Point of Rocks, MD
7:01pm
June 10, 2007
7:43pm
Mack's (slightly less) Recent Railfan Photos
1st Half 2007
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This guy caught us a bit by surprise, identifying himself as what he was -- weed sprayer.
Point of Rocks, MD |
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...an Eastbound manifest going onto the Old Main 7:43pm |
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Cass Scenic Railway Cass, WV June 9, 2007 |
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Southbound 058 with a load of armored Humvees goes into the siding to pass 38Q Shenandoah Junction, WV |
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| Photos from a rather busy weekend
at the railfan parking lot, North Collier Yard, Petersburg, VA May 12 & 13, 2007 |
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After a morning workout hike in the Shenandoah I headed down off the mountains to see what railroad action I could catch. Approaching Luray I received info of a Northbound 38Q and its opposite, Southbound 37Q, both headed my way.
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37Q 2:03pm |
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Spring is here and that means chores. We were on the roof of the station but with camera nearby so as not to miss the likes of this Northbound #227 Boyce, VA 10:45am April 28, 2007 |
| ...later, a Southbound #228 with the inactive codeline framing the shot. Boyce, VA 12:33pm |
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Down off the roof for lunch in Berryville, VA, and to catch this Southbound 11R 1:30pm |
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After Berryville we decided to see CSX action a bit farther North at Shenandoah Junction, WV
#376 Eastbound coming through the crossover under a dark sky. 2:54pm |
| The dark skies followed us back to Boyce where I shot this Southbound #203 coming into town 5:08pm |
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36Q Northbound 5:33pm |
#16T was coming North and I should have been ready but I wasn't. As the Main Street crossing gates came down I found myself in the wrong position with the wrong lens. The result wasn't bad though. |
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The final chore for the day was to dispose of a large pile of brush. Well, we had an idea and trains cooperated as did this Northbound #204. 11:35pm |
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For this Northbound #212 I moved farther back and used a different angle and lens to "tighten" things up and capture the headlight through the operator's bay window.
We were a bit puzzled at first by how "blurred" the headlight trail was. Then it occurred to me: the heat from the flame! DUH!!! 1:23am |
Nifty how "serendipity" works. I knew a Southbound #213 was coming but nearly didn't bother because I hadn't thought about how to shoot it. I set my camera just in time and caught this -- I like it the best of all that night! 1:50am |
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| 11R coming across the Shenandoah River bridge at
Riverton, VA 2:36pm |
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37Q passing the H-56 milepost Riverton, VA 3:19pm April 22, 2007 |
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38Q coming North with a rather nifty load Riverton, VA 3:45pm April 22, 2007 |
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| 12R by the station at Boyce, VA 5:47pm |
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214 Northbound in the last light of the day Ashby, VA 7:58pm April 22, 2007 |
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Southbound 203 by the blooming dandelions, Boyce, VA 5:30pm |
| A Westbound on track one coming out of Montgomery Tunnel, VA 11:18am |
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| 38Q Northbound through Stuarts Draft, VA 1:19pm |
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Snow melting off the station roof and platform adds contrast to the clear air at Point of Rocks, Maryland. 3:44pm |
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A bit contrasty and distorted by the wide angle lens, but, I like the shot. 6:09pm |
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I've never seen a flock* of Turkey Buzzards until this afternoon. While waiting on a track inspector to clear (he was causing quite a bottleneck) I noticed these black specks circling to the East. As they moved overhead my estimate was well over a hundred. Hmmmm, I guess I should've looked around for Alfred Hitchcock. ;) *I've since learned that a "flock" of buzzards can be referred to as a "committee." I work a short distance from the U.S. Capitol building in Washington and I can say authoritatively that that is very appropriate! |
| 6:54pm March 18, 2007 |
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6:55pm March 18, 2007 |
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