More train bits! Details below for fellow rail enthusiasts like Martin.
Dr. John Watson: “Did you just kill my new wife?!”
Sherlock Holmes: “Of course not!”
Dr. John Watson: “How can you say that, when you just threw her off a train?!”
Sherlock Holmes: “As I said, I timed it perfectly!”
Jude Law & Robert Downey Jr. – Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
About this image: digital photograph (Canon 300D) lightly modified in Adobe Photoshop
The following Information is from The Museum of Transportation, St. Louis:
‘# 170 – New York, Chicago & St. Louis (Nickel Plate Road) 1927 – Built by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO), this 4-6-4 “Hudson” type locomotive was originally used in heavy passenger service until 1947 when the Nickel Plate Road converted to diesels. It went to light freight and passenger service. Altogether this locomotive traveled over 2,000,000 miles which is the equivalent to 80 trips around the world. It weighs 536,000 pounds, has 74 inch drive wheels, 25 x 26 inch cylinders and has a tractive effort of 42,000 pounds. The smoke deflectors on the front along the smokebox, often called “elephant ears”, lift the smoke over the cab and out of the faces of the crew. Donated in 1957 by the Nickel Plate Road.’
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That looks like the beginning of a great adventure! ๐
I think there’s something almost romantic about old trains…
so much nostalgia in them…
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Classy! I like the angle a lot. That looks like it could have been a tough shot. Thanks for the history, SIG. I enjoy that, too. Eighty trips around the world. That’s impressive!!
Thanks, B.F! I’ve heard that diagonals bring energy into a photo… so I try to use them if I can remember! I’ve always been kind of fascinated by trains, so one of the toughest parts was trying to decide which one to photograph first! Absolutely! I’m tired out after just one trip around the block!
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This steam engine is absolutely brilliant
SIG I have always liked these locomotives
and you have certainly done us all proud
with this fine creation ๐
Superb detail as always…
Androgoth
Many thanks to you, Andro!
I’m very happy to hear you liked this one… I’ve always been kind of fascinated with / by trains…
as you can imagine this museum is the kind of place where I could very happily spend quite a bit of time!
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I agree with you, I figure that it is the nostalgia
that draws us in, indeed those awesome steam
engines were brilliant ๐ I always enjoyed riding
them, well inside the carriages anyway ๐ lol
Hvae a superb Christmas SIG ๐
Androgoth
It’s interesting how some subject matter just seems to have that interest built-in to it’s nature…
HAHAHA… what?! You mean you weren’t doing any… ‘acrobatics’ up on the roof, Andro?! I find that a bit difficult to believe, my friend! ๐
Yes well Steam Surfing wasn’t around in
those days SIG or I might have tried it ๐ lol
MERRY CHRISTMAS SIG ๐
Androgoth
Hahaha… extreme sports:; 1800’s style!
Thank you so much, Andro! I hope you have a very Merry Christmas as well, my friend!
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Yes that would definitely have been funny ๐
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Androgoth
Thanks so much, Andro! I’ll be sure to stop by to say hello tomorrow… I have to admit I’m very curious as to what is going on over there!
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Hello my friend, what a coincidence… I had just posted in my blog and had mentioned trains… I have a photo of a caboose though lol ๐ I went WOW went I saw this shot. ITยดS IMPRESSIVE. Hope you are doing well. Iยดll be back latter to look at some more of your work and catch up on your blog….
That sounds fascinating, Juana! I’ve always liked trains… and I’m really looking forward to checking it out!!!
And thank you so much for your kind thoughts! I hope you are doing well, too, Juana! Wishing you only great happiness this Christmas!!!
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Really cool. Crazy to think all the miles that one train has travelled!
I know, right?! Almost makes me feel even… lazier… somehow. But then I just take a nap and forget all about it.
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Is this a museum? That sounds so nice to feel old days
Yes, sir! It is a museum that has a few old airplanes and cars (but mostly trains).
I like to go there from time to time… there are so many interesting things to see!
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Oh Sig! This is excellent! I love these old trains, and yours would look great on my wall!
Merry Christmas! ๐
Old trains are kind of cool, aren’t they, Deb?! I’ve always thought so, too!
And thank you very much! I hope you have a wonderful Christmas, too!!!
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Excellent as always. That whole bit in the movie with Holmes done up as a woman gives “Petticoat Junction” a whole other meaning. ๐
Many thanks, sir! Hahaha… indeed! ‘I Agree, It’s Not My Best Disguise…’
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Martin is going to love this one! What a magnificent piece of work SiG!
I hope so! He’s created so many wonderful train images… but I think he’ll appreciate it just for the history, even! Thank you so very much, Ms. K!
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Perfect train image. Makes you want to ride the rails.
Oh my! If that’s true I’ll sure take it! Thank you so very much, Ms. G! That is wonderful to hear!
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I’m always fascinated by the golden age of train travel. In fact I wrote a short story where the characters were on one of the old Streamliner trains of the 1940s. Something so romantic about traveling that way, don’t you think?
That sounds like a wonderful setting for a story, Ms. C! I completely agree… there’s such a nostalgia about trains… they’re just kind of inherently romantic, I think.
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Wonderful shot….making train sounds>>chug, chug, chooo, choooooo-ooooo.
*looks over shoulder*
Is there… is there… a TRAIN in here?! ๐
Thanks so much, Mary!
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I like old trains. They had soul ๐
Oh, yes… I think so, too, Ms. B! Very much!
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I have always lived in active-train (both freight and passenger) towns, and one day a steam engine pulling grain as a gift for somewhere came through here, and I can’t tell you how solidly people lined up for it and cheered –this is how they spent their lunch half-hour. Whatever type of train, what a thrill to see it coming (and arriving), and how lonesome to see it going. I had loved trains ever since Toys for Tots misdelivered in my childhood: I got a box intended for a boy.. a Lionel set, a telescope, microscope –OMG, did I die and go to heaven, I wondered! The one thing that damped it all was reading of the Nazi trains.. but we had large train sets for our kids, and then for the grandkids. I hope you have one, too. Such a wonderful shot, SIG.
Oh, I love trains, too! Although, very sadly, evil can use the best of things in ways they were never intended. And of course there are always tragic accidents, etc. I had a (great-great?) grandfather who was killed when the horses he was using to deliver grain to an elevator were spooked by the sound of an approaching train. Very sad, indeed… but when you think of all the positive things… I think that helps quite a bit. And I did indeed have a train set when I was a kid… it was SO much fun! Someday I’d like to build a tiny train / cityscape under glass / in an end-table… I always thought that would be pretty cool!
Thanks so much for sharing your memories, C.O.B! And for your generous encouragement as well! I appreciate it very much!
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Trains are always neat, especially the old steam locomotives. You’ve got a really nice angle on this shot. It would make a great large-size print for a living room.
I agree, Binky! I love trains… but the steamers are among my very favorites, too! I think the additional history adds another layer of interest, somehow.
Thank you so very much, sir!
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love old trains…. and i learned something new in a comment of yours above – how diagonals lend energy to an image. hmmmm…. that puts a whole new light on my previously discarded sunset photos where the horizon tilts to the right or left, LOL.
but seriously, will bear that in mind for future reference.
and this is a very cool composition! thanks for sharing.
I’m so happy to hear that, P&K… I love old trains, too (not that you’re surprised to hear this, I’m sure)!
I’ve indeed read that diagonals can add a dynamic feel (and often draw the eye in to an image), so it’s kind of fun to play with that at times (hahaha… I’ve experienced plenty of unintentionally ‘dynamic horizons’ myself)!
Thanks so much, P&K!
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Cool pic and script . . . loved that scene between Sherlock and Watson.
Have you watched Elementary yet?
It’s on Thursday night at 10 (after Person of Interest).
My new favorite show . . . featuring Sherlock Holmes and Watson.
Thanks so much, Nancy! Hahaha… I feel the same way… that conversation still makes me laugh every time I hear it!
To tell you the truth I haven’t even heard of ‘Elementary’ (mostly because I live under a rock)… I’m sure curious about it now, though! I’ll have to see if I can’t check it out!
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Great detail and composition, loving the contrast!
That’s very nice to hear, Astra! Especially considering all the dodging /burning I did here… I was hoping I found a decent balance.
Many thanks, sir!
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I can practically feel the heat of the sparks on the rails. Lovely!
Thank you, Peg! One of the great things about this museum (besides all the interesting ‘stuff’) is how close you can get the the exhibits… pretty cool!
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I did the Trans Siberian from Beijing to St Petersburg in 1991. Now there’s a train story from hell!!!!
Really?! Because that sounds CrAzY AWESOME!
Are you a bewitching spy, Loon?! Because this almost reads like a spy-novel… well, in my mind, anyway?!
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LOL, I was totally KGB
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Nice shot Bob – an excellent choice for B&W. Love the contrast ๐ I went looking for a shot of her in service and found this German site – http://www.drehscheibe-foren.de/foren/read.php?17,5287301,5287301
ps – thanks for the plug ๐
Thank you very much, Martin! I did quite a bit of dodging and burning (as I can never seem to help myself – I always feel the need to play with most photos for at least an hour or so).
Very, very cool! Nothing like seeing one of these beauties in action!
Don’t mention it, sir! My pleasure!
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Did your train use my bridge??? LOL!!! Inquiring minds want to know!! ๐
Ha! That was pretty cool! There must have been rails in the water!
Hmm… a very good question… I don’t think this particular locomotive saw much service too far south of Saint Louis, but I’m not sure about that… (I could be way off base on that).
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I love trains! ^^ They represent adventure and amazing experience ahead!!! ๐
I think so too, Cristina! And they have such an interesting history, too! Just think of all the people who have been involved with them in the past… fascinating!
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WOOOOO OOO WOOOOO! Chuga chuga chuga…
Hark! I think I hear… a boat!
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