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Coupla pics from my other sort of hobby.

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Some of you may know I've got an interest in trains too (it's limited, I still can't tell one from another but I do like taking pictures of them-I think it's the colorful paintjobs, frankly).

Anyway, I got lucky and Union Pacific #1995 stopped at a local station (there were problems along the UP line today, several trains stopped during the course of the day), along with ex-Chicago & North Western engines 8701 and 8646. Now, this is interesting because CNW was one of the biggest midwestern railroads, until it's merger with UP in 1995, and is a big part of Chicago history to boot (many people still call Ogilvie Transportation Center "NorthWestern Station"). UP gradually renumbered all the engines they inherited from CNW, except for two-8701 and 8646. UP1995 is a "heritage" unit, painted in a CNW-esque livery. UP rarely runs all three on one train-they pretty much all have to end up at the ex-CNW yard near Chicago, where the ex-CNW employees will usually "do the right thing".

So, by sheer luck, I got to get a good, close up look at them today. Even if you don't like trains you gotta admit it's a pretty good paint scheme-BRG and yellow, very Lotus!

-Wm.
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Rail cars have some of the best graffiti I've ever seen. Some of these guys should get a job as real painters. Sometimes it's not too bad to "catch" the train a the crossing just to check out the "paint"
Although I'm sure that's not what you had in mind, it's just a southern observation.

Tom J
 
When I taught landscape painting, I always took the students to the local train station for a couple weeks. It made for a great day. Trains, coming and going every half hour or so. They let us set up on the platform. Everyone had to hold their easels as they passed by. Great fun! I wish I still taught that course.
 
Trains are neat cause they are massive.
 
SunbeamTom said:
Rail cars have some of the best graffiti I've ever seen. Some of these guys should get a job as real painters. Sometimes it's not too bad to "catch" the train a the crossing just to check out the "paint"
Although I'm sure that's not what you had in mind, it's just a southern observation.

Tom J
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There are a few well-known graffitti'd rail cars. Someone painted "S-T-E-E-L" on a series of autoracks (one letter per car), and occasionally one sees one of the letters going by. While I don't condone the practice (it is, after all, illegal, and runs up costs because the railroads have to re-stencil the reporting marks if they get painted over), sometimes they're really neatly done.

I've got a few graffitti paintjobs, because I also shoot the logos on railcars (if they're unusual-like a Canadian National car lettered in French!).

-William
 
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