half-way through the ride, where we made a stop for all of to have lunch.
     
  16. BNSF FAN

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    Shot near the Atlanta airport.
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  17. Steve Brown

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    Nice shots guys. Keith nice try at the bridge in Larkspur. I keep trying that shot also there just has to be a good way to shoot that bridge.
    Steve
     
  18. Stourbridge Lion

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    Would a FishEye lens work?

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  19. Grey One

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    Through a Fence:
    Commuter Rail at Roslindale Village near where I live.
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    More fence:
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  20. bravogjt

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    Well here is a combination of trees, fence, power poles, and weeds to look through to find the engines.
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