Sometimes its interesting to shoot railroad-related scenes without trains. Sometimes there's immense beauty in the details. Here, I try to capture railroading from a slightly different perspective...scenes of detail along the line. http://macborja.smugmug.com/Trains/Along-the-Line/alhambraviaduct/123412600_ZdXcq-Ti.jpg http://macborja.smugmug.com/gallery/2356849_2HMnv/ 2008-05-22T09:22:58Z Copyright 2010, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://macborja.smugmug.com">macborja</a><br />This is the Alhambra Viaduct, located in Martinez, CA. Here, the BNSF tracks soar over Alhambra Rd. and into Tunnel #2, and then enter the curvy trackage of Franklin Canyon.</p><p><a href="http://macborja.smugmug.com/Trains/Along-the-Line/2356849_2HMnv#123412600_ZdXcq" title="This is the Alhambra Viaduct, located in Martinez, CA. Here, the BNSF tracks soar over Alhambra Rd. and into Tunnel #2, and then enter the curvy trackage of Franklin Canyon."><img src="http://macborja.smugmug.com/Trains/Along-the-Line/alhambraviaduct/123412600_ZdXcq-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="This is the Alhambra Viaduct, located in Martinez, CA. Here, the BNSF tracks soar over Alhambra Rd. and into Tunnel #2, and then enter the curvy trackage of Franklin Canyon." title="This is the Alhambra Viaduct, located in Martinez, CA. Here, the BNSF tracks soar over Alhambra Rd. and into Tunnel #2, and then enter the curvy trackage of Franklin Canyon." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-14T18:49:49Z macborja http://macborja.smugmug.com http://macborja.smugmug.com/Trains/Along-the-Line/alhambraviaduct/123412600_ZdXcq-Th.jpg 2007-01-13 14:19:06 <p><a href="http://macborja.smugmug.com">macborja</a><br />Amtrak California bilevel coach "Angel Island."</p><p><a href="http://macborja.smugmug.com/Trains/Along-the-Line/2356849_2HMnv#123412639_x6fU8" title="Amtrak California bilevel coach "Angel Island.""><img src="http://macborja.smugmug.com/Trains/Along-the-Line/AMTKangelisland/123412639_x6fU8-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Amtrak California bilevel coach "Angel Island."" title="Amtrak California bilevel coach "Angel Island."" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-12T09:01:56Z macborja http://macborja.smugmug.com http://macborja.smugmug.com/Trains/Along-the-Line/AMTKangelisland/123412639_x6fU8-Th.jpg 2007-01-13 15:34:56 <p><a href="http://macborja.smugmug.com">macborja</a><br />A steam era canteliver on the BNSF with a searchlight signal guards the right-of-way at Pinole.</p><p><a href="http://macborja.smugmug.com/Trains/Along-the-Line/2356849_2HMnv#123412642_4t3hN" title="A steam era canteliver on the BNSF with a searchlight signal guards the right-of-way at Pinole."><img src="http://macborja.smugmug.com/Trains/Along-the-Line/BNSFpinolesignal/123412642_4t3hN-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="A steam era canteliver on the BNSF with a searchlight signal guards the right-of-way at Pinole." title="A steam era canteliver on the BNSF with a searchlight signal guards the right-of-way at Pinole." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-12T09:02:45Z macborja http://macborja.smugmug.com http://macborja.smugmug.com/Trains/Along-the-Line/BNSFpinolesignal/123412642_4t3hN-Th.jpg 2007-01-13 11:26:19 <p><a href="http://macborja.smugmug.com">macborja</a> </p><p><a href="http://macborja.smugmug.com/Trains/Along-the-Line/2356849_2HMnv#123412694_FD42i" title="macborja's photo"><img src="http://macborja.smugmug.com/Trains/Along-the-Line/cable/123412694_FD42i-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="macborja's photo" title="macborja's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-12T08:42:24Z macborja http://macborja.smugmug.com http://macborja.smugmug.com/Trains/Along-the-Line/cable/123412694_FD42i-Th.jpg 2007-01-13 11:29:43 <p><a href="http://macborja.smugmug.com">macborja</a><br />Tunnel #2 in Franklin Canyon.</p><p><a href="http://macborja.smugmug.com/Trains/Along-the-Line/2356849_2HMnv#123412708_FLFaP" title="Tunnel #2 in Franklin Canyon."><img src="http://macborja.smugmug.com/Trains/Along-the-Line/fctunnel2/123412708_FLFaP-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Tunnel #2 in Franklin Canyon." title="Tunnel #2 in Franklin Canyon." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-12T08:52:09Z macborja http://macborja.smugmug.com http://macborja.smugmug.com/Trains/Along-the-Line/fctunnel2/123412708_FLFaP-Th.jpg 2007-01-13 14:24:47 <p><a href="http://macborja.smugmug.com">macborja</a><br />A "track" level view of the Cal-P line at CP Hercules.</p><p><a href="http://macborja.smugmug.com/Trains/Along-the-Line/2356849_2HMnv#123412722_NUx5k" title="A "track" level view of the Cal-P line at CP Hercules."><img src="http://macborja.smugmug.com/Trains/Along-the-Line/herculesrail/123412722_NUx5k-Th.jpg" width="150" height="92" alt="A "track" level view of the Cal-P line at CP Hercules." title="A "track" level view of the Cal-P line at CP Hercules." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-14T18:52:28Z macborja http://macborja.smugmug.com http://macborja.smugmug.com/Trains/Along-the-Line/herculesrail/123412722_NUx5k-Th.jpg 2007-01-13 13:15:33 <p><a href="http://macborja.smugmug.com">macborja</a> </p><p><a href="http://macborja.smugmug.com/Trains/Along-the-Line/2356849_2HMnv#123412743_RCz6Y" title="macborja's photo"><img src="http://macborja.smugmug.com/Trains/Along-the-Line/herculesrails/123412743_RCz6Y-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="macborja's photo" title="macborja's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-12T09:11:19Z macborja http://macborja.smugmug.com http://macborja.smugmug.com/Trains/Along-the-Line/herculesrails/123412743_RCz6Y-Th.jpg 2007-01-13 15:56:41 <p><a href="http://macborja.smugmug.com">macborja</a> </p><p><a href="http://macborja.smugmug.com/Trains/Along-the-Line/2356849_2HMnv#123412793_yqVMi" title="macborja's photo"><img src="http://macborja.smugmug.com/Trains/Along-the-Line/shadowscal-p/123412793_yqVMi-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="macborja's photo" title="macborja's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-12T09:08:19Z macborja http://macborja.smugmug.com http://macborja.smugmug.com/Trains/Along-the-Line/shadowscal-p/123412793_yqVMi-Th.jpg 2007-01-13 16:08:20 <p><a href="http://macborja.smugmug.com">macborja</a><br />SP-style tri-light signals at CP Hercules.</p><p><a href="http://macborja.smugmug.com/Trains/Along-the-Line/2356849_2HMnv#123412814_iSPLT" title="SP-style tri-light signals at CP Hercules."><img src="http://macborja.smugmug.com/Trains/Along-the-Line/herculessignals1/123412814_iSPLT-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="SP-style tri-light signals at CP Hercules." title="SP-style tri-light signals at CP Hercules." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-12T08:45:35Z macborja http://macborja.smugmug.com http://macborja.smugmug.com/Trains/Along-the-Line/herculessignals1/123412814_iSPLT-Th.jpg 2007-01-13 13:10:51 <p><a href="http://macborja.smugmug.com">macborja</a> </p><p><a href="http://macborja.smugmug.com/Trains/Along-the-Line/2356849_2HMnv#123412836_c4odY" title="macborja's photo"><img src="http://macborja.smugmug.com/Trains/Along-the-Line/herculessignals2/123412836_c4odY-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="macborja's photo" title="macborja's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-12T09:04:03Z macborja http://macborja.smugmug.com http://macborja.smugmug.com/Trains/Along-the-Line/herculessignals2/123412836_c4odY-Th.jpg 2007-01-13 13:12:26 <p><a href="http://macborja.smugmug.com">macborja</a> </p><p><a href="http://macborja.smugmug.com/Trains/Along-the-Line/2356849_2HMnv#123412853_Rv5Db" title="macborja's photo"><img src="http://macborja.smugmug.com/Trains/Along-the-Line/herculessignals3/123412853_Rv5Db-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="macborja's photo" title="macborja's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-14T05:17:09Z macborja http://macborja.smugmug.com http://macborja.smugmug.com/Trains/Along-the-Line/herculessignals3/123412853_Rv5Db-Th.jpg 2007-01-13 16:56:05 <p><a href="http://macborja.smugmug.com">macborja</a><br />A pair of wig-wag signals guards a crossing in Richmond, CA on the BNSF.</p><p><a href="http://macborja.smugmug.com/Trains/Along-the-Line/2356849_2HMnv#130600908_oNNdd" title="A pair of wig-wag signals guards a crossing in Richmond, CA on the BNSF."><img src="http://macborja.smugmug.com/Trains/Along-the-Line/scan0063/130600908_oNNdd-Th.jpg" width="150" height="101" alt="A pair of wig-wag signals guards a crossing in Richmond, CA on the BNSF." title="A pair of wig-wag signals guards a crossing in Richmond, CA on the BNSF." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-14T02:20:29Z macborja http://macborja.smugmug.com http://macborja.smugmug.com/Trains/Along-the-Line/scan0063/130600908_oNNdd-Th.jpg 2006-12-23 17:58:26 <p><a href="http://macborja.smugmug.com">macborja</a><br />A steam era signal cantliever guards the BNSF right of way at Pinole, CA.</p><p><a href="http://macborja.smugmug.com/Trains/Along-the-Line/2356849_2HMnv#158604007_gejvm" title="A steam era signal cantliever guards the BNSF right of way at Pinole, CA."><img src="http://macborja.smugmug.com/Trains/Along-the-Line/canelievercppinole0529071/158604007_gejvm-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="A steam era signal cantliever guards the BNSF right of way at Pinole, CA." title="A steam era signal cantliever guards the BNSF right of way at Pinole, CA." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-26T06:43:30Z macborja http://macborja.smugmug.com http://macborja.smugmug.com/Trains/Along-the-Line/canelievercppinole0529071/158604007_gejvm-Th.jpg 2007-05-29 12:32:53 <p><a href="http://macborja.smugmug.com">macborja</a><br />A derail and weed-choked track on an industrial spur in San Francisco.</p><p><a href="http://macborja.smugmug.com/Trains/Along-the-Line/2356849_2HMnv#158604022_LdteY" title="A derail and weed-choked track on an industrial spur in San Francisco."><img src="http://macborja.smugmug.com/Trains/Along-the-Line/derail0531071/158604022_LdteY-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="A derail and weed-choked track on an industrial spur in San Francisco." title="A derail and weed-choked track on an industrial spur in San Francisco." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-26T06:51:25Z macborja http://macborja.smugmug.com http://macborja.smugmug.com/Trains/Along-the-Line/derail0531071/158604022_LdteY-Th.jpg 2007-05-31 10:26:55 <p><a href="http://macborja.smugmug.com">macborja</a><br />Poppies bloom on another industrial spur in SF.</p><p><a href="http://macborja.smugmug.com/Trains/Along-the-Line/2356849_2HMnv#158604050_ZHQBS" title="Poppies bloom on another industrial spur in SF."><img src="http://macborja.smugmug.com/Trains/Along-the-Line/railroadpoppies0601071/158604050_ZHQBS-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Poppies bloom on another industrial spur in SF." title="Poppies bloom on another industrial spur in SF." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-26T06:46:16Z macborja http://macborja.smugmug.com http://macborja.smugmug.com/Trains/Along-the-Line/railroadpoppies0601071/158604050_ZHQBS-Th.jpg 2007-06-01 11:46:50 <p><a href="http://macborja.smugmug.com">macborja</a><br />Can you spot the bumble bee amid the poppies?</p><p><a href="http://macborja.smugmug.com/Trains/Along-the-Line/2356849_2HMnv#158604061_fEo9u" title="Can you spot the bumble bee amid the poppies?"><img src="http://macborja.smugmug.com/Trains/Along-the-Line/railroadpoppies0601072/158604061_fEo9u-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Can you spot the bumble bee amid the poppies?" title="Can you spot the bumble bee amid the poppies?" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-26T06:43:19Z macborja http://macborja.smugmug.com http://macborja.smugmug.com/Trains/Along-the-Line/railroadpoppies0601072/158604061_fEo9u-Th.jpg 2007-06-01 11:47:11 <p><a href="http://macborja.smugmug.com">macborja</a><br />The moth-balled Monterey Branch in Seaside, CA, shows signs of disrepair from salty sea air and drifting sand.</p><p><a href="http://macborja.smugmug.com/Trains/Along-the-Line/2356849_2HMnv#232086711_v5rxm" title="The moth-balled Monterey Branch in Seaside, CA, shows signs of disrepair from salty sea air and drifting sand."><img src="http://macborja.smugmug.com/Trains/Along-the-Line/MB1203071/232086711_v5rxm-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="The moth-balled Monterey Branch in Seaside, CA, shows signs of disrepair from salty sea air and drifting sand." title="The moth-balled Monterey Branch in Seaside, CA, shows signs of disrepair from salty sea air and drifting sand." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-26T23:33:59Z macborja http://macborja.smugmug.com http://macborja.smugmug.com/Trains/Along-the-Line/MB1203071/232086711_v5rxm-Th.jpg 2007-12-03 09:51:54 <p><a href="http://macborja.smugmug.com">macborja</a><br />Just outside of Seaside, the sand is taking over.</p><p><a href="http://macborja.smugmug.com/Trains/Along-the-Line/2356849_2HMnv#232086736_C2AcK" title="Just outside of Seaside, the sand is taking over."><img src="http://macborja.smugmug.com/Trains/Along-the-Line/MB1203072/232086736_C2AcK-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Just outside of Seaside, the sand is taking over." title="Just outside of Seaside, the sand is taking over." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-26T23:29:05Z macborja http://macborja.smugmug.com http://macborja.smugmug.com/Trains/Along-the-Line/MB1203072/232086736_C2AcK-Th.jpg 2007-12-03 10:02:59 <p><a href="http://macborja.smugmug.com">macborja</a><br />The Monterey Branch had some spectacular ocean views.</p><p><a href="http://macborja.smugmug.com/Trains/Along-the-Line/2356849_2HMnv#232086751_gNAU2" title="The Monterey Branch had some spectacular ocean views."><img src="http://macborja.smugmug.com/Trains/Along-the-Line/MB1203073/232086751_gNAU2-Th.jpg" width="150" height="97" alt="The Monterey Branch had some spectacular ocean views." title="The Monterey Branch had some spectacular ocean views." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-26T23:36:20Z macborja http://macborja.smugmug.com http://macborja.smugmug.com/Trains/Along-the-Line/MB1203073/232086751_gNAU2-Th.jpg 2007-12-03 10:07:02 <p><a href="http://macborja.smugmug.com">macborja</a><br />I can just picture 4 SD9's and a long freight coming around this curve.</p><p><a href="http://macborja.smugmug.com/Trains/Along-the-Line/2356849_2HMnv#232086771_Gj8nX" title="I can just picture 4 SD9's and a long freight coming around this curve."><img src="http://macborja.smugmug.com/Trains/Along-the-Line/MB1203074/232086771_Gj8nX-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="I can just picture 4 SD9's and a long freight coming around this curve." title="I can just picture 4 SD9's and a long freight coming around this curve." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-26T23:37:46Z macborja http://macborja.smugmug.com http://macborja.smugmug.com/Trains/Along-the-Line/MB1203074/232086771_Gj8nX-Th.jpg 2007-12-03 10:07:33 <p><a href="http://macborja.smugmug.com">macborja</a> </p><p><a href="http://macborja.smugmug.com/Trains/Along-the-Line/2356849_2HMnv#232086790_oSQmb" title="macborja's photo"><img src="http://macborja.smugmug.com/Trains/Along-the-Line/MB1203075/232086790_oSQmb-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="macborja's photo" title="macborja's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-26T23:31:44Z macborja http://macborja.smugmug.com http://macborja.smugmug.com/Trains/Along-the-Line/MB1203075/232086790_oSQmb-Th.jpg 2007-12-03 10:09:13 <p><a href="http://macborja.smugmug.com">macborja</a> </p><p><a href="http://macborja.smugmug.com/Trains/Along-the-Line/2356849_2HMnv#232086806_fR7Tu" title="macborja's photo"><img src="http://macborja.smugmug.com/Trains/Along-the-Line/MB1203076/232086806_fR7Tu-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="macborja's photo" title="macborja's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-26T23:33:12Z macborja http://macborja.smugmug.com http://macborja.smugmug.com/Trains/Along-the-Line/MB1203076/232086806_fR7Tu-Th.jpg 2007-12-03 10:11:03 <p><a href="http://macborja.smugmug.com">macborja</a> </p><p><a href="http://macborja.smugmug.com/Trains/Along-the-Line/2356849_2HMnv#232086846_aQPGJ" title="macborja's photo"><img src="http://macborja.smugmug.com/Trains/Along-the-Line/MB1203078/232086846_aQPGJ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="macborja's photo" title="macborja's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-26T23:32:28Z macborja http://macborja.smugmug.com http://macborja.smugmug.com/Trains/Along-the-Line/MB1203078/232086846_aQPGJ-Th.jpg 2007-12-03 10:34:17 <p><a href="http://macborja.smugmug.com">macborja</a> </p><p><a href="http://macborja.smugmug.com/Trains/Along-the-Line/2356849_2HMnv#232086864_JjRPy" title="macborja's photo"><img src="http://macborja.smugmug.com/Trains/Along-the-Line/MB1203079/232086864_JjRPy-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="macborja's photo" title="macborja's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-26T23:36:09Z macborja http://macborja.smugmug.com http://macborja.smugmug.com/Trains/Along-the-Line/MB1203079/232086864_JjRPy-Th.jpg 2007-12-03 10:44:17 <p><a href="http://macborja.smugmug.com">macborja</a> </p><p><a href="http://macborja.smugmug.com/Trains/Along-the-Line/2356849_2HMnv#232086924_c5VuR" title="macborja's photo"><img src="http://macborja.smugmug.com/Trains/Along-the-Line/MB12030710/232086924_c5VuR-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="macborja's photo" title="macborja's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-26T23:33:09Z macborja http://macborja.smugmug.com http://macborja.smugmug.com/Trains/Along-the-Line/MB12030710/232086924_c5VuR-Th.jpg 2007-12-03 10:45:07 <p><a href="http://macborja.smugmug.com">macborja</a><br />It was once common practice to place date nails in the ties to mark when they were laid. This date nail reveals that the tie was laid in 1930.</p><p><a href="http://macborja.smugmug.com/Trains/Along-the-Line/2356849_2HMnv#232086938_JUnHo" title="It was once common practice to place date nails in the ties to mark when they were laid. This date nail reveals that the tie was laid in 1930."><img src="http://macborja.smugmug.com/Trains/Along-the-Line/MB12030711/232086938_JUnHo-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="It was once common practice to place date nails in the ties to mark when they were laid. This date nail reveals that the tie was laid in 1930." title="It was once common practice to place date nails in the ties to mark when they were laid. This date nail reveals that the tie was laid in 1930." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-26T23:29:44Z macborja http://macborja.smugmug.com http://macborja.smugmug.com/Trains/Along-the-Line/MB12030711/232086938_JUnHo-Th.jpg 2007-12-03 10:47:25 <p><a href="http://macborja.smugmug.com">macborja</a> </p><p><a href="http://macborja.smugmug.com/Trains/Along-the-Line/2356849_2HMnv#258594033_mGzre" title="macborja's photo"><img src="http://macborja.smugmug.com/Trains/Along-the-Line/herculessignalssunset0216081/258594033_mGzre-Th.jpg" width="95" height="150" alt="macborja's photo" title="macborja's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-14T06:13:28Z macborja http://macborja.smugmug.com http://macborja.smugmug.com/Trains/Along-the-Line/herculessignalssunset0216081/258594033_mGzre-Th.jpg 2008-02-16 18:05:34 <p><a href="http://macborja.smugmug.com">macborja</a> </p><p><a href="http://macborja.smugmug.com/Trains/Along-the-Line/2356849_2HMnv#299793018_mZdK9" title="macborja's photo"><img src="http://macborja.smugmug.com/Trains/Along-the-Line/herculesnotrains0429081/299793018_mZdK9-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="macborja's photo" title="macborja's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-22T04:34:13Z macborja http://macborja.smugmug.com http://macborja.smugmug.com/Trains/Along-the-Line/herculesnotrains0429081/299793018_mZdK9-Th.jpg 2008-04-29 13:29:05