Midweek Photos 2/8/2017

Tim O'MalleyOGR Forum Member

Greetings once again! Wednesday is here, and it brings another episode of Midweek Photos. Check out your own pics of the real world of railroading, so we can make this thread a winner. clapping

Here we go...

I thought this current week would be a washout, since I could not catch a train at the few sunny moments we have had. Then this train showed up on Tuesday afternoon. The Delaware Lackawanna Railroad came into Steamtown, (Scranton, PA) with quite a haul from the Norfolk Southern yard in Taylor, PA.

While not exactly sure what is under the tarps, these metal containers are part of a power plant construction project underway in Jessup, PA, about 10 miles from Scranton. With the loads, that are longer than the flatcars, they need other flats as spacers. All together, there are 25 cars before counting regular freight cars in the train.

Looking at the units involved, C425 no 2457 received a new coat of paint last spring, and look at her now. These Alcos have been working hard this year.

Third in the lineup of units is C425 no 2461. This and a sister locomotive, 2452, started life as Erie Lackawanna units, and were the first to operate on the line when D-L took over freight service in 1993. One of these days, one of the EL units will get a new paint job in historic EL markings, and the other will be painted in the Genessee Valley Transportation two tone gray.

That is my contribution for today. Time to head out and see what other trains there are to discover out there. Have a great week, and Happy Valentine's Day to anyone who celebrates.

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Two23OGR Forum Member

I have a few, only a few this time. I took some shots with my Chamonix 4x5 several weeks ago and just got them back. I love using the 4x5 with my old lenses! They have limits, of course, but that's the thing with photography--you create images that will work with the camera you have. Visualize the image and then set up a camera to capture it. So, a few shots:

1. Kimball, SD Former MILW line, now Dakota Southern Railroad. The sidings are being used for tanker storage. I love abandoned grain elevators, and this one is in a good spot. Lens was a Goerz (Berlin) 90mm in Compound shutter made about 1918. A hundred years ago it was tremendously expensive!

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2. Kimball, SD Another view, using a 240mm Dagor (Berlin) in Compound shutter from about 1914.

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3. Ihlen, MN. Cargill grain complex on the BNSF Marshall Sub. I love checking the active elevators to see what power they have sitting around for shuffling hoppers. The snow began to pick up as I snagged this SD-9. In the Midwest, dinosaurs still tread the earth! Lens was 1922 Voigtlander Heliar, 150mm.

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I was planning on heading out last Friday night to take a few shots, but my wife intervened and said I didn't look so good. Like most guys, I've learned to not tempt fate by ignoring my wife's instincts. Future headline: "Remains of Foamer Missing Since 2017 Found by Possum Hunters." I felt worse as the night dragged on, finally collapsing and falling down the stairs about 2 am. A trip to the ER ensued, and they placed two stents in the very nick of time. I had no previous warning or family history, and have long avoided "unhealthy" foods. At dawn I saw the sun beginning to rise and had a nurse turn the bed so I could better view it. I said out loud to the nurse and my wife, "Fulget amica dies, jam fugere et nubila et procellae." "What?" asked the young nurse. I replied, "Mozart. One of my favorite works." I'm actually in solid shape now (other than a smashed face), and will be back out in a couple of weeks.

Fulget amica dies,
jam fugere et nubila et procellae;
exorta est justis
inexspectata quies.
Undique obscura regnabat nox,
surgite tandem laeti
qui timuistis adhuc,
et jucundi aurorae fortunatae
frondes dextera plena et lilia date.

The friendly day shines forth,
both clouds and storms have now fled;
for the righteous there has arisen
an unexpected calm.
Dark night reigned everywhere [before];
arise, happy at last,
you who feared till now,
and joyful for this lucky dawn,
give garlands and lilies with full right hand.

W.A. Mozart, 1773: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLF5Ph2moKs

Kent in SD

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MontclaireOGR Forum Member

On Monday, members of the Project 505 Team debuted an LGB trolley painted in Scranton Transit colors for use by WNEP, the local ABC affiliate. This station uses an outdoor set for weather forecasts called the 'backyard' that includes a loop of G-scale track. We used this opportunity to highlight the Electric City Trolley Museum in Scranton as well as our current Go Fund Me campaign.

Committee member Norm Barrett pictured.

Some video here:

http://wnep.com/2017/02/07/tal...share=email&nb=1

http://www.facebook.com/scrantontrolley505

https://www.gofundme.com/new-d...scranton-trolley-505

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Borden TunnelOGR Forum Member

Two23 posted:
I have a few, only a few this time. I took some shots with my Chamonix 4x5 several weeks ago and just got them back. I love using the 4x5 with my old lenses! They have limits, of course, but that's the thing with photography--you create images that will work with the camera you have. Visualize the image and then set up a camera to capture it. So, a few shots:
1. Kimball, SD Former MILW line, now Dakota Southern Railroad. The sidings are being used for tanker storage. I love abandoned grain elevators, and this one is in a good spot. Lens was a Goerz (Berlin) 90mm in Compound shutter made about 1918. A hundred years ago it was tremendously expensive!
2. Kimball, SD Another view, using a 240mm Dagor (Berlin) in Compound shutter from about 1914.
3. Ihlen, MN. Cargill grain complex on the BNSF Marshall Sub. I love checking the active elevators to see what power they have sitting around for shuffling hoppers. The snow began to pick up as I snagged this SD-9. In the Midwest, dinosaurs still tread the earth! Lens was 1922 Voigtlander Heliar, 150mm.
I was planning on heading out last Friday night to take a few shots, but my wife intervened and said I didn't look so good. Like most guys, I've learned to not tempt fate by ignoring my wife's instincts. Future headline: "Remains of Foamer Missing Since 2017 Found by Possum Hunters." I felt worse as the night dragged on, finally collapsing and falling down the stairs about 2 am. A trip to the ER ensued, and they placed two stents in the very nick of time. I had no previous warning or family history, and have long avoided "unhealthy" foods. At dawn I saw the sun beginning to rise and had a nurse turn the bed so I could better view it. I said out loud to the nurse and my wife, "Fulget amica dies, jam fugere et nubila et procellae." "What?" asked the young nurse. I replied, "Mozart. One of my favorite works." I'm actually in solid shape now (other than a smashed face), and will be back out in a couple of weeks.
Fulget amica dies,
jam fugere et nubila et procellae;
exorta est justis
inexspectata quies.
Undique obscura regnabat nox,
surgite tandem laeti
qui timuistis adhuc,
et jucundi aurorae fortunatae
frondes dextera plena et lilia date.
The friendly day shines forth,
both clouds and storms have now fled;
for the righteous there has arisen
an unexpected calm.
Dark night reigned everywhere [before];
arise, happy at last,
you who feared till now,
and joyful for this lucky dawn,
give garlands and lilies with full right hand.

W.A. Mozart, 1773: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLF5Ph2moKs
Kent in SD