Vote for your favorite image in Trackside with Trains Vol. 328: "Freight that can't wait!" Who captured it best this week? The poll is open through May 20.
http://trn.trains.com/photos-videos/trackside/2018/05/vol-328-freight-that-cant-wait
Brian Schmidt, Editor, Classic Trains magazine
I went with Robert Jordan's photo, from when the "Super C" was the hottest freight train in the United States. The location is very familiar and I took a similar photo about a year later.
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This is the best contest in a long while. The pictures were good either for their content or artistic merit. I coudn't really find one that combined both, so I went with the "home team" photo by Alex Mayes.
Bruce
So shovel the coal, let this rattler roll.
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I'll go with Dale Rockwell's wind turbine blades for export - shipments that miss their boat at port will be delayed a week to a month, depending on destination and shipping schedules.
Never too old to have a happy childhood!
Jordan's Super-C. Great train even if it didn't work out.
I, too, went with the Super C. None of the rest really said "can't wait" too me without the caption - the Juice Train wasn't obvious for being the juice train. Alex forgot the snow in his image.
Larry Resident Microferroequinologist (at least at my house) Everyone goes home; Safety begins with you My Opinion. Standard Disclaimers Apply. No Expiration Date Come ride the rails with me! There's one thing about humility - the moment you think you've got it, you've lost it...
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