Junk Yard

dadwtwins · April 30, 2008

I realize this topic is not as glamorous as say Hawaii but then again, I am a little off kilter in that way.

I found this place by accident when I was actually trying to find a house I was suppose to take a picture of for a friend. I got a little lost on the back roads and ended up running into a junk yard for trains. These trains supposedly come here to get worked on by hobbyist of Niles Canyon Railway Club.

The place did have a fence surrounding it but it was open so i helped myself in. I do not always make the smartest decisions when I want to take pictures of something that is a little sketchy. This statement was obvious when two dogs started to run towards me while showing off their barking abilities. I whipped out my camera to document the mauling that was about to happen for a future youtube special. Instead, the dogs stopped barking and started to pose for me. They were more interested in my camera then me. It is a good thing dogs vanity is stronger then their guard duty loyalties.

Once the dogs went away, I carried on to the train yard and here are a few of my picks.

This maybe some PP fun but i did wonder what it must look like when a train was moving when I was laying on the tracks.

It almost seems sad to me that these were once such powerful machines. Now the are just huge planters for weeds. I guess it is just the full circle of life.

Besides the awesome experience of climbing all over and under the trains like a little kid, I also took some pics of the surrounding area which was very peaceful and sublime.

So there was a little exploit of my Junk Yard journey. I hope this will inspire at least one person to go out and find some junk to take pictures of. :giggle

anwmn1 · April 30, 2008

Cool stuff!!

Thanks for sharing- this place would be a lot of fun to shoot

zweiblumen · April 30, 2008

What a cool journey. The trains look great.

I think doing it in IR really made the set stand out (the single tree in the field is great!).

Next time I'm out that way would love to see the yard.

dadwtwins · April 30, 2008

zweiblumen wrote:

What a cool journey. The trains look great.

I think doing it in IR really made the set stand out (the single tree in the field is great!).

Next time I'm out that way would love to see the yard.

I would love to travis as long as you are good with dogs, hehehehe. Thanks for your nice comments.

leaforte · April 30, 2008

The IR worked well...Was it a rail bone yard?

Fences! We don't need no stinking fences!

ian408 · May 1, 2008

If you head down that way again, take the train ride. It's a reminder of a
different time.

You captured some of what's pretty cool about the place. Oh, and don't
forget to hit up Sunol. Meet the mayor (or what's left of him

) at the
bar.

dadwtwins · May 1, 2008

leaforte wrote:

The IR worked well...Was it a rail bone yard?

Fences! We don't need no stinking fences!

, fences are to prevent cows from wondering off too far

Ian,

so you have been here before??? do you know the rules of this place??? is it still active or is completely abandoned??

Awais Yaqub · May 1, 2008

these are wonderful
great job !

ian408 · May 1, 2008

dadwtwins wrote:

so you have been here before??? do you know the rules of this place??? is it still active or is completely abandoned??

It's been a while since I was there but it's still active.

zacker · May 1, 2008

awesome stuff, and the IR is great.... this is a really cool find!

schmoo · May 1, 2008

Dan, true to form.

Those dogs just LOOK like junkyard dogs. Cute!

Love the set. B/W is an excellent choice, as is IR. I echo Trav, I'd love to see this place next time, too!

dadwtwins · May 1, 2008

of course Schmoo. When you and Travis come out, I will make sure you get a chance to see this place.

by the way, thank you for your compliments.

Junk Yard

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