Hardcoaler and an old soldier rye looking well worn Sepp K with some black and white in color HemiAdda2d doubling up kevsmith celebrating 50 badlandnp and some electric car fuel BuddyBurton took the west fork Phillip H had a smoke RailMix doing a little reflecting r_i_straw with a “Grande” exit
At the “West Fork” before the bad moment for a Semi Driver. Driver realized he wasn’t going to make it under the 13ft restriction. He had to turn around at a farmer’s driveway and head back west, while CPKC 261 was running overhead. Here’s the entire video- Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Generally, when I shoot any rail photo that includes a highway, a vehicle of some kind arrives at the worst time possible and ruins the shot.
Always enjoy your photos and the comments, keep it up. Just for the heck of it, I am going to add a completely off topic photo, aviation, and wonder if any of you ever saw this.
In September of 1992, I was aboard a Union Pacific excursion train powered by 3985 between Houston and San Antonio via Valley Junction. At Valley Junction, the dispatcher for some unknown reason, put us in front of a high priority container Z train heading for Laredo. Every time that train had an opportunity to pass us, something cropped up to prevent it. A work train parked in the siding at Goss, crew change for the Z train at Taylor, etc. At some point, we had an obligatory photo run-bye where the excursion train stopped, de-boarded all the photographers, backed up, ran by the photo line, backed up again to pick everyone up and finally took off. On the scanner we were all amused by the consternation of the Z train crew on the radio. Finally in San Antonio we pulled onto another track approaching the old International-Great Northern (MoPac) depot. A line of photographers, most with tripod mounted video equipment waited across all the tracks for the train to pull in and stop. Nope, as soon as the excursion train and cleared the switch to the other track, the switch was realigned and the container train got clearance, it roared by trying to make up for lost time. By the time the double stacks had cleared, we had stopped at the depot and everyone was getting off. There were a lot of disappointed photographers on the other side of the tracks.
What a great selection! Unlike many others, he was fortunate enough to realize it before it was too late. Otherwise his trailer would have become a convertible. It happens more than occasionally around here, especially with dump truck drivers who forget to lower the bed before driving off... XB70 supersonic bomber, Mach 3 top speed and one of the main reasons why the Soviets created the MiG-25 interceptor. Haven't seen one myself, but it must have been quite the sight!
Yes, I have, but only because it's at the National Museum of the Air Force in Dayton, OH... As far as vehicles getting in the shot at the worst times, I hear that! Exhibit A:
The Valkyrie was probably the first plane I saw at the Air Force museum. Back then it was parked outside near the entrance. I remember, as a kid, thinking it was the most beautiful and elaborate paper airplane I ever saw! I believe two were built. One was lost in a midair collision. When the program ended, the museum received the other.
