W/NW Trains

<p>Hi everyone - today I had the opportunity to photograph a steam train at our local train station. Apparently, they run steam trains for a few days every year so the train drivers can keep their steam train licences. Very cool! Actually, there were about five photographers all together positioned at different vantage points, with cameras ranging from P&S to Cannons, to a 35mm film camera but it was all about the trains. Also heaps of people on the platform, lots of kids too, all waiting to catch the train, which was just going on the regular route. The carrages were the usual modern ones.<br>

So I thought I'd post my favourite one, and invite you all to post your favourite train images (steam or other wise) or just whatever you've shot this week.</p><div></div>

Museum piece.<div></div>

<p>Lovely images... I think it's great they actually run steam engines so the engineers can keep their steam qualifications...</p>

<p>I find that I have a lot of train station images, but not so many actual trains... So, I will go with a quite blurry train and hope the atmosphere makes it work.</p>

<p><strong>Morning Freight</strong><br>

Early morning freight train passing full speed through the station in Mjölby, Sweden. Seen December 6, 2007.</p><div></div>

<p>No trains nowhere so I shot these plants the other night by the front door purty as they are at night even.</p><div></div>

<p>Nice train, Gerry. ;-) <br /><br /> I love trains. I have a whole set of photos I should work on surrounding the train world. Like so many projects, <em>'one of these days'</em>. <br /><br /> Here's a favorite from 2008: <br /><br /> <a title="Train by Godfrey DiGiorgi, on Flickr" href=" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3171/2605553110_2f5cfbe560_o.jpg" alt="Train" width="621" height="818" /></a> <br /><br /> Train - San Bruno BART Station 2008<br /> <em>Olympus E-1 + ZD 35mm f/3.5 Macro</em></p>

<p>Shot with the E-PL1 at a train museum,</p><div></div>

<p>Not quite train, but a Hong Kong tram...</p><div></div>

<p>Red Caboose, on display in a local city park.</p><div></div>

<p><img src="http://davidngo.zenfolio.com/img/s10/v17/p789340498-4.jpg" alt="" width="788" height="630" /><br>

<em>OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP. C7070WZ, f/5 @ 5.7 mm, 0.5s, ISO 100, No Flash.</em></p>