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Potential Energy · 05:28 PM

There is a large rail yard on the outskirts of the little town I live in and there's always lots of freight cars, but I had NEVER seen this many locomotives at one time!

bertwert · 02-13-2016, 05:30 PM

That's a lot of locomotives in there!
Never seen so many together.

Dewman · 02-13-2016, 05:34 PM

Originally posted by bertwert

That's a lot of locomotives in there!
Never seen so many together.

Oh.... trust me! There was probably three times more than you can see in this photo, but I didn't have access to the end of the line unless I walked half a mile or more. I'd venture to say there was probably close to 75 - 80 of them.

bertwert · 02-13-2016, 05:35 PM

Originally posted by Dewman

I'd venture to say there was probably close to 75 - 80 of them.

Wow that's almost half the length of a full train here!

Dewman · 02-13-2016, 05:41 PM

Originally posted by bertwert

Wow that's almost half the length of a full train here!

Maybe I'll drive out there tomorrow and if they're still there, I'll see if I can capture them from end to end. No doubt I'm gonna' need a haze filter though!

**DW58** · 02-13-2016, 08:23 PM

Almost looks like the trick with mirrors where the image fades away into the vanishing point. Nice.

And look likes the rails have seen better days too.

**Kerrowdown** · 02-14-2016, 02:04 AM

Perhaps it was a free wash your train day...

slowpez · 02-14-2016, 08:47 AM

Originally posted by Kerrowdown

Perhaps it was a free wash your train day..

Gotta love the idea.

**Kerrowdown** · 02-14-2016, 08:51 AM

Originally posted by slowpez

Gotta love the idea.

Not if your the bloke with bucket and sponge.

**robgski** · 02-14-2016, 09:14 AM

Is there some sort of maintenance facility there? It's need to see so many engines in one place. When I lived out west I loved seeing those Union Pacific colors coming across the prairie, or silhouetted against the Rockies. I once drove to North Platte, Nebraska just to check out the hump yard there. I never stopped being train crazy.

Tom Gotzy · 02-15-2016, 07:24 AM

That's a lot of locomotives in one spot... ya gotta love it if you're a train buff!
Nice shot!

lesmore49 · 02-15-2016, 07:49 AM

Are they new ? Wonder if it was the arrival of a number of new locomotives all connected. Great shot....of a paragon of power.

Dewman · 02-15-2016, 07:52 AM

Originally posted by robgski

Is there some sort of maintenance facility there? It's need to see so many engines in one place. When I lived out west I loved seeing those Union Pacific colors coming across the prairie, or silhouetted against the Rockies. I once drove to North Platte, Nebraska just to check out the hump yard there. I never stopped being train crazy.

Yeah, it's a maintenance facility and a central location for sorting and assembling freight cars full of goods coming from the west and heading east or south. Kind of a "central hub," I guess you'd call it. There's always a lot of activity there. Plus, there's a huge diesel locomotive manufacturing facility in Boise, about 25 miles away.

If you like trains, here's a shot I took a couple of years ago that you might like.

---------- Post added 02-15-16 at 07:55 AM ----------

Originally posted by lesmore49

Are they new ? Wonder if it was the arrival of a number of new locomotives all connected. Great shot....of a paragon of power.

No, they weren't new. I don't know why there were so many there. I've never seen so many locomotives..... usually lots of freight cars, but jeez.... that's a LOT of locomotives to be sitting idle, eh?

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02-15-2016, 07:52 AM	#13
Dewman Veteran Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Idaho Posts: 5,492 Original Poster	Originally posted by robgski Is there some sort of maintenance facility there? It's need to see so many engines in one place. When I lived out west I loved seeing those Union Pacific colors coming across the prairie, or silhouetted against the Rockies. I once drove to North Platte, Nebraska just to check out the hump yard there. I never stopped being train crazy. Yeah, it's a maintenance facility and a central location for sorting and assembling freight cars full of goods coming from the west and heading east or south. Kind of a "central hub," I guess you'd call it. There's always a lot of activity there. Plus, there's a huge diesel locomotive manufacturing facility in Boise, about 25 miles away. If you like trains, here's a shot I took a couple of years ago that you might like. ---------- Post added 02-15-16 at 07:55 AM ---------- Originally posted by lesmore49 Are they new ? Wonder if it was the arrival of a number of new locomotives all connected. Great shot....of a paragon of power. No, they weren't new. I don't know why there were so many there. I've never seen so many locomotives..... usually lots of freight cars, but jeez.... that's a LOT of locomotives to be sitting idle, eh? Last edited by Dewman; 03-30-2016 at 02:55 PM.

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02-13-2016, 05:30 PM	#2
bertwert Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Golden, BC Posts: 15,172	That's a lot of locomotives in there! Never seen so many together.

02-13-2016, 05:34 PM	#3
Dewman Veteran Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Idaho Posts: 5,492 Original Poster	Originally posted by bertwert That's a lot of locomotives in there! Never seen so many together. Oh.... trust me! There was probably three times more than you can see in this photo, but I didn't have access to the end of the line unless I walked half a mile or more. I'd venture to say there was probably close to 75 - 80 of them.

02-13-2016, 05:35 PM	#4
bertwert Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Golden, BC Posts: 15,172	Originally posted by Dewman I'd venture to say there was probably close to 75 - 80 of them. Wow that's almost half the length of a full train here!

02-13-2016, 05:41 PM	#5
Dewman Veteran Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Idaho Posts: 5,492 Original Poster	Originally posted by bertwert Wow that's almost half the length of a full train here! Maybe I'll drive out there tomorrow and if they're still there, I'll see if I can capture them from end to end. No doubt I'm gonna' need a haze filter though!

02-13-2016, 08:23 PM	#6
DW58 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Rural Oregon Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 7,083	Almost looks like the trick with mirrors where the image fades away into the vanishing point. Nice. And look likes the rails have seen better days too.

02-14-2016, 02:04 AM	#7
Kerrowdown PEG Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Highlands of Scotland... "Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand" - William Blake Photos: Gallery Posts: 57,867	Perhaps it was a free wash your train day...

02-14-2016, 08:47 AM	#8
slowpez Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: South Carolina, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 18,461	Originally posted by Kerrowdown Perhaps it was a free wash your train day.. Gotta love the idea.

02-14-2016, 08:51 AM	#9
Kerrowdown PEG Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Highlands of Scotland... "Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand" - William Blake Photos: Gallery Posts: 57,867	Originally posted by slowpez Gotta love the idea. Not if your the bloke with bucket and sponge.

02-14-2016, 09:14 AM	#10
robgski Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Shenandoah Valley, Virginia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,817	Is there some sort of maintenance facility there? It's need to see so many engines in one place. When I lived out west I loved seeing those Union Pacific colors coming across the prairie, or silhouetted against the Rockies. I once drove to North Platte, Nebraska just to check out the hump yard there. I never stopped being train crazy.

02-15-2016, 07:24 AM	#11
Tom Gotzy Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Southeastern Pennsylvania Posts: 717	That's a lot of locomotives in one spot... ya gotta love it if you're a train buff! Nice shot!

02-15-2016, 07:49 AM	#12
lesmore49 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Western Canada Posts: 12,350	Are they new ? Wonder if it was the arrival of a number of new locomotives all connected. Great shot....of a paragon of power.

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