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UER Forum > US: Northeast > Train Spotting. (Viewed 2113 times)
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Train Spotting.
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< Reply # 1 on 12/5/2016 6:25 PM >
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what loco model is that?




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what loco model is that?



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< Reply # 3 on 12/6/2016 3:14 PM >
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Great shots man i really dig the first one! any seats left or was it all empty?




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A beauty
Very cool find... and the colors.
More top side shots be nice, rarely see these anymore.
The trick to shooting the front end is to get enough height/distance to square it off. A good telephoto lense like 70-200mm works well.




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That CURVE on the train is cool! Not a bad pic in the bunch. NICE!




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Thanks guys.

I wish I had more time to shoot it. If you are facing the Locomotive the right side is down hill and thats def the best side to get a 3/4 shot. Having a small ladder would have been a huge difference maker. Def should get a telephoto on it Blackhawk, dead on would be great. I spent too much on my wide angle so I will not be lens shopping till late spring.

Here are a few bonus shots from the end of the street.

DSC08849 by damien look out, on Flickr

DSC08842 by damien look out, on Flickr

DSC08841 by damien look out, on Flickr




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and yea the cars are empty and falling apart. There are a few box cars there but sealed up tight enough I dont know whats inside.




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Not nearly as grand, but every time I've had the opportunity to sit and photograph them, they're not around!

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Man every time I look at these they get more awesome!!!




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Awesome shots, I have been wanting to get here.

The GG1 is basically the most slick and aesthetic locomotive ever built.



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Thaks guys.

Fun story to add on to this. Sold a print of the first shot in this thread to my BMW mechanic. Turns out my mechanics father use to run some train yards in PA a long time ago. He has always loved the GG1. We researched the numbers on the side of the train and it turns out its very likely its was one of the trains he use to ride back and forth to different yards as the years of operation matched his years of him running the yards.




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