railroad

Toledo Tracks

Posted by Mike on December 31, 2018

Posted in: oregon. Tagged: iphone xs, oregon, railroad, railroad museum, reflection, sign, Toledo, tracks, train. Leave a comment

Wandering along the tracks in Toledo, Oregon…

Texas Tracks

Posted by Mike on September 2, 2018

Posted in: Black and White, Landscapes, Texas. Tagged: badlands, black and white, desert, perspective, railroad, Texas, tracks, train, West Texas. Leave a comment

Railroad tracks in a remote section of west Texas…

Heisler Locomotive 2

Posted by Mike on December 20, 2017

Posted in: Black and White, oregon, Pacific Northwest. Tagged: abandoned, black and white, engine, geared, Heisler, locomotive, old, railroad, steam, tillamook, train. Leave a comment

Heisler geared steam locomotive rusting away at a rail yard in Tillamook, Oregon…

Stop

Posted by Mike on November 25, 2017

Posted in: Black and White, oregon, Pacific Northwest. Tagged: abandoned, black and white, old, oregon, railroad, Ricoh GR2, Toledo, tracks. 1 Comment

Decommissioned railroad tracks, Toledo, Oregon…

Limestone Quarry Train

Posted by Mike on February 12, 2017

Posted in: HDR Photography, Landscapes, Wyoming. Tagged: D810, engine, HDR, industrial, locomotive, Nikon, quarry, railroad, tracks, winter, Wyoming. 1 Comment

Found at a quarry operated by the Montana Limestone Company north of Cody, Wyoming…

Between the Cars

Posted by Mike on February 11, 2017

Posted in: Landscapes. Tagged: cars, coupling, D810, Nikon, rail, railroad, winter, Wyoming. 1 Comment

Holey Signs 2

Posted by Mike on May 31, 2016

Posted in: Road, Things I Do Not Understand. Tagged: big southern butte, bullet holes, D810, Idaho, Nikon, railroad, shot, signs, stop. Leave a comment

Why do people shoot at signs? I was impressed with the skill shown on the railroad sign, shooting each individual letter – but it looks like someone was working out some deep personal issues against stop signs…

Dark Tracks

Posted by Mike on April 6, 2016

Posted in: Black and White. Tagged: black and white, D800, New Mexico, Nikon, perspective, railroad, tracks. 1 Comment

Experimental shot that didn’t work in color, but I liked the result in high contrast black and white…

On Track 4

Posted by Mike on January 15, 2016

Posted in: Landscapes, Montana, Uncategorized. Tagged: D810, Montana, Nikon, perspective, railroad, tracks. 3 Comments

Experimental shot with me lying down on the railroad tracks, shooting a set of four shots going up, and merging them together to get a vertical panorama with everything from foreground to background in focus.

Silver City 2

Posted by Mike on December 27, 2015

Posted in: Abandoned Places, Montana, Uncategorized. Tagged: abandoned, Montana, railroad, Silver City, trailer, train. 1 Comment

Exploring an abandoned train stop, Silver City, Montana…

On Track 3

Posted by Mike on September 16, 2015

Posted in: Black and White, Montana. Tagged: D810, low angle, Montana, Nikon, perspective, railroad, tracks, train. 3 Comments

I did check to make sure no trains were coming before laying down on the tracks to get this shot…

Locomotive 2

Posted by Mike on April 30, 2015

Posted in: Black and White, Industrial. Tagged: b&w, black and white, BNSF, Burlington Northern Santa Fe, Carkeek Park, D800, engine, locomotive, oncoming, railroad, Seattle, train. 2 Comments

No, I was not standing on the tracks when I shot this…

Holey Signs

Posted by Mike on December 1, 2014

Posted in: Black and White, Landscapes, Texas. Tagged: black and white, bullet holes, holes, railroad, shot, sign, signs, stop. 4 Comments

Some people love to shoot at signs. I don’t know why…

Tillamook Trains

Posted by Mike on October 16, 2014

Posted in: General, Pacific Northwest, Panoramas. Tagged: engine, locomotive, old, oregon, railroad, rusty, tillamook, train, vintage. 1 Comment

Old train locomotives found in Tillamook, Oregon…

Helena Station

Posted by Mike on July 26, 2014

Posted in: Abandoned Places, Black and White. Tagged: abandoned, east helena, Montana, old, railroad, station. Leave a comment

Railroad station, East Helena, Montana…

Locomotive

Posted by Mike on July 7, 2014

Posted in: Black and White, Pacific Northwest. Tagged: 7155, black and white, BNSF, Burlington Northern Santa Fe, Carkeek Park, close up, engine, locomotive, oncoming, railroad, Seattle, train. 5 Comments

This is as close as I would ever want to get to an oncoming train – I was about 10 feet away and the train was going full speed. (I was safely on an embankment shooting over a fence…)