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Amazing Amtrak Photo

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Posted by ndbprr on Friday, February 8, 2008 2:41 PM

How did the photographer GET that picture?Shock <img src=" border="0" width="15" height="15" />

 

If he was smart with a telephoto lens.  If he wasn't he got buried which wouldn't be the first time.

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Posted by arkansasrailfan on Thursday, February 7, 2008 5:49 PM
Another reasons why trains are invincible(almost- well alot more than almost)
By the way what "Amtrak train"
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Posted by espeefoamer on Thursday, February 7, 2008 5:11 PM
How did the photographer GET that picture?Shock [:O]
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Posted by cnwfan51 on Saturday, January 12, 2008 7:08 PM
WOW  I got colder just looking at it   LOL
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Posted by Railway Man on Saturday, January 5, 2008 9:09 PM

Who knows, I may have a reason to take you up on that offer! Smile [:)]

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Posted by chefjavier on Saturday, January 5, 2008 9:02 PM
 Railway Man wrote:

 chefjavier wrote:
Are the enginners allow to ride the locomotive on those conditions? Confused [%-)]

Yes.  If the snow is so deep that the locomotive can't safely plow it, a snowplow of some type is shoved by the locomotive, or if it's too deep for that, the snow is bulldozed down until a snowplow can handle it.

Biggest thing a train ever hit while I was riding in the cab of an Amtrak locomotive was a tree of about 8" diameter.  We got down on the floor in case something came through the windshields.  It put a 1" deep gouge down one side of the carbody.

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Posted by Railway Man on Saturday, January 5, 2008 8:20 PM

 chefjavier wrote:
Are the enginners allow to ride the locomotive on those conditions? Confused [%-)]

Yes.  If the snow is so deep that the locomotive can't safely plow it, a snowplow of some type is shoved by the locomotive, or if it's too deep for that, the snow is bulldozed down until a snowplow can handle it.

Biggest thing a train ever hit while I was riding in the cab of an Amtrak locomotive was a tree of about 8" diameter.  We got down on the floor in case something came through the windshields.  It put a 1" deep gouge down one side of the carbody.

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Posted by chefjavier on Saturday, January 5, 2008 7:41 PM
Are the enginners allow to ride the locomotive on those conditions? Confused [%-)]
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Posted by hf1001 on Friday, January 4, 2008 8:40 AM
well at least you agree with me!
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Posted by Nataraj on Friday, January 4, 2008 1:03 AM
WOW..... thats pretty cool
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Posted by JT22CW on Thursday, January 3, 2008 10:00 PM

Okay.  Call me jaded, but I missed the "amazing" bit.  After replacing the shear pins on my snowthrower, all the photo reminds me of is the last few days of plowing the driveway…

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Amazing Amtrak Photo
Posted by hf1001 on Thursday, January 3, 2008 6:15 PM
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