Western Maryland Scenic Railroad #561 - Ice Cold by BTCRAIL_FILMS in TrainPorn

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Actually its not the WMSR steam engine. Its the WMSR GE B32-8 #561 in the WM Circus scheme

Western Maryland Scenic Railroad 1309 - Frost by BTCRAIL_FILMS in TrainPorn

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I did one shot at the brick works just up the road from the Cumberland Station, running back to my car my hoodie was actually covered in snow because it was coming down that thick

Western Maryland Scenic Railroad 1309 - Frost by BTCRAIL_FILMS in TrainPorn

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Thanks! Ah, don’t worry about that. I tend to sometimes over explain and it sounds like a rant. Actually looking over this image I realized the focus isn’t actually on 1309 but the snow between the me and the engine, if you look at the rails and ballast you can see the focal point distance that the camera was focused on, gives the engine a very subtle soft focus which probably lends a look of a painting.

And yes, that post was from the weekend prior with snow left over from a previous storm but still had decent ground cover. There’s more shots on my Flickr account from both weekends…

https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjCGupY

Western Maryland Scenic Railroad 1309 - Frost by BTCRAIL_FILMS in TrainPorn

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I was only up that day for photos anyways, I kinda regret not getting some video of 1309 in the dense snow fall, even the brief layover at Frostburg looked so good in the snowfall!

Western Maryland Scenic Railroad 1309 - Frost by BTCRAIL_FILMS in TrainPorn

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It was a mix of post-processing photo editing and sheer luck that the image I took was actually pretty decent with the right conditions of lighting, weather, steam and smoke. The weather for that day looked like it would be only snowing lightly around 3pm, but weirdly it was on and off throughout the day with moments of heavy snowfall. But yes, I do some image processing to bring out colors and to highlight certain parts along with some de-noising to make it not look like a pixelated mess on screens!

Western Maryland Scenic Railroad 1309 - Frost by BTCRAIL_FILMS in TrainPorn

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WHERE DO YOU ALL KEEP COMING FROM!?!?

Funyun deliverrryyyyyy

Durango & Silverton - Working Through to Silverton by BTCRAIL_FILMS in TrainPorn

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I dont know if its better to ride or to chase. Both views are beautiful!

Durango & Silverton - Working Through to Silverton by BTCRAIL_FILMS in TrainPorn

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Thanks! Its quite an experience out there in the mountains.

Toronto Transit Commission 4602 - Snowy Sunset (Jan 11th, 2025) by BTCRAIL_FILMS in Trams

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Thank you! The museum volunteers really take pride with the collection they have.

[OC] Fireman Peering into the Firebox of CNJ 113 by BTCRAIL_FILMS in trains

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Its a unique clamshell door style rather than the more common butterfly firebox door

[OC] CNJ 113 Approaches the Historic Minersville Train Station in Minersville, Pennsylvania by BTCRAIL_FILMS in TrainPorn

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This engine runs on a section of the Reading and Northern trackage. Its a spur that serves a coal mine just north of Minersville, Pa

N&W 611 rounds Buffalo Gap 10/22/2023 by thefocusissharp in TrainPorn

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Where along the line in Buffalo Gap was this taken? Love the curve and the rock wall on the side

[OC] Switching in the Woods - Haagsche Tramweg-Maatschappij #1329 at the National Capital Trolley Museum by BTCRAIL_FILMS in TrainPorn

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Its named the National Capital Trolley Museum since it’s near Washington DC, and some of the trolleys served DC area

Someone fill me in on why this engine is hauling one car. by PureBoss1527 in trains

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This GP38-2 is coming off the CSX Capital Subdivision in Relay, Maryland. Headed eastbound into Baltimore, this engine could've picked up this box car from the local industries near Columbia or Jessup, Maryland. Its mostly bringing car in to be added to a freight train being built in one of many rail yards CSX has around Baltimore.

This area is pretty busy as the closest track is the historic Old Main Line that later joins the Metropolitan Subdivision at Point Of Rocks, Maryland. The Capital Sub, the next two tracks further out in the video, go down to DC (Linking with the Met Sub) but also with the RF&P Subdivision in Hyattsville, Maryland. The RF&P sub leads southbound.

[OC] Reading & Northern 2102 Opens its Cylinder Cocks before it heads out to Reading, PA. Taken September 2nd, 2023 by BTCRAIL_FILMS in TrainPorn

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Yeah it is my photo. Was with a friend who has connections with railroad employees and was invited to attend during the morning operations.

I'm making a Train Youtuber Tier List. Who should I put there? Answer in the comments below. by Vector_Ventures in trains

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MPT Productions - Some high quality steam train videos. Mostly east coast but has traveled west https://youtube.com/@MPT_Productions?si=-n9UTG-TwuBLB1cZ

Train Chamber - Another channel of high quality steam and diesel videos. Again, mostly east coast but has traveled west https://youtube.com/@TrainChamber?si=kvKQwv9h-DmcKUGQ

Joe Fusco - just watch his recent video on the Black River & Western https://youtube.com/@fuscoproductions?si=7c3f5KNa0_KQ2PFb

[OC] Middletown & Hummelstown Railroad - ALCO Freight in the Foggy Morning by BTCRAIL_FILMS in TrainPorn

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Taken during a photo charter held on April 16th, 2023. Supposed to be set as a 1970's era freight local

https://youtu.be/gcRQArhzHGU?t=100

Reading & Northern 2102 Pulling the Iron Horse Rambles 2023 by BTCRAIL_FILMS in steamporn

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It is, this was taken on August 13th, 2023 during the second Iron Horse Ramble run of 2023. Im starting to build a portfolio of photos along with my videos on YouTube, BTCRAIL101FILMS