Penn Central in the Pink

TomPM

Another Fried Egg Fan
I had a request to see the grain covered hoppers so here they are:

Atlas PS-2 Covered hopper –Lehigh & New England
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Atlas RS-11 – Penn Central
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Atlas RS-11 – Penn Central
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Athearn RTR Covered hopper - Klemme
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TomPM

Another Fried Egg Fan
MDC Undecorated Covered hopper – Custom Painted – Ralston-Jefferson
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Athearn/Walthers Covered hopper – Albert City
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MDC Covered hopper - Klemme
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MDC Covered hopper - Farnhamville
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TomPM

Another Fried Egg Fan
MDC Covered hopper - Farnhamville
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MDC Covered hopper - Farnhamville
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Athearn/Bev-Bel Covered hopper – Ralston-Jefferson
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Athearn Covered hopper – Penn Central
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TomPM

Another Fried Egg Fan
Life-Like Covered hopper – Lehigh Valley
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Athearn Covered hopper – Penn Central
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Athearn/Bev-Bel Covered hopper - Peavey
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Athearn Covered hopper - NYC
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TomPM

Another Fried Egg Fan
Athearn Covered hopper – Rogers Grain
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Athearn Covered hopper – Farmers Co-op
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Athearn/Rail Runner Covered Hopper - Seaboard
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Athearn W/V Caboose – Penn Central
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eightyeightfan1

Now I'm AMP'd
Nice work Tom.Always like the "railfan" shots.
Must've been a little bit after the merger. Penn Central paint shop hadn't quite gotten to that New York Central car yet....
 

UP SD40-2

Senior Member
GREAT SHOTS Tom!!:thumb: :D i look forward to YOUR "run by" EVERY weekend:thumb: . BTW, the rust on that PC hopper is slap AWESOME! THANKS!:D -Deano
 

LoudMusic

Member
So when you take railfan pictures of your own railroads do you stage everything or, using this group of pictures as an example, is the train actually rolling by and you're snapping a bunch of pictures?
 

doctorwayne

Active Member
I've found that it's best to stage the shots. Those working on small, photo dioramas probably have no choice in this regard, as there might not be room for the entire train. Staging allows you to check composition, compare exposures and generally, show more detail. Here's a "pan" shot that I did in order to impart the feeling of speed. I can assure you, the loco wasn't really moving all that fast: perhaps 10 or 15 smph at most. I always shoot with the camera either on a tripod, or sitting directly on the layout.

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Wayne
 

TomPM

Another Fried Egg Fan
Thanks folks!

LoudMusic said:
So when you take railfan pictures of your own railroads do you stage everything or, using this group of pictures as an example, is the train actually rolling by and you're snapping a bunch of pictures?

They are staged. Due to the speed of the trains it would be impossible to do a run-by as Doctorwayne showed in his post. Many times I do use the locomotives to position the shot. I basically have a mark that I have to pull the car to get it in the shot. It can become a mini-specialized operating session.
 
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