Camera in the car?

Anonymous

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April 2003
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, September 7, 2004 9:30 AM

Wehever I travel nywhere, I'm always sure to bring a camera along with me. You never know what unusual train or great photo oportnity you may come acros.

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Anonymous

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April 2003
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 6, 2004 6:36 PM

I couldn't of taken the picture in my profile if I didn't keep a camera in the car with me. [:)]

It was well worth it that day.

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louisnash

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March 2003
From: Northern Kentucky
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Posted by louisnash on Monday, September 6, 2004 5:26 PM

I take my digital everywhere. Sometimes take the film camera also, depending on the sun. My digital camera sucks in direct sunlight. I took a photo of the L&N building in Louisville when visiting locomutt and cherokee woman and the sun was directly overhead. It came out OK, but I got the pic I wanted.

Brian (KY)

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rrnut282

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January 2001
From: MP CF161.6 NS's New Castle District in NE Indiana
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Posted by rrnut282 on Monday, September 6, 2004 4:44 PM

I should, but I find it hard to subject over $3000 worth of equipment to all the dust and bumps of the many construction sites I usually end up visiting. Not to mention, you never know who you will bump into...
If I had a cheaper camera, I would keep it with me more often. Someday, when I win the lottery.

Mike (2-8-2)

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Noah Hofrichter

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January 2004
From: Reedsburg WI (near Wisconsin Dells)
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Posted by Noah Hofrichter on Monday, September 6, 2004 4:13 PM

I usually keep a camera within abotu a 30 second run of me at all times when there's railroad opotunities approcing. When I know I'm getting near a track I'll get my camera out of it's case and turn it on, just in case..........

Noah

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bnsfkline

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From: St. Louis Area, Florrisant to be specific!!!!!!!!!
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Posted by bnsfkline on Monday, September 6, 2004 10:27 AM

I keep my Video Camera (Have shot over 7 hours of video the past 4 years) My digital (brand new, only 17 images) and my 35 mm (Over 1,000 plus photos) In my car. I have been able to get shots of BNSF 947, the vomit bonnet, and UP 3300, the united way locomotive. Other items I have shot is SP 100, UP 4000, DRGW 3130, SP 9476 (Final GP60) UP 3985, and of course, Lots of trains.

Jim Tiroch RIP Saveria DiBlasi - My First True Love and a Great Railfanning Companion Saveria Danielle DiBlasi Feb 5th, 1986 - Nov 4th, 2008 Check em out! My photos that is: http://bnsfkline.rrpicturearchives.net and ALS2001 Productions http://www.youtube.com/ALS2001

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Anonymous

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April 2003
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 6, 2004 9:24 AM

I keep a digital and usually a still with me. Always one of those with me and usually both, "just in case"!

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JoeKoh

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April 2003
From: Defiance Ohio
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Posted by JoeKoh on Monday, September 6, 2004 9:17 AM

Yep always have the camera batteries and extra fim.
stay safe
Joe

Deshler Ohio-crossroads of the B&O Matt eats your fries.YUM! Clinton st viaduct undefeated against too tall trucks!!!(voted to be called the "Clinton St. can opener").

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 6, 2004 9:08 AM

Everywheres I go, I have my cam corder with me.

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BNSFNUT

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January 2001
From: US
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Posted by BNSFNUT on Monday, September 6, 2004 8:55 AM

I carry a camera with me a lot.
But let me take it out of the car to down load the images into the computer and forget to take with me the next time I go near the RR and sure enough some thing of intrest will show up on the rails.[sigh]

There is no such thing as a bad day of railfanning. So many trains, so little time.

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Anonymous

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April 2003
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 6, 2004 3:56 AM

It seems like my digital camera spends more time in the car then it does on my desk, mostly out of lazyness, but more than once I have come across a train when I wasn't expecting it and was able to get some quick shots of it.

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tree68

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December 2001
From: Northern New York
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Posted by tree68 on Monday, September 6, 2004 3:44 AM

Since I usually shoot digital now, and also want to be able to "fire buff" as well as document our own fire incidents, the camera is virtually always with me in the truck.

Larry Whistling
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MP57313

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June 2001
From: L A County, CA, US
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Posted by MP57313 on Monday, September 6, 2004 12:52 AM

If I'm "thinking ahead", yes. If I'm going somewhere where I don't want to hassle with stashing a camera, I take a "Kodak one-use camera". At least I can get some pictures "for the record" even though they generally are not publication quality.