Rails Versus Railfans - When they get us back

Trains Magazine General Discussion
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Unless my memory is shot (a possibility) I had no idea that this engineer was taking my picture when I was taking his in April 1979 in Elizabethport. Scanning it, I cracked up, laughing out loud. I’m not sure if the conductor is taking part in the antics or just going along for the ride.

http://freericks.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1028200

Charles Freericks

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Kinda like this one I took of railfans taking one of us…

and here is his shot of us…

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EL:

Great looking locomotive and great photo.

More of the same era coming?

ed

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[(-D]This is hilarious. I want to know who got the better picture the railfan or the railroader?[:D] Wonder if this has ever happened to me and I didn’t even notice. Thanks for posting that Charles.

emmar

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I’ve got a couple pictures from my cab ride a couple of years ago that show fans taking pictures of the loco I was riding.

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It doesn’t bother me in the least if the Rails are shooting back… just so long as the deer don’t start doing it, too.

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Great looking photo and a classic locomotive and color scheme.

Thanks for sharing.

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Your right. That could be very bad…

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with cameras in cell phones now I’m sure matts and my picture are out there somewhere.we had ours taken south of stanley yard in toledo.

stay safe

joe

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I’ve never noticed my picture being taken before, not to say it hasn’t.

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i remember once in Altoona when i was watching a trio of SD40-2s waiting to leave with the MPRVP. a family on a bike trip came up and watched too. then the conductor poked his head out of the window and started talking to the kids. the engineer also leaned out and got a shot of us with his cell phone camera.

oh wait a sec. i have a picture of that event…

i always feel happy when i look at this pic. it’s nice

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Very nice picture…Did you knew them? How did you get their picture?

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I love a blue locomotive in the morning…It’s like victory!

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I’m still waiting for an FEC trainman to post my picture here too.

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I did know them. The one on the right worked out there for a few months but decided it wasn’t for him and found another job. He emailed me the picture, and I emailed him mine.

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Very Nice! Thanks for the info…[yeah]