Archive for May, 2006

GorgeRail is now just two weeks away. Registration is still brisk and I expect that by the show date we’ll have at least double last year’s attendance. I have been reviewing the final versions of the shows from the presenters and this year should be awesome with lots of great photography from some very talented individuals. Attendees may also attend a presentation by Kathi Kube of TRAINS magazine about how to be published, and a workshop on digital image editing by Paul Petersen. On Sunday the group will tour the Oregon Pacific Railroad, have a short excursion to Oaks Bottom, and tour the Brooklyn Roundhouse (home of the SP 4449 and SP&S 700).

The deadline for pre-registration is next week. See http://www.gorgerail.com for details. If you wish to enjoy dinner with the group at the Discovery Center, you must pre-register. Dinner will not be available for those paying at the door. Some show tickets should be available for same-day sales at the door but availability cannot be guaranteed as seating is limited. I highly recommend that anyone planning to attend pre-register which will ensure you have a seat and make your entry into the theater as swift as possible.

I look forward to seeing you at GorgeRail!

Isn’t that nice… NARP wants the Sunset Limited restored east of New Orleans.

I want a pony.

The Digital Photography Weblog has a post about an interesting use for a Pez dispenser as a photography tool.

Last weekend I set out eastward with a couple friends for some railfanning in Eastern Oregon. After spending the night in La Grande at the Quail Run (anyone want to buy a motel?) we headed southeast on Saturday with the goal of exploring the section of the Huntington Sub between Pleasant Valley and the Snake River. It was a successful day of railfanning, although it was cut short by a nasty thunderstorm on Saturday afternoon which brought the railroad to a halt due to signal problems.

And now, a few photos from Saturday. I’ll let the other guys post some of the other shots on RailroadForums so you won’t get bored only seeing my angles

In the spirit of the small trains discussion recently, local train LIC-71 approaches North Powder in the morning

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An eastbound train snakes through the canyon just east of “downtown” Huntington

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The hottest train of the day comes through Lime with the skies a dark bluish-gray from the aforementioned storm

Sunday photos should be up within a few days…

http://bbs.cartserver.com/bbs/q.cgi?p127038460

I, along with most other railfans in the Western United States, owe Rob for helping us in our adventures via his timetables.

From last Friday on my way east… a pair of red-nosed units (warbonnet and ex-SP bloody nose) lead a baretable train off the BNSF Oregon Trunk near Celilo, Oregon.