Tag Archives: Railroad

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One Image, One Story: Evening Autorack

A train of autorack cars is approaching the eponymous city of BNSF’s Pueblo Sub on the evening of March 12th, 2018.Nikon D600, Nikon AF Nikkor 80-200mm f2.8D One of the fun parts of accumulating a […]

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Snowy Express at Downers Grove

A westbound Metra express train on the BNSF line blasts through the Downers Grove Station on a snowy February 11th, 2021.Nikon Coolpix A

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B&W Tonality

Crosshead DetailThe crosshead for the right cylinder of the Georgetown Loop Railroad’s locomotive #12. This locomotive originally was used in Hawaii. Burke and James 4×5 Grover Schneider Kreuznach 150mm f5.6 Convertible Symmar Efke 25 Developed […]

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New Work: Fill’er Up

Well, my streak of daily posts ended, alas. I’ve been under the weather for a couple of days (no tests but reasonably certain it’s not Covid after a video appointment with a doctor). One of […]

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TBT: Savanna Diamond

Today’s TBT post takes us to December of 2006 when I was out by the railroad diamond in Savanna, IL. A westbound Iowa, Chicago and Eastern train waiting at the Savanna, Illinois diamond as seen […]

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One Image, One Story: The Stuff Right Under Your Feet

In a previous post, I discussed the virtues of re-visiting familiar places instead of seeking out new ones on photographic outings. This post is going to add another dimension to that idea. I find that […]

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Cheyenne Frontier Days Train at the Terry Ranch

Yesterday, I had the opportunity to attend the first ever “Virtual Conversations” event put on by the Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Born out of necessity because of the Covid-19 pandemic, this was an […]

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One Image, One Story: CA&E No. 20

This is a shot of Chicago, Aurora and Elgin trolley car, No. 20. It was built by Niles Car & Manufacturing in 1902 and currently resides at the Fox River Trolley Museum in South Elgin, […]

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One Shot, One Story: Machinery at Rest

When I look at the photographers that I admire, I notice that a lot of them skew towards black and white work. Ansel Adams did some color work but I think most admirers of St. […]

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Cheyenne Frontier Days Train at Brighton

The 2011 Cheyenne Frontier Days Train steams past the Unimin facility in Brighton, Colorado on July 23rd. The Denver Post sponsored special was a fixture in Colorado for decades but made its last run in […]