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Re: American River Tuesday, 2021
We have quite a few geese around here.? There were more in the river, but I didn't like the shots of a bunch of them as well as the angles I took of 2 swimming together.?? Canadian geese are NOT an
By Mike Tisdale · #987 ·
American River Tuesday, 2021
1 May 2021 was Amtrak's 50th anniversary and I wanted to get a photo of the California Zephyr to mark the occasion. Dad and I had seen the last westbound per-Amtrak City of San Francisco on 2 May 1971
By Mike Tisdale · #986 ·
Re: Vermont
Mike, Posts on Facebook are on the Pan Am groups pages, typically. Other FB group pages for New England railroads, as well, such as for the former Boston & Albany (CSX Boston Line now), VRS, CSX
By Dave Saums · #985 ·
Re: Vermont
Thanks for the insights, Dave.? I will have to look for more of Jennifer's photos as this one jumped off the monitor at me when I saw it. Mike Tisdale On Sunday, May 2, 2021, 02:21:14 PM PDT, Dave
By Mike Tisdale · #984 ·
WP Monday, 1981
May 2, 1981While driving home on J Street from Railfair 1981 in Old Sacramento, I must have seen a headlight when crossing the WP track and pulled over to photograph WP 3545 east. Backdrop is the
By Mike Tisdale · #983 ·
Re: Vermont
Jennifer is an excellent photographer and I always admire how different some of her locations and images are. Her drone is new and a nu.ber of really quite interesting images have been posted. This
By Dave Saums · #982 ·
Fw: Token Exchange Friday, 1980
My friend Grahame, who organized the Sri Lanka trip in 1980, sent this in reply to my photo of the KV line token exchange. Mike Tisdale ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Grahame McDonald
By Mike Tisdale · #981 ·
Re: Token Exchange Friday, 1980
Thank you, Grahame.? You were standing near me when I shot the token exchange photo, but I don't know if you "wasted" any film on the diesel.? ?I also shot the token exchange with the 4-6-4T on the
By Mike Tisdale · #980 ·
Re: Amtrak Sunday, 1977
Thank you,? Bill.? The fact that it wasn't blocked off and that the platforms were intact made me believe that it had been fairly recent. I'd seen an article in Railfan about shooting rush hour at
By Mike Tisdale · #979 ·
Vermont
Is this what you think of when you think of Vermont railroading? It summed it up pretty well for me. For one, it is a Vermont Ry train, it is reflected in a lake and the scene features rolling hills
By Mike Tisdale · #978 ·
Re: Amtrak Sunday, 1977
This post got me to wondering "when did South Street close? Someone checked this. I did a web search and found this thread?https://railroad.net/viewtopic.php?t=157354 "South St is in the 5/74 public
By Bill Hough · #977 ·
Utah
Nick DAmato framed the UP's Moab, Utah train in Corona Arch, catching it in exceptional light. There are not many places outside of Utah, where a train can be framed in a natural arch.
By Mike Tisdale · #976 ·
Amtrak Sunday, 1977
June 7, 1977, Metroliner, New York to to Washington. Newark, New Jersey, South Street. South Street was no longer in service in 1977, at least nothing stopped there while I was there for afternoon
By Mike Tisdale · #975 ·
Stack Train Saturday 2008
February 23, 2008 Heading north to Sunset-Whitney, SD70M 5169 leads a stack train toward the Feather River Canyon. The tunnels on Donner Pass had not yet been notched, requiring double stack trains to
By Mike Tisdale · #974 ·
All Aboard Amtrak! The 50th Anniversary of America's Railroad
https://sites.northwestern.edu/amtrak50/ Bill Hough
By Bill Hough · #973 ·
Token Exchange Friday, 1980
Photo of the Day: The driver of a Kawasaki N2 diesel of Sri Lanka's 2' 6" gauge Kelani Valley line exchanges the single line token with the station master of Base Line Road station on the outskirts of
By Mike Tisdale · #972 ·
Texas
I spent 9 months in the Air Force in Texas, first at San Antonio for basic training and then at Wichita Falls for tech school, in 1977-78. This was before the Powder River coal traffic exploded and
By Mike Tisdale · #971 ·
Yolo Bypass Wednesday, 2014
Eastbound Capitol Corrider train at the Yolo Bypass between Davis and Sacramento, California. The F59 is pushing the train. The controlled point near here is called West Causeway. 27 April 2014 Mike
By Mike Tisdale · #970 ·
Dolton Tuesday, 2010
Coming off the former Chicago & Eastern Illinois, a CSX train turns east onto the B&O Chicago Terminal. 26 April 2010¡ª in Dolton, Illinois. Mike Tisdale
By Mike Tisdale · #969 ·
FW: ¡°Celestials,¡± film premiere and discussion, hosted by the Chinese Historical Society of America (CHSA)
Of possible interest. Phil Burton Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 7:03 AM To: philip-b@... Subject: ¡°Celestials,¡± film premiere and discussion, hosted by the Chinese Historical Society of
By Phil Burton · #968 ·