South Bound or......

[stoneylonesome]

Why the northbound freight was going so darn sloooooow. :lol: :lol:
if you look why up the line you can see the southbound freight coming. This is mainly a single line track with passing sidings. The road I was on happens to be at one of those sidings, and the northbound freight was getting on..

http://www.flowingriverphotos.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10001/csor5.jpg

Finially they pass and I can get going again.

http://www.flowingriverphotos.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10001/cefx10.jpg

[Jon Foster]

Great color and exposure in those shots. What lens? The first shot looks farily wide.

Jon.

[i-gadget]

Nice photos - and good to see pictures of a short line in action :D

I'm guessing Connecticut Southern Railroad (which doesn't appear in my Shortline Guide :( ) using a leased SD40-2 from CEFX.

John

[stoneylonesome]

Thanks so much Jon, and John;
Jon; I used my trusty Sigma 18-125mm 3.5 DC lens I've been more than pleased with it, It does tend to be a little soft at the extremes.
I used an ISO 200, seems like I have that as my default:rolleyes: f10 @ 1/250 shot with 18mm.
John; The Connectiut Southern runs from New Haven CT to Springfield MA.
http://www.railamerica.com/railmaps/CSO.htm

http://www.conndot.ct.gov/cptc/railfrt1.htm

Did you check out my other post of the CSOR freight heading northbound at the exact same time?

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=138946

[dewmuw]

We don't see many freight trains in the UK - when I was in Canada and the US I was amazed at the size of the engines and lenght of the vehicle. Your shots of trains always bring back great memories Sandy - now if I could get the whistle going......

[stoneylonesome]

Thanks Damian, Some of our engines can be very big, and the freight trains can be very long, I've counted on some over 100 cars and 3 engines and this for a short line.

[RadAL]

I counted a 135 and 2 engine train here before.

[i-gadget]

Did you check out my other post of the CSOR freight heading northbound at the exact same time?

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=138946
Yes - I had a 'doh' moment as soon as I posted, as I then found your previous post! Oh well, at least I was on the right track (!) - and many thanks for the additional info. :D

Incidentally I also use the Sigma 18-125 but had to send the first one back as it was incredibly soft. Current version came direct from Sigma UK and is fine, but yesterday acquired a Canon 24-105 ......... ;)

John

[stoneylonesome]

Yes - I had a 'doh' moment as soon as I posted, as I then found your previous post! Oh well, at least I was on the right track (!) - and many thanks for the additional info. :D

Incidentally I also use the Sigma 18-125 but had to send the first one back as it was incredibly soft. Current version came direct from Sigma UK and is fine, but yesterday acquired a Canon 24-105 ......... ;)

John

Thanks for looking at both post, hope the info helped.

[marie]

they are beautiful shots Sandy
I especially love the first one with the barrier

terrific to see them so close
(look very clean too)

:cool:

[ssim]

Great shots Sandy. Thanks for sharing.

[PhotosGuy]

Nice ones!

[stoneylonesome]

Thanks for the comments Marie, sheldon, and Frank. Yes Marie it was also nice to be able to be that close to them. Sure needed the wide angle for those. :lol: :lol: :lol: