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Running Light Vby ~classictrains

Photography / Transportation

I have been phenomenally lucky lately. Often managing to catch things which are just a little less than common. This is an EMD GP38-2 lease unit. It took me completely by surprise. I was standing here watching the NS units in the distance when this unit drifted quietly up from behind and passed me to slow and stop at the red. This was the only shot I got because there was no sound from the scanner and my camera was off.

In spite of the way this shot appears, I was not on the tracks when he came up on me. This is a stub ended siding and I'm shooting with full tele.

He is coming up on the BNSF west Eola lead and when the signal cleared he crossed over in from of the NS units and entered the yard.

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*CharukuNova Oct 7, 2010 Hobbyist Photographer

cool shot.

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~nicolapin May 9, 2009

hi chris
nice shades of Blue on this engine

you took it as a train-toy in his full size, it's funny, but awesome ! ^^

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~yankeedog Apr 27, 2009

Great shot! Is this is an old CR unit?
-YD

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~classictrains Apr 27, 2009

rrpix.net indicates that it was built as PC 7947 and then became CR 7947... interesting that the current number still has 3 of the same digits.

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~yankeedog Apr 30, 2009

I recon she's a sister of 7777 that was the local switcher over on the Connemaugh Division for a lot of years.
-YD

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*shenanigan87 Apr 27, 2009 Hobbyist Photographer

Holy moly, now that's some serious heat distortion!

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~classictrains Apr 27, 2009

It is also atmospheric distortion. Those NS units are about a mile away.

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*shenanigan87 Apr 29, 2009 Hobbyist Photographer

Might I ask what lens you were using?

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~classictrains Apr 29, 2009

It's a Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ30 with a 12:1 Leica zoom at full extension (420mm equivalent)

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*shenanigan87 Apr 29, 2009 Hobbyist Photographer

Damn, I need a tele

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