'Is anything close?': Locating trains to photograph over 50 years ago was a lot different than today

摘要

Railroad photography is much like fishing or hunting for game. No outdoor sportsman suits up and heads to the field with all the requisite gear without some information on what's biting and where, or if the chances are good for finding the quarry of choice in a specific section of the forest. Triumph is dependent on good data. For the train photographer, if your preference is a target-rich environment like Cajon Pass, Horseshoe Curve, Marias Pass, the Powder River Basin, the Arizona Divide, Sherman Hill, or the Northeast Corridor, to name but a few, just show up with your camera equipment. Unless there's a traffic disruption, a headlight will pop into sight soon.