Pretty amazing, Steve!
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Look, ma! No rails! What a cool shot. Try that with a diesel!
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Folks often forget that the geared steamers were capable of hauling loads under some incredibly challenging track conditions that would flat-out stop a diesel-electric. Thanks for being there to capture this scene, Steve!
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Talk about railroading on a budget.
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Just wow.
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Wow, that is just crazy! I never would have thought a situation like this existed intentionally. Thanks for sharing.
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| Posted by Sport! on June 21, 2012 | |
Unbelievable!
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Nice documentation of some incredible railroading Steve!
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| Posted by on June 21, 2012 | |
That's one I wish I had seen in person. Wonderful shot.
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I would suggest not trying to do so over the Gauley River. Amazing shot, wish I too was there to see it. Still, I'm a bit confused as to how the rail and ties stayed anchored after such a treatment? Hey, Walter - here's an idea for your next photo charter at Cass!
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Fantastic photo. Now all someone has to do is figure out how to model it.
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It's actually not a bad idea. Steve, thanks for capturing this rare event!
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Now this is how you make the "boring" side of a Shay interesting!
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Scenes like this one are the reason I love logging railroad history and geared steam locomotives. Much more down to earth and soulful than the "mainline" action! What an incredible shot! Thanks for sharing!
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Wow, a steam U-Boat :) Very interesting picture.
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Wow! Probably the most unique image I have seen on RP. Somehow doubt this would be allowed today (even if diesels were capable of this) Thanks for sharing!
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As a fan of lumber railroad operations I must thank you for posting this! PC voted!
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Wow. This is probably the most interesting and unique photo I've seen on RP. PC voted.
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Great Photo! Now there's a scene that would be hard to model!
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I am going to add my wow to that of the others. PC from me too.
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That's incredible. Amazing how railroads used to operate. Today lawyers would never let this happen. Thanks for capturing a real slice of history.
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| Posted by BJ on July 2, 2012 | |
Cool! Wouldn't that be something to see today?
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| Posted by Andrew on July 4, 2012 | |
This has got to be seen to be believed. I am away to lie down in a dark room and think about how I would set up a model of this. One question, does the engineer need a seagoing captains licence?
For me, most favourite shot here, thank you.
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This shot brings back a lot of memories. Great material
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This photo fans the fire in an old railroader's soul.... thank you very much for sharing. Carl Pretorius, South Africa
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Most unusual railroad photo I think I've ever seen. Great shot.
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How they "floated" logs down river when the river wasn't navigable?
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