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Page Four, Orlando, FL to Santa Barbara, CA

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	(54K) A CSX work train rolls by the depot shortly after I arrived in Orlando.
	(53K) This station reminds me of the Santa Barbara depot in a big way.
	(48K) The entrance to the Orlando station.
	(71K) I saw this train just before arriving in town and I was determined to "backtrack" to photograph it!
	(77K) Another shot of the Church Street train.
	(29K) The logos on side of locomotive. I wonder if this locomotive still works? The cars weren't open to the public but I heard an air conditioner running in the dome car
	(50K) A peace officer is kind enough to let me photograph him. I didn't see any police cars, just officers on horseback.
	(47K) Here I was trying new shutter settings in bright light. Looks like I got it right as this locomotive was not moving slowly and my camera froze the action nicely.
	(52K) This little engine that could, and DID pull a very long local freight.
	(50K) Amfleet Coaches are used on the Silver Star.
	(43K) An unscheduled arrival of a Superliner train. Nope, it was my Sunset Limited coming from Sanford where it is serviced.
	(40K) Ten minutes before sunset provides interesting lighting conditions.
	(32K) A green signal in the distance and railfans by the front of the train.
	(27K) As the sun sets, it casts a warm orange glow on the white station walls and it is then reflected off of the silver Superliner cars!
	(50K) I'm no WWII expert, but this looks like a trainer of some kind. Photo near Mobile, AL
	(42K) More camera shutter speed testing after passing a freight on a siding near Mobile, AL.
	(43K) Lots of small lakes and bayous were seen in the deep south.
	(37K) Entering the massive Honey Island Swamp.
	(23K) Traversing the Honey Island Swamp.
	(53K) Bury me right here, next to the tracks.
	(44K) More beautiful lakes and water formations in eastern Louisiana.
	(38K) Coming into New Orleans, the engineer on The City of New Orleans train watches our train back into the station.
	(39K) On the platform at New Orleans.
	(43K) Here we go with the hoses again. This time there is no water waste.
	(48K) Guy, my sleeping car attendant from Orlando to Los Angeles.
	(46K) A new stadium being built to replace (I think) the existing Superdome that is home to the New Orleans Saints.
	(39K) The impressive Huey P. Long bridge west of New Orleans.
	(40K) I love the CSX paint scheme. Blue and yellow go together very nicely.
	(38K) More waterways leading to the Mississippi with brush scrub growing everywhere.
	(46K) Guy at his post outside the sleeping car in San Antonio waiting for boarding passengers.
	(25K) The old San Antonio station will become a pool hall or restaurant of some kind.
	(24K) The old station with the train and covered platform.
	(49K) A golf cart brought the new crew from the station trailer to the locomotive. The lighting was great for photos.
	(29K) The top of The Tower of the Americas masked by the clouds.
	(63K) State-of-the-art San Antonio station temporary building.
	(52K) Approaching the Pecos River High Bridge.
	(41K) 321 feet above the Pecos river.
	(37K) At maximum zoom (210 mm), the carved-out walls by the Pecos River.
	(63K) Indians lived up in those rocks here in Eagle Rock Canyon.
	(60K) A windmill out in the middle of nowhere.
	(95K) This is what appears to be an indian cave at the center of this photo.
	(40K) Passengers board on a very balmy evening in El Paso, TX.
	(36K) Playing with the camera light metering, I concentrated on a photo of our locomotives while a brilliant sunset took place below. What a difference it makes to meter the desired subject in the photo.
	(29K) Metering for a nice sunset with train in the foreground! What a treat it was to get this when we stopped in El Paso.
	(48K) Just ten seconds after taking this picture, the spectacular sunset was over and I didn't see the sun again until just outside Los Angeles. This was a great finale picture to a fantastic, memorable trip!

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Page Four, Orlando, FL to Santa Barbara, CA

(54K) A CSX work train rolls by the depot shortly after I arrived in Orlando.

(53K) This station reminds me of the Santa Barbara depot in a big way.

(48K) The entrance to the Orlando station.

(71K) I saw this train just before arriving in town and I was determined to "backtrack" to photograph it!

(77K) Another shot of the Church Street train.

(29K) The logos on side of locomotive. I wonder if this locomotive still works? The cars weren't open to the public but I heard an air conditioner running in the dome car

(50K) A peace officer is kind enough to let me photograph him. I didn't see any police cars, just officers on horseback.

(47K) Here I was trying new shutter settings in bright light. Looks like I got it right as this locomotive was not moving slowly and my camera froze the action nicely.

(52K) This little engine that could, and DID pull a very long local freight.

(50K) Amfleet Coaches are used on the Silver Star.

(43K) An unscheduled arrival of a Superliner train. Nope, it was my Sunset Limited coming from Sanford where it is serviced.

(40K) Ten minutes before sunset provides interesting lighting conditions.

(32K) A green signal in the distance and railfans by the front of the train.

(27K) As the sun sets, it casts a warm orange glow on the white station walls and it is then reflected off of the silver Superliner cars!

(50K) I'm no WWII expert, but this looks like a trainer of some kind. Photo near Mobile, AL

(42K) More camera shutter speed testing after passing a freight on a siding near Mobile, AL.

(43K) Lots of small lakes and bayous were seen in the deep south.

(37K) Entering the massive Honey Island Swamp.

(23K) Traversing the Honey Island Swamp.

(53K) Bury me right here, next to the tracks.

(44K) More beautiful lakes and water formations in eastern Louisiana.

(39K) On the platform at New Orleans.

(43K) Here we go with the hoses again. This time there is no water waste.

(48K) Guy, my sleeping car attendant from Orlando to Los Angeles.

(46K) A new stadium being built to replace (I think) the existing Superdome that is home to the New Orleans Saints.

(39K) The impressive Huey P. Long bridge west of New Orleans.

(40K) I love the CSX paint scheme. Blue and yellow go together very nicely.

(38K) More waterways leading to the Mississippi with brush scrub growing everywhere.

(46K) Guy at his post outside the sleeping car in San Antonio waiting for boarding passengers.

(25K) The old San Antonio station will become a pool hall or restaurant of some kind.

(24K) The old station with the train and covered platform.

(49K) A golf cart brought the new crew from the station trailer to the locomotive. The lighting was great for photos.

(29K) The top of The Tower of the Americas masked by the clouds.

(63K) State-of-the-art San Antonio station temporary building.

(52K) Approaching the Pecos River High Bridge.

(41K) 321 feet above the Pecos river.

(37K) At maximum zoom (210 mm), the carved-out walls by the Pecos River.

(63K) Indians lived up in those rocks here in Eagle Rock Canyon.

(60K) A windmill out in the middle of nowhere.

(95K) This is what appears to be an indian cave at the center of this photo.

(40K) Passengers board on a very balmy evening in El Paso, TX.

(36K) Playing with the camera light metering, I concentrated on a photo of our locomotives while a brilliant sunset took place below. What a difference it makes to meter the desired subject in the photo.

(29K) Metering for a nice sunset with train in the foreground! What a treat it was to get this when we stopped in El Paso.

(48K) Just ten seconds after taking this picture, the spectacular sunset was over and I didn't see the sun again until just outside Los Angeles. This was a great finale picture to a fantastic, memorable trip!

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All Photos © 1998 Steven Reynolds.

Table by Mike Kimura