Re: Railroaders with Cameras get Exclusive Shots . . .
| June 21, 2018 02:44PM |
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Dirk Ramsey Wrote:
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> Andy Payne, who wintered in Pueblo at the time,
> grabbed his camera and said "I now have exclu-
> sive shots". Andy was hosteling that winter.
IIRC, Andy was working out of Durango during the summer of '68; he laid off on 08/28/68 so he could chase & photograph the last freight from Durango to Chama. As a result of his absence there was only one engine crew available, so the train was shortened to whatever #498 could manage on her own.
Brian Norden Wrote:
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> Railroaders who travel with cameras are nothing
> new.
Right, Brian -
And some of 'em, such as the JéBêWèX, aren't anywhere close to new.
(See [ngdiscussion.net].)
BTW, John's fabulous collection of photos from all over the world is on-line at [chasingtrains.smugmug.com].
- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender
p.s. Are Andy Payne's photos available anywhere on-line for the rest of us to enjoy, and – if so – where?
pps. Did Andy also lay off on 07/17/68 so he could ride – and photograph – the next-to-last shipment of oilfield supplies to Farmington?
I.E., is that Andy on the second flatcar in this photo taken by Ernie Robart that day?
Photo copyright © 1968, 2018 by Ernest W. Robart - All Rights Reserved.
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 06/21/2018 06:57PM by Russo Loco.
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> Andy Payne, who wintered in Pueblo at the time,
> grabbed his camera and said "I now have exclu-
> sive shots". Andy was hosteling that winter.
IIRC, Andy was working out of Durango during the summer of '68; he laid off on 08/28/68 so he could chase & photograph the last freight from Durango to Chama. As a result of his absence there was only one engine crew available, so the train was shortened to whatever #498 could manage on her own.
Brian Norden Wrote:
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> Railroaders who travel with cameras are nothing
> new.
Right, Brian -
And some of 'em, such as the JéBêWèX, aren't anywhere close to new.
(See [ngdiscussion.net].)
BTW, John's fabulous collection of photos from all over the world is on-line at [chasingtrains.smugmug.com].
- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender
p.s. Are Andy Payne's photos available anywhere on-line for the rest of us to enjoy, and – if so – where?
pps. Did Andy also lay off on 07/17/68 so he could ride – and photograph – the next-to-last shipment of oilfield supplies to Farmington?
I.E., is that Andy on the second flatcar in this photo taken by Ernie Robart that day?
Photo copyright © 1968, 2018 by Ernest W. Robart - All Rights Reserved.
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 06/21/2018 06:57PM by Russo Loco.
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