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201/02/02 MAJOR UPDATE

• New images on the home page
• Added page with images of experimental Norfolk Southern battery electric locomotive.
• Updated Charlotte Lynx light rail system page, with addition of new images and navigation options
• Added new page on the introduction of the Kinkisharyo Ameritram streetcar prototype in Charlotte, N.C.

2010

• Primarily made numerous minor updates to pages throughout the site.
• Added "eletronic Christmas card" with archival snow photo of Durham & Southern

2009/06/22 MAJOR UPDATE

• Updated various pages, including the Retail Order Form to show that the following books are again available (and to show current shipping fees):
  • Understanding Intermodal
  • The Basic Railfan Book
  • The Powder River Basin: A Guide to America's Power Railroading Base
• Minor updates to several pages.

2008/07/31 MAJOR UPDATE

• Added new Railroad Photo Sampler page. (This page brings together some favorite railroad images previously shown elsewhere on the site, along with some brief commentary.)
• Minor updates to several pages.

2008/06/19 MAJOR UPDATE

• Updated Recent images page.
• Changed featured images on home page.
• Added image and made minor updates to "The Case for Amtrak" position paper in the Transportation section.
• Minor updates to several pages.

2008/03/01

• Added new page with photos of the replacement of a century-old railroad bridge at Clayton, N.C., in February of 2008.
• Updated Recent images page.
• Minor updates to several pages.

2007/12/14 MAJOR UPDATE

• Updated Charlotte, N.C., Lynx light rail system page (to reflect the opening of the line and add images of the South Corridor Blue Line in operation).
• Changed featured images on home page.
• Updated Recent images page.
• Updated Railroad & rail transit safety images page.
• Minor updates to several pages.

2007/11/23 MAJOR UPDATE

• Updated Intermodal Container FAQ page to reflect the introduction of new larger ocean containers.
• Minor updates to several pages

2007/02/01 MAJOR UPDATE

• Added new Air cargo sample image page (and related pages with larger versions of the images). The page shows aircraft owned by both UPS and FedEx and the use of air cargo containers.
• Added additional Blue Ridge Mountain images to the North Carolina Symbols and Icons page.
• Added images of Linville Falls to the North Carolina Beaches and Streams page.
• Minor updates to several pages.

2006/12/01 MAJOR UPDATE

• Revised Retail order form and associated pages to reflect new N.C. state sales tax rate of 6.75 per cent. (N.C. state sales tax applies only to orders placed from within North Carolina.
• Updated Railroad article bibliography page in the Business section with railroad-related articles published in 2006.
• Installed preliminary version of the 2006 newsletter in the Newsletters section.
• Minor updates to numerous pages.

2006/11/01 MAJOR UPDATE

• Added new Charlotte Lynx light rail system images page.
• Added Charlotte Lynx light rail image and image of new NCDOT passenger railcar to Recent images page.
• Minor updates to several pages.

2006/10/12 MAJOR UPDATE

• Added new railroad freight car and freight load images page.
• Added multiple pages with freight car images.
• Began adding link to the keyword search option on the home page to all new or revised main pages. (This link will be added to other main pages when they are revised or updated.)
• Minor updates to several pages.

2006/09/27 MAJOR UPDATE

• Added images to Recent images page; split off images featured on the Recent images page in 2004-2005 onto a new page.
• Changed featured images on home page.
• Added multiple images to North Carolina beaches sample image page.
• Minor updates to several pages.

2006/07/17

• Added images of two recent magazine covers to the Cover sampler page. (The same two images are also included on the Electonic clips / feature excerpt page.)
• Minor updates to several pages.

2006/06/28 MAJOR UPDATE

• Added images from several 2006 shoots to Recent images page.
• Minor updates to several pages.

2006/05/16

• Added page of sample images from the Center for National Response (CNR), a federal training facility located in West Virginia. The site trains soldiers and civilians how to respond to weapons of mass destruction (WMD) attacks.
• Minor updates to several pages.

2006/05/09

• Added sample images from late 2005 of reenactors at Duke Homestead State Historic Site in Durham, N.C., to my Recent Images page.
• Changed featured image on home page..
• Minor updates to several pages.

2006/04/14 MAJOR UPDATE

• Added additional intermodal container images and made other revisions to my Misc. transportation stock photo page.
• Changed featured images on home page to mark 50th anniversary of modern intermodal era..
• Minor updates to several pages.

2006/02/25 MAJOR UPDATE

• Added page with additional images of the Powder River Basin.
• Changed featured images on home page.
• Added images to the High-speed passenger rail page.
• Minor updates to several pages.

2006/01/07

• Added page with images of scenic rail line between Innsbruck and Salzburg, Austria.
• Changed featured image on home page.
• Minor updates to several pages.

2005/08/24

• Added multiple images to the Recent Images page.
• Expanded interim newsletter to the Stock Photo Newsletter section.
• Changed featured image on home page.
• Minor updates to several pages.

2005/08/02

• Completely revised (and expanded) Railroad coverage page in the Business section.
• Added interim newsletter to the Stock Photo Newsletter section.
• Changed featured image on home page.
• Minor updates to several pages.

2005/05/12

• Added images to the Recent Images page.
• Added images to the Aviation & Military page.
• Changed featured image on home page.
• Minor updates to several pages.

2005/02/28 MAJOR UPDATE

• Reorganized the Recent Images pages, moving images from 2002 and 2003 onto their own archive page. Photos featured in previous years can be accessed via links on the current Recent Images page.
• Added added new 2005 images to the Recent Images page.
• Minor updates and revisions to many pages, including adding additional internal links between pages.

2004/12/12 MAJOR UPDATE

• Added new North Carolina Railroad Co. Corridor page focusing on the state-owned rail corridor from Morehead City, through Raleigh, Durham, and Greensboro to Charlotte and its importance to transportation within the state. Some of these images were previously featured on my Recent Images pages.
• Added page of images of Historic Austrian Railroad Equipment.
• Added page with examples of Pro-bono work for N.C. Operation Lifesaver (photography for safety posters).
• Minor updates to many pages, including adding additional internal links between pages.

2004/12/04 MAJOR UPDATE

• Changed featured image on home page.
• Added new CSX S Line / SEHSR Corridor page focusing on a now out-of-service rail line that is designated to become part of the Southeast High-Speed Rail Corridor. These are mostly older photos, including some from 1981 when the line was still in operation.
• Minor updates to several pages.

2004/11/05

Recent changes

• Changed featured image on home page.
• Added page for special sale price of my photo workshop book, Getting Serious About Photography.
• Added additional sample images to several thumbnail pages.
• Minor updates to several pages.

2004/08/23

• Added bibliography of my magazine articles about railroads and transit systems produced during the past 20 years to the Business section of my site.
• Minor updates to several pages.

2004/06/28

• Updated the newsletters page, adding the summer 2004 Stock Photo Update (#24).
• Minor updates to several pages.

2004/06/16

• Updated the Calendar page to show availability of the 2005 Railroading calendars. Some 2004 calendars are still available
• Minor updates to several pages.

2004/05/9 MAJOR UPDATE

• Updated the Recent images page with new photos from several 2004 projects..
• Added additional images to the Rail transit page.
• Minor updates to several pages.

2003/12/28 MAJOR UPDATE

• Added new page of images focusing on a current model railroad project.
• Updated the Recent images page.
• Added the winter 2003-2004 Stock Photo Update (#23) to the newsletters page.
• Minor updates to several pages.

2003/11/14 MAJOR UPDATE

• Added new page of thumbnail images focusing on Railroad construction and maintenance.
• Minor updates and revisions to several pages.
• (Additional minor updates to many pages were made during the period between this update and the previously listed update.)

2003/06/29

• Added several new images to the Recent images page from an early June shoot at the North Carolina state port at Wilmington. The images show a container ship being unloaded.
• Added online version of my Stock Photo Update #22 to my Newsletters section. The newsletter provides an overview of images added during the first half of 2003 and describes ongoing stock photo projects.
• Minor updates to several pages.

2003/06/23

• Added information on the 2004 Tide-Mark Railroading color wall calendars, which are now available. (The 2003 calendars have long been sold out.)
• Minor updates to several pages.

2003/06/13

• Added several new images to the Recent images page with information about my new Research Triangle Park architecture photo project..
• Added four new Wright Brothers National Memorial site photos (made in June of 2003, after reopening of the visitor center at the site) to the North Carolina Symbols and Icons page.

2003/06/04

• Added several new images to the Recent images page.
• Added new page with sample Aviation & military photos.
• Minor updates and revisions to several pages, including changing featured image on home page.

2003/04/19 MAJOR UPDATE

• Added several new images to the Recent images page.
• Moved featured photos from the Recent images page from 2000 and 2001 onto their own page.
• Added new page with sample Architecture photos and discussion of architectural photography.
• Minor updates and revisions to several pages, including changing featured image on home page.

2003/02/20

• Added images from recent railroad events in North Carolina to the Recent images page.
• Added the first published review comments to the pages describing my latest book, Understanding Intermodal.
• Minor updates to several pages.

2002/11/08 MAJOR UPDATE

• Updated home page and retail order form pages to indicate availability of my latest book, Understanding Intermodal.
• Added several pages of descriptive information for the new book, Understanding Intermodal. Updated existing main page for this book.
• Minor updates and revisions to several pages.

2002/08/20

• Added additional images to the Travel Photography Sampler page.
• Added additional images to the Virginia Stock Photo page.
• Minor updates to several pages.

2002/06/23 MAJOR UPDATE

• Added extensive Amtrak commentary page to the Transportation section. This page attempts to explain why America's passenger train system is in crisis, and what needs to be done.
• Updated the Calendar page with images from the 2003 Railroading color wall calendars.
• Minor updates to several pages.

2002/06/01 MAJOR UPDATE

• Added a new sample page with thumbnails of North Carolina Symbols and Icons. Added image pages to match the thumbnails.
• Updated the Calendar page to indicate that the 2003 Railroading color wall calendars are now available. Be sure to check the page for a limited-time early purchase special.
• Minor updates to several pages.

2002/05/09

• Updated the Recent images page with samples of updated North Carolina coastal coverage. (Two new sample Virginia images were added earlier.)
• Added new image pages for the new thumbnails on the Recent images page.
• Changed featured photo on the home page.
• Minor updates to several pages.

2002/03/29

• Added a page with images of railroad meets.
• Updated the high-speed passenger rail page with two new images.
• Updated my resume in the Business section to include recent publication credits and projects.
• Changed featured photo on the home page.
• Minor updates to several pages.

2002/02/08 MAJOR UPDATE

• Added a page with images of the Christmas Eve Gruber-Mohr Memorial Procession between Arnsdorf and Oberndorf, Austria.
• Added the text of my latest Stock Photo Update Newsletter (#19) to my Newsletters page. This newsletter describes winter and Christmas subjects photographed during my December, 2001, trip to Austria.
• Minor updates to several pages, primarily to provide links to the newest pages.

2002/02/02 MAJOR UPDATE

• Added additional images to the "Austria in winter and Christmas in Austria" page.
• Added new page "Friedenslicht" (Light of Peace), depicting a Christmas-related Austrian railroad tradition (explained in the text on that page), supplementing the Austria in winter page.
• Minor updates to several pages.

2002/01/10 MAJOR UPDATE

• Have begun adding sample material from the December, 2001, trip to Europe, with the focus of photographing "Austria in winter and Christmas in Austria." (Some material was added earlier.)
• Added a page with images of Euro coins, now used in 12 European countries.
• Minor updates to several pages.

2001/10/10

2001/06/29

• Updated home page and Retail Order Form pages to show availability of new book, The Basic Railfan Book.
• Also updated announcement page for The Basic Railfan Book.
• Minor updates to several pages.

2001/06/23

• Posted text of latest Stock Photo Newsletter (#18 - Summer, 2001) to Newsletters page. The newsletter describes subjects photographed during my May, 2001, trip to Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming. Also included are updates to North Carolina coverage.
• Minor updates to several pages.

2001/06/11 MAJOR UPDATE

(Some of the changes below were implemented prior to the above date.)

• Added new images to the Recent images page from my May, 2001, trip to Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming. These images include both transportation subjects (heavy and light rail) and travel subjects, such as the Golden Spike National Historic Site. (These are just samples from a large number of images produced on the trip.)
• Split the Recent images page to provide a separate page for featured images prior to 2000.
• Changed featured image on home page. (Again, this is a sample of a large number of Amtrak on-board photos produced during the trip.
• Minor updates to several pages.

(Additional photos from the May, 2001, trip will be added as time permits.)

2001/03/29 MAJOR UPDATE

(Some of the changes below were implemented prior to the above date.)

• Added new sampler page with conceptual images (photos that can be used to illustrate concepts, as well as specific places and subjects).
• Added additional thumbnails and matching larger images to several subject categories.
• Minor updates to several pages.

2000/12/10 MAJOR UPDATE

• Added new thumbnail page with images of generic railroad subjects. (These are images that do not include easily identifiable railroad logos, paint schemes, or locations.)
• Changed image on home page.
• Minor updates to several pages.

2000/12/03 MAJOR UPDATE

• Added new thumbnail page with images of new Amtrak Acela Express trains.
• Updated Virginia stock photo thumbnail page with photos from Canal Walk area of Richmond.
• Minor updates to several pages.

2000/11/20

• Because some visitors to this site who use flat-panel LCD displays, including those on laptop computers, had reported that they found the "Marble" background distracting, particularly on pages with substantial text, I have begun changing the backgrounds on various pages to either solid colors or a softer pattern. The first area completely updated is the Business section. Other areas will be updated as time permits or as revisions are made in a particular area.
• Minor updates to several pages.

2000/10/15

• Added new new descriptive page, "Railroad photography for railroad engineering and consulting firms," to the Business section of the site.
• Changed image on home page.
• Minor revisions to several pages.

2000/10/11

• Added new Travel Features page which provides access to feature writing samples, including the previously available story on Dover, England, during construction of the Channel Tunnel.
• Added an illustrated feature on a secondary train route along the Danube River in Austria. This feature is accompanied by a sidebar with sources for travel data on the area.
• Added additional image pages with larger versions of the images used in the above feature.
• Added thumbnails of two images of the new N.C. State Museum of Natural Sciences to the recent images page.
• Added thumbnails for the same museum images to the North Carolina thumbnail page.

2000/09/29

• Added two photos of the new Airborne and Special Operations Museum in Fayetteville, N.C., to the recent images page.
• Added thumbnails for the same images to the North Carolina thumbnail page.

2000/09/09

• Changed featured image on home page.
• Minor updates to various pages.

2000/08/24

• Added a search option to home page. (Please note: The database used for these searches is not updated every day, so new material may not immediately show up on searches. Use the links on this "What's New" page for access to the newest items.)
• Added a sample chapter to the pages for The Basic Railfan Book, a book project that is nearing completion.

2000/08/09

• Added new page featuring RoadRailer® intermodal equipment.
• Minor updates to various pages.

2000/08/02

• Added new page featuring the 2001 Tide-Mark Railroading color wall calendar, which includes
• Minor updates to the home page to add a link to the above calendar page.
• Minor updates to the printable retail order form to include the calendar and to adjust projected dates for pending projects.

2000/06/13 MAJOR UPDATE

• Added many new pages with dozens of new images, primarily from Austria and Germany, including both transportation and travel subjects. Added
  • A new thumbnail page devoted entirely to the Austrian Federal Railways, including many intermodal and technical subjects
  • An additional page of Austrian travel subjects, focusing primarily on Innsbruck and Salzburg
  • Images from Munich, Germany, to the Europe Misc. page.
• Added new images on the home page, calling attention to the new European material.
• Made minor updates to numerous other pages, adding links to the new material.
• On the Newsletters page, added latest Stock Photo Update newsletter (Summer, 2000), describing subjects photographed during my May trip to Europe and resulting from other recent projects.

2000/04/15

• Added new page "About Stock Photography" to the Business section of the site. The page answers basic questions related to the stock photography business, including
  • How stock photography is different from assignment photography
  • How pricing is determined for stock photography
  • What some of the benefits of using stock photography are

2000/04/03

• Revised home page to feature upcoming publication of my Powder River Basin railroad guide.
• Added more detail to the page describing this book.
• Minor updates to various pages.

2000/03/15

• Added a new For Railfans page, explaining that while the primary purpose of this site is to support my photography and writing business, some sections of this site (and some of my published products) may be of particular interest to railroad enthusiasts.
• Minor updates to various pages.

2000/03/02 MAJOR UPDATE

• Created new Powder River Basin thumbnail page, consolidating access to a range of images related to this area. Some images were previously available through other thumbnail pages (and remain accessible from those locations). Other have been added to show the range of coverage for this area. New image pages with larger versions of the newly added images were also added.
• The above Powder River Basin page also includes a link to the announcement of my forthcoming Powder River Basin railroad guide. Publication of this book is scheduled for mid April, 2000.
• In conjunction with the above guide, I have provided a retail order form page to simplify direct ordering of books. While I cannot offer on-line ordering, this form can be printed out and quickly filled in, negating any need for writing a letter.
• Minor updates to various pages.

2000/02/11

• Updated prices on Post Card page.
• Minor updates to various pages.

2000/01/07

• In the Transportation section, added and updated links on several pages.
• In the Business section, added a page on translation from German to English.
• In the section on my reference book, America's Classic Railroad Places: A Geographical Dictionary of North American Railroad Locations, added quotes from additional favorable reviews to the Reviews page.

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