Trackside with Trains.com Vol. 198 - “Second-generation diesels” - is now live to view and vote
The latest round of our biweekly photo competition is now live. Four photographers submitted images for the theme “Second-generation diesels.”
View the selections and vote for your favorite, then return here to discuss Vol. 198!
You’ve made this one tough! My beloved NS engines in two of them and a third one with a picture I wouldn’t mind having as wallpaper. But then, you have a variety of engines I would never see and so that is of interest, also!
I think this calls for a sandwich and a nap and then another try at deciding!
Moo…
I went with Alex Mayes’ photo since I have a weakness for Alco locomotives that dates back to my youth. Also the lead locomotive probably pulled EL freights through my neighborhood on numerous occasions.
Diesels are judged on their paint schemes as applied to a given model by a given road…generation, schmeneration. So different than steam locomotives. So I chose Tom Nano’s shot off the East Deerfield bridge at the west end of the yard. Was it because that’s where I did my railfaning in 1967 and 68 and saw the end of the first generation diesels and the second beginning of the second generation (first beginning was in the early 50’s when Fairbanks Morse produced the Trainmasters). Was it because one lazy Sunday afternoon the shop people had one of the B&M maroon RS2s running up and down the track in the far left of this pic, back and forth from the far building to the main switch and back to the house a half dozen times with Alco smoke lifiting and the turbos screaming? OR was it because there wasn’t a lash up of EL SDP45’s or the high hat GP30s of Reading or a D&H Century or an LV White Elephant? So Tom’s has to do for me.
Nothing really stuck out. All 3/4 wedge shots. Show me some art.
I do not believe Mr. Orona’s photo qualifies as a “wedgie”.
It does, however, qualify as a winner in my book.
Wow = this was hard. But Mike Harding’s high-nose NS units AND the winter scene just hit the time of year and all. But great shots by the other three as well. Frank Orona should keep his around for the theme “Reflections”.
I passed quickly over the NS units . Although they are indeed 2nd generation diesels, the high short nose that N&W and SOU favored is really a throwback to the earlier generation. I went for the Alcos; a clean shot with no clutter.
John