I picked up this spectacular gem of an image on eBay for a surprisingly nominal sum. I then had it scanned, uploaded it to Flickr, and made it available to all for download. By doing so, its existence is safeguarded for the foreseeable future. It was an all-too-common scenario, and just heartbreaking. One of the […]
Author: Lmind1
Where It All Began
I turned 66 today. Fifty years ago, on 10/24/76 I took my first “serious” railfan photo. Kodachrome. God bless that film. I was a junior in high school. What you can’t see is that by a bizarre twist of events, I found the Indiana University Railfan club. They accepted everybody. To my right and left […]
An Addition to the Loco Roster
CSX GP40 #6611, an Atlas model in the YN2 paint scheme, sits in front of SALCO on the East Rail 2 layout. It’s the newest addition to my roster. Until recently, I only had two CSX locomotives to handle duties on The Downtown Spur. I’ve had both for many years, and they’re starting to show […]
Bridge E-8
A northbound Thoroughbred approaches the iconic, and rail fan favorite, Bridge E-8 on my old Monon layout. The sky I cropped in was taken across a farm field in Maryland. Note the light blue to dark blue color transition at the horizon. I also experimented with slightly warmer hues. Photo editing is a lifelong learning […]
CNW’s “Goosetown Spur”
I just posted a dig deep blog on the process of coming up with a design based on CNW’s “Goosetown Spur”. You can read it HERE.