MinnKota Railfan
Candid Moments - Fish Creek, MT
People often ask me what draws me to travel the extents I do to capture railroads. It is true, the amount of miles railfans log can be astounding. The last 6 days I spent in Montana totaled 2300 miles on the Impala.
Why do we do it? Hard to say. Maybe it's the sights and sounds of 3000+ HP giants shoving tens of thousands of tons of metal up mountain grades. Maybe it's the friendly crews and the relationships you built. Maybe it's the unmistakable click and clack you here when steel wheels meet steel rails. Part of me thinks it's the candid moments like this picture captures. Down at the bottom of the Fish Creek bridge, the Clark Fork River rushes violently by. Above, a westbound coal train slides it's way across the impressive structure as the early summer sun slinks behind the mountains.
Mountains, rivers, pine trees, bridges, and rails. No worries, no cells phones, no interuptons. This hobby encompasses a lot of things; the purist in me is happy for those candid moments it produces.
Candid Moments - Fish Creek, MT
People often ask me what draws me to travel the extents I do to capture railroads. It is true, the amount of miles railfans log can be astounding. The last 6 days I spent in Montana totaled 2300 miles on the Impala.
Why do we do it? Hard to say. Maybe it's the sights and sounds of 3000+ HP giants shoving tens of thousands of tons of metal up mountain grades. Maybe it's the friendly crews and the relationships you built. Maybe it's the unmistakable click and clack you here when steel wheels meet steel rails. Part of me thinks it's the candid moments like this picture captures. Down at the bottom of the Fish Creek bridge, the Clark Fork River rushes violently by. Above, a westbound coal train slides it's way across the impressive structure as the early summer sun slinks behind the mountains.
Mountains, rivers, pine trees, bridges, and rails. No worries, no cells phones, no interuptons. This hobby encompasses a lot of things; the purist in me is happy for those candid moments it produces.