This week will be a blast from the past. Over the years there has been thousands of exceptional photos shared on the boards here. This weekend, we'd like you to choose your single favorite Prototype photograph. *Please read all rules as they may have changed from previous weeks* If you notice a typo, error, or confusing statement, please notify Mr. Train or Mystere immediately for correction and clarification. Topic: "Your Favorite Protrotype Photograph (Must be/have been photographed by you)" Contest Rules: This challenge will close at 10:00 PM Pacific Standard Time Monday May 11th 2009 and will be noted with a "Time's up!" post within the thread. Challenges are open to everyone, have fun!! Though not required, commenting on other peoples entries is encouraged. Only one entry per participant so please choose carefully. Please choose the Cutting Room Floor Thread to share the entries that did not make the cut. For entries to be eligible they must be photographed by the user making the submission. Any entry found to be of someone else's photograph will be disqualified. Dates and times on your camera don't matter this one time. The topic this week is "Your Favorite of All Time Prototype Photograph" Good luck. Spread the word. Since no "new" work is required, let's shoot to break the record for number of entries! If we get 50 or more entries, Mystere will contribute something special for the winner!
Mr. Train's Steam I don't have as many photos as some, but some how it just had to be STEAM!! The 261 is bringing up the rear "Rail faning 2006"
I took this image in the late summer of 2007 across the river, via the old Alexandra Bridge, from the Alexandra Park beside the Trans-Canada highway in the Fraser Canyon.
It's hard to tell whether I should go through my old photos or just give up. Nice entries so far!! :thumbs_up::thumbs_up::thumbs_up::thumbs_up:
A C.P. Rail van at Havelock, Ontario's CP yard...... .......on a perfect railfanning day..........................
From summer 2005: This shot of an eastbound UP stack train charging up Archer Hill east of Cheyenne, WY, en route to North Platte.
I have to say this one..... So hard to catch a meet here. Cruzatte, Oregon 2001 Union Pacific EDRV waits on the main for a Portland bound "pig train".
D&SNG 486 Man this was harder than I thought. I guess I will use this early morning picture taken of D&SNG 486. Ben
BNSF Christmas Express Yowza, how do I choose?!? [edit: I changed my mind on my favorite shot--there's just too many favs to choose from, but I like this one a lot, so why not?] BNSF Christmas train crosses the Missouri, as the GN and MILW depot steeples look on, on 10 Dec 08 at 8:45 PM. 60-sec time exposure--the windows on all the stainless steel passenger cars were decked out with rope lights, making a spectacular smear job for the camera!
Yipes! tough choices. But, this is my favorite photo of my favorite engine (she's a Mikado type too). Southern Railway 2-8-2 #4501, Louisville, Ky. 1969.
One of a couple of my favorites. Rio Grande GP60 #3155 on the point of a southbound freight train at Palmer Lake, Co. Fathers Day 2004 or 2005. This image has since been converted to a placemat, by Joe at Toltec Images in Louisville, Co!
I don't get much opportunity to photograph the real thing but, I did pace a UP train of welded rail a couple years ago driving on I-10 in Arizona.
I made a post with this the other day, so why not do it again? A coal train going "Down Main Street" in West Brownsville, PA on NS' Mon sub.
