Re: Speaking of vintage telegraph...
| March 20, 2014 04:32PM |
Mark Valerius Wrote:
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> And yes, I too don't mind seeing the poles and the
> lines in the pictures, just as much as having
> people or more importantly, railroaders, in
> pictures. Without them, it is nothing more than a
> still life with a soul.
Sometimes the best pictures are the ones that include people, and the funniest are when the crew turns the camera on the horde of foamers driving with one hand, and filming with the other.
This brilliant gentleman was pacing a 10mph train on a road with a 35 mph speed limit and kids playing in front yards.
I, unfortunately, didn't get a picture of the accident that happened last year on an Iowa Interstate Railroad steam trip benefiting a fire department. Somebody was filming the train, realized the train was stopping, and tried to turn around on the two-land road. He didn't see the oncoming car in the other lane that was making a right turn at the grade crossing. The rest is pretty self-explanatory.
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> And yes, I too don't mind seeing the poles and the
> lines in the pictures, just as much as having
> people or more importantly, railroaders, in
> pictures. Without them, it is nothing more than a
> still life with a soul.
Sometimes the best pictures are the ones that include people, and the funniest are when the crew turns the camera on the horde of foamers driving with one hand, and filming with the other.
This brilliant gentleman was pacing a 10mph train on a road with a 35 mph speed limit and kids playing in front yards.
I, unfortunately, didn't get a picture of the accident that happened last year on an Iowa Interstate Railroad steam trip benefiting a fire department. Somebody was filming the train, realized the train was stopping, and tried to turn around on the two-land road. He didn't see the oncoming car in the other lane that was making a right turn at the grade crossing. The rest is pretty self-explanatory.
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