Steam Train!! some cool pics

nat869 · 2nd of January 2005 (Sun)

This is from The Roaring Camp Narrow Gauge Railroad in Felton. Very close to where I live.

Here is the cool Steam Engine:
http://www.nis-photo.com/galleries/t...-rcngrr_01.jpg
http://www.nis-photo.com/galleries/t...-rcngrr_03.jpg

I love this shot:
http://www.nis-photo.com/galleries/t...-rcngrr_07.jpg

Here is a BW conversion:
http://www.nis-photo.com/galleries/t...-rcngrr_06.jpg

Here is the link to the gallery:
http://www.nis-photo.com/galleries/train/index.htm

stoneylonesome · 11th of January 2005 (Tue)

Great shots. Ya gotta love the narrow gauge RR's but you have to admire the engineers on the trains even more, don't think I'd want to run those trains down some of the grades and around the curves that those guys did, espicially with a HEAVY load of timber 'pushing' you along.

Belmondo · 11th of January 2005 (Tue)

Logging railroads are one of my passions. I used to live about a half hour drive from Roaring Camp, and have been there many times.

They used to have a very tall timber trestle that burned many years ago (arson). Instead of rebuilding it, they put it some switchbacks, which are actually more interesting because that's how most narrow gauge railroads were actually built.

These are great shots.

BTW, the Dixiana is so named because it came from the Dixiana Lumber Company. It is a Shay geared locomotive meaning the wheels are driven by bevel gears off a drive shaft that runs down the side of the engine. The driveshaft is turned by steam pistons/cylinders that are mounted vertically on one side of the boiler. The driven wheels are articulated (they swivel) which makes this engine ideal for low-speed use over very steep, twisty rails.

Roaring camp also has a lot of equipment from the old Westside Lumber Company which ran both standard and narrow gauge. They have good examples of Heisler and Climax geared locomotives as well, although I don't know if they run. It's a fascinating place if you're into old logging equipment.

Thanks for posting these.

Nigel Wallace · 11th of January 2005 (Tue)

Nat 869

Nice work

, I really like the close cropped one of the steam and wheels,very atmospheric , you can almost imagine the trains noise just from the photo

Cheers

Nigel

2nd of January 2005 (Sun)	#1
nat869 Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Santa Cruz, California Posts: 886 IMAGE EDITING OK	Steam Train!! some cool pics This is from The Roaring Camp Narrow Gauge Railroad in Felton. Very close to where I live. Here is the cool Steam Engine: http://www.nis-photo.com/galleries/t...-rcngrr_01.jpg http://www.nis-photo.com/galleries/t...-rcngrr_03.jpg I love this shot: http://www.nis-photo.com/galleries/t...-rcngrr_07.jpg Here is a BW conversion: http://www.nis-photo.com/galleries/t...-rcngrr_06.jpg Here is the link to the gallery: http://www.nis-photo.com/galleries/train/index.htm __________________ Canon 5D with grip 50mm 1.4, 24-70 2.8L, 70-200 IS 2.8L, 300mm f4, 100mm 2.8, 1.4 teleconverter, 12mm & 25mm extension tubes Tamron 17-35 2.8-4 550EX and MR-14EX

11th of January 2005 (Tue)	#2
stoneylonesome Barn Stormer Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Connecticut, USA Posts: 10,736	Re: Steam Train!! some cool pics Great shots. Ya gotta love the narrow gauge RR's but you have to admire the engineers on the trains even more, don't think I'd want to run those trains down some of the grades and around the curves that those guys did, espicially with a HEAVY load of timber 'pushing' you along. __________________ the name is Winston but they call me Sandy "Everybody's got to believe in something. I believe I'll have another beer." --W. C. Fields Flowing River Photos Last edited by stoneylonesome : 11th of January 2005 (Tue) at 16:14.

11th of January 2005 (Tue)	#3
Belmondo Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 34,147 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Steam Train!! some cool pics Logging railroads are one of my passions. I used to live about a half hour drive from Roaring Camp, and have been there many times. They used to have a very tall timber trestle that burned many years ago (arson). Instead of rebuilding it, they put it some switchbacks, which are actually more interesting because that's how most narrow gauge railroads were actually built. These are great shots. BTW, the Dixiana is so named because it came from the Dixiana Lumber Company. It is a Shay geared locomotive meaning the wheels are driven by bevel gears off a drive shaft that runs down the side of the engine. The driveshaft is turned by steam pistons/cylinders that are mounted vertically on one side of the boiler. The driven wheels are articulated (they swivel) which makes this engine ideal for low-speed use over very steep, twisty rails. Roaring camp also has a lot of equipment from the old Westside Lumber Company which ran both standard and narrow gauge. They have good examples of Heisler and Climax geared locomotives as well, although I don't know if they run. It's a fascinating place if you're into old logging equipment. Thanks for posting these. __________________ Töm (Umlauts rule!!)

11th of January 2005 (Tue)	#4
Nigel Wallace Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mildenhall, Suffolk Posts: 251 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Steam Train!! some cool pics Nat 869 Nice work , I really like the close cropped one of the steam and wheels,very atmospheric , you can almost imagine the trains noise just from the photo Cheers Nigel __________________ Nigel Wallace www.nigelwallacephotography.co.uk Canon 30D,Canon ef 17 - 40mm F4 L, Canon ef 24 - 70 2.8 L Canon ef 50mm 1.8, Speedlight 550ex

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