Wendell1976 Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 This is the Southern Pacific running next to the Arkansas River in the Royal Gorge area of Colorado. http://www.railpictures.net/photo/477737/ Wendell Idaho, USA 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendell1976 Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Here are some pictures of Union Pacific's Cane Creek Branch in Moab, Utah. Moab is along U.S. Highway 191 near Arches National Park in Eastern Utah. http://www.railpictures.net/photo/670450/ http://www.railpictures.net/photo/612886/ http://www.railpictures.net/photo/660665/ http://www.railpictures.net/photo/535825/ http://www.railpictures.net/photo/535826/ Wendell Idaho, USA 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendell1976 Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 More pictures of Union Pacific's Cane Creek Branch in Moab, Utah. http://www.railpictures.net/photo/421053/ http://www.railpictures.net/photo/554115/ http://www.railpictures.net/photo/554980/ http://www.railpictures.net/photo/402423/ http://www.railpictures.net/photo/488962/ Wendell Idaho, USA 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 The aspens are turning: http://www.railpictures.net/photo/686329/ 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 This is a longer shot of the train shown in the photo Wendell1976 linked to in his post of January 19 above: http://www.railpictures.net/photo/689117/ 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JZ Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 On 23/07/2013 at 20:12, pH said: Spot the engine - I got it wrong at first, and had to magnify the picture to see it: http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=442566&nseq=0 View from the bridge. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 Columbia River Gorge, looking from Oregon across to Washington: http://www.railpictures.net/photo/691768/ The landscapes produced by volcanic action in these two states can be amazing. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendell1976 Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 (edited) Here are some more pictures of the Columbia River Gorge. These are pictures of the Union Pacific on the Oregon side of the Columbia. All of these pictures are in the Hood River area. In the first two pictures, the train is next to the Interstate 84(I-84) freeway. Mount Hood is in the background of the third picture. I have traveled through this beautiful area a lot of times(to and from Portland) as a professional truck driver. http://www.railpictures.net/photo/623115/ http://www.railpictures.net/photo/593608/ http://www.railpictures.net/photo/488172/ Wendell Idaho, USA Edited March 24, 2019 by Wendell1976 Typo error. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 UP's Cane Creek branch (again!): http://www.railpictures.net/photo/692550/ 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 (edited) And yet another of the Cane Creek branch, but from an unusual viewpoint: https://www.railpictures.net/photo/694716/ Edited April 22, 2019 by pH 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendell1976 Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 On 21/04/2019 at 22:25, pH said: And yet another of the Cane Creek branch, but from an unusual viewpoint: https://www.railpictures.net/photo/694716/ Nice picture. Wendell Idaho, USA Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendell1976 Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 (edited) Two pictures of the San Francisco Cable Cars. The first picture features the Transamerica Pyramid building and the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge in the background. The second picture has the world-renowned Alcatraz Island in the background. https://www.railpictures.net/photo/654440/ https://www.railpictures.net/photo/693715/ Wendell Idaho, USA Edited April 25, 2019 by Wendell1976 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendell1976 Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 Two pictures of Washington, DC. In the first picture, a CSX freight train is crossing the Washington Channel. In the second picture, Amtrak's Carolinian is also crossing the channel. The Washington Monument is in the background. Washington, DC is famous for having a vast amount of cherry blossom trees. https://www.railpictures.net/photo/608471/ https://www.railpictures.net/photo/579742/ Wendell Idaho, USA 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendell1976 Posted April 27, 2019 Share Posted April 27, 2019 Here's a picture of a Metrolink commuter train in Chatsworth, California. The train is going through a tunnel at Santa Susana Pass. Chatsworth is part of the City of Los Angeles. https://www.railpictures.net/photo/659691/ Wendell Idaho, USA 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 Maybe we should just start a new topic solely for pictures of UP's Cane Creek branch: https://www.railpictures.net/photo/696107/ https://www.railpictures.net/photo/696094/ 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendell1976 Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 On 04/05/2019 at 21:38, pH said: Maybe we should just start a new topic solely for pictures of UP's Cane Creek branch I would support that wonderful idea! Wendell Idaho, USA Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendell1976 Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Here's another picture of a Union Pacific Railroad locomotive switching cars off of the Alaska Railroad barge at Harbor Island in Seattle. The barge had arrived from Whittier, Alaska. The iconic Space Needle is in the background. https://www.railpictures.net/photo/584200/ Wendell Idaho, USA 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Regularity Posted May 7, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 7, 2019 Interesting photo: the curved track has far fewer rail joints, to assist in smooth running and reduce derailments. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JZ Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 In two weeks time I'll be travelling along here. https://www.railpictures.net/photo/590446/ 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendell1976 Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 Here's a picture of a Union Pacific train during a solar eclipse in Weiser, Idaho. The eclipse happened at about 11:30 am local time. Weiser is on the Snake River(Idaho/Oregon border), about 60 miles(96 kilometers) northwest of Boise. https://www.railpictures.net/photo/627794/ Wendell Idaho, USA 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendell1976 Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 Here's a picture of a Union Pacific 150-year anniversary museum train in Boise, Idaho. The train is next to the Boise Depot. https://www.railpictures.net/photo/411118/ Wendell Idaho, USA 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 One of the dozens of pictures of UP Big Boy 4014 on Railpictures: https://www.railpictures.net/photo/697268/ and spot the drone! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Boucher Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 The first few minutes of this "big boy" video certainly fit this topic. Simply a stunning piece of video. (and yes, I already posted it in the "big boy to return to steam" thread...) 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 This topic started with a Mike Danneman photo and there have been several since. Here's another, and I'm sure it won't be the last: https://www.railpictures.net/photo/699164/ 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePipersSon Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 Are you sure it's not a model? Tom 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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