Slipping out of Union Station, one of the last runs for the night on the Metra Southwest Service is bound for Manhattan (the one in Illinois). Heading under a multitude of overhead signals guiding its path out of town, the train picks up speed and the conductor begins to collect tickets, his unmistakable figure (complete with hat) silhouetted in the rear window of the train car. Read the rest of this entry »
Shortly after the sun had sunk below the far bluffs along the Mississippi River, a fast moving BNSF intermodal train rolls toward a crew change at LaCrosse, WI with autos and containers bound for Seattle. The trains passing kicked up a small blizzard of freshly fallen powdery snow from the banks of the river, as it made every bit of its 60mph speed limit. Read the rest of this entry »
While messing around trying to kill some time in Homewood, IL on Friday night, I was trying some pan shots passing Metra Electric trains shortly after sunset. In this shot, an inbound train for Chicago is slowing for a stop on the Homewood platform, and as you’ll notice, the brake shoes on the lead truck are really heating up the wheel, causing the metal to glow and produce a shower of sparks. Read the rest of this entry »
For some reason, this photo looks very menacing to me. I think it’s the icicles hanging from the rock cut on the right that appear to be the teeth of some giant monster. In reality, it’s nothing more than Norfolk Southern train X4T struggling upgrade through one of the giant cuts on the “Rathole” near Tateville, KY, lighting up everything in it’s path.
Click it if you dare.
Last week I went out for a couple of afternoons of shooting freight car details. I’m still not really sure why, but I think some of them came out pretty neat. I thought I’d put a few of them really big on here as to bring out some of the gritty, grimy details that I was going after. Take a look for yourself.
As always, click the thumbnail to get the large version. I also have all of these detail shots, of which more will be shown on here in the future, available on my Photoshelter site, just click this here link thing.
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