Talltim Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 Another picture from the Andes (could as easily be the Moon). http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=522461&nseq=2 Its really difficult to work out where the line is, close to the train Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 (edited) Great use of black and white IMO: http://www.railpictures.net/photo/524408 and one quite local to me: http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=524433&nseq=101 Edited March 25, 2015 by pH 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 One from Arizona, and one from eastern Washington: http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=524764&nseq=10 http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=524696&nseq=78 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Glenwood Canyon, Colorado: http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=526279&nseq=15 http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=302213&nseq=40 http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=185699&nseq=72 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugsley Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=302213&nseq=40Now you're talking! More like this please Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted April 9, 2015 Author Share Posted April 9, 2015 Glenwood Canyon, Colorado: http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=526279&nseq=15 http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=302213&nseq=40 http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=185699&nseq=72 The opposite bank looks a great place to add in one of my other hobbies, fishing - good access too... Best, Pete. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 The D&RGW built the 35-mile Cane Creek branch in Utah in the early 1960s - it's now operated by Union Pacific. It serves a potash mine along the Colorado River, and also moves tailings from a closed uranium mine near Moab. The branch is quite different north and south of the Bootlegger Tunnel near Moab. Here is a shot of a Moab tailings train in the open spaces on the northern part of the branch: http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=489006&nseq=8A couple of pictures of northbound potash trains climbing from the banks of the Colorado to enter Bootlegger Canyon, leading to the tunnel:http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=526890&nseq=1http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=276308&nseq=50 And here is a southbound on the way to the potash mine, leaving the massive sandstone cut by which the line enters Bootlegger Canyon:http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=275817&nseq=55 The scenery in the area is spectacular and, as you can see, dwarfs the railroad and trains. Definitely worth a visit if you're anywhere near, even if trains are not frequent. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Some (really) big bridges, either by length or by height: http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=195147&nseq=46 http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=510312&nseq=6 http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=87494&nseq=37 http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=473563&nseq=2 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Wintle Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Some (really) big bridges, either by length or by height: http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=195147&nseq=46 http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=510312&nseq=6 http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=87494&nseq=37 http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=473563&nseq=2 They may not be as high, but there are some pretty impressive bridges in the east, too: The Rockville Bridge over the Susquehanna River on the NS (ex-PRR) main line http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=505381&nseq=11 http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=482817&nseq=27 http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=447940&nseq=40 The Susquehanna River bridge on the Northeast Corridor http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=401001&nseq=41 http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=447950&nseq=28 The Hell Gate Bridge http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=522947&nseq=0 http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=374805&nseq=7 Adrian 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glorious NSE Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 There's some pretty cool ones in the middle bit too:http://www.captureminnesota.com/photos/355998 https://www.flickr.com/photos/jimfrazier/106470066/ 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 An unusual view of the Horseshoe Curve at Altoona: http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=528670&nseq=0 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Wintle Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 An unusual view of the Horseshoe Curve at Altoona: http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=528670&nseq=0 That is a nice picture (as one would expect of one supplied by NS). The railfan park is on the inside of the curve in the middle of the picture. It's a nice place, but incredibly boring when there are no trains... Adrian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Superb sunset shot: http://www.railpictures.net/photo/536681/ and another from the UP's Cane Creek branch: http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=536788&nseq=7 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted July 1, 2015 Author Share Posted July 1, 2015 Love that, pH! Railroads on Mars...... Best, Pete. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Maybe not a railroad in a giant landscape, but certainly a railroad train in a giant landscape. (If you have the option, view in portrait mode.) http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=536926&nseq=10 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted July 2, 2015 Author Share Posted July 2, 2015 Great find, pH! Best, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 Great find, pH! Best, Pete. Pete, that was the last remnant of what had been a network of CP rail barge operations in southern British Columbia. I just missed seeing it - the first time I drove through the area was in 1989. The location shown in the caption (Nelson) is wrong. It's actually on Slocan Lake, I reckon somewhere between Slocan and Silverton. There's a steam engine at the bottom of Slocan Lake - a 2-8-0 fell off one of these barges in the 1940s. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 A whole album of "small train in giant landscape" pictures on Railpictures (over 300 pictures, some of which have already appeared in this topic). http://www.railpictures.net/album/12/ 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 A couple of recent shots from Railpictures: http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=538442&nseq=105 http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=538381&nseq=51 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Maybe not a 'railroad', and a cityscape rather than a landscape, but a great picture IMO (view in portrait mode if you can). http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=538849&nseq=109 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted July 20, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 20, 2015 Maybe not a 'railroad', and a cityscape rather than a landscape, but a great picture IMO (view in portrait mode if you can). http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=538849&nseq=109 I noticed the switch at the bottom of the picture. I wonder how that works on a cable car network? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Wintle Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 I noticed the switch at the bottom of the picture. I wonder how that works on a cable car network? They are 'grip' cars (continuously moving cable with a gripper on the car), so it would seem fairly easy to release from one cable, take the switch (crossover) on gravity, and pick up the next cable. I don't think it can be used going uphill. Adrian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
edcayton Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 (edited) Great use of black and white IMO: http://www.railpictures.net/photo/524408 and one quite local to me: http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=524433&nseq=101 The Canada one really blew me away. Superb! Thank you. Ed How have I missed this for four months? Edited July 20, 2015 by edcayton Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 One from New Zealand - http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=542229&nseq=100 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted September 2, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 2, 2015 Whilst not up to many of the great photos in Railpics, here is one taken of the BNFS line in Washington State from across the Columbia River at cascade Locks, Oregon. Each time I have tried to get a train with the sunlight in the correct position there hasn't been a train. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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