Sunday, December 8, 2013
Santa Train
Yesterday was quite the adventurous day with a lot of playing taxi and driving people here and there. While waiting for the the road home to open up due to an accident we went down to the Roots of Motive Powers "Santa Train" in Willits. Santa Claus came in on the steam train for the kids and the childlike adults. They were serving much needed hot chocolate and cookies that were enjoyed by all. Lenore, Grandma, Annika and friend Manzy rode the train while I stayed on the ground and did some photography. The cab crew invited me to ride in the locomotive but I declined because it was going to be the last run of the day and I wanted to photograph it. It turned out great because it was so cold out making the steam really stand out.
God's blessings and a Merry Christmas to all,
chris
For you steam fans the #7 locomotive was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. It was built in May, 1910
and is a type 2-6-2T
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Amazing pictures! I like it.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Niina! We had a great time and seeing the steam engine on a cold snowy day was just beautiful.
DeleteSuperb pictures Chris!
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Thank you very much for your comment, Shravan K. It was a lot of fun.
DeleteWow, great shots! I especially like the first and second pictures with the steam and curved tracks; very picturesque.
ReplyDeleteThank you Isabelle Zita. Those were my favorites too. The engineer was really cool. He saw me photographing up ahead of the train and he let loose a lot of extra steam. It really helped make it a much stronger image.
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