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For Old Fart F unit Friday we have a helper set with 2 F7's and a GP7 on a caboose hop about to leave the Erwin terminal on November 24, 1973.
Standing in the mountains between storms can be frightening to some. The exiting rain, the coming dark, lightning approaching on the horizon. The mountains reflect our lives in subtle ways, the storms representing strife, conflict, turmoil within our lives, within our minds. No storm lasts forever though, and between the crashing waves of downpours, thunder, and the oppressive weight form above, we have these moments of peace. Moments of true beauty, wonder, sparks of the imagination. With that comes our responsibility to stand firm as the next storm spills over the edge, protect ourselves form the coming storm, and wait once again for the peace that comes between. The mountains are a reflection of ourselves, once just has to look and see.
Aperture: f7.1
ISO: 320
SS: 1/250th
Focal: 46mm
Fujinon 16-55mm
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It is 45 years ago today when I attempted to view Melbourne's total solar eclipse from the backyard. Sadly Melbourne’s fickle spring weather spoilt the party so I ended up running in and out of the house to also watch the event on TV.
The 8” f7 Newtonian telescope tube was purchased from Astro Optical Supplies in Sydney. My parents were very kind to drive me up and back for the purchase. The tube just fitted across the back seat of the car where I proudly nursed it all the way home. I built the mount with instructions from a book bought at the same time. For me it was a great achievement as I’ve never been a real handyman. The picture was taken by my sister with my Olympus OM-1 on Kodak Tri-x film which I used to develop and print myself in our bathroom.
The white circle marks on the fence next to the BBQ were created by Rod Marsh’s misses as wicket keeper 😉
Exercising my mind / Flights of fancy - making some digitial collages from found creative common elements and my own work
Delivered from ALCo in 1938, The Milwaukee Road F7 Hudson's were in my opinion, the most beautiful steam locomotives to grace the high iron. I personally never had seen one, but stories from my father and others brought the magnificent Hudson to life in my mind. Here in a summer of 1944 scene, engine 102 screams across the C&NW at Mayfair crossing, bound for Chicago Union Station.
MILW 102
Mayfair IL.
Summer 1944
Unknown Photographer
D.A.Longley collection
Gjæsingen, Frøya, Norway 24 August 2015.
Lovely island by Norways coastline. Only two persons live there all year, most of houses are vacation homes.
With both of Conway Scenic's steam locomotives currently out of service, recently restored Boston and Maine F7's #4266 and #4268 were used as a substitute to the Mass Bay Rail Enthusiasts 2023 "Steam in the Snow" fan trip. Despite the cloudy skies, the two old gals put on a good show, with a couple inches of fresh powder on the ground to boot.
The new stuff doesn't tickle my fancy but seeing these workhorses from days gone by restored to their former glory reminds me why I have a fondness for railroads and their history. There is no question that the best days of the railroad industry are dead and buried, but thanks to donations to the 470 Club and the hard work of many volunteers and Conway Scenic employees, history survives the test of time and the scrapper's torch in 2023.
Copywrite Thomas Schubert 2023
PATransit F7 #6690, crossing the Youghiogeny River on the B&O Keystone sub at Versailles, Pennsylvania. October 5, 1981. Jack D Kuiphoff © photo
#6690 was built as Southern Pacific F7A #6443 in 1953, became Wellsville Addison & Galeton #2200, then Port Authority of Allegheny County #6690, then Connecticut Department of Transportation #6690, and now Galveston Railroad Museum #315.
Much to my disappointment, the Keokuk Junction's road train picked up an additional GP20 before departing Laharpe the day before, meaning both F7A's would be "sandwiched" between them on their way into Peoria the following day from Kolbe. Although the power situation was lacking, the weather was perfect, and problems with the lift bridge delayed the train just long enough for the sun to swing to the south allowing for a decent shot over the Illinois River. 240 combined years of EMD product make their way back from interchanging with the Tazewell & Peoria railroad in East Peoria, Illinois with a whopping two cars.
WP F7 918-D is being prepared for an eastbound trip through the Feather River Canyon on the WP’s Third Subdivision. The 918-D is paired with GP20 2008 and F7 921-D.
Kodacolor Negative by Bob Black. Photo circa 1972. #1956
644 mm/F7 telescope
Sony A1
Total exposure time: 1.5 hr
see www.astrobin.com/8h1cau/ for more technical details.
Although I havnt posted recently I have still been out shooting but have preoccupied with planning our trip to Chicago for my 40th birthday then a trip to the lakes on our return.
Chicago is an amazing city, in our opinion every bit as good as New York where we went last year! One of my favourite things is the El train that runs around downtown via the Loop.
While Michigan Avenue gets all of the lime light I love Wabash Avenue which is the next avenue to the West. The El runs down part of it and luckily there is a station named Adams that is the only one on the Avenue out of three that has a crossing bridge meaning you can get this shot.
One day we had been on their version of the Tube to Logan Park and Bucktown just outside downtown and after getting back we were close to an El station so we looked at which line would get us to Wabash so I could take this shot. Epic fail in that I said we needed to get off the station closer to the river so we ended up having to walk back South about 1 mile which seems like nothing but when you've walked maybe 12 miles it was a chore, not so much for me but for Claire as I dragged her everywhere by then!
So in this shot youre looking North to Trump Tower which is on the river bank.
If you get the chance to go to the States I would look at Chicago, a truly amazing city!
Tech Info...
Panasonic G5 converted to Full Spectrum
Panasonic 14-24 kit lens
1/160s
23mm (46mm equivelant)
f7.1
ISO 160
Filters...
Hoya R72 (720nm)
Processing Info...
I opened the RAW file in DxO Optics Pro where I made some basic adjustments before importing a Tiff file to PS CS6. I used the Khromagery Action to swap red & blue channels and make some levels and hue sat adjustments.
Next I made some perspective adjustments to straighten the outer walls then used a Pro Contrast preset in Colour EFex Pro 4 to bring out some detail.
Lastly I saved the file in various sizes and formats before uploading.
Hopefully I will have many photos to upload from this trip and the lakes trip so keep an eye out :D
Milwaukee Road F7 111C at Savanna, Illinois on July 23, 1963, photograph by Chuck Zeiler. Left to right: 88C, 770, 111C, 72B.
Wabash F7 695 at Des Moines, Iowa on April 6, 1963, Kodachrome by Lou Schmitz, Chuck Zeiler collection. Built in July 1951 as Wabash F7 1174 ( c/n 12613 ) on EMD Order 3008, it was renumbered to Wabash 695 and later to N&W 3695.
Saturdays in south Jersey used to be quite a treat when the Southern Railroad of New Jersey (SRNJ) ran the Salem branch. Finding myself stuck in a Monday through Friday life in those years any shortline moving on a weekend was a welcome move.
The Salem branch was always an adventure for fans, and more so, the crew, because you never knew if the train would stay on the rails on any particular run. The power was quite eclectic, with a GP9 leading an old Providence & Worcester U18B on Type B trucks, and an ex-BLE F7 that some of you might recognize as something that has rotted on the Reading & Northern the past several years that will now apparently become a display unit in Temple, PA.
But this day, the odd trio has the freight slowly swaying through Acton, NJ on the way to Salem. This one did derail while switching at Mannington Mills when they got to Salem. Just another day for them at the time.
New York Central Railroad F7 1815 at Zearing, Illinois on March 21, 1965, Ektachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Built in February 1952 ( c/n 15426 ) on EMD Order 3098A, it eventually became PC 1815. The occasion of this photo was a steam fantrip on the CB&Q (note the fans on the tracks on the right), and Zearing offered a wye to turn the train where the CB&Q interchanged with the NYC.
Saint Louis Southwestern Railway F7 969 at Eola, Illinois on January 1, 1966, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. This locomotive was built in September 1952 ( c/n 17424 ) on EMD Order 6440. It is seen here in an eastbound CB&Q freight at Eola. Although the locomotive appears to be MUed to the CB&Q power, it was traded to EMD in January 1966. The following are comments by Ed Cooper and Bob Campbell:
Cotton Belt Locomotives states this unit was sold to EMD in January 1966. Cotton Belt sold seven F7s to EMD between January and March 1966. The train is eastbound and the 969 is going in to EMD on its last ride. Track orientation through Eola is east-west. The sun is always south in the northern hemisphere, especially in January. This photo is well lit so the sun is behind the photographer. It also appears that this unit has a blown engine as evidenced by the oil on the side. It is 13 years old and not fully depreciated. And the following are comments by Bob Campbell:
Ed Cooper got it correct - the train is eastbound, departing off the "Running Track" at the east end of the East Yard, Eola, heading for Clyde. I suspect the F7 went all the way in to Clyde roundhouse due to the elimination of firemen in freight service as a result of Board Award 282 in 1964. If the head brakeman broke the MU connections properly between the 982 and the SSW 969 at Congress Park, he would be entitled to a day's pay for assuming "fireman's" work. The Congo would have brought the F7 back to Congress Park later that day (maybe).
Chuck Zeiler got the direction wrong in his original caption and his second photo clearly shows the stack for Reber Packing Company which was on the north side of the mains and just west of Eola Road. In both photos, the track in the foreground is the EJ&E transfer where the "J" would pick-up transfers from the "Q".
Judging by all the oil on the carbody, fuel tank and L2 brake cylinder (which are Federal defects), I'm reasonably certain the 969's prime mover is no longer functioning, even though the air has been MU'ed with the rest of the consist (perfectly normal-no need to "boxcar" the F7). My two cents worth.