nice pics i also have rails acrost america i found it kinda boring all you do is connect citys
Nice job bring this place back.
Good to see things are going well.
Redneck- I will give your Website a check. Where can I go to find it?
I have some photos I took back in September That I want to show you guys.
BNSf 4323 racing through Perham MN. at 60 mph. These next few photos were taken in under a half hour. The Staples to Fargo line was shut down for 12 hours due to a couple of bridges being replaced. Once we heard the dispatcher say, "Boys, the Dam is open" we knew we had quite a few trains on our way. This was the first one.
BNSF 4505 came not even 5 minutes behind the 4323. And they came in a hurry. The line is open watch out.
Same 4505. Just another shot from a nice train.
Now this train was more interesting. The BNSF 527 is a B40-8. This locomotive is becoming harder to find. For those that are Santa Fe fans, they should recoginize this loco as an orginal AT&SF locomotive.
We could barely keep up with this train. Racing at 65 mph. That is hard to catch up to. We followed this train for wuite some time. Thankfully we heard him on the radio and new which way he was coming so we found a good spot and set up.
Another shot of the train. It was quite an evening of train catching.
Enjoy!
Happy railroading
James
Oscale, Your right that's all you can do if you leave things simple. But if you don't want to run up your debt and if you actually want to win the game you have to connect industries based upon where loads need to be delivered, which can become tricky. And also if you go to the scenarios where you compete with other computer players, soemtimes with little money and against steep time limits I at least find it a lot of fun.
James, some neat photos you've got there. I especially like the first and last ones. One suggestion if I may though, try bumping up your shutter speed a little bit the next time you go out. While most of the shots are fine, in one or two of the shots the train is slightly blurred, and this is more than likely because your shutter speed wasn't high enough for the speed of the train. I've found that usually something in the neighborhood of 1/400th to 1/600th is best for a fast moving train (like something going 60mph). Of course if the train is only going 10 or 20mph, then you can bump down the shutter speed to let more light into the camera.
Noah
CMSTPP wrote: Nice job bring this place back.Good to see things are going well. Redneck- I will give your Website a check. Where can I go to find it?I have some photos I took back in September That I want to show you guys. BNSf 4323 racing through Perham MN. at 60 mph. These next few photos were taken in under a half hour. The Staples to Fargo line was shut down for 12 hours due to a couple of bridges being replaced. Once we heard the dispatcher say, "Boys, the Dam is open" we knew we had quite a few trains on our way. This was the first one. BNSF 4505 came not even 5 minutes behind the 4323. And they came in a hurry. The line is open watch out. Same 4505. Just another shot from a nice train. Now this train was more interesting. The BNSF 527 is a B40-8. This locomotive is becoming harder to find. For those that are Santa Fe fans, they should recoginize this loco as an orginal AT&SF locomotive. We could barely keep up with this train. Racing at 65 mph. That is hard to catch up to. We followed this train for wuite some time. Thankfully we heard him on the radio and new which way he was coming so we found a good spot and set up.Another shot of the train. It was quite an evening of train catching.Enjoy!Happy railroadingJames
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Noah Hofrichter wrote: Oscale, Your right that's all you can do if you leave things simple. But if you don't want to run up your debt and if you actually want to win the game you have to connect industries based upon where loads need to be delivered, which can become tricky. And also if you go to the scenarios where you compete with other computer players, soemtimes with little money and against steep time limits I at least find it a lot of fun. James, some neat photos you've got there. I especially like the first and last ones. One suggestion if I may though, try bumping up your shutter speed a little bit the next time you go out. While most of the shots are fine, in one or two of the shots the train is slightly blurred, and this is more than likely because your shutter speed wasn't high enough for the speed of the train. I've found that usually something in the neighborhood of 1/400th to 1/600th is best for a fast moving train (like something going 60mph). Of course if the train is only going 10 or 20mph, then you can bump down the shutter speed to let more light into the camera.Noah
Thanks for the tip but I am not one with technology. With this older camera I'm not sure How to do any of that. I have never been taught. But this summer I will be upgrading to a Nikon Digital camera so I will be getting a booklet on how to do all of that stuff.
I have an older nikon which I got pretty cheap. Works for what I want it to do but I didn't get a booklet with it. So all that I should know is lost. Thats why I will be buying a digital body and a smaller lens to go with it. I can get one for about $500 plus a small lens. So about $600. That way I will beable to do all that you have mentioned but for now I will go off of wht I have.
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Allright sounds good. I will give it a look over. I already like the name of the website. Western rail. I model a railroad out in the west. The Milwaukee road!!
CMSTPP wrote:Thanks for the tip but I am not one with technology. With this older camera I'm not sure How to do any of that. I have never been taught. But this summer I will be upgrading to a Nikon Digital camera so I will be getting a booklet on how to do all of that stuff. I have an older nikon which I got pretty cheap. Works for what I want it to do but I didn't get a booklet with it. So all that I should know is lost. Thats why I will be buying a digital body and a smaller lens to go with it. I can get one for about $500 plus a small lens. So about $600. That way I will beable to do all that you have mentioned but for now I will go off of wht I have.Happy railroadingJames
James, Having a manual usually does help From what I'm told and have seen Nikon makes good stuff. A few of my friends shoot with Nikon and their stuff comes out pretty good. I'm a Canon guy myself though......
RR Redneck wrote:Personally guys, a camera is a camera. I dont care what brand it is or how much it costs as long as the thing takes a picture of whatever it is pointed at when I press the button.
Hey guys, I finally put my stereo in my room, and what better place than between my computer desk and the wall. LOL