I thought it would be neat to see the photos from some of our members, outside of a formal contest atmosphere, so I decided to start this thread with that concept in mind.
What I hope to see posted here is the unusual, odd, old and unknown.
Hopefully some of our better known members, like Chris May, will grace this thread with their work, but I would like to see everyone’s work too!
Have a photo of a car or locomotive you need help identifying, post it here, have a photo like the ones I am starting out with, of a unusual locomotive, in this case, an MPI International Locomotive headed for Australia and classed by the Aussies as an MP33C, they belong to the CBH group, a grain co-op there.
Powered by a Cummings V-18, the order for 22 locomotives includes several in narrow gauge and some in standard gauge.
Seen here, this one and 3 of its brothers are getting their final finish work and accessories, (mirrors, wipers, toilet paper hanger, radios all the odd stuff) at the diesel shop on the PTRA in Houston, prior to being loaded on to a ship bound for Oz.
The shop is managed by Wabco, the parent company of MPI, formerly Motive Power Inc., formerly MK Rail, and before that, Boise Locomotive. (whew)
The other shot is of a pair of old hoppers, either from grain service or plastic service, (Carl will know) on the head end of a Ethanol unit train, there is another pair on the tail end.
Note it is clearly marked Buffer service, these four cars remain on this train all the time.
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edblysardWhat I hope to see posted here is the unusual, odd, old and unknown.
You want a picture of me?
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zugmann What I hope to see posted here is the unusual, odd, old and unknown. You want a picture of me?
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e390/MikeMacDonald/LEJ2.jpg
I think the Elephant is voicing his displeasure to the engineer and is about to leave a token for him.
Norm
How about a Conrail air compressor?
Norm48327 I think the Elephant is voicing his displeasure to the engineer and is about to leave a token for him.
She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw
Or a "Stop Whaling" intermodal trailer?
-Don (Random stuff, mostly about trains - what else? http://blerfblog.blogspot.com/)
wanswheel http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e390/MikeMacDonald/LEJ2.jpg
Looks like the elephant has already left some presents!
Never too old to have a happy childhood!
oltmannd Or a "Stop Whaling" intermodal trailer?
Clipper Exxpress has long been known for wildlife artwork on some of its trailers.
I knew that the Central Vermont and the Grand Trunk were affiliated, but hadn't realized that they connected...
Carl
Railroader Emeritus (practiced railroading for 46 years--and in 2010 I finally got it right!)
CAACSCOCOM--I don't want to behave improperly, so I just won't behave at all. (SM)
This was a lucky "grab" shot, although I kind of wish I'd have thought of it for the last photo competition. If any of our engineers plays the part, it's this guy. Unlit cigar and all.
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...
Larry, I photographed one of those quintessential engineers the other day. Spent his career at Amtrak and when he retired, started volunteering...sometimes it's tough to get away from the railroad!
Looks to me as though the elephant has taken a "love interest" in the locomotive.. I've known some railfans who've had similiar inclinations.
~ John A. Swearingen
How about this result of a grade crossing accident. The RDC had a minor dent on the pilot, but I suspect the van will end up even more damaged when it gets pulled down. As far as I know the driver was just shaken up.
url [http://www3.telus.net/jsuther9/rails/1974-05-31A-Malton-Wreck.jpg]
CShaveRR I knew that the Central Vermont and the Grand Trunk were affiliated, but hadn't realized that they connected...
Johnny
Hey, I just now got it!
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"A stranger's just a friend you ain't met yet." --- Dave Gardner
An Amtrak engineer in the late 1980s gives his view on having his picture taken at New London, CT.
Kevin
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http://chatanuga.org/WLMR.html
And no wave….!!
Ed,
I was glad to see this thread when you first posted it; alas, it seems to not have generated the interest I had hoped for.
I thought it would be a nice alternative to the official "Photo of the Day" offered by Kalmbach, which is mostly a posting of a very few 'select' picture-takers, and if you're not one of them, good luck getting your photo on the site ( I will not mention any names (yet)).
A few months ago, as I had too much time on my hands, I tallied up the number of photos shown that were taken, and the percentages were way tilted towards the select few. I will admit, however, that lately there have been many more images taken by other contributors.
Z: Maybe because there is no fuss & feathers here and no notoriety. And I can't even help out unless you want to see a lot of pix of my shoes. (How does this thing work - click)
Why don't you post some?
zardoz Ed, I was glad to see this thread when you first posted it; alas, it seems to not have generated the interest I had hoped for. I thought it would be a nice alternative to the official "Photo of the Day" offered by Kalmbach, which is mostly a posting of a very few 'select' picture-takers, and if you're not one of them, good luck getting your photo on the site ( I will not mention any names (yet)). A few months ago, as I had too much time on my hands, I tallied up the number of photos shown that were taken, and the percentages were way tilted towards the select few. I will admit, however, that lately there have been many more images taken by other contributors.
If the forum software allowed users to directly upload their photos from their computers I am sure there would be more photos loaded.
There is forum software that does - but not Kalmbach's.
Easy solution, create a Photobucket site…its free, you don’t get spammed, it is easy to upload from and post with it, and all forums I have ever been a part of allow it to post.
You upload to photobucket, then copy the image link to any Word program, and add your text there and then highlight the entire document including the photo link and copy, then on the trains site, click reply, when the reply box opens, there is an icon at the top with w blue W in it, simply click on the W and your photo and text will copy to the reply box, click on the insert logo and post.
Done.
I too had wished this thread would generate more interest and more readers photos…I don’t intend for it to be a personal photo blog, and I had hoped it wouldn’t become a place for folks to cut and paste others work, or the joke photos….more along the line of a resource where you could post a photo of say, a locomotive or car you needed to have identified or need more detailed info on, and folks like Carl could post such info.
Maybe a snap shot from your younger days showing a depot or location, and you need to know where…that kinda thing.
Got a shot you think folks would like to see,or you just want to show it off, I was hoping it would show up here.
Ah well….
The local job the other day:
The rear one is a Cotton Belt patch.
You just never know what the UP will send up to Wisconsin.
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edblysard Easy solution, create a Photobucket site…its free, you don’t get spammed, it is easy to upload from and post with it, and all forums I have ever been a part of allow it to post.
Creating the extra steps to put pictures on 3rd party sites is the 'drag' on user submitted images. Just more 'crap' to do to get to the end result.
I didn’t realize it was that much work.
Once the Photobucket or Flicker account is created, it’s only a few mouse clicks worth of effort to post a photo, at least for me.
Tell ya what, since Kalmbach won’t give us everything we each want, in the manner we want it, let’s just allow this thread to die and skip the whole idea.
Photobucket is a lot easier than Flickr to post photos directly anymore.
Looking through what I have edited, I realize I am in one heck of a slump. Haven't really shot anything good in ages.
So I dug this up from 2010. A pair of York Railway (G&W-owned) CF7s back their cars to the NS York yard to drop off outbound cars.
I have always been partial to this quick grab photo:
Semper Vaporo
Pkgs.
I have lots of MOW photos, but I'm not amenable to putting them on Photobucket for others to pirate. Besides, there are some in those pictures who would likely not want to be identified. Some were captured with complicity of those parties.
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