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A May, 1999, trip to Colorado, Wyoming, and far western Nebraska updated and expanded coverage for Western railroads and related transportation subjects.
New material range from coal trains with remote-controlled (distributed power) locomotives to firefighters and paramedics practicing dealing with a railroad emergency to on-board photos of the American Orient Express luxury train. Here's an overview:
The latest trip to the Powder River Basin was my fourth since 1995.
Worth noting is that while the line is now owned by Union Pacific, a substantial part of the traffic consists of trains from Burlington Northern Santa Fe, which was granted trackage rights due to conditions associated with the Union Pacific-Southern Pacific merger.
| Intermodal
Expo in Atlanta provides opportunity for transportation detail photos An April trip to the International Intermodal Expo in Atlanta provided both an opportunity to photograph details of current transportation equipment and to add photos of Atlanta's MARTA transit system to my already extensive coverage of North American rail transit operations. See the new "Recent Images" section on my Web site at http://www.robl.w1.com. |
North Carolina coverage
includes lighthouse move;
government buildings
One of North Carolina's major landmarks, the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, is being moved inland to protect it from beach erosion nearing its base.
The complex move of the lighthouse is described as the largest ever for a brick structure. As this newsletter is going to press in late June, I've already made one trip to the coast to photograph the early stages of the move. I'm planning to return in a few weeks to make additional photos—and will, of course, photograph the lighthouse again when it reaches its final location. (The move is being made inches at a time and will take weeks.)
Of course, I also have earlier photos of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse at its original location, some going back many years. including photos showing the approach of the encroaching ocean.
Several days around Raleigh have contributed updated photos of landmarks in North Carolina's capital city. Highlights include:
| Major plans for late 1999-2000 |
Amtrak will begin operating its new high speed trains on the Northeast Corridor (Washington, D.C.-New York City-Boston) in the fall of 1999 under the brand name Acela.
I plan to shoot the equipment as soon as it goes into service and should have both interior and exterior photos available shortly thereafter.
| On the Web site |
I've added a new "Recent images" section to my Web site (http://www.robl.w1.com).
This page, accessible from my home page, presents a selection of thumbnails with sample images from the newly added subjects described in this newsletter.
| A few words about my mailing list for this newsletter My database of past and potential clients for my stock photography now numbers some 1,400 entries. However, for practical reasons, actual mailings of each new newsletter typically run in the range of 500 copies. How do I select who gets the mailed copies?
In other words, if you've received my mailings for two years and have never requested photos, you will probably not receive additional copies—unless you specifically ask for a subscription. I realize some of you may have potential use for some of my stock coverage but just may not have had any projects that fit. In that case, just drop me a note, asking to be kept on the distribution list for these newsletters, and I'll be glad to flag your record. And, note that the text of earlier newsletters is available on my Web site at http://www.robl.w1.com. |
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