Hercules is an 0-6-2T steam engine located behind the old visitor's center for the Rock of Ages quarry in Graniteville, VT. The weeds are getting high around this abandoned engine that served from 1912-1953.
FLphotoguy Goldmember  More info Post edited over 5 years ago by FLphotoguy. | Aug 11, 2010 21:00 | #1 Hercules is an 0-6-2T steam engine located behind the old visitor's center for the Rock of Ages quarry in Graniteville, VT. The weeds are getting high around this abandoned engine that served from 1912-1953. 5D2, 80D, 17-40 L, 28-105 L IS, 100-400 L IS, 85 1.8, Nifty 50 1.8, Sigma 18-250, 550EX, White Lightning 5000 Studio lights
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Aug 11, 2010 22:32 | #2 Looks like she's still in great condition! Craig5D4|50D|S3iS|AF:Canon 28-135 USM IS|MF:Tamron SP 28-80|Tamron SP 60-300|Soligor 75-260|Soligor 400|Soligor C/D 500|Zuiko 50 f/1.8|others
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PhotosGuy Cream of the Crop, R.I.P.  More info | Aug 12, 2010 08:08 | #3 That looks too good to be stuck out in a field like that. FrankC - 20D, RAW, Manual everything...
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Woolburr Rest in peace old friend.  66,487 posts Gallery: 115 photos Best ofs: 2 Likes: 143 Joined Sep 2005 Location: The Tupperware capitol of eastern Oregon...Leicester, NC! More info | Aug 12, 2010 11:40 | #4 Looks to be in better shape than some of the examples at Steamtown....perhaps they should relocate. People that know me call me Dan
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joeseph "smells like turd"  More info | Aug 12, 2010 22:25 | #5 Woolburr wrote in post #10708369  Looks to be in better shape than some of the examples at Steamtown....perhaps they should relocate. looks to be in better shape than some of our active (mostly) suburban trains! some fairly old canon camera stuff, canon lenses, Manfrotto "thingy", and an M5, also an M6 that has had a 720nm filter bolted onto the sensor:
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Aug 13, 2010 05:37 | #6 Woolburr wrote in post #10708369 Looks to be in better shape than some of the examples at Steamtown....perhaps they should relocate. The engine should be moved down the hill to the new Rock of Ages visitor's center but it would be costly which is why it remains behind the now closed former visitor's center which is next to an old quarry. The engine is on rails, but there are no tracks leading into that area anymore. Rock of Ages had been shipping stone by rail to an Army Corp of engineers project in Okeechobee, FL but that venture has been put on hold. There were cars stored in the old Bombardier manufacturing plant (where the Acela was built), not far from the quarries. 5D2, 80D, 17-40 L, 28-105 L IS, 100-400 L IS, 85 1.8, Nifty 50 1.8, Sigma 18-250, 550EX, White Lightning 5000 Studio lights
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Aug 20, 2010 14:51 | #7 SkedAddled wrote in post #10705333 I'd be curious to know what the placard says about her... Are there any plans for restoration, etc? The placard is below. No plans for restoration, only to move it to the new visitor's center down the hill.  HOSTED PHOTO please log in to view hosted photos in full size. 5D2, 80D, 17-40 L, 28-105 L IS, 100-400 L IS, 85 1.8, Nifty 50 1.8, Sigma 18-250, 550EX, White Lightning 5000 Studio lights
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Aug 20, 2010 19:42 | #8 Too bad about no restoration plans, though I'd hope she'll at least Craig5D4|50D|S3iS|AF:Canon 28-135 USM IS|MF:Tamron SP 28-80|Tamron SP 60-300|Soligor 75-260|Soligor 400|Soligor C/D 500|Zuiko 50 f/1.8|others
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Jun 17, 2018 18:53 | #9 Return visit and the engine is in worse shape than when I found it 8 years ago. The placard with the information is now missing from the side of the engine. A repeat of the original photo was impossible as a tree now blocks the front of the engine.  Image hosted by forum (918718) © FLphotoguy [SHARE LINK] THIS IS A LOW QUALITY PREVIEW. Please log in to see the good quality stuff. 5D2, 80D, 17-40 L, 28-105 L IS, 100-400 L IS, 85 1.8, Nifty 50 1.8, Sigma 18-250, 550EX, White Lightning 5000 Studio lights
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