Yeah, but how do we know that this is really a b&w photo and not just a colour one shot on a dreary Ohio day? I mean, c'mon, that gaudy Penn Central paint scheme!
Steam lovers will love this one, brand new F7 catching a ride back to shop.
Les
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These were shot on B&W film. I used to by bulk 100 ft rolls. I only printed a few pictures then because it was not affordable to me.
I always figured someday to print all of them, but then along came the digital era and the darkroom work was suddenly obsolete, and even with purchasing scanners it was so much cheaper to digitize the pictures.
Now if I want a print I just upload the photo and have them made for 6 to 12 cents each.
Charlie
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