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Forum: Quality Images and Videos 09-02-2020, 01:22 PM
Replies: 536
Views: 132,624
Posted By glatt
There was a little cleaning up and rebuilding in...

There was a little cleaning up and rebuilding in between. I'm pretty impressed that they rebuilt so closely to the original.

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Forum: Quality Images and Videos 06-11-2020, 11:40 AM
Replies: 536
Views: 132,624
Posted By glatt
Nice! Reminds me of a viaduct ...

Nice! Reminds me of a viaduct (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starrucca_Viaduct)you go under when driving from Lake Alden PA to Binghamton NY. In the middle of nowhere, you come across this...
Forum: Quality Images and Videos 05-06-2020, 03:45 PM
Replies: 536
Views: 132,624
Posted By glatt
It's amazing the space those things take up. 50...

It's amazing the space those things take up. 50 miles!

That's like the calculated length of the lines to vote with social distancing in Wisconsin.
Forum: Quality Images and Videos 05-06-2020, 08:48 AM
Replies: 536
Views: 132,624
Posted By glatt
Look at the two guys. They look like they are...

Look at the two guys. They look like they are standing maybe 3 feet from each other.

But when you look closely, the guy between the rails is lined up roughly with the shadow of the front of the...
Forum: Quality Images and Videos 05-06-2020, 08:37 AM
Replies: 536
Views: 132,624
Posted By glatt
I'm not saying it's digitally altered in any way....

I'm not saying it's digitally altered in any way. I'm saying the choice of the lens and the location of the photographer both really accentuate the curve of the track. If you were to take an aerial...
Forum: Quality Images and Videos 05-06-2020, 08:08 AM
Replies: 536
Views: 132,624
Posted By glatt
I love telephoto lens compression. It really...

I love telephoto lens compression. It really shows the curvy track. Obviously it's bad enough to replace, but how bad is it really? Could a train have navigated it as slow speed?
Forum: Quality Images and Videos 01-27-2020, 12:04 PM
Replies: 536
Views: 132,624
Posted By glatt
It's possible. Corn hauled in a hopper car that...

It's possible. Corn hauled in a hopper car that had one of the hatches underneath open just a little as the train is moving along would be a lot like a good dump truck driver spreading gravel.
Forum: Quality Images and Videos 01-24-2020, 08:27 AM
Replies: 536
Views: 132,624
Posted By glatt
Now if city kids want to climb on stuff, they...

Now if city kids want to climb on stuff, they need to join a climbing gym, pay $150 a month and have their parents sign hold harmless waivers.
Forum: Quality Images and Videos 03-07-2019, 07:40 AM
Replies: 536
Views: 132,624
Posted By glatt
Impressive. Makes me think of how long it...

Impressive.

Makes me think of how long it takes one to stop.
Forum: Quality Images and Videos 12-04-2018, 07:56 PM
Replies: 536
Views: 132,624
Posted By glatt
That's the cleanest train I have ever seen. Shiny.

That's the cleanest train I have ever seen. Shiny.
Forum: Quality Images and Videos 10-11-2018, 12:34 PM
Replies: 536
Views: 132,624
Posted By glatt
The muscle memory in those guys. They just keep...

The muscle memory in those guys. They just keep working, with no wasted movements that I can see.
Forum: Quality Images and Videos 08-31-2018, 12:32 PM
Replies: 536
Views: 132,624
Posted By glatt
That's so cool! I've seen those before and...

That's so cool! I've seen those before and wondered about them but never realized that it had to do with the bridge.
Forum: Quality Images and Videos 08-13-2018, 03:25 PM
Replies: 536
Views: 132,624
Posted By glatt
Even better than my imagination! I love it...

Even better than my imagination!

I love it that you backed up grav's story.
Forum: Quality Images and Videos 03-13-2018, 07:22 AM
Replies: 536
Views: 132,624
Posted By glatt
I wonder how effective those skis at the front...

I wonder how effective those skis at the front are for steering that massive thing. I'd imagine skid steering would work better.
Forum: Quality Images and Videos 11-22-2017, 10:12 AM
Replies: 536
Views: 132,624
Posted By glatt
That canal tug is a pretty specific design. I...

That canal tug is a pretty specific design. I assume it's cogged to get up the lock inclines.
Forum: Quality Images and Videos 08-28-2017, 03:29 PM
Replies: 536
Views: 132,624
Posted By glatt
And then, I went to prove it and found this...

And then, I went to prove it and found this address to put in Google Earth.

411 S Salisbury Ave, Spencer, NC
Forum: Quality Images and Videos 08-28-2017, 03:22 PM
Replies: 536
Views: 132,624
Posted By glatt
It just looks wrong to me. The angle looking at...

It just looks wrong to me. The angle looking at the building is lower than the angle looking at the background.

Plus, I'm no train expert, but it looks like that building and the trains are brand...
Forum: Quality Images and Videos 08-28-2017, 07:48 AM
Replies: 536
Views: 132,624
Posted By glatt
Looks like a model positioned in front of a...

Looks like a model positioned in front of a background to make it look real.

Anyway, while I started strolling through pictures of train turntables, I cam across this one.

Seems like this would...
Forum: Quality Images and Videos 02-09-2017, 05:54 PM
Replies: 536
Views: 132,624
Posted By glatt
It's him. At the youtube link he is credited and...

It's him. At the youtube link he is credited and there is a link to his Twitter where you can see his full name and see picks of him in a charity race for Sundae 's charity.
Forum: Quality Images and Videos 02-09-2017, 03:37 PM
Replies: 536
Views: 132,624
Posted By glatt
I thought it was remarkable anyway. What are...

I thought it was remarkable anyway.

What are the chances?
Forum: Quality Images and Videos 02-09-2017, 01:23 PM
Replies: 536
Views: 132,624
Posted By glatt
Small world. Or at least small internet. I...

Small world. Or at least small internet.

I was over at Boing Boing, and they linked to a youtube video of a train. which I started watching. And at roughly the minute and a half mark, they run...
Forum: Quality Images and Videos 02-02-2017, 09:11 AM
Replies: 536
Views: 132,624
Posted By glatt
Meanwhile, after a day of running through the...

Meanwhile, after a day of running through the smog in China, a bullet train needs to stop off for a shower.

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Forum: Quality Images and Videos 09-16-2016, 11:32 AM
Replies: 536
Views: 132,624
Posted By glatt
I've seen this a few times in Honesdale PA. ...

I've seen this a few times in Honesdale PA. First time I took a picture.
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Forum: Quality Images and Videos 05-09-2016, 09:17 AM
Replies: 536
Views: 132,624
Posted By glatt
I am impressed with that dude's setup.

I am impressed with that dude's setup.
Forum: Quality Images and Videos 04-26-2016, 10:36 AM
Replies: 536
Views: 132,624
Posted By glatt
I'm impressed that they can use logs of different...

I'm impressed that they can use logs of different diameters and get a finished trestle that is level enough for a train to go over it.
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