Railfanning Everywhere East

BarstowRick Jun 29, 2014

  1. BoxcabE50

    BoxcabE50 HOn30 & N Scales Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

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    More steam! Starting off my day by watching this video:

    [video=youtube;JKMGkpcefKE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKMGkpcefKE[/video]
     
  2. BoxcabE50

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    I'd heard the name "Louisiana & Delta RR", but this is the first time I have seen anything in photo or video:

    [video=youtube;XgBZggu_J4w]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgBZggu_J4w[/video]
     
  3. BoxcabE50

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    This one is cool for hearing the older GE exhaust sounds:

    [video=youtube;ArcYRirxg4s]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArcYRirxg4s[/video]
     
  4. BoxcabE50

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    I'm really enjoying finding older GE stuff:

    [video=youtube;_XVr2PNDAFw]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XVr2PNDAFw[/video]
     
  5. BoxcabE50

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    More cool GE stuff:

    [video=youtube;U11J6Gx9520]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U11J6Gx9520[/video]
     
  6. BoxcabE50

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    Even though it is a replica, still fascinating to see this old 4-2-0:

    [video=youtube;QkyEIB4kxy8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkyEIB4kxy8[/video]
     
  7. Hytec

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    Ken, Lafayette is a lovely little tea kettle, thanks for posting.
     
  8. ddechamp71

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    Another one of the numerous G & W subsidiaries... ;)

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  9. BoxcabE50

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    I understand corporate branding, but the universal paint schemes sure rob individual operations of a real identity.
     
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  10. Hytec

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    G&W bought a bunch of SP lines in the late 1980s. Here's the Louisiana & Delta site.
     
  11. BoxcabE50

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    This is short but has wonderful sound. An old EMD F unit with an old ALCo FA. Santa train in Illinois, with borrowed museum equipment:

    [video=youtube;l85iMlF7tes]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l85iMlF7tes[/video]
     
  12. ddechamp71

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    Uh, uh, guess who is belching clouds of smoke: EMD or ALCO? ;)

    Dom
     
  13. BoxcabE50

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    Good old ALCo. So many times imitating a steam engine.
     
  14. BoxcabE50

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    Neat footage of Maine Two Foot stuff and more!

    [video=youtube;dHd5c5nc_UI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHd5c5nc_UI[/video]
     
  15. BoxcabE50

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    This is a nice pass, interesting photo location. But the darned diesels are throttled up:

    [video=youtube;XpdF5eUhhAg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpdF5eUhhAg[/video]
     
  16. BoxcabE50

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    Why you don't stand too close to railroad tracks:

    [video=youtube;hDLBYoKN1fU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDLBYoKN1fU[/video]
     
  17. BoxcabE50

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    Something about a steam whistle can really grab attention. Much more so than any diesel horn.

    [video=youtube;5vLjWl70HoA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vLjWl70HoA[/video]
     
  18. ddechamp71

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    Wasn't aware of any operative NPR Berkshires! And very strange consist indeed!

    Dom
     
  19. Hardcoaler

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    Amen on that. This videographer is WAY too close. Loose steel strapping on flat and lumber cars can also cut a bystander to ribbons. When I worked for the railroad many ears ago, we even had an open plug door fall completely away from a boxcar. Safety first always.
     
  20. BoxcabE50

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    Many, many times I have seen steel strapping along a right-of-way. I have seen logs and lumber askew. There is usually other stuff to be found, from brake shows to? I prefer a deeper angle of the train, so that alone keeps me back from most potential hazards. And if it is a fast moving train, I stay even further away.
     

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