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ka0sx
 
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< on 6/9/2009 1:37 AM >
|  | | | So i know this isn't quite urban, but I was at Niles canyon rail yard today with some people and luckily we actually met one of the workers there and he gave us a tour of the cars trains and let us into a few of the restoration projects.
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<Reply # 1 on 6/9/2009 7:41 AM >
| | | | Awesome find mate! I'm sure RG will be slobbering all over these shots in no time! 
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<Reply # 2 on 6/9/2009 9:16 PM >
| | | | Huh? Wha?
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<Reply # 3 on 6/9/2009 9:21 PM >
| | | | Did they make you sign an injury liability release waiver? The two times I went, they didn't make people sign anything, but lately with more people visiting (and it's perfectly allowed to visit during open hours), I heard they started to make people sign a waiver in case you twist an ankle or whatever when walking around the place.
I recognize some of those cars from when I visited.
Honestly, though, I think your fisheye lens is taking away from the beauty of those machines. Just my opinion. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, though...right?.
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<Reply # 4 on 6/9/2009 11:41 PM >
| | | | Posted by cambrianguy
Did they make you sign an injury liability release waiver? The two times I went, they didn't make people sign anything, but lately with more people visiting (and it's perfectly allowed to visit during open hours), I heard they started to make people sign a waiver in case you twist an ankle or whatever when walking around the place.
I recognize some of those cars from when I visited.
Honestly, though, I think your fisheye lens is taking away from the beauty of those machines. Just my opinion. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, though...right?.
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they do make you sign, and there were no more when we went but the guy was cool enough to over look the fact.
I didn't bother taking the fisheye off for the exterior pics, i should have, but i didn't, however the interiors are pretty hard to get a good shot of without having an super wide angle or fisheye.
I wish there was still a real zeppelin flying around somewhere, i would chase it around the world =P
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<Reply # 5 on 6/9/2009 11:49 PM >
| | | | Posted by ka0sx
... I wish there was still a real zeppelin flying around somewhere, i would chase it around the world =P
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There is. Moffett Field has one you can rent for SF Bay tours. Expensive tho.
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<Reply # 6 on 6/10/2009 1:45 AM >
| | | | Posted by RailGuy88
There is. Moffett Field has one you can rent for SF Bay tours. Expensive tho.
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bleh! zeppelinNT that flies around the bay is not a true zeppelin its semi-rigid design and the interior is complete hogwash no nostalgia. I had been tempted to take a ride in it though but the owner is actually over charging as he is struggling to pay the maintainence and finance.
I ment a zeppelin as in the full rigid airships of the 30's such as the Graf or Hindenburg, these had elegance and class.
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<Reply # 7 on 6/10/2009 3:35 AM >
| | | | Love it! I practically grew up in Niles.
Next trip up I'm going to try to get some pics of the "Secret sidewalk" and some shots of the water tower area at the end of the canyon.
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<Reply # 8 on 6/13/2009 10:36 AM >
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Here are some images I recently took out at Niles Canyon Railway, these where taken during an organized night shoot.
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<Reply # 9 on 6/14/2009 7:58 AM >
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Awesome pics! Please PM me when this happens again... I want to be there!! 
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<Reply # 10 on 6/14/2009 11:52 AM >
| | | | Posted by ka0sx
bleh! zeppelinNT that flies around the bay is not a true zeppelin its semi-rigid design and the interior is complete hogwash no nostalgia. I had been tempted to take a ride in it though but the owner is actually over charging as he is struggling to pay the maintainence and finance.
I ment a zeppelin as in the full rigid airships of the 30's such as the Graf or Hindenburg, these had elegance and class.
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Best of luck to ya' on that. I'd LOVE to take a cruise on a true airship, but nothing like that exists anymore, ANYWHERE.
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<Reply # 11 on 6/20/2009 8:05 AM >
| | | | Nice pics. I like the fish eye lens shots! Makes the train hallways look even more narrow!
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ka0sx
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<Reply # 12 on 6/20/2009 7:10 PM >
| | | | Posted by RailGuy88
*drooling on the keyboard*
Awesome pics! Please PM me when this happens again... I want to be there!!
*wipes up the keyboard and drools some more*
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RG, i cant remember what the website was, the guy that showed us the cars gave told me but i had nothing to write the info down on. But if you go to the website for niles railway and contact them, asking when the next event is they will let you know, just ask for the next photo op or night shoot.
http://www.ncry.org/
and to RockinBus
I know they dont exist anymore hence in the OP i said "i wish"
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