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Category Archives: train
DEAD DIESELS
When I was about twelve years old I frequented the area where the outdated steam locomotives were in storage. That place was in the Southern Pacific’s Bakersfield Yard. The locomotives were replaced with “modern” locomotives like this one. The new … Continue reading
SOUTHERN PACIFIC ENGINE 4449
SOUTHERN PACIFIC ENGINE NUMBER 4449 AT SACRAMENTO 1991
Posted in railroad, railroads, sacramento valley, sp, steam engine, streamliner, train, trains
Tagged fine art photography, railroad, southern pacific
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Union Pacific
Posted in California, railroad, railroads, steam engine, train, trains
Tagged Challenger, union pacific
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MORE SACRAMENTO VALLEY RICE
Oftentimes, I need input from others about my images. I cannot decide between the above images which one best portrays the overall feeling of the structure. I did rate the image without the railcars as the higher ranking, but I … Continue reading
Posted in California, central valley, sacramento valley, southern pacific, sp, train, Uncategorized
Tagged fine art photography, railroad, Rice growers, sacramento valley
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SOUTHERN PACIFIC FREIGHT TRAIN IN THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY
I took this photograph sometime in the mid nineteen-eighties with my old Rollicord. The tonality and hues of this image are a bit unique. The scanned print started out as a black and white image. I then “hand-tinted” with Marshal … Continue reading
Posted in railroad, southern pacific, sp, train, Uncategorized
Tagged diesel engine, freight train, locomotive, railroad, red bluff, southern pacific, track, train
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