Describe your avatar photo

[blueman271]

My avatar is the ships logo from the first submarine I was ever assigned to USS Scranton (SSN 756). Our motto was On Time, On Track, On Target and our nickname was the Iron Horse. I always thought it was awesome that my first boat associated itself so closely with the railroad heritage that Scranton is known for.

 

[willieweed]

My avatar is the SP4449 at Willbridge outbound to Bend. Deschutes River Canyon.

 

[Cal]

My avatar is just a picture of Glorieta pass from the Chief. Might change it soon, might not.

 

[JayPea]

It is interesting when older threads come back to life, a reminder of former members who no longer contribute, some for sad reasons, of course...

I was thinking the same thing as I was reading through these posts. For newer members who have joined since I last answered this, mine is of both Empire Builders, #7 and #8, at the platform in Spokane.

 

[Maglev]

Mine is the California Zephyr at Glenwood Springs in May, 1994. This was my first trip in a sleeper on Amtrak (I had previously made a cross-country round-trip in coach and had also crossed Canada in the lower of an open section). We had Bedrooms from Oakland, California to Greensburg, Pennsylvania. On this day, I had catfish for lunch and ahi for dinner. The "Genesis" locomotives were fairly new at that time, and I deemed it worthy of a rare film exposure.

 

[Cal]

Mine is the California Zephyr at Glenwood Springs in May, 1994. This was my first trip in a sleeper on Amtrak (I had previously made a cross-country round-trip in coach and had also crossed Canada in the lower of an open section). We had Bedrooms from Oakland, California to Greensburg, Pennsylvania. On this day, I had catfish for lunch and ahi for dinner. The "Genesis" locomotives were fairly new at that time, and I deemed it worthy of a rare film exposure.

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Same engine, but much much later.

 

[GDRRiley]

December 2021 shot of a southbound early morning Pacific Surfliner between Camarillo and Oxnard. I've got a half dozen other photos form that morning I really like. The fog was perfect for lighting.

 

[Cal]

December 2021 shot of a southbound early morning Pacific Surfliner between Camarillo and Oxnard. I've got a half dozen other photos form that morning I really like. The fog was perfect for lighting.

Trains in fog are so cool. One of the best weathers, visually speaking, for railroading.

 

[Tlcooper44]

When I finally had a picture worthy of being my AU avatar (my old one was just a professional head-shot), I switched.

I have a love of sleeper trains.
This is the Sunrise Izumo, just after it splits from the Sunrise Seto at Okayama in the south of Honshu in December 2023. A sizable group seems to gather often to watch the split.

 

[Willbridge]

My avatar is the SP4449 at Willbridge outbound to Bend. Deschutes River Canyon. View attachment 38672

Love that photo. I rode an SP&S excursion and a UP excursion on the Oregon Trunk, but never had the opportunity to do it behind steam. What the steam fans have developed in Portland amazes me. As a "juice fan" I have been involved with restoration and operation of streetcars, but the complexity of "modern" steam requires a lot of volunteer hours.