by Adron B. Hall on September 9, 2007
Hello All, Adron here writing up my first entry for Dogcaught. Some of you might be familiar from my Transit Sleuth Blog. I’ll be covering a range of topics in writing for Dogcaught; rail trips, rail projects, a bit of news, and hopefully soon some pictures to add soon.
So I’m going to start right off with an upcoming trip to Tacoma to check out Tacoma Rail. The port will be open on Saturday the 15th for the Maritime Festival. Several people will be taking the Amtrak Cascades #1000 north bound and heading back on #1009. This sounds like an interesting trip as I’ll get the lowdown on the railroad that serves the Port of Tacoma. I’m sure I’ll be able to find out some information about that railroad’s interaction with BNSF and Union Pacific also. If anyone will be heading that way this coming weekend, keep an eye peeled and we could share some snack bar conversation.
I will be finishing up my search and purchase of a new digital SLR in the coming weeks. Within the next few weeks I’m hoping to also make another long distance rail trip, with the newly purchased camera it should be a great trip.
So stay tuned, I’ll have more rail ramblings coming to Dogcaught in the near future.
Technorati Tags: BNSF, UP, Port of Tacoma, Tacoma Rail
by Steve Eshom on September 9, 2007
With the nice early September sun shining around the depot I was able to capture some of the vibrant colors of railroading today. Both UP’s and BNSF’s (former Santa Fe) are classic paint schemes and I’m happy they were relatively clean and on the point.
Its sad that railroad corporations today don’t feel they can spend more on keeping their equipment clean. Sharp looking paint scheme’s like those found on UP 8609 and BNSF 775 deserve to be bright and shiny and not hidden under multiple layers of grime. Sadly I understand the realities of business but with railroads enjoying strong profitability I wish they could pry a couple million from the budget for more frequent washings.
Until I’m COO I guess I get what I get…
A northbound UP baretable with a new SD70 leading passes the Vancouver, WA Amtrak station
BNSF’s Everett-Albina train stops momentarily at the Vancouver station platform to pick up a Union Pacific pilot for the trip into Albina Yard.
Technorati Tags: BNSF, UP, Santa Fe, Vancouver, Washington, trains, railroad, railfan
by Aaron Hockley on September 7, 2007
I’m excited to add another contributor to Dogcaught. You should be seeing the first post from Adron Hall shortly. Adron is a lifelong rail enthusiast and brings a great deal of knowledge of transportation and transit policy and politics. He’s also an aspiring photographer and I’ve recently had some chats with him about photography equipment. I look forward to his writing, and eventually his photos as another voice here on this site.
Welcome aboard!
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by Steve Eshom on September 2, 2007
In preparation for my upcoming adventure to Southern California and Arizona I purchased a 1.4X extender. With the vast desert landscapes there are certainly opportunities for interesting tele-smash photos including trains and the desolate hills in the background. To achieve some of that style of photography I thought I’d expand my reach a bit with the 1.4X extender. While an extender is a compromise it works well with many of Canon’s L lenses including the 70-200mm f/2.8 that I have. This morning I thought I’d try it out at my familiar stomping ground to see how it works in the real world.
All photos are at 280mm…because I could…
UP’s GLSE heads north of the Columbia Draw
UP’s A SEBA crosses over at the Center
Technorati Tags: Canon, 1.4X Extender, Vancouver, Washington, railfan, photos, trains, UP, Union Pacific
