There are lunar signals that are used on the cantilever at Clinton. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I took this one on September 16, 2014 while I was east bound on the CP rails along the Frasier River in British Columbia. The CP and CN run a joint line along the river with most all the west bound traffic using the CN and the east bound using the CP. The rail grinder train (I think) is on a siding running on the CN against traffic.
Mount Rainier Scenic RR making a move from Elbe to Tacoma a few years back. This is north of New Reliance.
Snow is gently falling as a westbound manifest splits the signals at MP 16.6 west of Des Lacs, ND: And for the manual focus crowd, a bit of advice: when shooting time exposures at night, it pays to re-check your focus after removing the lens cap! Doh....
Good power line edit Russell! I waffle on editing my photos, wanting them to be authentic on one hand, but wanting the composition to be clean on the other. I finally settled on always keeping the original DSC file from the camera so as to retain the original unfettered image, and then keeping and enjoying the edited jpg. This way I cover both bases. Having come to digital via 35mm film, I do my best to shoot from locations where editing isn't necessary, but sometimes it can't be helped. Between power lines, cell towers and billboards, rail photography can be very frustrating ......
I usually just filter out people. What really bugs me is when some event happens like a steam locomotive going through town and all the fans forms a photo line so they can get a good shot. Usually some fool just strolls up in front of everyone and stands there or even sets up a tripod. Then they get real belligerent when you ask them to move. Rail fans are usually well mannered folks but I have witnessed some very tense moments.
Life in America today. The 'I am more important than anyone else' attitude. Selfish, self-centered. Just utter stupidity on display.
The DPU of a WB BNSF manifest peeks between the grain bin and derelict grain elevator at Lonetree, ND.
