Jun 292009
Overnighted at the camper up north, and got a chance to visit this steam locomotive in the Duluth area. One of the few things that wasn’t swaying given the very gusty winds all day long. These machines are a mechanical engineer’s dream. Covered with mechanisms and steam powered actuators. I would love to drive along side one of these as it goes down the track and watch the operation of all those parts.
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They are such impressive machines and this shot really is a beauty. What a great engine! The tonal range is perfect for the subject.
The intricacy of this engine’s parts is amazing! Brilliant in sepia!
I just HAD to enlarge this one so that I could gawk even more!
Lovely use of black and white. This photo could have been taken 100 years ago! The sky is nice and bright!
Lovely shot, looks great in Sepia.
Fabulous ..
A very impressive engine.
Wonderful photo. I have to admit that trains fasinates me as much today as it did 20 years ago;-) I would love to drive alongside one of them too;-)
my grandfather was a train engineer for some three decades; working with these megamachines sent my dad and his five siblings to school =] thank you for unwittingly honoring him with this photo =]
Awesome machine and great capture!
I love the old steam engines, and this is a great photo. Congrats on making the ‘front page’!
Wonderful. I love old trains and in black and white they look perfect.