trisonic Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 Yet another brilliant Mike Danneman photo of railroads snaking through the western half of North America. Impossible to model surely? Unless you know better................ http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=431132&nseq=8 Best, Pete. 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davknigh Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 "Impossible to model surely? Unless you know better................" Maybe T scale outdoors? Cheers, David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium BR60103 Posted April 7, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 7, 2013 One feature to ease the modelling burden: the coal loads are all identical and look like cast plastic ones. My wife noticed this when we were out there last fall. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 (edited) A few more pictures of railways in deep river canyons, these ones in British Columbia: CP in the Fraser Canyon south of Lytton - http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=420774&nseq=7 BC Rail in the Fraser Canyon north of Lillooet - http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=302737&nseq=8 CP and CN in Black Canyon on the Thompson river - http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=332683&nseq=8 Edited April 8, 2013 by pH 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted May 18, 2013 Author Share Posted May 18, 2013 (edited) Another of the Floy area of Utah. Apparently the photographer was on top of our mesa - good job he didn't miss the train...... http://www.railpictures.net/photo/436319 Beautiful, but who put up those fences? It is, of course, the "California Zephyr" Best, Pete. Edited May 18, 2013 by trisonic 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 Have you seen the picture taken from almost the same spot, but with a train further away in the distance? http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=266508&nseq=7 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted May 19, 2013 Author Share Posted May 19, 2013 Have now! They must be standing next to each other.... Best, Pete. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortliner Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 (edited) Pete - I don't know if you are a member of Train Orders.com but they frequently have photos like those - in fact there is one on there this morning. Rules of the board dom't allow me to post it on here Edited May 19, 2013 by shortliner Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted May 19, 2013 Author Share Posted May 19, 2013 I was a member Jack but I didn't visit enough to warrant paying for the privilege......I'm not "tight" but you have to "draw a line" somewhere! I don't like all the ads and stuff on RPN but it is free and has some superb work on it. I'm also a member of Railroad.net - that is a vast site and I can barely keep up with just the New Jersey section... Best, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted May 26, 2013 Author Share Posted May 26, 2013 Another incredible shot of the Zephyr passing through UTAH: http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=426911&nseq=30 Best, Pete. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted May 26, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 26, 2013 Pete Thats just how I remember the first trip we did to the USA and on this route in the same year as that photo back in 1989. Must take my other half on the Zephyr one day. Ian 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohmisterporter Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 If you are going to climb mountains to take pictures like these you make damn sure you have spare batteries with you. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davknigh Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 No mountains but GMD-1s and lots of grain cars http://blog.grumpysworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/cn1600_grain_19980912_candiac.jpg Cheers, David 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Wintle Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 In the North East you can manage things like these: http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=425989&nseq=3 http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=414977&nseq=5 http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=433974&nseq=1 Not quite the big sky of the west, but... Adrian 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted May 31, 2013 Author Share Posted May 31, 2013 I've driven over that bridge in the first photo too (and never saw the railroad). Perhaps I ought to open my eyes more, eh, Adrian? Best, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewC Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 Something to add to the thread. Aerial footage of following trains through the Tehachapi loop. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 (edited) IMO the CP Spiral Tunnels above Field BC are at least as remarkable as the Tehachapi loop - they each turn through about 270 degrees, but they do it underground! That means that any photos of trains travelling through them are not as spectacular as pictures of Tehachapi. However, here's a picture of a train passing downhill through the upper tunnel, which gives an idea of the scenery around them: http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=359790&nseq=5 (Upper portal on the far right, lower portal just behind the locos.) Edited June 3, 2013 by pH 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortliner Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 Thought this Earth Science "Picture of the day" fitted in quite well http://epod.usra.edu/blog/2013/07/ribbons-of-coal-in-utah.html 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted July 18, 2013 Author Share Posted July 18, 2013 (edited) Another one for the series. This time Thistle, Utah. Unusual trick of light/colour in centre of the photo, on "Billie's Mountain" (by Rolf Stumpf) http://www.railpictures.net/photo/443710 Enjoy! Best, Pete. Edited July 18, 2013 by trisonic 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold A Murphy Posted July 18, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 18, 2013 Like doesn't begin to cover that Mr T - what a fantastic shot. Best wishes, Alastair M Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Wintle Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 (edited) Another one: http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=10150 Yes, you can build your layout with settrack curves and straights... Adrian Edited July 19, 2013 by Adrian Wintle 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted July 19, 2013 Author Share Posted July 19, 2013 (edited) Adrian, beautiful in a Mordor-lite way! That river looks freaking dangerous! Best, Pete. PS That CN Livery is now one of my favourites, such a stand out! Edited July 19, 2013 by trisonic Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alastairb Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 Hi Gang If you want to really justify a 180 degree curve on your layout try modelling Caliente - albeit I think it scales out to about 10 ft radius in HO. Here's one I took in 2005: Regards Alastair 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 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 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 I can see for miles and miles and miles and miles and miles: http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=350545&nseq=61 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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