Steam in St Louis

"Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing." (granfury) 10/19/2016 at 01:47 • Filed to: None

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Right outside my office, a visitor on her way to Tennessee. Not too often you get to see a running steam locomotive.

And something taken when the camera was accidentally set to some odd mode that I’ve never used. Turned out pretty well, and is something I’ll have to try again if I can figure out how I did it...

Noodles > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 10/19/2016 at 01:56

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Didn’t disappear. Looks awesome. I always look at the wheels on trains. That’s a nice set of wheels.

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > Noodles 10/19/2016 at 02:06

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So, you like wheels, eh? 80 inch drivers on this beastie:

Cherry_man1 > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 10/19/2016 at 02:06

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So it made it there, good to know Ive been kinda tracking it

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > Cherry_man1 10/19/2016 at 02:11

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Here’s a little proof of her location:

And a shot of the staff:

And the route:

Noodles > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 10/19/2016 at 02:23

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They DO look nice. Thanks for that additional pic.

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > Noodles 10/19/2016 at 02:32

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How about some pics of the greasy bits:

bhtooefr > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 10/19/2016 at 06:35

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Aperture priority, with the aperture wide open on a fast lens?

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > bhtooefr 10/19/2016 at 07:48

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Looking at the camera, I see the mode on the settings dial has a painter’s pallete. There’s probably a sub-menu for these artistic effects.

Roundbadge > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 10/19/2016 at 07:50

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I’m quite jealous. I’d love to see that in person.

This year, I’ve become much more of a railfan than before. We made a trip to Steamtown in Scranton PA and the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg. We were able to see running steam engines in both places. It was quite an experience.

bhtooefr > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 10/19/2016 at 08:36

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In that case, I’m suspecting something like “tilt-shift” as the mode name.

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 10/19/2016 at 10:14

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That is so cool. I saw it a few years ago in Western Nebraska. It was the only time in my life that I’ve stopped at railroad crossing for a steam engine.

Cherry_man1 > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 10/19/2016 at 11:03

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Awesome, I used to catch UP steam when it went through Kirkwood when I was younger I still remember waiting close to 10 hours for 3985 when it got delayed way back in like the early 2000s

Stephenson Valve Gear > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 10/19/2016 at 18:13

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Nice. I should have burned some vacation and made the trip up there to see 844. I’ve never seen it in person. I could have made it a train day with a trip to the Museum of Transportation.