I'll hold off bemoaning on the carbon emissions since this is mass transit ;) Nice shot, where was it taken? We've got a place in the mountains here calle Tweetsie Railroad (Hey, I don't make the news okay?) that has a train that looks just like that (black smoke and all).
In addition to Camera Totin' Idiot, my wife also calls me the Filthy Beast. Cute, huh? I also answer to Pops and any other pet names that Goody Two Shoes is using for me this week. I live with my wife and our youngest daughter in the hills of western Maryland. Our two oldest children have flown the coop. (Good thing, I was tired of waiting in line for my turn in the bathroom.)
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The Church is not a country club for Christians; it’s a hospital for sinners. REV. HARRY BURCHELL JR.
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Life is hard, wear a helmet. MATT LOTT, Scout Camp 1994
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Today's mighty Oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground. UNKNOWN
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History is a bag of tricks we play on the dead. VOLTAIRE
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Cool one for wordless!!! Happy WW! Hope you can visit mine too...
Very cool. Amazing the black smoke they threw out, isn't it? My WW is Wisconsin Loons.
Fabulous! I love the stack and the billowing smoke.
Great stop action shot!
THat is an impressive locomotive.
I'll hold off bemoaning on the carbon emissions since this is mass transit ;)
Nice shot, where was it taken? We've got a place in the mountains here calle Tweetsie Railroad (Hey, I don't make the news okay?) that has a train that looks just like that (black smoke and all).
- Mojo
Love your series of B&W pics. Coooollll!!!
Won't the hootin' train wake the dog up?
Great shot.
My dad worked for the railroad for 42 years. Thanks for the memories.
cool shot!
I'm getting off those tracks for sure! :)
Nice composition.
Happy WW!
Great train blog:)
That's so cool, I would have loved to see that.
Wow, that locomotive sure looks powerful. I guess they don't make them like that anymore, though.
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