Because there are live trains moving around, you need to keep alert! You'll see locomotives, and cars waiting for restoration in the yard.
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She, and the high-stepping CP Pacific did a double-header photo runby in the morning with a full train of coaches! I saw it happening from my car, but it was over by the time I got all my stuff out :-(Unlike any other rail yard that you'll ever get near without working for a railroad, you have the freedom to roam all over the yard. The heavyweight passenger cars have been wonderfully restored, even down to the signs saying "Spitting is forbidden" over the doorways.The CN Mikado of 1917 vintage had just been fully rebuilt in the shops, and she looked gorgeous. At least, on the car that I was on - a baggage / passenger combination, there was a wheelchair lift present and being used. They have modified some of their passenger cars to accomodate wheelchairs. You need to call between 9:30 to 4PM EST. You need to call in advance and make a reservation. Mike,They have excursions to Tobyhanna in October, when the leaves will be changing colour. At least the motor drives allowed me toĭo that!What do you other railfans carry? The position of the rods and levers of the valve gear during 360ĭegrees of wheel rotation. Strap.One of the things I had always wanted to do was to document It always seems to be hitting something when I carry it on its Spite of the fact that I hate its awkwardness more than its weight. Maybe I should skip the two wide angles in favor of aĢ4mm f/2.8 mounted on the FG? I'd still bring along the tripod, in Would bring along the 20mm (for cab interiors), the 28 PC, 50 f/1.8,Īnd the 105. Reflued.OK, if I had to do this again (and I probably will), I Was also a rather run down looking Consolidation (2-8-0) being The excursion run), a Nickel Plate Geep (I'm not a diesel lover), andĪ beautiful Nickel Plate Bershire (2-8-4) being overhauled. The stable included the CN Mikado (being serviced after Exposures of 4 seconds or more were possible because of Tripod, until I went into the roundhouse. Changing lenses when the locomotives are spewing coal cindersĪnd water makes for a potential mess. Was this: it's a major PITA to bring this much gear! I shot aboutġ0% of the pictures with the 28mm PC, and the rest was with the 50mmį/1.8. It became de-facto my subject of choice.My experience
Was the engine used for the excursion into the Pocono mountains to Pacific 4-6-2, and the Canadian National Mikado (2-8-2). My favorites (as a Canadian), were the Canadian The F3.The weather was beautiful, and the locomotives at Steamtown I still brought a box full of Cokinįilters, when I knew in my heart that I'd only want the Polarizer,Īnd an orange filter (for B&W). Gear on me.I pared down the lens list by eliminating the 180mm. My wife thought that I looked "absurd" to say the least with all that Lbs! If I added the tripod, that would make it 25 lbs. After putting all this together, the stuff weighed about 20 Lowepro Street and Field belt, and putting all the gear around my
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The problem thenīecame, how to carry all this stuff? I thought about bringing my I decided that I was going to bring almost the Railfans will know of it.The night before, I was agonizing about Anyway, I think that most of you die hard steam It is located in the old Delaware Lackawanna This is the only National Historic Site which is devoted Yesterday, I drove down to Scranton, PA for my first visit to
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