Amtrak & NS

b16pwrdej1 · 12th of December 2005 (Mon)

I went railfanning today in Lynchburg, VA. Observed a few rare treats for this area. Photos were taken with my Kodak P&S as my 20D was left at home because its exam week and I don't need any more distractions to keep me from studying.

-Amtrak Cresent #20 (running over 7 hours late) made a rare daylight appearance in Lynchburg.

-Saw another rare treat in one of the local NS yards. Consist of NS running long hood foward, UP winged unit, NS, CSX unit, and a Conrail (patched NS).

-View of the UP SD70 winged unit. The trackside trees and bushes always seem to be in the way when I want to take a photo of a train.

As always comments & critique are appreciated.

rckaine · 12th of December 2005 (Mon)

A little bit of power from everyone in the second shot. You can allways count on AMTRAK being late and unless you are the rider it works out for some people(us railfans).

Kaine

ACDCROCKS · 12th of December 2005 (Mon)

Pretty darn good pic for the AMTK, but I would of waited just a couple more seconds to fill up the whole frame....Damn, are those pics crisp! nice shots.AMTK being late is it's Trade Mark, but can't blame them though, it's not their tracks, a lot of people blame AMTK for it,

.

Tom W · 12th of December 2005 (Mon)

In my experience, it's rare actually catching AMTRAK running.

Nice capture of the big "A". Wish that .gov could run that thing the way they run TVA - as a separate, self-sustaining entity.

Tom W · 12th of December 2005 (Mon)

BTW, is your original image capable of seeing the numbers on all the units? Just had a CSX sandwiched between two NS here a couple of days ago. I had NS 7381 followed by CSX 7386. Could not read the numbers on the third NS unit.

b16pwrdej1 · 12th of December 2005 (Mon)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tom W

BTW, is your original image capable of seeing the numbers on all the units? Just had a CSX sandwiched between two NS here a couple of days ago. I had NS 7381 followed by CSX 7386. Could not read the numbers on the third NS unit.

This consist read NS 8046 leading, UP 4188, NS 2569, CSX 7855, Conrail patched NS 8205. I remember commenting on your post about how rare it is to see CSX running with NS and then today I get to witness it first hand.

The only thing this consist was missing was BNSF.

Tom W · 12th of December 2005 (Mon)

Looks like NS and CSX have made some kind of motive power deal. Probably to avoid having to lease as many BNSF units. There were a lot of them around here in the recent past, but I've not seen a pumpkin since around June. I do see the rare but occasional UP engine though.

b16pwrdej1 · 12th of December 2005 (Mon)

We had a few pumpkins hanging around the local NS yard last month I believe and I saw a few around Thanksgiving, but none since then. I am happily seeing alot more UP around here now.

kaitanium · 12th of December 2005 (Mon)

wow 7 hrs late huh. thats a bit much

Mike Smith · 13th of December 2005 (Tue)

Quote:

Originally Posted by kaitanium

wow 7 hrs late huh. thats a bit much

Not for Amtrak.

Darkhamr · 13th of December 2005 (Tue)

Nice captures. The second and third are so crisp I can almost smell the air!

12th of December 2005 (Mon)	#1
b16pwrdej1 Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lynchburg, VA Posts: 276 IMAGE EDITING OK	Amtrak & NS I went railfanning today in Lynchburg, VA. Observed a few rare treats for this area. Photos were taken with my Kodak P&S as my 20D was left at home because its exam week and I don't need any more distractions to keep me from studying. -Amtrak Cresent #20 (running over 7 hours late) made a rare daylight appearance in Lynchburg. -Saw another rare treat in one of the local NS yards. Consist of NS running long hood foward, UP winged unit, NS, CSX unit, and a Conrail (patched NS). -View of the UP SD70 winged unit. The trackside trees and bushes always seem to be in the way when I want to take a photo of a train. As always comments & critique are appreciated. __________________ Body: 1D MKII Lenses: 24-105 f4 L, 70-200mm f4 L, 50mm f1.8 Other: Epson P3000

12th of December 2005 (Mon)	#3
ACDCROCKS 321 123 33 Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: in your attic Posts: 2,920 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Amtrak & NS Pretty darn good pic for the AMTK, but I would of waited just a couple more seconds to fill up the whole frame....Damn, are those pics crisp! nice shots.AMTK being late is it's Trade Mark, but can't blame them though, it's not their tracks, a lot of people blame AMTK for it, . __________________ WONKA WONKA!

12th of December 2005 (Mon)	#4
Tom W Canon Fanosapien Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Chattanooga, Tennessee Posts: 12,745 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Amtrak & NS In my experience, it's rare actually catching AMTRAK running. Nice capture of the big "A". Wish that .gov could run that thing the way they run TVA - as a separate, self-sustaining entity. __________________ Tom 5D III, 7D, & various lenses

12th of December 2005 (Mon)	#5
Tom W Canon Fanosapien Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Chattanooga, Tennessee Posts: 12,745 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Amtrak & NS BTW, is your original image capable of seeing the numbers on all the units? Just had a CSX sandwiched between two NS here a couple of days ago. I had NS 7381 followed by CSX 7386. Could not read the numbers on the third NS unit. __________________ Tom 5D III, 7D, & various lenses

12th of December 2005 (Mon)	#7
Tom W Canon Fanosapien Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Chattanooga, Tennessee Posts: 12,745 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Amtrak & NS Looks like NS and CSX have made some kind of motive power deal. Probably to avoid having to lease as many BNSF units. There were a lot of them around here in the recent past, but I've not seen a pumpkin since around June. I do see the rare but occasional UP engine though. __________________ Tom 5D III, 7D, & various lenses

12th of December 2005 (Mon)	#2
rckaine Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Northville, Mi. USA Posts: 328 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Amtrak & NS A little bit of power from everyone in the second shot. You can allways count on AMTRAK being late and unless you are the rider it works out for some people(us railfans). Kaine

12th of December 2005 (Mon)	#8
b16pwrdej1 Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lynchburg, VA Posts: 276 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Amtrak & NS We had a few pumpkins hanging around the local NS yard last month I believe and I saw a few around Thanksgiving, but none since then. I am happily seeing alot more UP around here now. __________________ Body: 1D MKII Lenses: 24-105 f4 L, 70-200mm f4 L, 50mm f1.8 Other: Epson P3000

12th of December 2005 (Mon)	#9
kaitanium Goldmember Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Sacramento/San Francisco USA Posts: 3,543 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Amtrak & NS wow 7 hrs late huh. thats a bit much

13th of December 2005 (Tue)	#11
Darkhamr Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 56 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Amtrak & NS Nice captures. The second and third are so crisp I can almost smell the air! __________________ Canon Rebel XT - 420 EX EF-S 17-85IS EF-S 18-55mm EF 50mm f1.8 EF 75-300mm f4-5.6

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