Steam Trains

Bill_M

Anyone else out there have any train shots? Here are some of mine

http://www.merlavageimages.com/gallery/2909299

Thanks,
Bill

rwells

Bill,

Excellent pictures



Durango to Silverton

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Where they jumped from, in the movie, Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid
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Cumbres/Toltec - NM

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Snow Blower
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Tarrantula - Ft. Worth, TX
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schmoo

Bill, those are beautiful photos! I don't think I've ever actually seen one in action before. Now I think that's a shame, they are so dramatic and full of energy.

Randy your shots aren't showing up. External links enabled?

rwells

schmoo wrote:

Bill, those are beautiful photos! I don't think I've ever actually seen one in action before. Now I think that's a shame, they are so dramatic and full of energy.

Randy your shots aren't showing up. External links enabled?

After looking at Bill's, maybe I should leave ext. links off


Bill, again, those shots are fantastic

pathfinder

They are really good aren't they, Randy?

Here are a couple of mine, that you will recognize...


Cumbres-Toltec RR Chama, NM












Tennessee Valley Rail Road Musem - Chattanooga Tn






Get your ticket at the station, on the Rock Island Line!

rwells

You guys are gonna' make me go shoot some Narrow Gauge Trains with my good stuff


Good photographs fellas


Two sounds that make the world go still for me are, a steam engine whistle & a bugling elk.


....................and my wife's beautiful voice.....hi honey, you been here long

Eric&Susan

I have some from the Skunktrain that I took over the summer:

http://www.photosbyeric.smugmug.com/gallery/3092866#216557421

This one is my favorite of those and also the one that I won a first place with in the local fair:


I had a look in your gallery, outstanding train shots

Eric

jziegler

schmoo wrote:

Bill, those are beautiful photos! I don't think I've ever actually seen one in action before. Now I think that's a shame, they are so dramatic and full of energy.

Randy your shots aren't showing up. External links enabled?

You've got at least 3 places within about a 3 hour drive of Baltimore where you can see some in action. The New Hope and Ivyland Railroad in New Hope, PA run steam at least some of the time, as does the Strausburg RR outside of Lancaster, PA. The Wilmington and Western Railroad outside of Wilmington, DE also has some steam power.

Unfortunately, I don't have any pictures to add, although I've seen some of these in the psat.

To everyone that posted pictures, great shots!

Bill_M

rwells wrote:

After looking at Bill's, maybe I should leave ext. links off


Bill, again, those shots are fantastic

Wow Randy, that scenery is amazing on that Durango to Silverton line. That looks like a great ride. Thanks for sharing.

Bill_M

pathfinder wrote:

Here are a couple of mine, that you will recognize...

I really like that shot of 488 with all the steam enveloping it. Great to see so many great train pics on SM. Thanks for sharing.

Bill_M

Eric&Susan wrote:

I have some from the Skunktrain that I took over the summer:

This one is my favorite of those and also the one that I won a first place with in the local fair:


I had a look in your gallery, outstanding train shots

Eric

Great stuff Eric. Love that sepia treatment on that shot, sepia's always a great choice for these great machines. Thanks for sharing.

Bill_M

jziegler wrote:

You've got at least 3 places within about a 3 hour drive of Baltimore where you can see some in action. The New Hope and Ivyland Railroad in New Hope, PA run steam at least some of the time, as does the Strausburg RR outside of Lancaster, PA. The Wilmington and Western Railroad outside of Wilmington, DE also has some steam power.

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Don't forget the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad, 2 1/2 hours from Baltimore. That's my personal favorite.

Thanks,
Bill

Elaine

Wow! Those were fantastic! I sat and looked through the gallery with my 6yo son and we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves! Thanks!

gus

Very nice stuff Bill.

I can still remember stopping in our old farm truck & letting them go by from when i was a kid. They took a long time to phase them out around here.

Bill_M

Thanks Elaine & Gus...that's kind of you to say.

sara505

Bill_M wrote:

I really like that shot of 488 with all the steam enveloping it. Great to see so many great train pics on SM. Thanks for sharing.

I love trains. My last trip to California a couple of years ago was via train: Lake Erie Express from Boston to Chicago; Southwest Chief from Chicago to LA - great! I travel coach, lean back and enjoy the ride, the rocking, the sounds - magic! When I was looking for an apartment in Brookline, a prerequisite was to be within site of the T (I am on Beacon Street, overlooking the Green Line - love it)
Got pics someplace, but not to match the ones posted above - fantastic!

annaelycm

Combres and Toltec
My parents have a place in Colorado halfway between Antonito and Chama...so when we visited last summer we HAD to ride the train. We had such fun!!

Combres and Tolteck.jpg


Anna

Bill_M

annaelycm wrote:

My parents have a place in Colorado halfway between Antonito and Chama...so when we visited last summer we HAD to ride the train. We had such fun!!




Anna

Anna, you photo doesn't show up...it's just a red x.