Friday, August 19, 2016

End of the line

Delaplane, Virginia

This is the final post for Photography In Place.

After seven and a half years, it is time to move on. Many thanks to everyone who has followed along over the years. If you have any interest in railroad photography, I hope that you will check out The Trackside Photographer, a website dedicated to the railroad landscape that I started last March.

Have a great weekend, and as always, thanks for reading Photography In Place.

Thursday, August 18, 2016

Wednesday, August 17, 2016

Thursday, August 11, 2016

The Trackside Photographer

One hundred years ago, during the First World War, railroads and gunpowder came together to create explosive growth in a small West Virginia town. Doug Bess tells the story of his hometown from the coming of the railroad in the late 19th century to the present. Click here to read "Railroad Town: Nitro, West Virginia."

The Trackside Photographer is the website dedicated to the railroad landscape.

Wednesday, August 10, 2016

Tuesday, August 9, 2016

Monday, August 8, 2016

Thursday, August 4, 2016

The Trackside Photograher

In 1967 a derailment on the Maine Central near Dresden, Maine, brought out the Waterville wreck train to clean up the mess. The crew worked through the night and the next day the railroad was running as normal. Bob Hughes was on hand to tell the story of "A Job Well Done."

Click here to read the full story, today on The Trackside Photographer, the websire dedicated to the railroad landscape.

Wednesday, August 3, 2016

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Friday, July 15, 2016

Thursday, July 14, 2016

The Trackside Photographer

 On July 4th, 1874, President Ulysses S. Grant dedicated a new bridge in St. Louis, Missouri.  John Marvig recently visited the historic structure and  brings us the story of this iconic engineering marvel.. After nearly 150 years,  trains still cross the Mississippi River on The Eades Bridge.

Click here to read the full article on The Trackside Photographer, the website dedicated to the railroad landscape.



Wednesday, July 13, 2016

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Wednesday, July 6, 2016

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Friday, July 1, 2016

Plant

Marshall, Virginia 

I had intended to title this post "Graffiti" but in this small size picture it is difficult to make out the graffiti, which is somewhat improbably scrawled on the top of the tower right of center. I have no idea how the taggers got up there.

Have a down-to-earth weekend, and thanks for reading Photography in Place.

Thursday, June 30, 2016

The Trackside Photographer



One hundred years ago, Winslow Junction was at the center of the busy rail line carrying vacation passengers to the New Jersey shore. Michael Brotzman quite literally gets into the weeds of what's left of this now abandoned railroad. Click here to join Mike and explore the "Ghosts of Winslow Junction"

The Trackside Photographer is the website dedicated to the railroad landscape.

Wednesday, June 29, 2016

Tuesday, June 28, 2016

Monday, June 27, 2016

Side of a barn

Linden, Virginia 

While I was chasing Norfolk & Western 611 earlier this month, I had time to take some pictures while I waited for the train. In Linden, this building stood adjacent to the tracks and may have at one time had a connection to the railroad.  There was once a siding here, and the street is called Station Lane. Needless to say, trains no longer stop in Linden.

Thursday, June 23, 2016

Sunday, June 19, 2016

Friday, June 17, 2016

Fog

Shenandoah National Park 

All of the pictures this week in the Shenandoah National Park were taken on May 23, 2016. At the foot of the Blue Ridge, the trees were summer lush, but on the mountain that day, spring was still emerging in rain and fog.

Have a great weekend and thanks for reading Photography In Place.
 

Thursday, June 16, 2016

The Trackside Photographer

Few visitors to the town of Arusha, Tanzania ask to see the train station. The last train ran over a decade ago. But during a recent trip to east Africa, Andrew Morang visited the abandoned railroad depot and recorded his impressions in words and photographs. Don't miss today's article on The Trackside Photographer. Click here for "The Last Train to Arusha"

The Trackside Photographer is the website dedicated to the railroad landscape.

Wednesday, June 15, 2016

Tuesday, June 14, 2016

Friday, June 10, 2016

Passing through

Marshall, Virginia

Norfolk & Western 611 steams past an old industrial site on the outskirts of Marshall, Virginia on Sunday morning, June 5, 2016.

Enjoy the upcoming weekend, and as always, thanks for reading Photography In Place.

Thursday, June 9, 2016

The Trackside Photographer

On The Trackside Photographer today,  David Kahler explores the history of a century-old freight depot in Sanford, North Carolina.. In the early years of the 20th century the Atlantic Coast Line, Southern, Seaboard and Atlantic & Western railroads all passed through Sanford. Still in use by the railroad, the old wooden building is frail, but "Standing Tall" (Click here to read more)

The Trackside Photographer is a website dedicated to the railroad landscape.