As a Civil Engineer I am interested in all bridges. I voted for Johnson's selection because of the starkness of the scene with the obvious necessity of avoiding grades and miles of track to make a lower crossing. My own favorite is the Tuckahannock Viaduct on the old Lackawanna RR. I am just as interested in the small truss bridge on the SP's old Redlands branch. How it could hold up anything larger than a motorcar is a wonder. The Carrizo Gorge wood trestle east of San Diego is another favorite and still in limited use.
Very excellent photos. Some of them make you feel you might just fall into them!
Steam, Snow, and a Bridge. Put them together nicely and you haveeEvery thing I need to vote for Alex.
Otto You win most Unique Award!
Kathi - for superb composition [as usual] you nailed the theme.
Kent - if you had taken a photo from Indian Battle Park, along the Old Man River, below Mountain View, sharp 3/4 view, from the E end - you'd have nailed it.
No one had a photo of the bridge at Quebec?
Check out the Atlas of Alberta Railways for photos of the Lethbridge Viaduct under construction, and train[s] on the bridge.
All nice pictures - about 1/2 were off topic.
I liked Tom Daneman's view of the Canyon Diablo bridge. The low angle that put blue sky directly behind the train and the bridge structure made them both stand out very well. I've seen too many views of this bridge where the horizon line runs right through the train or bridge and that lack of separation is distracting. This shot nailed it with the train 'soaring' over Canyon Diablo.
Quite a few great images, but Tom's got my vote.
Lance Wales
8flagsAll nice pictures - about 1/2 were off topic.
How so? I mean, technically the High Bridge is a bridge OVER a railroad, but I don't understand how half are off topic.
Great shots! It came down to the first four for me. I liked the misty mountain look in Elrond's shot. And nothing says “bridge” more than Kent Johnson’s picture of . . well, just a big long bridge. Kathi's shot was perhaps the most intriguing and original view of a bridge. Andy’s scenery was a bit bleak, but I loved the big “S” curve. (Admittedly down the page I kept returning to Tom’s rocky canyon shot, but I think I’ll go with Kathi’s . . just because of the originality of the angle.) So many pictures, it was almost overwhelming this week!
A mile from the tracks, but I still hear the whistle! Cleveland, Tennessee
Just my opinion.......but this vol seemed to be the most "on topic" bunch that I have seen in quite awhile. Well done all, a very good set of photos.
Larry in Wauwatosa
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