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" Golden hour shot '' of Male pigeons fighting .
Taken at 8.45pm the best light we have seen all day ! :-)
Thanks for taking the time to view.
Best regards Martin
Southern Pacific 4-8-4 #4449 heads Westbound up the Palmdale Cutoff on Cajon Pass in April of1986.
It was returning after being used in the "Tough Guys" movie that was filmed on the Kaiser Railroad.
Two going away views of AFT 4449 and train on her two day ferry run from Birmingham, AL to Alexandria, VA.
8-29-1976
Southern Pacific 4449, eastbound on the former New York Central Detroit-Chicago line at Michigan City, Indiana. The attractive loco was headed home after the Owosso, Michigan steam fest. July 2009.
SkyWatcher 70mm SK707AZ2 + Filter Thousand Oaks + super 10mm.
Edited with MS Picture Manager and Photofiltre.
It's possible to see the 4444, 4446, 4447, 4448, 4449. 4452, 4454 and 4455 spots.
After a highly successful Montana Daylight tour of the SP&S 700, her Portland roommate may a similar trip two years after. Although most of the week long trip was marred by bad weather there still were a few great moments spent trackside watching her stretch her legs across most of MRL's awesome railroad.
Rarely have I had the opportunity to photograph at sunrise because most weekends it has been overcast or a snowstorm lately. With the days getting longer now, I managed to squeeze in a winter scene on my way to work last week.
Looking for an opportunity......
Grey Heron
Ardea cinerea
Herons are often seen standing as still as a statue on their long thin legs in shallow waters of ponds and lakes patiently waiting for their next meal to swim by. These tall birds spend most of their time alone feeding mainly on fish but can be tempted by the occasional tasty mole! When feeling particularly lazy the heron will visit gardens with ponds for a quick and easy snack. Make sure you look out for these incredible birds in flight, their slow-flapping wings and long legs held out behind make them hard to miss!
SP 4449 was built in 1941 as a GS-4 "Northern" type locomotive. A 4-8-4 wheel arrangement, she is 110' long, 10' wide and 16' tall. The locomotive and tender weighs 433 tons, and it operates with a boiler pressure of 300 psi. Her eight 80" diameter drivers and unique booster truck can apply 5,500 horsepower to the rails and exceed 100 mph. The only remaining operable "streamlined" steam locomotive of the Art Deco era, this grand Lady of the High Iron pulled Southern Pacific "Daylight" coaches from Los Angeles to San Francisco over the scenic Coast Route and then on to Portland until 1955. Retired to static display at Oaks Park in 1958, most thought SP 4449 would never run again.
In 1974, she was selected to pull the American Freedom Train throughout the United States, and was subsequently rebuilt. SP 4449 ran for three years to the delight of over 30 million people. She is arguably one of the most beautiful locomotives ever built