[Leica] More Skagway Rail photos

[tedgrant at shaw.ca (tedgrant at shaw.ca)]

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Subject: [Leica] More Skagway Rail photos

Hi Howard,
A very interesting series. Maybe next year if all goes well I'll be able to 
complete the tour as earlier planned for this year. :-(  However, all you 
folks have me wondering why I should go and explain how to take / make 
interesting photographs. :-) Given  what we've seen by all the shooters!

So far the out put of each and everyone on the cruise has given me a "nice 
feeling of goose bumps for the quality in varying degrees!" :-)

Basically I have no problem with each as it appears everyone did a smashing 
great job in their selection of posted pictures!"

Certainly illustrates everyone had a great picture taking time! :-) :-)

cheers,
ted



> Hi Luggers,
> Thanks for your comments on previous postings both on and off the list.
> Here is more of the Yukon and White Pass story.
>>From the dock at Skagway, elevation 0, the line
> rises 2,865 feet in 20.4 miles to the White Pass Summit.
>
> Here is Esther's picture of the entrance to Tunnel Mountain
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/WPYTrain/ETunelshedw.jpg.html
>
> http://tinyurl.com/7fm79su
>
> And here is the exit from the other side of the tunnel;
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/WPYTrain/Tunnelswishw.jpg.html
>
> http://tinyurl.com/7hcc3ob
>
> I talked to the conductor before getting on the train and he gave me the 
> tip to a) walk to the car next to the locomotive so that on the ride up 
> you have the best view of the tail back.
> Then when the loco shifts to the other end of the train you are in the 
> last car on the way day. He also said that since the car is farther away 
> fewer people will walk to it. He was right - there were fewer than 10 
> people in the front car.
>
> Here's the conductor supervising the changeover at the top of the pass;
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/WPYTrain/Cars_amp_Conductorw.jpg.html
>
> http://tinyurl.com/7apyrnp
>
> Here is the loco moving from our front to the new front of the train:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/WPYTrain/LocoTurnw.jpg.html
>
> http://tinyurl.com/89o3mum
>
> The weather at the top was much colder and mistier than on the other side 
> of the tunnel:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/WPYTrain/CarsFogw.jpg.html
>
> http://tinyurl.com/7s7anzp
>
> And here we are thundering along between walls of snow:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/WPYTrain/snopixw.jpg.html
>
> http://tinyurl.com/7eqmcu7
>
> Now looking out the platform from the rear car the tracks took on a 
> surreal form:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/WPYTrain/snocurvew.jpg.html
>
> http://tinyurl.com/7zy7buc
>
> Another view of the time. space and infinity:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/WPYTrain/StrTrcksnowBWw.jpg.html
>
> http://tinyurl.com/7aabort
>
> That's all for this time. There will be a few more people pictures in the 
> next posting.
>
> Please look large.
> C&C most welcome, as always.
> Howard
>
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