My friend Chris Stilson and I started out in Lancaster, CA and followed BNSF's Mojave Subdivision north towards Bakersfield, CA making sure sure to stop at the famous Tehachapi Loop in Tehachapi, CA.
Railfanning
Railfanning the BNSF Mojave Sub
Exploring the Sacramento Metro Area
We spent the morning riding the train at the California State Railroad Museum, and then we headed out to the suburbs to explore the region.
We started at Roseville Yard, Union Pacific's answer to CSX's Selkirk Yard, in Roseville, CA, and we ended up overlooking a beautiful California sunset over Folsom Lake from Folsom Point in Folsom, CA.
New Friends in Old Sacramento
We spent the entire day walking around Old Sacramento, a beautifully preserved, historic 1800s Gold Rush era neighborhood.
In addition to all the shops and entertainment, Old Sacramento is also home to the California State Railroad Museum, a state park that is dedicated to preserving its large collection of exhibits and railroad equipment as well as operating the Sacramento Southern Railroad, a scenic railway.
After an amazing visit and tour of the museum, we made some new friends in the car department. We joined the crew for dinner on the Sacramento River and learned all about what Sacramento has to offer.
Discovering San Francisco and the Bay Area
After yearning to see the west coast for almost ten years, Jessy and I finally got the chance to take a trip to California. We started out in San Francisco, the wonderful city by the bay.
Exploring Portland, Maine
The city of Portland is beautiful and busy. Among many other attractions, including a vibrant nightlife scene, there are lighthouses, and there are scenic railways.
RAILROAD.NET Day at Seashore Trolley Museum
Our adventure began with a special day at Seashore Trolley Museum in Kennebunkport, Maine, the oldest and largest trolley museum in the world. In addition to the huge and diverse collection of trolleys, they also have a decent collection of New York City subway cars including one of the Subway Series Redbirds.
Mike Roqué featured on local news story on railfans
WROC news in Rochester, NY, as part of their coverage of the CSX Q167 derailment in East Rochester, NY, interviewed me as part of a story on railfans.
Check out the video!
You can also see the photos I took.
Railfanning with a GPS-enabled Digital Camera
As a rail photographer, I consider myself to be a historian of sorts; I try to capture today so we can all remember it tomorrow. As such, I want to capture as much detail about my subjects as I can. As a purely digital photographer, I want to extract the maximum amount of information from my digital photos. A GPS receiver in my camera would allow me to capture the exact coordinates where all of my photos are taken and record them along with the usual metadata in the photos.
