04-16-2009, 08:46 PM
Nutbar, that is a great shot, the depth of field there is quite good.
Here are some pictures my son took in Jan, 1977, a really brutal winter and Amtrak had a real rough time. The equipment was still heated with steam and the steam lines were freezing. This train was the westbound Broadway Limited, and he had to back through the cross-over at "Buckeye" in order to proceed west on #1 track . He was 9 hours behind the carded time at this point. In the first picture he is getting his orders for the move.
The track speed for passenger and freight was restricted to 10 MPH, and the temperatures were 22 degrees below zero. We had 3 weeks we didn't get to the freezing point.
Charlie
Here are some pictures my son took in Jan, 1977, a really brutal winter and Amtrak had a real rough time. The equipment was still heated with steam and the steam lines were freezing. This train was the westbound Broadway Limited, and he had to back through the cross-over at "Buckeye" in order to proceed west on #1 track . He was 9 hours behind the carded time at this point. In the first picture he is getting his orders for the move.
The track speed for passenger and freight was restricted to 10 MPH, and the temperatures were 22 degrees below zero. We had 3 weeks we didn't get to the freezing point.
Charlie