Trackside with Trains.com Vol. 194 - "Tourist Lines" - is now live to view and voteThe latest round of our biweekly photo competition is now live. Four photographers submitted images for the theme "Tourist Lines."
This round's reader submission comes from Wendy Crim.
View the selections and vote for your favorite, then return here to discuss Vol. 194!
Brian Schmidt, Editor, Classic Trains magazine
No question in my mind...three three-quarters views of steam locomotives, and one spectacular shot of a railroad, a train, and great scenery (which I would expect on a good tourist operation). Mr. Lustig gets my vote.Though Thomas Nanos gets the "awwwww" factor. Tanks a lot!
Carl
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Four iconic shots...all equally great. Missing is the Steamtown shot and the California museum shot, the Sliverton shot. But that's no problem I voted for Tom Nano's Thomas the Tank Engine because Thomas the Tank has done more to make these and other tourist operations viable bringing to US children the concept of trains (and steam, too) plus an awarness and fondness for trains that wouldn't otherwise be today.
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I might vote for David Lustig's photo cuz it's not steam or a toy...but once again - where was the announcement of the theme?
Dan
CNW 6000 I might vote for David Lustig's photo cuz it's not steam or a toy...but once again - where was the announcement of the theme?
Indeed! I just happen to have a few dozen shots of a certain tourist railroad!
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tree68 CNW 6000 I might vote for David Lustig's photo cuz it's not steam or a toy...but once again - where was the announcement of the theme? Indeed! I just happen to have a few dozen shots of a certain tourist railroad!
Larry, this would have been the time for your photos to get some deserved attention.
It was a tossup between the Cumbres and Toltec, and White Pass and Yukon...and I chose the latter only because I've ridden the line.
Tom in Nashville
I voted for the White Pass & Yukon shot for two reasons. First, graphically and compositionally it's a great shot, not the traditional 3/4 view of a steam engine. Second, although the theme is "Tourist Railroads", the WP&Y is in theory a working railroad that happens to appeal to tourists rather than an establishment created to draw tourists. All the effort that goes into preservation and presentation of tourist-road equipment is certainly worthwhile, but it's a little like seeing an animal in a zoo. It's a treat to see a rare old engine, but it's more fun (for me) to spot an ordinary train going about its business out in the wild.
What about GSMR or TVRR ? How about the steam in the southeast..
All pictures were good, but I went with Wendy's. The steam and expecially the ecectic mix of rolling stock behind made the difference.
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