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Published: 2012-08-04 23:28:50 +0000 UTC; Views: 3254; Favourites: 106; Downloads: 71
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The old, awesome Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy's Zephyr, and her beautiful art-deco styled E unit lead passengers past one of the old Burlington Northern's Executive Train F units underneath an overcast prairie sky. Illinois Railway Museum in Union IL 7-22-12Related content
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What a picture! Stainless-steelΒ 9911-A and BN-1 with its neat executive coat!
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I always look for this style engine and very rarely see them anymore.
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this is such an epic shot, the silver bullet next to BN1.
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Does the e's nose have a less steep angle or is the an optical illusion?
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The Burlington's nose has far more of a rake, the BN unit looks awful close to 90*. I think that may have been part of the E's styling as part of the Zephyr consist. Personally, i like both sleek, aerodynamic look of the Zephyr and the more utilitarian, almost blunt F equally!
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both beautiful machines, indicative of their era where your company's appearance was advertising in itself.
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Now most roads don't even want to wash or properly maintain their equipment! Union Pacific spent a small fortune laying the groundwork for a series of wash racks and promised they were going to give each unit a thorough bath at every opportunity, but all work stopped after the foundations, plumbing, and all that were installed. And i've yet to see one clean unit in regular service!
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Ooh, that one on the right looks like it means business.
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It does look a bit more dynamic!
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Great shot man!!! That was a fun outing for sure!
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Thanks! And it sure was! Thanks for the tip on the book, it's really great. I've almost worn it out already!
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Oh cool! That you like the book...Don Ball Jr. was an awesome photographer! Glad you like it! Jim Boyd also contributed...both my prime influences!
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Bet that turkey requires some man hours with a buffer!
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I can imagine! All that stainless steel to polish up. Yikes!
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Hubba!
Very nice shot.
Thank you for sharing.
Marko
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Either way I look at this shot or that of George.. The more it like it both ways. You both really caught the human interest part of this well!
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Thanks! I was shitting bricks hoping i got this photo, the Zephyr was really moving pretty fast at this point and my camera takes forever between when i push the button and when it snaps the photo, and i can't set the focus manually so i just have to hope i timed the autofocus exactly right
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Your camera kinda sounds like it doesn't want to do anything unless you bribe it. Either way.. You should be proud you got a clear shot. My camera I swear hates lots of humidity and semi darkness. Even on the night settings the pictures are suspect.
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Mine hates anything but clear, bright sunshine. And any vibration at all will totally ruin a shot. One of my top priorities upon getting back to work, after a newish vehicle, is a decent, high quality camera with interchangeable lenses and a sturdy design!
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My camera seems to hate motion or taking shots in motion. If I don't have it on a certain setting it blurs everything out. Yours sounds like it is a made in China piece of crap.. Which mine kinda is too.
I used to have a Cannon digital camera which would take great pictures but when it died I had to go over to what my mom bought at Best Buy which was that camera which she hardly uses if ever. If I ever run into good paying money again I'm going to go after a Canon digital camera.. But we'll see, I may have to just bite the bullet and use what I have and be thankful I at least have something to use to share my photography with you guys.
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