Allegheny1600 Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 (edited) Hows this? https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7517/27855990720_a2388b1e8b_k.jpg Eastbound Chicago and North Western Railway freight train near Lake Benton, Minnesota, on July 23, 1976. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-25-08-08 It's worth exploring the whole page too as there are some stunning photos here: http://www.railphoto-art.org/collections/bjorklund/chicago-and-north-western/#! Cheers, John. Edited June 18, 2018 by Allegheny1600 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 Possible inspiration for a micro layout, though it would need a lot of scenic work: http://www.railpictures.net/photo/661466/ 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortliner Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 Possible inspiration for a micro layout, though it would need a lot of scenic work: http://www.railpictures.net/photo/661466/ What a WONDERFUL photo! Almost like a John Allen G&D model! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 Three levels of track on the mountainside: http://www.railpictures.net/photo/665047/ 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted August 5, 2018 Share Posted August 5, 2018 (edited) In the Interior of BC: http://www.railpictures.net/photo/666430/ From the road high above this spot, I've taken pictures of the CN track on the other side of the lake: http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/70346-railroads-in-a-giant-landscape/?p=1139146 Edited August 5, 2018 by pH 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 (edited) CN along Seton Lake in BC: http://www.railpictures.net/photo/666664/ The Kaoham Shuttle - https://www.flickr.com/photos/unclegal/14882460258 is now the only passenger train to operate along this section of track. In a previous job, one of my sons got to travel this line (the former BC Rail line from North Vancouver to Chetwynd) on foot and by speeder. Having under-estimated the time it would take to walk a section one day, in the late afternoon the CN employee travelling with them flagged down a freight to get them into the next town. I was most jealous! Edited August 8, 2018 by pH 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted August 8, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 8, 2018 CN along Seton Lake in BC: http://www.railpictures.net/photo/666664/ The Kaoham Shuttle - https://www.flickr.com/photos/unclegal/14882460258 is now the only passenger train to operate along this section of track. In a previous job, one of my sons got to travel this line (the former BC Rail line from North Vancouver to Chetwynd) on foot and by speeder. Having under-estimated the time it would take to walk a section one day, in the late afternoon the CN employee travelling with them flagged down a freight to get them into the next town. I was most jealous! We travelled on the penultimate BC rail RDC service from North Vancouver to Prince George back in 2002. Was a great trip for a long weekend from the UK as only had two days leave left for the trip. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 Almost black-and-white, but not quite: http://www.railpictures.net/photo/667189/ 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 Columbia River gorge: http://www.railpictures.net/photo/668692/ and Deschutes River Canyon: http://www.railpictures.net/photo/668613/ 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted August 28, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 28, 2018 Columbia River gorge: http://www.railpictures.net/photo/668692/ and Deschutes River Canyon: http://www.railpictures.net/photo/668613/ Maryhill is where there is a completed mini Stonehenge Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 Maryhill is where there is a completed mini Stonehenge A couple of years ago, the results of an attempt to photograph a BNSF westbound from that 'henge' (it's high on the hill above the BNSF line on the north bank of the Columbia) convinced me I needed to buy a better camera! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted August 28, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 28, 2018 A couple of years ago, the results of an attempt to photograph a BNSF westbound from that 'henge' (it's high on the hill above the BNSF line on the north bank of the Columbia) convinced me I needed to buy a better camera! I also tried to photo a train with Stonehenge in the shot but there were no trains due to a maintenance window Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 Siberia (no, not that one): http://www.railpictures.net/photo/673922/ Don't the locos look small? 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 A couple of pictures that really fit the topic title: http://www.railpictures.net/photo/676179/ http://www.railpictures.net/photo/676149/ 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 Above the clouds: http://www.railpictures.net/photo/677278/ 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted November 29, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 29, 2018 (edited) Not quite giant landscape but great aerial video Edited November 29, 2018 by roundhouse 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 Weird California scenery - scenes from Star Trek V: The Final Frontier were filmed in this area. http://www.railpictures.net/photo/679074/ 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jamie92208 Posted November 29, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 29, 2018 Weird California scenery - scenes from Star Trek V: The Final Frontier were filmed in this area. http://www.railpictures.net/photo/679074/ That's a fascinating photo of the Trona railway. IIRC Searles is a branch that runs sort of north east from Mojave then the Trona railway carries on to the mines for quite along way. Trains had a fabulous long article in the 70's I think called RX for a broken jawbone" The jawbone is on the branch and there was a tunnel with lots of wooden supports that caught fire. It was going to take several months to sort it so SP reinstated a very steeply graded and curved shoofly that had been used to bypass the tunnel during construction days. There were some fabulous photos of rows of SD45's pulling the Trona trains over the shoofly. Jamie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 The wide-open spaces of Arizona: http://www.railpictures.net/photo/679985/ http://www.railpictures.net/photo/679984/ http://www.railpictures.net/photo/679980/ 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 Am I the only person who thinks the surveyors for this line could have done a better job? http://www.railpictures.net/photo/681287/ Actually, something similar has been done before - scroll down to the 'History' section on this page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunnel_Mountain 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Regularity Posted December 24, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 24, 2018 Have a look at Red Hill/ Redhill Tunnel, just south of Trent Junction. (52.8719782, -1.2649660) Could easily have curved left of the outcrop, without affecting the speed of running, and it dates back to 1838! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendell1976 Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 Here's a picture of the Bonneville Salt Flats during sunrise in Western Utah. The Interstate 80(I-80) freeway traverses this desert between Salt Lake City, Utah and Reno, Nevada. http://www.railpictures.net/photo/277515/ Wendell Idaho, USA 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendell1976 Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 Here's a picture of Union Pacific's 4-8-4 steam locomotive crossing the American Falls Dam bridge in American Falls, Idaho. American Falls is along the Interstate 86(I-86) freeway between Boise and Pocatello. http://www.railpictures.net/photo/614404/ Wendell Idaho, USA 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendell1976 Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 Union Pacific's 4-8-4 steam locomotive crossing the Interstate 84(I-84) freeway at King Hill, Idaho(between Boise and Twin Falls). http://www.railpictures.net/photo/337568/ Wendell Idaho, USA 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendell1976 Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 Here are some pictures of Glenwood Canyon between Denver and Grand Junction, Colorado. The Interstate 70(I-70) freeway and the Colorado River traverses this canyon. Union Pacific(formerly Rio Grande, then Southern Pacific), BNSF, and Amtrak all utilizes the Glenwood Canyon for transcontinental travel. I have driven through this canyon a lot of times within the last two decades(mostly as a professional truck driver). http://www.railpictures.net/photo/549151/ http://www.railpictures.net/photo/410112/ http://www.railpictures.net/photo/391886/ http://www.railpictures.net/photo/294107/ http://www.railpictures.net/photo/382802/ http://www.railpictures.net/photo/169165/ http://www.railpictures.net/photo/174808/ Wendell Idaho, USA 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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