Robert Swanson's photos with the keyword: historic

The train station in downtown Cheyenne, Wyoming has been restored and maintained. The architecture is quite interesting, being in a quasi-Southwestern theme. The Union Pacific operates near here, including the "steam shop" for the historic locomotives. Image processed with GIMP.

Cheyenne doesn't just have the Big Boy steam locomotive. They have preserved UP steam locomotive #1242 in Lion's Park. Image processed with GIMP

Tender for steam locomotive UP #1242, located in Lion's Park, Cheyenne. Image processed with GIMP

Wide view of the preserved UP steam locomotive #1242, located in Lion's Park, Cheyenne. Image processed with GIMP

This is a snapshot from a collection that was generously shared with me. The photos were taken in Agate Beach, Oregon in 1918, when this fellow was in the Army. He was a "Spruce Soldier", the workers who logged the spruce lumber in the Pacific Northwest for the War effort. To get to the spruce stands, these soldiers created roads and railroads, usually by hand. See: swansongrp.com/spruce Image processed with GIMP.

Taken at the Browning-Kimball Classic Car Museum in Ogden, Utah. Quite the work of art. Image processed with GIMP. See: swansonphotos.com/ogden

Soldiers in camp with their horses. One fellow appears to be smoking a cigar. Taken in or near Raymond, Washington, in 1918. This is an area of First World War history that is not well-known. There were soldiers working in the Pacific Northwest, helping get the spruce logged and processed to make airplanes, primarily in 1918. www.swansongrp.com/spruce.html Image generously lent by a collector and processed with GIMP.

D'Hanis Texas, November 4, 2019 I try to capture an image of the FRED (tail end device used by the railroads to monitor trains), whenever I take train photos. Worked out very well this time. The 4014 was pulling a short train that included passenger cars, power cars (to provide electricity for the passenger cars), and a road diesel (for signaling and as a backup in case of engine failure). See swansonphotos.com/4014

D'Hanis Texas, November 4, 2019 Frame captured from 4K stream taken with the Panasonic GX85, using ffmpeg. Image then processed with GIMP, especially to make it monochrome. See swansonphotos.com/4014

D'Hanis Texas, November 4, 2019 This is a frame captured from the continuous 4K stream from my Panasonic GX85 camera. The frame was captured with "ffmpeg" and then edited with GIMP. This is the linkage for the drive wheels of the UP4014 "Big Boy" locomotive. The blur of action shows it as the train passed us in D'Hanis. See swansonphotos.com/4014

D'Hanis Texas, November 4, 2019 Frame taken from Panasonic GX85 continuous 4K stream, using ffmpeg. Image then processed with GIMP. See swansonphotos.com/4014

D'Hanis Texas, November 4, 2019. We had seen this remarkable locomotive in action in Iowa the previous August. Fortunately, we were in the area in November, so we set up in the old downtown area of D'Hanis. The people were great, and it is a very nice small town. The school children were taken to the viewing area, and they were waving American Flags as the train passed by. Frame captured from the 4K stream recorded on the Panasonic GX85 using ffmpeg, and then processed with GIMP, mostly to make it monochrome, and to bring out the details of the machinery and wheels. This locomotive tends to be run around 45 miles per hour, so there is just a little bit of movement in this capture. (Sunday Challenge, 4 December 2022: I didn't see the email with the topic, so guessed from current submissions that you wanted a monochrome image. A 1940's vintage machine like this certainly looks quite impressive in black and white.) See swansonphotos.com/4014

D'Hanis Texas, November 4, 2019 See swansonphotos.com/4014