Trackside with Erik and Mike Volume 11

[Bergie]

Last night I posted the latest installment of Trackside with Erik and Mike. This week there's a CP-leased CEFX AC4400CW, a BNSF hopper in beautiful paint, a hot CN unit, and for my eastcoast friends, a CSX locomotive for the voting photo. (Enjoy Joe!)

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Erik

[jeaton]

Nice contest shots. What was the location? Any guess on the lading?

Jay

[locomutt]

Bergie,
I posted on this one,and it wound up going to Trains.com.
However, this is a great thead,hope you and Mike can keep it going!
And those are GOOD shots![^]

[cherokee woman]

I agree. I just can't decide which pic I like best. I think I like #2 best, thought #1 was a
tad too dark.

[dknelson]

Hi Erik - nice job as always. Wish you could have seen Duplainville back in Milwaukee Road days.
Have you guys ever gone to Byron Hill on the WC/CN? Just south of Fond du Lac -- you shoot from a bridge looking north on a large s curve. With the right lens some very dramatic shots are possible, and I think this is the ruling grade on the WC/CN (ex-Soo) line to Chicago -- the engines really work hard and in steam days this was a helper hill. Not too far a drive from Kalmbach headquarters.

Dave ("Waterford Avenue") Nelson

[Bergie]

QUOTE: Originally posted by jeaton

Nice contest shots. What was the location? Any guess on the lading?

Jay

We were north of Duplainville, Wis. a couple of miles. There's a former driveway that used to cross the tracks... now there are baracades there that closed the driveway. Makes for a good place to park.

As for the load, it was a Molten Sulfer train.

Bergie

[Bergie]

QUOTE: Originally posted by dknelson

Hi Erik - nice job as always. Wish you could have seen Duplainville back in Milwaukee Road days.
Have you guys ever gone to Byron Hill on the WC/CN? Just south of Fond du Lac -- you shoot from a bridge looking north on a large s curve. With the right lens some very dramatic shots are possible, and I think this is the ruling grade on the WC/CN (ex-Soo) line to Chicago -- the engines really work hard and in steam days this was a helper hill. Not too far a drive from Kalmbach headquarters.

Dave ("Waterford Avenue") Nelson

Hi Dave,

Mike's shot at Byron Hill mulitple times, but I've never been. I still need to get down to Waterford Ave with you a Keith sometime this summer.

Erik

[edblysard]

Shot # 2 appealed to me also, with the rest of the train trailing away into the distance, it made for a more eye pleasing composition.
Almost looks like a mechanical snake or centipeed, running down the tracks.

Ed

[JoeKoh]

Like #2.better light and sure Bergie send me pics of CSX in Wisc. I ll send you whats left to run on CSX here.
stay safe
Joe