Midweek Photos 6/20/2012

Tim O'MalleyOGR Forum Member

The first day of Summer! My selection of photos this week returns to Arizona and the journey home for AT&SF 3751 and her train.

Here she is hauling the train out from the Grand Canyon Railway shop area to the station in Williams.

This would be my magic carpet for the day. Burlington dome lounge Silver Splendor.

The view from inside.

Snack time! Late afternoon goodies included bottled water and pretzel mix. The Passenger Guide covered all of the routes taken for the week.The train will reach Parker, AZ in the dark. The final part of the excursion will be in my next post.

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Saturday, May 19, the headquarters of the Arizona and California RR in Parker AZ was the departure point for 3751.

This 85 year old speedster is impeccably maintained, and the "weathering" provided by road grime seemed perfect.

This is a service stop in Cadiz, CA. It was a long, slow run over the A&C railroad, but the remainder would be on BNS's Transcon route.

A reminder that we will be on the chase of the Santa Fe along Route 66 is this Corvette.

On the move under the new signals.

Near Ash Hill, I was able to put my telephoto lens to use.

The outskirts of Barstow, CA

Arrival at the Barstow station. The long shadows indicate that we are running out of light. We would not catch up with the train until it entered Cajon Pass in the dark. More of my Western adventure will follow in the upcoming weeks.

How about you? Have you had any successful chases lately? Enjoy your summer, and post any great shots here.

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Former Pennsylvania Railroad tower at Brady Lake, Ohio. Is located on the Pittsburgh - Chicago line which is now Norfolk Southern. Photo taken June 14, 2012.