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Published: 2006-08-13 21:08:03 +0000 UTC; Views: 1245; Favourites: 27; Downloads: 7
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Two CSX "Gevo" units haul autoracks over the spectacular curved bridge at Independence, Kentucky.This stretch of the former L&N LCL Sub south of Cincinnati is a favorite locale of mine due to the many trains and impressive scenery. We spent an evening just photographing a few trains crossing this span, which was once used in Louisville & Nashville publicity photos. I have many shots worth posting, but I couldn't wait to show this one.
With my shoes off and resting on a large slab of rock with my feet in the water, I almost gave up waiting when we heard this train approaching. This shot was created by watching my viewfinder while hovering the camera just above the surface of the water, all the while standing is this stream with cool water up to my knees as shad and crawldads swam around.
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That is absolutely amazing. I love that shot. My father retired from working for CSX (well, it was still L&N when he started working for them in '69) and I grew up around the line. Thanks for sharing that pic with everyone!
RWT
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You're very welcome! I plan to post more shots of the L&N "Short Line." It's a very scenic line that still sees a lot of trains.
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Good deal! I look forward to seeing them.
RWT
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Thanks! Thats one of the nicest comments I ever received.
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Wow. I pretty much suck at comments, though, I'll have you know.
This could have been an anomaly.
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Yep. And I have been told some really encouraging things.
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Really I think GEVO is just another name fro AC44CW
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Short for "GE Evolution series" cleaner locomotives.
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The 2nd engine is a GEVO but the lead is a AC4400CW which was recently painted.
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Its getting hard to tell those things apart anymore.
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This shot is very awesome.
Those CSX units look suspiciously like AC6000s...
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Thanks! Well, all GE units look the same anymore. The GEVOs have bigger radiators.
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This is true. The first unit is a GEVO for sure, but I'm almost certain that second unit is a 6K....It has an extra vent up by the intake and the chassis itself looks longer than one for a C44...
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I thought the extra intake was the spotting feature on the GEVOs, because they have reduced emissions gear there.
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Could be, but I do know for sure that the AC6's have 3 up there...check out some in my gallery for reference (since UP's been kind enough to send me about 13204939025 in the last few weeks 
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Thanks! I'm such a geek, its not just the trains I enjoy, its the all the animals and nature around me.
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Awwww but geekhood is good!
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Hey, I noticed you changed you sig. Reminds me of Ted Striker's "drinking problem" on the movie "Airplane!"
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I'm barely old enough to know what you're talking about...maybe it's because my parents introduced me to it.
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:d eheh never seen it, it's from a Tom Waits song called "A Bad Liver And A Broken HEart"
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You haven't seen "Airplane!"? Oh man, you haven't lived! It was one of the first parody films. [link]
It doomed Leslie Neilson to a lifetime of spoof films.
Ted Striker's "drinking problem" comes when he goes to take a drink and misses his mouth to dump it over his shirt to a shocking orchestra hit.
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Oh my! Incidentally on a scale of 1 to 10 how are excited are you about Snakes On A Plane??
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Um... -4. Thats four less than zero.
I'm tired of films where the villains are animals. If somebody turned loose snakes on an airplane, they probably would curl up in the crawl spaces and want to be left alone. Snakes always get a bad rap in movies, as do sharks. (Although Jaws was pretty good.)
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HAhahahahahah awwwwwww what a grouch!
I saw it the other night, it was actually surprisingly good! But yeah I know what you mean about animals being evil in films but -shrugs- I just went to see SOAP for the comedy value
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I understand there is a gripping scene where the snakes escape to a downtown LA skyscraper where they blow up the roof, and one of them takes Bruce Willis's wife hostage...
oh, wait... that's Die Hard.
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Hahaha some of my friends starred in Die Hard: The Musical at college
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Die Hard: The Musical??? That's hilarious! What were the songs like?
"Oooooh... Yippie-ky-aye! Mother Fucker! Now I got a machine guuuuuun!"
Or did they use real songs like, "Walking on Broken Glass."
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oh they used yippie-ky-aye a lot!! No the songs were all written by the guy who made it! They're compiling it all onto an album at some point, when they get round to it I'll e-mail you some of the tracks because they were hilarious!!
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Definitely worth every bit of trouble you went through to get this image. Outstanding...
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You're welcome! It was truly a pleasure to view and comment on such a great image. I get so tired of seeing "cookie-cutter" 3/4 wedge shots I could scream. It's nice to see railroad "art" for a change.
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Absolutely. That is why I post my pics at dA instead of any railfan sites. I see thousands and thousands of train shots where the train may be interesting, but the photo has no appeal whatsoever. I may shoot trains because I like them, but I approach the photo as an artist first and foremost. I try something different almost every time.
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Finally, a railroad photographer that has intellegence and purpose. What a refreshing concept! Well said.
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Thanks. That was one of the nicest things anybody said to me.
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