f1.8 The OFFICIAL drumchat Photography thread

[EddieV]

I live near the Luke Air Force Base. The jets fly over my home all the time. I like to take pics, and often work a little "art" into them with Photoshop sometimes.

[marko138]

Love the shot with teh moon, Eddie!

[marko138]

Amtrak testing a brand new locomotive. The "Saluting Our Veterans" unit shoves cars into Harrisburg.

Saluting Our Veterans by marko138, on Flickr

Heritage Hunter by marko138, on Flickr

The Harrisburg Train station on the left...

Yellow Leads by marko138, on Flickr

The Savannah & Atlanta heritage crossing Rockville.

Rocking The Ville by marko138, on Flickr

[late8]

Great pics Mark! They should belong in a calendar.

[marko138]

Great pics Mark! They should belong in a calendar.

Thank you, Rich. You guys are way too kind.

[Zickos]

Marko, What equipment are you using?

[marko138]

Marko, What equipment are you using?

Canon 70D. Usually a Canon 18-135 f3.5 lens. Processing in Adobe Camera Raw and Photoshop CS6.

[marko138]

COMING IN HOT. I've got more pics than I can upload!


The Wabash heritage unit yesterday:

Waaaaaahbash by marko138, on Flickr

An awesome sky last night at sunset:

FIYAH! by marko138, on Flickr

And the Big Dipper. Was hoping I'd be able to see the northern lights last night but nope...

Big Dippah by marko138, on Flickr


....and the Jersey Central again...this time in Western PA:

Tyrone by marko138, on Flickr

[Bish]

Here's another shot of the F9A emerging from the tunnel...

F on the G. by marko138, on Flickr

All of the previous pictures are outstanding. Well done, guys.

I've been a train nut since the early '60's. This is by far my most favorite of train engine styles, ever. Most notably remembering the Santa Fe line.

[Bish]

And the Big Dipper. Was hoping I'd be able to see the northern lights last night but nope...

Big Dippah by marko138, on Flickr

I can see it.


It's sitting on the dipper part, isn't it?

[PopsOldSkins]

Don't mean to make you guys jealous. But back in the early fifties two of my neighbors were train engineers. My dad owned a business next to the tracks.

The switch engines were still the old steamers. I would be sitting on the baggage cart watching them go back and forth. Once in a while the stopped next to me and old Red yelled " common Joey Hop, on" so back and forth I rode for about an hour. Main thing I remember was ,the smell of coal, and it was hotter than "H" in the cab.
Would never happen these days.

[marko138]

All of the previous pictures are outstanding. Well done, guys.

I've been a train nut since the early '60's. This is by far my most favorite of train engine styles, ever. Most notably remembering the Santa Fe line.

Yeah, those are cool. I'm partial to the SD40s that were built in the 70s. Those are what I remember running around in the early 90s.

Don't mean to make you guys jealous. But back in the early fifties two of my neighbors were train engineers. My dad owned a business next to the tracks.

The switch engines were still the old steamers. I would be sitting on the baggage cart watching them go back and forth. Once in a while the stopped next to me and old Red yelled " common Joey Hop, on" so back and forth I rode for about an hour. Main thing I remember was ,It was hotter than "H" in the cab.
Would never happen these days.

That's awesome!

[marko138]

I can see it.


It's sitting on the dipper part, isn't it?

Yep, sure is.

[marko138]

Here's the Erie RR heritage unit rolling though Pittsburgh a few weeks ago.

Erie Via Pittsburgh by marko138, on Flickr

Getting Eerie by marko138, on Flickr

[marko138]

Hard to believe but these first two photos were both taken YESTERDAY...just a few hours apart.


Another one of the F9A for Bisho...this time with 2 F9B units and the other A.

Go West Youngman by marko138, on Flickr

And the Nickel Plate Road unit leading through Harrisburg:

Wooden Nickel by marko138, on Flickr


Conrail At Cove by marko138, on Flickr


Echo by marko138, on Flickr

[Bish]

Wooohooo, thanks!!!

[marko138]

Wooohooo, thanks!!!

I was hoping he'd be on that near track, as it's a better shot. But whatever, I can't control the railroad. LOL.

[PopsOldSkins]

That's a real funky color on the green and black one. Catches your eye.

[marko138]

That's a real funky color on the green and black one. Catches your eye.

Yeah, the green is an odd shade. Those are Norfolk Southern's special ECO units built with Federal and State grant money. They are assigned to certain areas from where the state money came from. Those specifically are headed to Atlanta Georgia. They've apparently got more economical engines.

[marko138]

Here's a pan shot of the big blue I shot yesterday before work...

Conrail Quality by marko138, on Flickr


And the former Pittsburgh and Lake Erie RR station.

Pittsburgh & Lake Erie by marko138, on Flickr

[EddieV]

[marko138]

Nice work, Eddie.

[rickthedrummer]

My Frosty after a night on the town.

[marko138]

My Frosty after a night on the town.

Party'd OUT!

[marko138]

HEY NOW. I shouldn't post this pic b/c it's not that great but I love the Southern heritage unit....so....WHATEVER. LOL.

Leavin' On A Southern Train by marko138, on Flickr

And here is CSX's "Spirit of Magnolia" and an abused 7570 running through Pittsburgh:

Spirit of Magnolia by marko138, on Flickr

And this hopper is new and dear to my heart. It's a Bessemer and Lake Erie ore jenny. Why? Well. When I was growing up in Western PA the BLE's orange and black engines are what I remember. Also because that very ore car was build in 1952 in Greenville PA at Greenville Steel Car Company.

My grandfather worked at GSCC from the late 1940s until the early 80s. He built railroad cars and chances are good he had a hand in building that car.

Steel Car by marko138, on Flickr



And finally...not a train. The Bessemer Court in Pittsburgh before sunrise.

Bessemer Court by marko138, on Flickr