With inspiration from Mitch, ol' 97 is flying across the road. Actually about 30 MPH. The Valley sure runs a very quiet train. The whistle at the crossing is very low and unobtrusive. It would see... (more)
PRR 5809 hustles her train into the station at Altoona after being held at CP Works for about 15 minutes. Pan shot at 1/15.
Doing my best Mitch Goldman impression, CN 3254 races across the field just West of the Water Gap. This was my first attempt at a railroad pan.
She's not glamorous, she's not new, but she is back under steam pulling excursions in upstate New York for the first time in 7 years. Here is a pan shot at 1/25 at a whopping 10mph(if that)... (more)
NJT 4617 brings up the rear of a New York bound train.
A glint Panmore)
Note: You do not get the full effect from the thumbnail. The photo is a zoom-out pan taken at 1/10 and f/29. Notice the engineers arm on the whistle cord perfectly framed in the cab door.
NS 11J led by 9360 west around the Horseshoe Curve.
Streamlined for speed! Railroad: Pennsylvania RailroadLocomotive: EMD E8(A)Location: Altoona, Pennsylvania, USALocomotive #: PRR 5809Train ID: AMTK 975Photo Date: July 08, 2007
Wheels in motion! Pan shot. bw
Speeding along at 25 mph.
Engineer Gary Baksi is at full throttle and eager to let this high drivered 4-4-0 loose on the newly restored right of way on the vernerable Wilmington and Western Railroad. Back to my roots with... (more)
A friendly wave from the helper engineer on a loaded coal train downhill.
Pan Shot Great Western 2-10-0 makes her way back to her current home at the Strasburg Railroad.
475 may be just a freight hog, but she can certainly hustle along!
