The Fi***hat Got Away

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overall

Member since
December 2001
From: US
1,475 posts

Posted by overall on Sunday, February 8, 2004 7:31 PM

I have always wanted to photograph a BNSF "supercarrot". They show up in Nashville occasionally but I either don't have a camera or I see them from the office window but cannot get trackside in time.

The UP "Olympic Torch" engine has been here twice that I know of and I could not get a good shot at it either time. Oh well.

George

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coalminer3

Member since
January 2001
From: WV
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Posted by coalminer3 on Monday, February 9, 2004 1:38 PM

Too many to mention, but I'll share two with you.

I was at Saratoga, NY on a beautiful fall day, all set up to photograph the D&H's passenger train with it PAs. Here comes the passenger train, and here comes a freight behind a trio of C628s. They met right in front of my camera. Guess which train was closest to my site and blocked the PAs. I know, it was all Alco, but......

Then there was the time at Prince, WV when 614 was running. I was set up again for a nice shot, when it got blocked by a cut of coal cars on the lead going into Quinnimont - oh well....

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