Twisted Railroad Tracks (PICS)
 

Was driving in the Oregon Coast range and found these twisted up railroad tracks.

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Thought the trestle in the background of the second pic would make for some neat shots too. :)

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Thats pretty kick ass! I seen some crazy train tracks and old abandoned mines n shit all over her in oregon. Definitely has a scenic advantage to a photographer.

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Beautiful compositions man....very nice! :thumbsup

Amazing, and how convenient that you had a hottie with you to shoot there :winkwink:


* countdown to AlienQ asking if those tracks are still being used

Ahh, she is so beautiful. btw, nice pic's fredo.

I worked railroad maintenance and construction fo rlike 4 years, been out to a few washouts in my day. It's kind of crazy how all the soil will wash away and leave the rails hanging out in the air with all the ties still clinging on for dear life.

Great pictures. Like somehow said, convenient that you happened to have a good loking girl with you, heh.

Awesome shots, looks almost creepy

It's been a while since I've seen you post here. Where ya been?

I wouldn't doubt if the tracks are still in use. They'll just be waiting for a bridge building crew to come in a fix shit up before they run a train on it. The ties aren't rotted, the railhead is hardly flattened out at all, bolts all look nice and tight, ballast is up to the tops of the ties with no grass growing through, most of the ties are still holing on tight to the flange, and the crossing planks and all right where they need to be. I'm guessing there used to be a bridge crossing the river right about the middle of the sagging spot? Looks like a pretty recent washout to me. I'm sure it won't stay hanging like that very long, there'll be a crew at work soon enough. Rail transport is big money, and they won't have it hanging like that for long. I'd say you come along right on time.

Hah, I can spout expert knowledge and actually know what I'm talking about this time :winkwink::thumbsup

Thank you sir. :)

She says thank you...And so do I.

Today is that hottie's birthday. I spanked the shit out of her this morning. :Graucho

Just busy working then vacation. Back to work tomorrow.

All very interesting. The tracks are very much suspended in mid air. I thought about walking out on them for some other pics but with my luck, that would not have worked out so well. :(

It turns out the wash out happened last spring. It took out the bridge you predicted as well.

Cool looking pix

ok enough foreplay, where are the naked pictures.

thats soo cool!!

Wicked shots of the tracks. Good that you knew to get down low with the camera.

Nice work :thumbsup

I taught him everything that he knows :winkwink:

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Amazing shot IMHO....:thumbsup

Before there were roller coasters...

You need to teach me a few things.

cool pics, thanks for sharing

Great shots AaronM, They are wicked.

Those train track pics might make a nice wallpaper :) Should post them at http://www.interfacelift.com

Sorry i beg to differ. if you them closely the wood panels are being used to support those tracks. it has been discontinued since way too long... now only concrete blocks are used

Great shots! :thumbsup

now for the naked pics :)

wow, those train tracks look awesome!
and that chick is hot, too :)

nice pics Aaron

What wooden panels? The crossing? I don't see any wood supporting anything. Son, don't argue me on this one, this is actually something I know. :1orglaugh I'm CN Rules qualified, I can foreman a maintenance crew. That track is in FAR too good of condition to be "long since discontinued". My guess is spring runoff was heavy and eroded the out bank of the riverbend and a mudslide took out all the ground underneath the track. If too big a washout to simply replace the soil. they'll be waiting on a bridgecrew, which will take some time. Rail transport is in a boom right now with fuel price son the rise. Whoever owns that line is chomping at the bit to get it open again believe me. If it were long since discontinued, those rails would have been salvaged and sold by now. I've worked on reclamation jobs. What a 39foot section of 115lb rail in good condition sells for is ridiculous. Companies will fly helicopters into the middle of the boonies and pay millions to pull out unused track. They would have stripped that bitch right down to the bolt for reuse. Unless you consider long since when, like last spring. The spikes aren't even lifting any, the bolts are tight, that track has been well maintained up until recent times...

GFY is the only message board in the world you can learn about porn and railroad track maintenance and construction in the same thread. :thumbsup

Looks safe to me!

You don't gotta tell us that, we already know you're a trainwreck...

Well, they exist but will never be posted here. :)

Very nice thing to shoot! Btw, the pics are great!!

Amazing what a camera set to AUTO can accomplish.

Thanks FUJI!

It's most likely the railway McCain's "Straight Talk Express" runs on. His ride seems to have a few bumps in it these days. :error

AaronM, you have got to be the luckiest guy on the planet. Not only do you find an awesome place to grab some photos, but then BAM. Random hottie there to pose for you.

Nice shots.

Happy Belated birthday to your beautiful lady....be sure to tell her :winkwink:

Those are some awesome pics. I really like the twisted tracks. Do they have any covered bridges up there? I always liked shots my Father would take of those type bridges.
We will definitely have to get up to Oregon.....there is a backdrop for just about anything :thumbsup

WTF would you know about accomplishing ANYTHING or photography?

EXIF file to the right. MANUAL exposure, and custom white balance.

http://ampcontent.com/pics/RR002EXIF.jpg

And before you stick your other deadbeat foot in your mouth, yes, I have the EXIF files for the other shots too and none of them were shot in auto mode.

Fucking idiot, go pretend to do something useful. :321GFY

Thanks Nikki, I'll be sure to tell her. :)

Yes, there are a few covered bridges in Oregon.

Very cool pics :)

That looks more fun than Thunder Mountain

Love the texture of the old wood ...

Some nice shots there Aaron !! :pimp

I think Oregon is the covered bridge capital of the world :1orglaugh

Quite a few old historical bridges here - along with many many more historical buildings and such.

Oregon is full of green and history.

PHOTOSHOP!!!! I know it!!!

You're truly GREAT at what you do Aaron.

Those 3 pics are awesome... He'll I did right click and save :thumbsup