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Title: Boring ol roster shots.
Post by: E.M. Bell on April 14, 2007, 11:50:12 PM
I once had an extended conversation a few years ago with this fellow that was an airplane photographer. He kept going on and on and on about how boring RR photography was..nothing but boring ol 3/4 roster shots of locomotives for the most part he said..how could anyone waste  their time like that when there where big shiny airplanes to shoot.

I asked him where he took airplane shots at for the most part. He replied at the aiport, through the fence while they where parked at the terminal. Hmmm I said, sounds like boring ol 3/4 wedgie rosters of planes of you ask me...he could not produce a witty retort....

I have no idea why that came to mind tonight, but its kinda funny anyway.. Here are some boring ol 3/4 rosters from last weekend, a few front and rear coupled and not worth the waste of bandwith probably but at least its all EMD..thats gotta count for something..

NS SD60 #6674 on 223 at Danville KY
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Former N&W SD40-2 # 6137 at Danville KY
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NS SD60 #6666 at Danville KY
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HLCX 5949
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UP SD40-2T #2887..its amazing just how much crap you can put on a roof....
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Title: Re: Boring ol roster shots.
Post by: SOU4501 on April 15, 2007, 01:02:50 AM
Nice shots!  For boring ol' 3/4 roster shots that is. ;D

Yea a 3/4 roster shot of an airplane can be boring. But then again it can be anything but boring...

See here...

http://www.pbase.com/sridenhour/belle (http://www.pbase.com/sridenhour/belle)
Title: Re: Boring ol roster shots.
Post by: Batman on April 15, 2007, 10:29:57 AM

the 6137 went to Cleveland , Tn to work last week.
Title: Re: Boring ol roster shots.
Post by: Batman on April 15, 2007, 10:36:29 AM
i wasted my time taking this picture    ;D
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Title: Re: Boring ol roster shots.
Post by: E.M. Bell on April 15, 2007, 01:03:21 PM
Thats A minute of your life you will never get back Mike..what a shame.

Im one to talk though..i was wasting my time 18 years ago, and for nothing. Heck, these things got scrapped anyway, not sure why I even bothered...

(https://www.jreb.org/ns/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fjreb.org%2Fv-web%2Fgallery%2Falbums%2Falbum08%2FSR2531LexKY1990.sized.jpg&hash=f9c29a25cf37f3a2a96e7c94db42c324c170730a)

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Title: Re: Boring ol roster shots.
Post by: Batman on April 15, 2007, 03:10:58 PM

i hear ya , if i could do it again i would not bother to shoot these old crappy units  ::)


i had to walk 50 feet to shoot this one.    I wasted my time !

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Title: Re: Boring ol roster shots.
Post by: triplecrownservice on April 15, 2007, 08:04:05 PM
I got a chuckle out of seeing the NW 857. Here are two shots of her. The first is at Kokomo, Indiana as she gets renumbered in WSRY 1754. The second is the finished unit taken in Logansport, Indiana. She is still going strong today.

TripleCrown
Title: Re: Boring ol roster shots.
Post by: E.M. Bell on April 15, 2007, 08:11:52 PM
Good to know the 857 is still alive and kicking in some form..looks like they stripped her personality though. She went from a RS5T to what looks like a P3 or P5...such a shame..

Title: Re: Boring ol roster shots.
Post by: Dieselfan on April 20, 2007, 05:50:36 AM
There's nothing boring about a bunch of 3/4 shots of units that don't turn a wheel anymore! Even 3/4 shots of old GE units can get my attention.I can't believe I just said that :o
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