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Trains Magazine General Discussion
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A BNSF grain train leans into the elevated curve at Drano Lake in the Columbia River Gorge.

Banking Right at Drano Lake

I hope you all enjoy the photo,

Ryan Dadgari

Sacramento, CA

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Excellent photo. Welcom to this forum. Hope to see a lot more of your pix.

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I do not find Drano Lake on a BNSF map, or that name in the employee timetable. Please assist us with locating this site with BNSF names. Thanks

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http://www.bing.com/maps/default.aspx?v=2&FORM=LMLTCC&cp=45.713836~-121.629682&style=h&lvl=15&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&phx=0&phy=0&phscl=1&encType=1

Here is an aerial view of the location.

The nearest time table listings would be Home Valley, Washington to the west, and Cook, Washington to the east.

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Thank you for the kind words. I’m glad to be here, and glad you enjoy the photo.

Thanks again,

Ryan

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Now that is a different dramatic shot…Very different. Great…!

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It is a very nice and spectacular image. The way linear items, such as tree trunks and poles are splayed toward the corners of the image, and the exaggerated super-elevation, that would be from a wide angle lens?

-Crandell

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I see you are new here. Kindly make yourself known with more excellent photos like that. Great shot!

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Thank you for the welcome and the comments! I will definitely be posting more photos in the future.

Ryan Dadgari

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Crandell,

Thanks for the comment. I can tell you the trees are wind-swept and the poles are not very straight. The photo was made at 28mm, so there may be a little distortion from that angle, but not this much. It really is just really elevated in this location.

Thanks again,

Ryan

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A BNSF grain train leans into the elevated curve at Drano Lake in the Columbia River Gorge

GREAT SHOT ! I love it when my pics turn out like this one !

Thanks for sharing !

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That was a great shot! Wheeeeee is all I can yall if I am in that cab!