05-15-2009, 11:03 PM
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A dude with a camera
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Columbia, SC
Posts: 7,928
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My Top 5
That is, the five railroads I've never been to that I must visit --
Winchester & Western
 | PhotoID: 214684 Photograph © Scott Angstadt |
Black River & Western
 | PhotoID: 283807 Photograph © Andrew Blaszczyk (2) |
South Branch Valley Railroad
 | PhotoID: Photograph © |
Ohio Central
 | PhotoID: 227221 Photograph © Geoff Brozny |
Wheeling & Lake Erie
 | PhotoID: 280430 Photograph © Brad Morocco |
What are yours?
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05-15-2009, 11:41 PM
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Senior Member
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Location: Phoenix, Arizona
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If you go to NJ, take the hour ride to the east down I-195 to Alaire State Park and take a look at the trains their. They are narrow gauge and I remember as a kid they had a few steamers there. That was 25+ years ago but if I recall they were in the process of rebuilding a few before I left Jersey in '04. AB and that crowd might have some better knowledge on that since they live over that way.
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05-16-2009, 05:28 AM
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RailPictures.Net Crew
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Nitro, WV
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Nice selections, Joe! I'd go with the following..
Hocking Valley Scenic Railroad
 | PhotoID: 266248 Photograph © Todd M. Atkinson |
RJ Corman (been once, but they weren't running, I'd like to return when they were actually doing something)
 | PhotoID: 283555 Photograph © Doyle Massey |
Buckingham Branch Railroad
 | PhotoID: 278175 Photograph © C Middlebrook |
Ohio Central
 | PhotoID: 250824 Photograph © Geoff Brozny |
Wheeling & Lake Erie
 | PhotoID: 280353 Photograph © Mark Hardin |
Chase
Last edited by Chase55671; 05-16-2009 at 07:20 AM.
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05-16-2009, 05:32 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Hilldale, West Virginia
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I fan CSX, does it get any better?
(just a joke guys, calm down)
Loyd L.
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05-16-2009, 05:48 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2004
Posts: 4,861
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1) DM&IR (I pretty much failed with this one...)
2) W&LE
3) LVRR (I've fanned them before, but with a Nikon CoolPix 2100...fail)
4) Rio Grande Scenic
5) KYLE and/or Rock & Rail
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05-16-2009, 11:56 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 150
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Quote:
Originally Posted by khalucha
If you go to NJ, take the hour ride to the east down I-195 to Alaire State Park and take a look at the trains their. They are narrow gauge and I remember as a kid they had a few steamers there. That was 25+ years ago but if I recall they were in the process of rebuilding a few before I left Jersey in '04. AB and that crowd might have some better knowledge on that since they live over that way.
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They have a few steamers and run them on the weekends. There is also a wide array of other non-operational locomotives, some steam, that await restoration in their yard.
 | PhotoID: 177428 Photograph © Gerald Oliveto |
Click on "Pine Creek Railroad" to see some other shots from Allaire.
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05-17-2009, 10:56 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Bedfordshire, UK
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Here are my five:
1. Isle of Man Railway (I think this is the only photo of this line in the db  )
 | PhotoID: 184658 Photograph © Alan-Crotty |
2. Welsh Highland Railway in Wales
 | PhotoID: 215637 Photograph © Bob Avery |
3. MSP (Cubillos to Villablino in Northern Spain)
 | PhotoID: 283295 Photograph © phil cotterill |
4. Slovenian Railways (if the national system of an entire country can count in this case!), particularly their loud GM diesels.
 | PhotoID: 210981 Photograph © Peter Rabijns |
5. Czech Republic, which is cheating a little as I have passed though; but it really needs further investigation, especially this diesel class
 | PhotoID: 247957 Photograph © Janet Cottrell |
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05-18-2009, 03:45 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2007
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Here's 5 just in Michigan that I want to see.
Michigan Southern (I've photographed them, but never in action)
 | PhotoID: 124647 Photograph © Ray Peacock |
Adrian and Blissfield
 | PhotoID: 270676 Photograph © Michael Harding |
Great Lakes Central (I've seen too many times without the camera)
 | PhotoID: 252731 Photograph © Steven Mckay |
Marquette Rail
 | PhotoID: 264852 Photograph © Jim Thias |
LS&I
 | PhotoID: 269856 Photograph © Mike Tabone |
Now, these are just the 5 shortlines that I can realistically see this year. I'd love to shoot the I&O, UP, BNSF, CN, DCON (spinoff of ADBF), Minnesota Commercial, Metra, (what's left of the) EJ&E, Grand Elk (comes along with Michigan Southern), W&LE, Ohio Central, Ann Arbor and many, many more.
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05-18-2009, 04:10 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Marlboro, NJ
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Joe the Photog
That is, the five railroads I've never been to that I must visit --
Winchester & Western
 | PhotoID: 214684 Photograph © Scott Angstadt |
Black River & Western
 | PhotoID: 283807 Photograph © Andrew Blaszczyk (2) |
What are yours?
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I have a small correction which I blame on both the BR&W and W&W owners.  The second shot is actually of a spot on the Winchester & Western line. BDRV 9581 is on loan to the W&W, who did some work on the engine, while the BR&W owners find a use for it. Yes, I know its confusing...they had me running around like crazy when it was first delivered.
In no particular order:
St. Maries River Railroad
 | PhotoID: 269343 Photograph © David Honan |
Lake Superior & Ishpeming
 | PhotoID: 254857 Photograph © Kevin The Krazy 1 |
Carolina Southern
 | PhotoID: 221064 Photograph © Todd Novak |
Florida East Coast
 | PhotoID: 223668 Photograph © Eric Daly |
Montana Rail Link
 | PhotoID: 266756 Photograph © Ryan Parent |
Last edited by Andrew Blaszczyk (2); 05-18-2009 at 04:33 AM.
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05-18-2009, 04:39 AM
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Senior Member
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I'd like to visit a few railroads that started with steam, exist today and kept thier name, and have existing steam which is still active and formerly ran for that line (aside from, or including UP, CP and CN).
Lancaster and Chester (NH&I #40)
Lake Superior & Ishpeming (OC #33)
Great Western (Strasburg #90)
Are there more, I think a few may have escaped my memory.
/Mitch
Edit:
Soo line may qualify.
Last edited by Mgoldman; 05-18-2009 at 04:44 AM.
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05-18-2009, 05:39 AM
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Senior Member
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Location: Marlboro, NJ
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mgoldman
I'd like to visit a few railroads that started with steam, exist today and kept thier name, and have existing steam which is still active and formerly ran for that line (aside from, or including UP, CP and CN).
Lancaster and Chester (NH&I #40)
Lake Superior & Ishpeming (OC #33)
Great Western (Strasburg #90)
Are there more, I think a few may have escaped my memory.
/Mitch
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Aberdeen & Rockfish (Valley #40)
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05-18-2009, 05:47 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Andrew Blaszczyk (2)
Aberdeen & Rockfish (Valley #40)
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Amazing - put them on my list!
Built by Alco Brooks Works #61850, August 1920, as an oil burner, for Portland, Astoria & Pacific #101. Sold May 1922 to Minarets & Western (California logging RR), then sold Nov. 1935 to dealer Birmingham Rail & Locomotive, resold to Aberdeen & Rockfish (North Carolina), arriving Dec. 1935 and becoming A&R #40, converted to coal burning. Retired 1952, stored indoors until sold to Valley RR 1977. In service VRR since 1977.
-from "hpincus" via Steamlocomotive.com.
/Mitch
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05-18-2009, 06:29 AM
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A dude with a camera
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Andrew beat me to it about the A&R. How many steam engines out there are still operating as a #40?
As for the Carolina Southern, get here as soon as you can. They've only got two F units left and now they're running with three GP38-s that were rebuilt by the G&O shops and are basic black.
Still want to fan the BR&W, regardless of where the second shot was taken!
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05-18-2009, 11:02 PM
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Senior Member
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Joe the Photog
Andrew beat me to it....
Still want to fan the BR&W, regardless of where the second shot was taken!
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Speaking of Andrew and the BR&W - there's #60, due to run this year which is former Great Western, a railroad still hauling freight under it's original name in CO. That would be in addition to the above mentioned #90 at Strasburg, also former GW.
/Mitch
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05-19-2009, 12:05 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2004
Posts: 839
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Here are my top five railroads I haven't seen before but would like to visit:
Wheeling & Lake Erie
 | PhotoID: 284138 Photograph © J. Alex Lang - www.jalexlang.com |
Western New York & Pennsylvania
 | PhotoID: 282844 Photograph © Nick Wilson |
Indiana Rail Road
 | PhotoID: 283286 Photograph © Bryan Jones |
Montana Rail Link
 | PhotoID: 279746 Photograph © Matt Adams |
Wisconsin & Southern
 | PhotoID: 270786 Photograph © Ray Peacock heartlandrails.com |
And really just about any shortline that has not been swallowed up by Genesee & Wyoming, RailAmerica, etc.
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