This week’s installment of Trackside with Erik and Mike is now live within the Railroading section on the Trains.com home page. Please read this week’s column and then vote for your favorite photo below. Click here to read Trackside with Erik and Mike Vol. 31.
voted for mike.although the green engines look great mikes got the whole train in the shot.
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Joe
Went with the BN on the golf Course. That’s something you don’t see everyday, a UP train with the “commin’ at ya” look, is something I see alot on the internet already.
Noah
Finally! One I don’t have to agonize over. Eric’s shot is better hands down. The various shades of green and the patterns of stripes in the grass and the nose of the loco are just too much to resist.
La Crosse, Wisconsin is not too much better off than Rochester, NY (my home) about this time of year. Spring golf and trains! It just doesn’t get much better!
Richard A said exactly what I was going to say. The patterns on the course and on the noses really ties the two compleatly different subjects together. That is just too cool, too cool, too cool. A+ to Erik!
Even tho I got real sick of BN green & black on thousands of GP-38’s when I used to live up in the rain (Western Washington) I gotta vote for Eric’s composition, green & black on a golf course with the lawn mowing pattern showing tracks heading off into the woods. Great shot! Larry, now of Las Vegas.
I love BN.
Even though Erik’s shot had some interesting patterns, I just didn’t care for the overall composition. I think its because the locomotives are too centered in the picture; its like they were out of place.
Mike’s shot was a kind of classic train shot. I liked the perspective of the train, so I went with Mike this time.
Beautiful… A Symphony in Green!
Great surroundings, great shot!
Congrats Erik!!!
Carl
Erik:
Your photo is like the “CLASH OF THE TITANS” with the greenery of the ground and the BN units.
You have my vote!!! 
Erik got my vote even though I thought Mike’s picture would poll best with the die-hard rail fans that participate in this contest. It has everything a fan could want including that low joint on the left. Nice job Erik against tough competition!
Gannbb
Eric, you have my vote because many moons ago my son,wife and I sat near this spot having lunch in the dining car of Empire Builder while on a tour of USA via Amtrak Sleeper Car. We were stuck because of an accident ahead. After too long and with my retirement I have picked up the Model Hobby again. Glad to be aboard.
From Jim
Enjoyed Erik’s Shot Best, with the grain of the mowing pattern, Right place at the right time. Outstanding work!!
Even though I am a big UP fan… & the fact that I cant stand golf at all… I HAD to go with your shot Erik… as the others stated… the greens of the grass & the Loco’s… the patterns etc… all of it together added up to a very pleasing shot… not to take away from Mike’s mind you… most any other time I’d of went with his… but not this time…
I like Mikes photo of BNSF, in middle of golf corse, Fine Photo & who would ever thought of A mian lines & GOLF CORSE> & THANKS>
OOOPS , I goofed I gave credit to Mike, When it sould have "GONE BIG TIME TO “ERIC”, any way both had gooood Photos.
I voted for Mike’s as I like power plus freight , both photos were very good, execpt for all the green, the power just blended in with the background in my humble opinion.
As a former CNW man, I must vote for Mike’s photo … with the added benefit of jointed rail and [what used to be] Double Track. The mile post adds just the right touch!
Wow! The UP units back to back, the whole train in the shot, the way the haze kinda obscures the background, that’s a great shot Mike.
Wow again! I’m continually redirected to the train IN THE GOLF COURSE! It’s a whole lotta green, and the locos don’t exactly jump off the page at you, but the fact that the rails run RIGHT THROUGH THE 18TH FAIRWAY just keeps drawing me back.
My vote went with Erik.
I went with Mike, when I first saw the BN train I thought it was from Microsoft Similator or TRAINZ, looked too angular for my liking, guess I am a UP fan also, even though I might never get to see one, both guys are great photographers, my outlook just came out different this time I guess.