June/July 07 "out of the ordinary" contest

[ezdays]

Yep, let's kick of the summer with something strange, something different something completely off the wall. We are all use to seeing common things on the rails and in pictures of the past. You expect to see a steam engine pulling a consist of box cars and a caboose, an F7 pulling some passenger cars or a diesel might be pulling some more modern cars like a enclosed auto carriers or even a string of double stack container cars. We expect to see a bunch of freight cars in a yard, or passenger cars stopped at a depot, but what if ....... what if you saw something totally out of character, something you'd have to rub your eye and pinch yourself to be sure you're really seeing what you are? Let's take a picture of that and enter it here in this contest.

What the heck are we talking about here, pray tell? Well, as an example, just the other day I was down at the yard and saw them using elephants in place of switch engines.. Then there was the time I could swear that I saw the Three Stooges pushing a passenger consist up a grade. If I only took a few pictures, you'd believe me... Those are only two examples, I'm sure you can think of some other ones on your own.

Here's the deal:

• Enter a picture in this thread of something to do with railroading that is not normal, something you'd never see in real life.
• You've got total liberties here of setting something up on a layout or even taking something from real life and doing a bit of "computer magic" on it. The results can be funny, weird or just plan unusual or unexpected.
• You have to be the one taking the picture, but it doesn't have to be on your own layout and it doesn't have to have a train in the picture either, just railroad related.
• The contest will close on July 31, giving everyone plenty of time to set something up.
• All the other usual rules apply, like one picture per entry.
• If you feel really creative, we will allow you to enter this contest twice with two different subjects, giving you two shots at the top prize....

The prizes will be the same as always, a bunch of attaboys for the top three winners, and when we get the Gallery working right, I'll move the winner's pictures in the "winners circle".

[ezdays]

OK, so we have a bunch of cowards here eh??? No one wants to be first this time, is that what you're telling me? You got good ideas, but you don't want to be first. Well I'll break the ice and post first.

This here's one of the more unlikely consists you'll ever see.... I would think anyway. An 1800's 4-4-0 pulling a period passenger car is not unusual, but gee, how did a modern enclosed auto carrier and an Intermodal double-stack container car get in there?

[Smoke]

Here you go. A sd70MAC and a SD90MAC with a watertower and a 20's car in the backround. OH, and did I mention the stockyards?

[davidstrains]

Thought I would try one. Here is a consist that you probably won't see anywhere else but on the Gauge.

[farish]

Great contest....looking forward to the pictures.

[nachoman]

hmm. Seems like a good contest for a stiesel photo.

Kevin

[jesso]

All the diesels were feeling ill due to bad fuel, so Thomas had to pull the Z-Train.

[HOtrainman]

he must have escaped from the zoo! Oh! Wait! there is no zoo!



deer crossing the bridge

[Ralph]

Motive power shortages cause the Division Superintendent to be creative. The guys in the paint shop insisted on going with the red P.

[green_elite_cab]

A Challenger all alone in a northeastern City, feeling outdated by the zippy Metroliner EMUs arriving at the adjacent station.

[UP SD40-2]

"Switching" Moves

[ezdays]

Now that's clever and funny...

[Ralph]

That is a good one Dean!

[UP SD40-2]

THANK YOU!, Don & Ralph .
when i am at dads i get a little impatient sometimes and just put a train together using "the hand of god" , dad gets a little ticked about it and says "you should ALWAYS switch the cars out" , i tell him "i am switching them out, I'm using the hand of god switching moves " . its a little joke between us , thats where i got the idea .
-Deano

[Nazgul]

I knew it....GOD is left handed!!!!!!

Deano......genius!!!!pure genius my friend!!!!