Re: SP18 At Laws on Saturday
| September 24, 2017 09:20PM |
Russo Loco Wrote:
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> Greg Scholl Wrote:
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> > Nicely posed shots. Could use some color,
> > don't you think – It's 2017 after all!
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> Too modern, Greg -
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> I for one think the B&W shots are just beautiful!
> If I could change anything, I'd weather #18
> – all of the histöric photos show a
> thorough coating of Owens Valley dust (mostly
> talc).
Yea I recently gave a presentation on the SP Narrow Gauge that featured photos from the Donald Duke Collection, from the 1940s through the end of the 1950s. About the only thing that was different was the engine not being filthy.
Otherwise there was a large amount of deja-vu going on. Felt like I was in my slideshow.
The rods and running gear were actually quite dirty from the injector overflow kicking up dust when venting steam instead of water. (the injectors were finicky through the weekend) Apparently the crew asked if anyone wanted it cleaned and everyone said "no!"
-M
Mike Massee
www.mikemassee.com - railroad photography, live steam and more
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> Greg Scholl Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Nicely posed shots. Could use some color,
> > don't you think – It's 2017 after all!
>
>
> Too modern, Greg -
>
> I for one think the B&W shots are just beautiful!
> If I could change anything, I'd weather #18
> – all of the histöric photos show a
> thorough coating of Owens Valley dust (mostly
> talc).
Yea I recently gave a presentation on the SP Narrow Gauge that featured photos from the Donald Duke Collection, from the 1940s through the end of the 1950s. About the only thing that was different was the engine not being filthy.
Otherwise there was a large amount of deja-vu going on. Felt like I was in my slideshow.The rods and running gear were actually quite dirty from the injector overflow kicking up dust when venting steam instead of water. (the injectors were finicky through the weekend) Apparently the crew asked if anyone wanted it cleaned and everyone said "no!"
-M
Mike Massee
www.mikemassee.com - railroad photography, live steam and more
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488 stops for water at Los Pinos tank on closing day Oct. 1979. Photo courtesy Don Richter
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