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Nov 11, 2011 21:13 | #1

Hello all. I was lucky enough to have a little time off the morning Union Pacific 844 cruised through El Paso on its way to Arizona and wanted to share a few pictures. The train was half a step ahead of me the whole time thanks to traffic hugging the border, so I pretty much missed all of the running shots, but here are a few I'm proud of. Thoughts and comments welcome. Thanks!

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Nov 11, 2011 21:32 | #2

Very nice Sean. Nothing like steam power. Looks like you had a most enjoyable day - save the traffic part...

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Nov 11, 2011 22:11 | #3

Problems or not, these are pretty nice.

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Nov 12, 2011 04:30 | #4

Very nice pictures of the 844. Love steam power.

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Nov 12, 2011 10:20 | #5

Awesome machines...

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Nov 12, 2011 20:30 | #6

Nice set. Love the steam.

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Nov 12, 2011 20:42 | #7

Looks pretty good considering the clouds that did you no favors.

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Nov 12, 2011 20:53 | #8

Great stuff. When it came through the Bay Area a few years ago, I had my 40D and kit lens for about 3 days. The results were no where near as nice as yours! Now that I know what I am doing at least a little bit, I hope UP sees its way to sending it back to California again soon.

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Nov 13, 2011 00:59 | #9

Thanks for the kind comments! They advertise in El Paso, over 300 days a year of sun shine and of course... that day was not one of them. I tried to do the best I could considering though.... Was still a sight to see!

Itsed65, i think 844 is on its way to Cali, before it rolls through Nevada and Utah. I don't think it will be as far north as the bay area though. My wife lived in the Bay Area for a few years, I've always wanted to see the San Bernardino train, but never have...

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Nov 13, 2011 17:38 | #12

Nice shots. Thanks for sharing. This locomotive is supposed to be out this way next week, but I'm still debating if I want to join the circus that will be chasing the train as it travels from West Colton to Las Vegas.

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Nov 14, 2011 10:11 | #13

Thanks Kszok. Yeah the crowds were a little bigger than I thought they would be given the area, makes it hard to get clean shots.

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