Railroad, Photography, Road Trip
Joe Perry
PROMONTORY: The Hallowed Ground of America's ...

Despite the start to our morning, today was going to be a great day because we were headed to one of my favorite locations — the Golden Spike National Historic Site at Promontory, Utah. We got cleaned up and broke camp. We planned on spending the night on public land somewhere near the Golden Spike National Historic Site so we made certain to empty our waste tanks and fill the fresh water tank...

PROMONTORY: The Hallowed Ground of America's Western Railroad History
Road Trip, Photography
Joe Perry
A Night's Rest and Then Northbound

Once the sun had set on our eclipse viewing adventure, we high-tailed it east to Cedar City, Utah for a much-needed night’s rest. There was no need, nor desire at this point, to return to Beaver Dam State Park back in the mountains. It had been a long and adventure-filled day filled with driving and taking photos. Nearly 13 hours after we left North Las Vegas, we tucked in at the Cedar City Walmart around 9:00 PM…

A Night's Rest and Then Northbound

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BLOGGER SPOTLIGHT: Provincial Supertramp

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I was contacted by “Provincial Supertramp” due to my work as a rail advocate and a rail-centric blogger. In her email she detailed her intention of traversing America by train and disclosed her desire to blog about her travels, trials, and tribulations - but that’s not all…

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PHOTOGRAPHER SPOTLIGHT: Travis Dewitz

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Although I have never met fellow railroad photographer and blogger, Travis Dewitz, I feel like I know him because we share the same passion - railroad photography. I have read his blog and reviewed his work for some time now and I have come away feeling inspired and astounded with his ability to capture the beauty and drama of railroads…

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Northwest Railfans Do Well in Southern California

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I enjoy viewing the railfan and rail photographers’ sites that abound on the internet. I enjoy seeing other parts of the country that I rarely, if at all, get to visit and to “see” the style that each photographer has. It is also a tremendous source of inspiration and education for me which is one of the reasons why I created ChasingSteel.com myself in hopes of doing the same for others…