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Some great rail photography, all kinds! I haven't been to Atlanta (except through the airport) since before Marta. Looks like something I'd love seeing.
LITZ, the Acela shot kicks butt! I love the density of it, the mass of the locomotive, and the web of catenary and supporting structure overhead. Still showing the classic PRR position-light signaling, too. Lucky you, with all the country's best trains nearby. |
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Cass Scenic Railroad State Park is located near the Snowshoe ski area in West Virginia. It includes the lumber-mill town of Cass and eleven miles of standard-gauge railroad used until the 1960s by Cass & Mower Lumber Company to bring logs down from the mountain to their mill at Cass. In an unrelenting climb of eleven miles up grades as steep as 11 percent (two percent is considered steep on most common-carrier railroads), geared Shay locomotives pushing passenger cars rebuilt from logging flat cars take visitors to the top of Bald Knob, at an elevation of 4,842 feet. Big 6 was the last Shay locomotive built, in 1945, and worked for four years on the Western Maryland Railroad taking coal trains up a nine percent grade. It is oil-fired, and at 162 tons it's the largest Shay still in existence. Before coming to Cass, it was on display at the B&O Railroad Museum in Baltimore.  Shay Number 2 ready to take a train to the summit of Bald Knob. The fireman is standing in the cab door, fueling himself with a sandwich. If I remember the numbers correctly, these locomotives consume about 4 1/2 tons of coal on the round trip, and most of it goes in the firebox in about two hours, on the way up. It's all done with a shovel, and the work doesn't let up. The firemen I saw on the coal-burners were young, wiry guys;they'd have to be pretty tough to maintain the pace.  ]A spring-fed stream flowing down the mountain keeps the tanks beside the track full to overflowing, and the fireman uses a steam siphon fed by the locomotive's boiler to transfer water from the tanks to the locomotive's tender.  ]The boiler house and brick engine room are the only structures that remain amid the burned-out ruins of the mill. In its heyday the lumbering operation employed more than 3,000 men and shipped both finished wood products and wood pulp for paper production. Every week the C&O Railroad picked up a 44-car train loaded with the mill's output. The photos are links. Click on any one to see more train photos and the surviving/restored buildings of the town of Cass.  |
the older cars running on the numbered lines of the NYC subway are my favorite... i'll be sad when they're phased out, the newest ones are too sterile looking:
http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/c...g?t=1235066678 thanks rob, I was shocked how well composed that shot was. Trust me, it wasn't intentional. |
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That's the 'Estacao do Oriente', Lisbon's main train station that was designed by Santiago Calatrava.
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:previous: I love that the irish train is green :D
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Awesome set of global trains, R@ptor.
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Cleveland rapid transit, 1978-1990
Terminal Tower 1978 http://www.robertpence.com/oh_clevel...783780-004.jpg W 117th http://www.robertpence.com/oh_clevel...793180-001.jpg http://www.robertpence.com/oh_clevel...793180-002.jpg http://www.robertpence.com/oh_clevel...793180-003.jpg http://www.robertpence.com/oh_clevel...793180-004.jpg Cleveland Hopkins Airport Pullman-Standard Airporters had luggage shelves right inside the entrance to accomodate travelers' suitcases. http://www.robertpence.com/oh_clevel...793180-005.jpg http://www.robertpence.com/oh_clevel...793180-006.jpg http://www.robertpence.com/oh_clevel...793190-008.jpg Shaker Rapid The PCC cars on the Shaker Rapid may have been geared for interurban service; they were faster than most PCCs I've ridden. Cleveland was one of the few cities, possibly the only city, that had PCC cars configured for MU (multiple unit) operation, so that one operator in a lead car could control two or more cars coupled together for high capacity with reduced operating costs. http://www.robertpence.com/oh_clevel...793170-025.jpg http://www.robertpence.com/oh_clevel...793170-002.jpg http://www.robertpence.com/oh_clevel...793170-003.jpg Shaker Rapid in Terminal Tower http://www.robertpence.com/oh_clevel...793170-023.jpg http://www.robertpence.com/oh_clevel...793170-024.jpg Conrail freight on the drawbridge at the mouth of the Cuyahoga River, 1995 http://www.robertpence.com/oh_clevel...851530-015.jpg Spiffy new Breda cars at Shaker Square, 1985 http://www.robertpence.com/oh_clevel...851540-011.jpg http://www.robertpence.com/oh_clevel...851540-011.jpg http://www.robertpence.com/oh_clevel...851540-013.jpg http://www.robertpence.com/oh_clevel...851540-014.jpg http://www.robertpence.com/oh_clevel...851540-015.jpg http://www.robertpence.com/oh_clevel...851540-016.jpg These photos come from a larger set of general photographs of Cleveland in between 1978 and 2003. To see the whole set, click HERE or click the photo below. http://www.robertpence.com/oh_clevel...902080-024.jpg |
thanks Rob
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My pleasure!
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^^Ditto. Really great set of vintage shots. Some fantastic trains there.
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^Wicked shot!
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Seen at Rdigeland/Lake (Chicago)
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^ that last photo is great.. I love the heat coming off the train blurring the Hancock tower (it is Hancock, right?)
This is kind of a crappy photo, but I'll post it anyway. The Hull-Chelsea-Wakefield Steam train crossing in front of my car back in August 2007..not something you see every day..  |
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I_am_hydrogen, stunning shot! Great view, crisp photo, and amazing light.
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River Forest, Il
Harlem end of the CTA Green line
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Metra inbound
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The South Shore street track to downtown South Bend, with a station stop by the Lasalle Hotel, was a victim of 1970s urban renewal that demolished much of downtown.
Prior to 1990s move to the airport, South Bend's station was an ugly, filthy, dangerous-neighborhood, puke-pit cinderblock building near the former Bendix plant, shared with Amtrak. It was not a safe place to leave a car unattended, even during the day. Amtrak still uses this station, although I think they've cleaned it up a little and given it a better paint job.   Trains to and from the West use a covered, high-level platform on the east end of the terminal building, reached by a circuitous route that was built to take advantage of existing freight ROW. Plans are being finalized to reroute the trains directly into a new station on the west side of the terminal, eliminating a couple of miles of winding, traffic-infested slow track and shaving substantial time off the schedule.  South Shore is running acceptance tests on 14 new bi-level gallery cars built on the same order with the Metra Electric cars shown here at 57th Street. The new cars are expected to go into service in Spring, initially running on off-peak trains. These cars have 111 walk-over seats, compared with 74 fixed-directional seats in the single-level cars. The gallery cars cannot be train-lined with the existing single-level cars.  South Shore Freight, a separate private entity, leases use of South Shore track. Among their major commodities are steel coils from the mills along Lake Michigan and coal for the NIPSCO (Northern Indiana Public Service Company) power plant at Michigan City. Judging from the Union Pacific dedicated power that often handles the coal trains, I'd speculate it's Powder River Basin coal from Wyoming.   |
Rob you set a high standard in Train stuff.
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Thanks, Harry. I consider that high praise coming from you, not just because of your train pics, but all the wide variety of scenes you shoot. You have an advantage in some areas in that you have some fabulous kids to liven things up.
Have you ever checked out the view of the Metra Electric tracks between 57th and 59th along Harper, in Hyde Park? There are some strangely-proportioned old houses sandwiched in the tapering sliver of land between the street and the embankment, and during rush hour the trains are thick as fleas. There are probably some good photo opportunities in the gaps between the houses, as well as at the station underpasses. I'm usually on the move to make an appointment when I'm there and my trips are almost always on Tuesdays, when the sidewalks are lined solid with trash bins that disrupt the view. In season, there are lush old-fashioned front-yard flower gardens in many places along the street. Robie House is just a few blocks away at 58th and Woodlawn. |
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Metra bi-level gallery cars give a nice ride. I hope the same will be true of the ones on the South Shore. Of course, track condition has a lot to do with it, and South Shore has a ways to go in that respect, on some sections. The ride on the existing cars can be jiggly and rattly, and then when they enter Metra Electric territory, everything gets smooth and quiet.
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Oak Park, Illinois
Yesterday morning
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Howard st. sta., Chicago
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Oak Park, Illinois
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^The (stratus?) cloud deck imparts a special mood to that shot.
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From California sta. on the CTA's Green line
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Some new photos I took during the last 3 weeks in the Netherlands and Spain.
http://www.jochenhertweck.com/upload/trains027.JPG http://www.jochenhertweck.com/upload/trains028.JPG http://www.jochenhertweck.com/upload/trains029.JPG http://www.jochenhertweck.com/upload/trains030.JPG http://www.jochenhertweck.com/upload/trains031.JPG http://www.jochenhertweck.com/upload/trains032.JPG http://www.jochenhertweck.com/upload/trains033.JPG |
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thank you for the variety raptor. |
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Speaking of futuristic, here are some photos of my favorite train ever...the Shanghai Maglev. I rode it 2 times in a row when I was there 2.5 years ago, it's simply awesome :D http://www.jochenhertweck.com/upload/trains034.jpg http://www.jochenhertweck.com/upload/trains035.jpg http://www.jochenhertweck.com/upload/trains036.jpg http://www.jochenhertweck.com/upload/trains037.jpg http://www.jochenhertweck.com/upload/trains038.jpg http://www.jochenhertweck.com/upload/trains039.jpg I also recently uploaded two videos on Youtube I took from onboard of the Maglev while it was going at the maximum speed of 431km/h (266mph) |
I know i have posted these photos before on other threads, but i feel they fit here too. I need to start uploading more pictures on my flicker account, haha.
Skytrain in Burnaby, BC (suburb of Vancouver) http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3531/...fd76219e_b.jpg Skytrain at night in Burnaby, BC. http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3115/...639b87fe_b.jpg Skytrain crossing the Fraser River in New Westminster/Surrey BC (suburbs of Vancouver) http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3019/...7dce7494_b.jpg West Coast Express commuter rail in Vancouver, BC. http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3067/...47b516a3_b.jpg And some Union Pacific cars that snuck into a photo i was taking of a new overpass under construction in Poco, BC (suburb of vancouver) http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3280/...bb514199_b.jpg All pics are my own. |
that maglev looks fun ride but could not ride that thing facing backwards. made that mistake taking a train across the NL. almost had to vomit.
anyway, here's a train (commuter?) in kure, japan http://www.pbase.com/mancusoj/image/26502477.jpg http://www.pbase.com/mancusoj/image/26502476.jpg |
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In the 1980s I volunteered with Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society's Nickel Plate Railroad locomotive 765. That was when there were mainline excursions with big power, at speed. All-day excursions with 500 or more seats often sold out both days of a weekend.
In this photo, NKP 765 is headed to Chicago in 1985 with one coach and a freight train to drop off at the EJ&E interchange. The engine will proceed to Proviso yard to power a series of excursions on the Northwestern. Here 765 waits in a siding in 1985 as a Norfolk-Southern freight train passes. The photo below is a link to a large set of NKP 765 shop and excursion photos on my web site:  |
^Rob, your knowledge has been a great contribution to this thread. I also really enjoyed your Nickel Plate Road page.
Some random Chicago shots from 2008... https://community.emporis.com/images.../07/634608.jpg https://community.emporis.com/images.../10/654814.jpg https://community.emporis.com/images.../10/654328.jpg https://community.emporis.com/images.../07/631856.jpg https://community.emporis.com/images.../07/631853.jpg http://images2b.snapfish.com/2323232...57245445nu0mrj http://images2b.snapfish.com/2323232...24547%3Cnu0mrj Michigan City 06-05-2008 http://images2b.snapfish.com/2323232...33643374nu0mrj http://images2b.snapfish.com/2323232...33643895nu0mrj Michigan City 10-22-2007 http://images2.snapfish.com/23232323...57342653nu0mrj http://images2.snapfish.com/23232323...57342659nu0mrj |
Nice shots, Shawn. Chicago area sure provides a wealth of railroad watching and photographing opportunities.
South Shore is good transportation (although they could do with more comfortable seats for the longer rides). They're economical, reliably on time, and frequent. Their cars and tracks are good for more speed than they now use; I'd like to see them fence some right-of-way and put in four-quadrant protection at the crossings, and kick the speed up to 80mph over much of the line. I've seen them hit close to 90mph late at night eastbound between Dune Park and Michigan City, and they handled it with no difficulty. |
Amtrak's Texas Eagle at Austin, TX March 6, 2009.
http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/f...akSpring03.jpg Observation Car on the Texas Eagle March 6, 2009 http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/f...eDomeCar01.jpg TRE (Trinity Railway Express) at Union Station in Dallas, TX. March 6, 2009. This train runs between Dallas and Fort Worth http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/f...Station002.jpg DART Train (Dallas Area Rapid Transit) at Union Station in Dallas, TX March 6, 2009 http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/f...Station001.jpg Amtrak's Texas Eagle at Austin, TX March 11, 2009 http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/f...akSpring01.jpg Amtrak's Texas Eagle at Austin, TX March 11, 2009 http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/f...akSpring02.jpg |
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