| Posted by on November 25, 2008 | |
That had to make the set out of the bad order very interesting.
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Very moody and clever photo - well done in difficult conditions.
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Simple yet striking. Great color. The thumbnail does not do this shot justice. PCA vote from me, Robert.
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Incredible!
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Robert, what a magnificent shot with an awesome mood! Great job getting the worker silhouetted in the fog with the sodium vapor light making the overall scene glow!
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Awesome shot, Robert. Great execution.
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Great Shot.. however I wonder if the unit is dead as there are no running lights or cab illumination. Just asking for a clarification
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Rob, what a gem of a photo. Very cool.
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Jan-It was lead power, not sure why the ground lights werent showing. Thanks for asking.
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That is an eery looking shot, nice work Robert
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This is really cool-
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Super! The flashlight lower left, a bit of reflection on an edge upper right, simple lines, interesting color.
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| Posted by Snowy on December 8, 2008 | |
Far out! What an amazing picture. Gives me goose bumps
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Great shot and eye to see it coming and getting it.
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A close look at the snow plow reveals a faint reflection coming from the step lights. Cab lights would not normally be illuminated, as they would lessen the engineer's outside view, especially in conditions such as these. There really would be no other ilumination visible from this angle (number boards, headlights and/or ditch lights, walkway lights, etc.).
Given the proximity of the conductor to the head end of the locomotive, the engineer most likely has the ditch lights off and the headlight on dim, so as not to blind the conductor. Also, in foggy conditions such as these, headlights and ditch lights would reflect back into the cab, making any outside visibility next to impossible. They would also be seen in this shot of they were on bright.
Robert, you indicate this is a PASTAC (Pasco-Tacoma), which tells me this would be a northbound train. While there is lighting at Centralia North, this looks more like Centralia Center to me, at the south end of the yard. Is this indeed the head end of the train, or rear-end DPU power?
Tom
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Tom-
This is at Centralia Center, adjacent to the house track. The groundman is the Centralia Utility who is facilitating the switch move.
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