Your Best Photo
Re: Your Best Photo
by Csxgp38-2 » Mon May 20, 2013 7:20 pm
Gotta love the "road closed" sign when theres obviously not a road there... as the signs say in California: "your tax dollars at work!"
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Re: Your Best Photo
by PapaXpress » Mon May 20, 2013 9:06 pm
its a service road.
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Re: Your Best Photo
by thecanadianrail » Mon May 20, 2013 10:50 pm
Some shots from the past few days. Also some pics of unique or uncommon freight cars in this area.
My First CN ES44AC!!!
Interesting gondola
Havent seen one of these before, refrigerator liquid (I have seen the truck version though)
My First CN ES44AC!!!
Interesting gondola
Havent seen one of these before, refrigerator liquid (I have seen the truck version though)
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Re: Your Best Photo
by thecanadianrail » Mon May 20, 2013 10:53 pm
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Re: Your Best Photo
by thecanadianrail » Mon May 20, 2013 10:55 pm
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Re: Your Best Photo
by thecanadianrail » Mon May 20, 2013 11:03 pm
and some more...
wanted a good shot of the 2 different SD60's but my friend Tyson (DieselSmoke92) got in the way lol
wanted a good shot of the 2 different SD60's but my friend Tyson (DieselSmoke92) got in the way lol
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Re: Your Best Photo
by shicoe30 » Tue May 21, 2013 10:11 am
Well, after about a month absence from the forums, I feel it's only right I come back swinging with some of my favorite shots from the past month or so. Lotsa CN stuff!
We'll start off with a CN M345 on the siding at Duplainville as a Q116 races past on the main. April 14th-Duplainville, Wisconsin.
CN L504 rolls back towards the Waukesha Sub main after spotting veggie oil tanks on the Amron Spur. April 16th-Waukesha, Wisconsin.
On the night of April 18th, we find Wisconsin and Southern's train no. 3 waiting to get on the CN and head north. April 18th-Waukesha, Wisconsin.
In the wee hours of the morning, CN M341 is waiting for a southbound at Duplainville behind a pair of ponies. April 20th-Duplainville, Wisconsin.
Later in the day, a nice SD60/70 combo bring a northbound into Colgate. April 20th-Colgate, Wisconsin.
Taking advantage of a full moon. April 25th-Duplainville, Wisconsin.
A nice SD60F and an ex-CNW Dash8 haul M347 through the sticks. April 26th-Theresa, Wisconsin.
CP 803 sports two CSX SD50s and makes easy time on her trip west. April 27th-Wauwatosa, Wisconsin.
A BC Rail Barn heads up CN A446 at one of my favorite spots. April 28th-Waukesha, Wisconsin.
WSOR 1502, still in Milwaukee Road paint, sits under the cover of darkness. April 29th-Waldo, Wisconsin.
A nice pair of Barns sit on the set out track at Duplainville, later to run as a C711 coke train. May 3rd-Duplainville, Wisconsin.
Suddenly springtime, L510 heads north after a rare trip to the Amron Spur. May 5th-Waukesha, Wisconsin.
One of CP's weird ECO units switches out the seldom used Lone Star spur. May 6th-Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
A pair of cowls roll north with M345 just after sunrise. May 7th-Sussex, Wisconsin.
A solo Indy MAC rolls CP 288 east. May 7th-Ixonia, Wisconsin.
A DME "Red Bomber" leads grain train #394. May 8th-Brookfield, Wisconsin.
Now up to the north country, we find an empty Allouez ore train heading west on the old GN. May 10th-Alborn Minnesota.
DMIR 406 South leads the charge with U717. May 10th-Burnett, Minnesota.
A pair of fading "Zebra" SD40-2Ws bring the Keenan Road Switch towards it's namesake. May 10th-Iron Junction, Minnesota.
A trio of SD60s (two SD60Fs and a spartan cab SD60) are large and in charge of a manifest. May 10th-Ramshaw, Minnesota.
The star of the day, BLE 904 South with U793, is in dynamics as they begin the descent into Two Harbors. May 10th-Waldo, Minnesota.
After hauling butt and dodging deer on dirt roads, we get ahead of U793 once more. May 10th-Waldo, Minnesota.
Now for the whole reason I was in Minnesota! MILW 261 waddles across the mighty Kettle River on the BNSF Hinckley Sub. May 11th-Sandstone, Minnesota.
Chasing along Hwy 23, which parallels the BNSF for a good long stretch yielded many crappy drivers, but we got ahead a few times! May 11th-Askov, Minnesota.
After more driving, and a little bit of snow, we're on the Wisconsin side as the train approaches Superior. May 11th-Superior, Wisconsin.
After the steamer arrived in Duluth, we waited for more CN action. Here fresh 5411 and 3 SD40-2Ws haul 17 limestone loads up the hill out of Duluth. May 11th-West Duluth, Minnesota.
DMIR 402 South brings steaming taconite pellets towards Two Harbors. May 12th-Fayal, Minnesota.
A Thunderbird Mine Shuttle (known as a T-Bird) brings raw ore to the Fairlane Processing Plant as the Keenan Road Switch heads north. May 12th-Iron Junction, Minnesota.
A U-Tac load heads south across the Whiteface River. May 12th-Kelsey, Minnesota.
Another view of the IC 6256 South as it bangs through the reverse curves south of Alborn. May 12th-Burnett, Minnesota.
One last view of the U-Tac loads as they head for Proctor, passing the forlorn, shuttered depot at Saginaw. May 12th-Saginaw, Minnesota.
Back on the hunt for 261, along Hwy 23 again. May 12th-Duquette, Minnesota.
And once more after dealing with pacers. May 12th-Askov, Minnesota.
My buddy and I called the chase off and headed back to the Iron Range, where we were duly rewarded with the CN 5411 again, now leading a full Limestone train north. May 12th-Saginaw, Minnesota.
Then over to Duluth, where CN R92181 (Proctor Road Switch) was parked waiting for a crew and dock workers to begin dumping pellets in the dock. May 12th-Duluth, Minnesota.
And now under the ore docks, where CN R92182 (another Proctor Road Switch) was shoving around some limestone empties. May 12th-Duluth, Minnesota.
Now back home, a tardy WSOR T004 rolls towards home rails on the CN. May 14th-Waukesha, Wisconsin.
CP 642 bangs through the curves at Elm Grove. May 15th-Elm Grove, Wisconsin.
Another instance of Indy 9009 running solo on a CP freight. May 15th-Brookfield, Wisconsin.
Indy showed up again yesterday, with the 9013 leading CP 281. May 20th-Brookfield, Wisconsin.
And 281 again west of Nashotah. May 20th-Oconomowoc, Wisconsin.
And a CSXT "Boxcar" GEVo leads empty coke hoppers as the sun goes down. May 20th-Oconomowoc, Wisconsin.
And that's just the good stuff....needless to say, the past month has been pretty frickin sweet!
We'll start off with a CN M345 on the siding at Duplainville as a Q116 races past on the main. April 14th-Duplainville, Wisconsin.
CN L504 rolls back towards the Waukesha Sub main after spotting veggie oil tanks on the Amron Spur. April 16th-Waukesha, Wisconsin.
On the night of April 18th, we find Wisconsin and Southern's train no. 3 waiting to get on the CN and head north. April 18th-Waukesha, Wisconsin.
In the wee hours of the morning, CN M341 is waiting for a southbound at Duplainville behind a pair of ponies. April 20th-Duplainville, Wisconsin.
Later in the day, a nice SD60/70 combo bring a northbound into Colgate. April 20th-Colgate, Wisconsin.
Taking advantage of a full moon. April 25th-Duplainville, Wisconsin.
A nice SD60F and an ex-CNW Dash8 haul M347 through the sticks. April 26th-Theresa, Wisconsin.
CP 803 sports two CSX SD50s and makes easy time on her trip west. April 27th-Wauwatosa, Wisconsin.
A BC Rail Barn heads up CN A446 at one of my favorite spots. April 28th-Waukesha, Wisconsin.
WSOR 1502, still in Milwaukee Road paint, sits under the cover of darkness. April 29th-Waldo, Wisconsin.
A nice pair of Barns sit on the set out track at Duplainville, later to run as a C711 coke train. May 3rd-Duplainville, Wisconsin.
Suddenly springtime, L510 heads north after a rare trip to the Amron Spur. May 5th-Waukesha, Wisconsin.
One of CP's weird ECO units switches out the seldom used Lone Star spur. May 6th-Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
A pair of cowls roll north with M345 just after sunrise. May 7th-Sussex, Wisconsin.
A solo Indy MAC rolls CP 288 east. May 7th-Ixonia, Wisconsin.
A DME "Red Bomber" leads grain train #394. May 8th-Brookfield, Wisconsin.
Now up to the north country, we find an empty Allouez ore train heading west on the old GN. May 10th-Alborn Minnesota.
DMIR 406 South leads the charge with U717. May 10th-Burnett, Minnesota.
A pair of fading "Zebra" SD40-2Ws bring the Keenan Road Switch towards it's namesake. May 10th-Iron Junction, Minnesota.
A trio of SD60s (two SD60Fs and a spartan cab SD60) are large and in charge of a manifest. May 10th-Ramshaw, Minnesota.
The star of the day, BLE 904 South with U793, is in dynamics as they begin the descent into Two Harbors. May 10th-Waldo, Minnesota.
After hauling butt and dodging deer on dirt roads, we get ahead of U793 once more. May 10th-Waldo, Minnesota.
Now for the whole reason I was in Minnesota! MILW 261 waddles across the mighty Kettle River on the BNSF Hinckley Sub. May 11th-Sandstone, Minnesota.
Chasing along Hwy 23, which parallels the BNSF for a good long stretch yielded many crappy drivers, but we got ahead a few times! May 11th-Askov, Minnesota.
After more driving, and a little bit of snow, we're on the Wisconsin side as the train approaches Superior. May 11th-Superior, Wisconsin.
After the steamer arrived in Duluth, we waited for more CN action. Here fresh 5411 and 3 SD40-2Ws haul 17 limestone loads up the hill out of Duluth. May 11th-West Duluth, Minnesota.
DMIR 402 South brings steaming taconite pellets towards Two Harbors. May 12th-Fayal, Minnesota.
A Thunderbird Mine Shuttle (known as a T-Bird) brings raw ore to the Fairlane Processing Plant as the Keenan Road Switch heads north. May 12th-Iron Junction, Minnesota.
A U-Tac load heads south across the Whiteface River. May 12th-Kelsey, Minnesota.
Another view of the IC 6256 South as it bangs through the reverse curves south of Alborn. May 12th-Burnett, Minnesota.
One last view of the U-Tac loads as they head for Proctor, passing the forlorn, shuttered depot at Saginaw. May 12th-Saginaw, Minnesota.
Back on the hunt for 261, along Hwy 23 again. May 12th-Duquette, Minnesota.
And once more after dealing with pacers. May 12th-Askov, Minnesota.
My buddy and I called the chase off and headed back to the Iron Range, where we were duly rewarded with the CN 5411 again, now leading a full Limestone train north. May 12th-Saginaw, Minnesota.
Then over to Duluth, where CN R92181 (Proctor Road Switch) was parked waiting for a crew and dock workers to begin dumping pellets in the dock. May 12th-Duluth, Minnesota.
And now under the ore docks, where CN R92182 (another Proctor Road Switch) was shoving around some limestone empties. May 12th-Duluth, Minnesota.
Now back home, a tardy WSOR T004 rolls towards home rails on the CN. May 14th-Waukesha, Wisconsin.
CP 642 bangs through the curves at Elm Grove. May 15th-Elm Grove, Wisconsin.
Another instance of Indy 9009 running solo on a CP freight. May 15th-Brookfield, Wisconsin.
Indy showed up again yesterday, with the 9013 leading CP 281. May 20th-Brookfield, Wisconsin.
And 281 again west of Nashotah. May 20th-Oconomowoc, Wisconsin.
And a CSXT "Boxcar" GEVo leads empty coke hoppers as the sun goes down. May 20th-Oconomowoc, Wisconsin.
And that's just the good stuff....needless to say, the past month has been pretty frickin sweet!
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Re: Your Best Photo
by 5292nate » Tue May 21, 2013 10:23 am
Shicoe. Do you make videos? I need to see them! Also. You do plan on making a daily calender, right? 
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Re: Your Best Photo
by shicoe30 » Tue May 21, 2013 11:00 am
I very rarely make videos...and when I do...they're with my phone...haven't taken a vid since last summer I think....
My Nikon DSLR ain't built for videos....though some of the newer SLRs have that function.
My Nikon DSLR ain't built for videos....though some of the newer SLRs have that function.
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Re: Your Best Photo
by 5292nate » Thu May 23, 2013 10:27 am
Nice shots, Mike! Was that BCOL unit an ALCO, or an EMD?
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Re: Your Best Photo
by thecanadianrail » Thu May 23, 2013 1:13 pm
5292nate wrote:Nice shots, Mike! Was that BCOL unit an ALCO, or an EMD?
It's a GE C40-8M
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Re: Your Best Photo
by 1225fan5358 » Thu May 23, 2013 6:28 pm
These are some of my shots at the Coopersville and Mare Railway. I am a volunteer trainman there.
(Ex-GTW) C&M SW9 7014 making the runaround at Marne
On the sidelines, ex-C&O Nw2, ex-TSBY RS1, ex-CN Steamer 1395
C&M 50 tonner 3049
Hey horn guys, This is a WABCO E2-B1 on 3049. One of only two known in use.
(Ex-GTW) C&M SW9 7014 making the runaround at Marne
On the sidelines, ex-C&O Nw2, ex-TSBY RS1, ex-CN Steamer 1395
C&M 50 tonner 3049
Hey horn guys, This is a WABCO E2-B1 on 3049. One of only two known in use.
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Re: Your Best Photo
by hertsbob » Sat May 25, 2013 9:02 am
Love looking at all the fantastic photos in this thread, they're a real joy to see.
BUT. Bloke by the sign. What are you doing?????
BUT. Bloke by the sign. What are you doing?????
shicoe30 wrote:Now up to the north country, we find an empty Allouez ore train heading west on the old GN. May 10th-Alborn Minnesota.
"Life is like a journey, taken on a train
With a pair of travelers at each windowpane.
I may sit beside you all the journey through,
Or I may sit elsewhere, never knowing you.
But if fate should mark me to sit by your side,
Let's be pleasant travellers; it's so short a ride."
With a pair of travelers at each windowpane.
I may sit beside you all the journey through,
Or I may sit elsewhere, never knowing you.
But if fate should mark me to sit by your side,
Let's be pleasant travellers; it's so short a ride."
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Re: Your Best Photo
by 5292nate » Sat May 25, 2013 9:37 am
Looks like he's falling!
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Re: Your Best Photo
by hertsbob » Sat May 25, 2013 6:32 pm
Or is he a left-hander doing a spot of pitching practice?? 
"Life is like a journey, taken on a train
With a pair of travelers at each windowpane.
I may sit beside you all the journey through,
Or I may sit elsewhere, never knowing you.
But if fate should mark me to sit by your side,
Let's be pleasant travellers; it's so short a ride."
With a pair of travelers at each windowpane.
I may sit beside you all the journey through,
Or I may sit elsewhere, never knowing you.
But if fate should mark me to sit by your side,
Let's be pleasant travellers; it's so short a ride."
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