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I had a history teacher in high school (one of my all time favorite teachers) who used to have a saying: "Participate in the great American pastime: sue somebody." That about sums up the situation nicely... Noah
My problem this year was that I was at the Badger football game on Saturday (a friend got a few of us tickets in the student section... good times!). Glad to see there was still a decent size turnout though. I recognize several faces, though there are others I've yet to meet. I always like the show, but after a couple of years of going I didn't see much different to make it worth the long drive every year. Of course, part of that stems from the fact that while I see lots of stuff I'd
WGN has some really good "Raw" fly-by video of the accident, along with a story: http://www.wgntv.com/news/wgntv-freight-train-derailment-nov1,0,6102117.story Looks to be quite a mess! Based upon the plethora of DME hoppers and the fact that it's supposed to be a CP train, I wonder if this was CP train 486 or 487 that runs to and from the DME at Winona? Just speculation on my part, as no engines can be seen in the footage (at least not that I saw). Noah
That seems to be the way things go in the world of railfanning: ebbs and flows. Sometimes you have a really good day, other times a bad day. And when you think about it, it's kind of amazing how many variables have to all come together to give you a good day. Sorry to hear this one didn't go so good Robby! Even though the weather wasn't perfect, I'd say you came away with some decent shots and some interesting catches, Jordan. Seeing a GP30 (I know, it's now rebuilt with a new
That is really an amazing layout! I might just have to go pick up the October RMC now, as I'd like to learn more. [quote user="steinjr"] Yup, Johnstown, Pa. You can read the story here: http://explorepahistory.com/cms/pbfiles/Project1/Scheme40/ExplorePAHistory-a0h1o0-a_514.pdf The web page above refers to a book I have heard is a pretty good work on the flood - David McCullough's book "The Johnstown Flood". McCullough is pretty good at making the human element of history
I know I don't post that much around here, but I still do read the posts regularly.School just keeps me busy enough that I don't always have a lot of time for typing. I'm glad to hear it sounds like things are getting better for you Carl! So, the talk about a runaway car in Colorado brings to mind one of my favorite, and true, railroad tales. It was told to me some years back by someone who was indirectly involved. I'll admit I don't remember all the details anymore and it was
I think I'm working too hard here at college. I've started seeing pink elephants... (ICE Local B50 with 2nd 170 power at Marquette, IA Oct. 4, 2009). What next? An ICE passenger special? Eight SD40-2s with 3300 feet of train? The SP 4449 running in the Midwest? Yeah, right. I've really got to stop this homework thing, it's driving me crazy... Noah
It's still coming to the ICE, just to the northern edge from Mason City - Marquette - LaCrescent. Being semi-conveniently located in Platteville, I'm already making plans to be in Marquette at about 10pm on December 10. That is, assuming of course they bother to do up a DME or ICE engine in lights again this year. If it's just a CP GE, well, then I don't know, since I've got about three sets of shots of that 20 miles from home... BTW, in case any of you were wondering (which I
[quote user="WIAR"] It's not a "hotspot" like places around Chicago of course, but I'd suggest Crivitz, WI. I spent a Saturday morning there once watching action on the Escanaba & Lake Superior and I wasn't disappointed. That's where the old MILW north-south line between the Upper Peninsula and Green Bay meets the line to Marinette (there's a wye there), with both lines operated by the ELS. The lady at the ELS office told me that was their hotspot and I
I voted for Andy's shot this week, probably based mostly on the "wow" factor. When I first saw the photos it was the one that I said "I wish I'd been there to photograph that too!" I always like the dramatic effect storm clouds can lend to railroad picture. I do however admire Mr. Yuhas' photo this week - 1/80th of a second at night of a moving train and you came away with a pretty nice picture! I'm amazed! Sure it may be a high ISO shot, but it's still rather
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