Email Change
I had to change my email address from rrmail.com to yahoo.com. I can not take all the spam that comes into that account any more. So today will be the last time I am going to check my email there.
My new email address is natef40amtrak@yahoo.com
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Sunday, October 12, 2003
Friday, October 10, 2003
My Canon Rebel 2000 last stand.
Why I name this post this? I can remember reading articles in various train magazines about locomotives coming to the end of their useful lifes only to be sold off to another railroad in the form of a short line or to meet its maker in the scrap yard heaven. The same thing is about to happen to Rebel camera, except for being sold or scrapped, it will be retained for 'special service'. My camera has served me well over the years, never letting me down when called to duty. From taking pictures of locomotives hauling freight across the globe to my nephew first steps, it has been there for me. Locomotives are only useful until another locomotive is developed that can produce more horsepower while burning less fuel comes along. This might happen every 10-15 years in the rail world. One the camera side, this might happen every 4-5 years. Some kind of new technology advancement makes taking a picture much clearer. In this case, it is a 35mm camera being replaced with a digital SLR camera. Digital cameras cut out the need to have the 35mm film developed which results in a greatly improved turned around time of a couple of hours to have the pictures posted on the web for the world to enjoy.
While the new digital camera offers many advantages over the traditional 35mm film ones, I will retain mine in "special service" for years to come.
Check out the new digital I am planning on replacing my Rebel with.
http://www.canoneos.com/digitalrebel/index.html
Why I name this post this? I can remember reading articles in various train magazines about locomotives coming to the end of their useful lifes only to be sold off to another railroad in the form of a short line or to meet its maker in the scrap yard heaven. The same thing is about to happen to Rebel camera, except for being sold or scrapped, it will be retained for 'special service'. My camera has served me well over the years, never letting me down when called to duty. From taking pictures of locomotives hauling freight across the globe to my nephew first steps, it has been there for me. Locomotives are only useful until another locomotive is developed that can produce more horsepower while burning less fuel comes along. This might happen every 10-15 years in the rail world. One the camera side, this might happen every 4-5 years. Some kind of new technology advancement makes taking a picture much clearer. In this case, it is a 35mm camera being replaced with a digital SLR camera. Digital cameras cut out the need to have the 35mm film developed which results in a greatly improved turned around time of a couple of hours to have the pictures posted on the web for the world to enjoy.
While the new digital camera offers many advantages over the traditional 35mm film ones, I will retain mine in "special service" for years to come.
Check out the new digital I am planning on replacing my Rebel with.
http://www.canoneos.com/digitalrebel/index.html
Thursday, October 02, 2003
Ever thought about working for a railroad? I think about it all the time. How cool it would be to control a 14,000 ton coal train with three SD70macs ? Very cool. But the truth about working on the railroad is that it is still a hard job. Its hard on you, family, social life and whatever personal events that you might take part in. Over at trainorders.com, someone started a post about BNSF hiring train personal (conductors). Someone posted about how much money he made in his first year at BNSF. Made me think twice about leaving my job as a network administrator to ride the rails. Who knows what the future brings. I might switch over to work for a railroad. Let me just think about that ideal just alittle bit more.....
A really good book to read about working on the railroad is From the Cab: Stories of a Locomotive Engineer by Doug Riddell.
Thats all folks.....For now.
A really good book to read about working on the railroad is From the Cab: Stories of a Locomotive Engineer by Doug Riddell.
Thats all folks.....For now.
Ever thought about working for a railroad? I think about it all the time. How cool it would be to control a 14,000 ton coal train with three SD70macs ? Very cool. But the truth about working on the railroad is that it is still a hard job. Its hard on you, family, social life and whatever personal events that you might take part in. Over at trainorders.com, someone started a post about BNSF hiring train personal (conductors). Someone posted about how much money he made in his first year at BNSF. Made me think twice about leaving my job as a network administrator to ride the rails. Who knows what the future brings. I might switch over to work for a railroad. Let me just think about that ideal just alittle bit more.....
A really good book to read about working on the railroad is From the Cab: Stories of a Locomotive Engineer by Doug Riddell.
Thats all folks.....For now.
A really good book to read about working on the railroad is From the Cab: Stories of a Locomotive Engineer by Doug Riddell.
Thats all folks.....For now.
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