The big gal went out in style. Thanks for posting.
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Neat shot, it is amazing how much image quality has improved with the advent of digital cameras
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| Posted by Dana M. on December 16, 2014 | |
Like Troy Staten said - it's amazing to see the difference in image quality from that time. I'm also amazed at how many people turned out to witness this excursion also. As popular as steam locomotives are to the many numerous railfans - today you don't quite get a crowd like the one seen here. Especially at a location such as this one. Maybe there would be 8 - 10 others with you, but not a crowd like this. Thanks for sharing this photo Jeff.
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Thanks for sharing a view of one of N&W's impressive steam locomotives. Modern railfans take note: dress shirts were the thing to wear while railfanning in the 1950's.
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Growing up in the 50's, the social expectation was if you left your home, you put on good looking clothes, even suits or dresses. We Baby Boomers killed that idea. Like today, you needed a high quality lens on your camera for good image quality. This lens is not bad, it's not an Argus C3 which usually is very soft at the edges. Softness also comes from the Anscochrome which was never as sharp as Kodachrome. By the end of film, the best lenses and best film were as good as a middle level digital.
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| Posted by on December 17, 2014 | |
The reason the crowd is so big: this was a photo run-by. All those people were riding the train. Of all the reasons why this is a great shot, the best one is the human interest element: all those people!
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The large crowd is passengers that were let off at this spot for a photo run by of the train. Part of any excursion is always one or two photo run by's at strategic locations, especially if it is a remote location. I am sure many of these people came from all over the US for this trip as did many when the 611 was running back in the 1980's.
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If one looks back historically at the type of trips and motive power N&W used on these 1959 trips and at NRHS conventions in the '50's, you'd be impressed. N&W was first class all the way.
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