Number 25
Sep 23, 2016 01:44:45 #
LR...PS....Topaz Adust...PS...LR. My goal, bring out the rawness of the metal.
Number 25 also known as "Samson"
Designation: Class C-6, 0-4-0 ST.
Weight: 18 tons.
Built: 1910, as c/n 1549.
Cylinder dimensions: 10×16
Boiler pressure: originally 140 pounds per square inch – now 150 psi).
Hauling capacity on straight level track: 95 tons.
Gauge: narrow (36 inches).
Fuel: originally coal – now oil.
Was used it to construct Great Northern Railway (now CNR) grade through the Fraser Canyon in 1920.
Currently chugging at the Discovery Forest Museum in Duncan British Columbia.
Number 25 also known as "Samson"
Designation: Class C-6, 0-4-0 ST.
Weight: 18 tons.
Built: 1910, as c/n 1549.
Cylinder dimensions: 10×16
Boiler pressure: originally 140 pounds per square inch – now 150 psi).
Hauling capacity on straight level track: 95 tons.
Gauge: narrow (36 inches).
Fuel: originally coal – now oil.
Was used it to construct Great Northern Railway (now CNR) grade through the Fraser Canyon in 1920.
Currently chugging at the Discovery Forest Museum in Duncan British Columbia.
Sep 23, 2016 05:21:54 #
Islandgal, what a beautiful photo! You're choice of greenish/gray is perfect! Well done! 
Sep 23, 2016 06:48:25 #
Very well done, Trish! I'd say you hit the mark perfectly with your processing!
Sep 23, 2016 07:31:30 #
Sep 23, 2016 07:51:59 #
Sep 23, 2016 08:57:26 #
Very appealing image, Trish. I like the composition that includes the engineer + the trees on the right. Super processing.
Sep 24, 2016 01:05:05 #
Sep 24, 2016 01:05:35 #
Treepusher wrote:
Very well done, Trish! I'd say you hit the mark perfectly with your processing!
Good to see you back Treepusher!
Sep 24, 2016 01:06:37 #
jayway55 wrote:
Very nice shot! A beautiful piece of equipment.
Jane
Jane
Thank you Jayway55, many years ago it was almost "scrap"
Sep 24, 2016 01:07:04 #
Sep 24, 2016 01:09:46 #
The conductor was a great guy Linda. He liked his job!
Sep 24, 2016 07:25:24 #
Oct 24, 2016 06:02:26 #
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