Rockin at Rocker
Summer 1979 and I was headed to the west coast in pursuit of BN Alco's when I shot this severely backlit Milwaukee Road westbound crawling along at 25mph on rough track on the PCE near Rocker Montana. 146 and 174 head 96 cars and even though I was going in the same direction I "wasted" no more time on this job....another what was I thinking moment? June 14, 1979 and the MILW would soon be gone from the PCE. I sure regret not spending any time on the MILW while I was out there and this job was a perfect example as I could have just followed it along to Deer Lodge at least. But nope I had BN Alco's on my mind and didn't even check out Deer Lodge on my way by. I posted a B&W I took of this train earlier and without serious work in lightroom I'd have never bothered with this color version but hey it is the MILW out west in the summer of 79 and it's the only shot I took of a MILW train until I was back to La Crosse heading home.
Rockin at Rocker
Summer 1979 and I was headed to the west coast in pursuit of BN Alco's when I shot this severely backlit Milwaukee Road westbound crawling along at 25mph on rough track on the PCE near Rocker Montana. 146 and 174 head 96 cars and even though I was going in the same direction I "wasted" no more time on this job....another what was I thinking moment? June 14, 1979 and the MILW would soon be gone from the PCE. I sure regret not spending any time on the MILW while I was out there and this job was a perfect example as I could have just followed it along to Deer Lodge at least. But nope I had BN Alco's on my mind and didn't even check out Deer Lodge on my way by. I posted a B&W I took of this train earlier and without serious work in lightroom I'd have never bothered with this color version but hey it is the MILW out west in the summer of 79 and it's the only shot I took of a MILW train until I was back to La Crosse heading home.