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Subject: [Leica] The White Pass & Yukon Railway
From: ricc at embarqmail.com (Ric Carter)
Date: Sun, 27 May 2012 22:19:01 -0400
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ric


On May 27, 2012, at 9:42 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:

> The last one is my favorite, with the trestle in the foreground.  Nice 
> work.
> 
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "H&ECummer" <cummer at netvigator.com>
> To: <lug at leica-users.org>
> Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2012 8:35 PM
> Subject: [Leica] The White Pass & Yukon Railway
> 
> 
>> 
>> Hi Luggers
>> The highlight of the cruise, for me, an long term lover of ancient 
>> trains, was the ride out of Skagway on the 3 foot narrow gauge White Pass 
>> & Yukon Railway.
>> Gene and Chris Duprey joined Esther and me so there are lots of shared 
>> pictures of photographers in action.
>> 
>> For background on the WP&Y railway please consult:
>> 
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Pass_and_Yukon_Route
>> 
>> Here's Esther and me in front of the WP&Y RR engine in traditional 
>> colours:
>> 
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/WPYTrain/EcHcWP_amp_YRRw.jpg.html
>> 
>> http://tinyurl.com/7roj2zl
>> 
>> Here is a 3 panel pano of the passenger cars - some of which are more 
>> than 100 years old.
>> 
>> I thought, given the ages of some of the cars, a B&W picture was the best 
>> idea:
>> 
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/WPYTrain/3panRRcarsbww.jpg.html
>> 
>> http://tinyurl.com/6m8ydzz
>> 
>> After we left the city limits of Skagway we were allowed out onto the car 
>> platforms.
>> 
>> Here is Gene using his Leica for wide angles and the D700 for telephotos;
>> 
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/WPYTrain/GeneLeicaw.jpg.html
>> 
>> http://tinyurl.com/7pmwad9
>> 
>> And here is the train crossing one of the trestles as we gain altitude.
>> 
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/WPYTrain/TrainTress.jpg.html
>> 
>> http://tinyurl.com/87tw7bo
>> 
>> Please look large. A few more pictures will be added later.
>> 
>> C&C always welcome
>> 
>> Howard
>> 
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