Hillbille Senior Member  579 posts Likes: 177 Joined Nov 2010 Location: California More info | Highest point on the old AT&SF Ry. It's a place called Reardon. 7889 ft. (or so - listing changed as it is surveyed and re-surveyed and the track is raised and or underplowed! LOL!!) Notice the I-40 freeway overpass. Cold here when this was taken! Photo was taken in October of '98.  HOSTED PHOTO please log in to view hosted photos in full size. Rebel T2i, XS, Rebel T3; EF-S 70 - 300mm non L; EF-S 55 - 250mm; 50mm 1.8; 18 - 55 kit; YN-560; YN-468 - Pure Fun and Raw excitement.
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Lotheron Mostly Lurking 16 posts Joined Sep 2010 More info | Nov 16, 2011 08:38 | #1037 A couple I took riding the Austin Steam Train this past weekend:  
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JWright Planes, trains and ham radio...  18,399 posts Likes: 35 Joined Dec 2004 More info | Hillbille wrote in post #13403414  Kind of a non issue today. The BNSF has in cab video - live view - so that Dispatchers can "see" out the front of engines as well as GPS locators and real time "black box" monitoring of every single control point on trains today. Speed, braking (train brakes as well as DB and engine brakes), horn, bell, sanders, lights, virtual location GPS for track conditions or speed (curvature or restriction) along with engine functions (how many engines ON or OFF line as well as tractive effort. When an incident occurs - "they" know what happened before you do. Photographs (common sense) are good for almost every aspect of railroading. Since the railroads themselves place operating cameras inside the locomotive cabs don't you think it might be just a little difficult for them to then attempt to discipline employees for following their example? But then again any railroader knows that rules only exist for discipline - especially the ones that leave their meanings open to interpretation. LOL!! Hillbille FRA cracked down a lot after the 2008 Chatsworth Metrolink/UP collision, particularly on cell phone use. It has everything to do with "distracted driving." John
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Itsed65 Cream of the Crop  More info | Nov 16, 2011 22:58 | #1039 Checking her out at shift change  Fuji XT-2, XT-3, Sony A1, A7RIV, A9, and an OM-1
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MPCman Senior Member 863 posts Likes: 30 Joined May 2008 Location: Amsterdam, the Netherlands More info | Nov 17, 2011 04:30 | #1040 Are metro pictures allowed in this thread as well? I shot some in a museum in NY last month 7D, EOS-M, 100-400 L, 15-85, Tokina 11-16 2.8, EF-M 11-22, 55-200
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JWright Planes, trains and ham radio... 18,399 posts Likes: 35 Joined Dec 2004 More info | Nov 17, 2011 17:45 | #1041 MPCman wrote in post #13412015 Are metro pictures allowed in this thread as well? I shot some in a museum in NY last month  I would think if it runs on tracks, it qualifies. There have been a number of museum pictures posted here. That's where most of my shots come from because I volunteer at one. John
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Mr.Pick Senior Member  441 posts Likes: 6 Joined Nov 2010 Location: Middle Tennessee More info | Caught this one this evening in the Stone's River Battlefield. 7 locomotives...most I've seen so far in these parts.  SRBF CSX 1a by ridestherain, on Flickr60D / EOS Elan / 15-85 IS USM / 70-200 f4L IS / 50 1.4 / 430ex / Fujifilm X100s / Slik U-212 (a genuine antique, like me....)
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Nov 17, 2011 21:58 | #1043 So where is this? I live in Middle TN. Darkwand wrote in post #13403428
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Mr.Pick Senior Member 441 posts Likes: 6 Joined Nov 2010 Location: Middle Tennessee More info | Nov 18, 2011 17:16 | #1044 Hey Sam, I was taking some pictures of the CSX yard in Tullahoma just last weekend. If you see somebody else out taking train pics, come say hi, might be me! 60D / EOS Elan / 15-85 IS USM / 70-200 f4L IS / 50 1.4 / 430ex / Fujifilm X100s / Slik U-212 (a genuine antique, like me....)
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kirish Member 228 posts Likes: 9 Joined Jun 2009 Location: Cypress, CA More info | Nov 19, 2011 00:05 | #1045 My 5 year old son is a big train fan. One of his favorites is the Southern Pacific Daylight 4449. This last July we were able to fly up to Portland and ride the 4449 round trip from Portland OR to Wishram WA. It was an incredible experience.   Now he wants to go on the Union Pacific 844. He won't have to twist my arm too much. If the Mayans taught us anything, its if you don't finish something its not the end of the world.
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MPCman Senior Member 863 posts Likes: 30 Joined May 2008 Location: Amsterdam, the Netherlands More info | Nov 19, 2011 01:21 | #1046 JWright wrote in post #13414911 I would think if it runs on tracks, it qualifies. There have been a number of museum pictures posted here. That's where most of my shots come from because I volunteer at one. Ok, here's one I liked  HOSTED PHOTO please log in to view hosted photos in full size. 7D, EOS-M, 100-400 L, 15-85, Tokina 11-16 2.8, EF-M 11-22, 55-200
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Jill-of-all-Trades far from having everything figured out!  More info | Nov 19, 2011 16:51 | #1047  Hiding by Scrappper, on Flickr Waiting by Scrappper, on FlickrMelody
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Mr.Pick Senior Member 441 posts Likes: 6 Joined Nov 2010 Location: Middle Tennessee More info | Interesting shots, Melody. Kinda like that "hiding" one. Very unique.  CSX 8205 a-8205 by ridestherain, on Flickr60D / EOS Elan / 15-85 IS USM / 70-200 f4L IS / 50 1.4 / 430ex / Fujifilm X100s / Slik U-212 (a genuine antique, like me....)
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Nov 19, 2011 17:25 | #1049 Stockholm Sweden. Give or take. Adrian My Flickr
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Jill-of-all-Trades far from having everything figured out! More info | Nov 19, 2011 17:26 | #1050 Mr. Pick wrote in post #13423379 Interesting shots, Jill. Kinda like that "hiding" one. Very unique. Cloudy this afternoon, but took a few anyway. Here's one up close and personal. CSX 8205 a-8205 by ridestherain, on FlickrThanks! It was really cloudy, windy, and chilly out today. I was hoping for the other train to come through and get some pics of both of them, but I was getting too cold to wait any longer. And of course, as soon as I got back in the house the setting sun broke through and lit that train up with a gorgeous golden light. But oh well, there will be more trains. Melody
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