Santa Cruz Beach Train

2024-03-31

Today we tried to take the Santa Cruz Beach Train from Roaring Camp to Santa Cruz and back.

Here comes the train!

FIGURE 1 Here comes the train!

EXIF data
Camera
FUJIFILM GFX100S
Lens
GF55mmF1.7 R WR
Aperture
f/5.6
Shutter
1/180 s
ISO
ISO 400
Software
Digital Camera GFX100S Ver2.11
Date
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The Tuolumne, a two-truck Heisler geared steam locomotive, minding its own business.

FIGURE 2 The Tuolumne, a two-truck Heisler geared steam locomotive, minding its own business.

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Camera
FUJIFILM GFX100S
Lens
GF55mmF1.7 R WR
Aperture
f/5.6
Shutter
1/120 s
ISO
ISO 100
Software
Digital Camera GFX100S Ver2.11
Date
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Lots of cool trees.

FIGURE 3 Lots of cool trees.

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Camera
FUJIFILM GFX100S
Lens
GF23mmF4 R LM WR
Aperture
f/5.6
Shutter
1/400 s
ISO
ISO 3200
Software
Digital Camera GFX100S Ver2.11
Date
Download
Interior of the train.

FIGURE 4 Interior of the train.

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Camera
FUJIFILM GFX100S
Lens
GF55mmF1.7 R WR
Aperture
f/1.7
Shutter
1/42 s
ISO
ISO 1000
Software
darktable 4.7.0+646~g577447536b-dirty
Date
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Oh no, it derailed!

A bogie on the first carriage derailed.

FIGURE 5 A bogie on the first carriage derailed.

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Camera
FUJIFILM GFX100S
Lens
GF55mmF1.7 R WR
Aperture
f/4.0
Shutter
1/42 s
ISO
ISO 2500
Software
Digital Camera GFX100S Ver2.11
Date
Download

We had to wait about 35 minutes for another locomotive to come and pull us back to where we started from.

Waiting in the forest for backup to arrive.

FIGURE 6 Waiting in the forest for backup to arrive.

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Camera
FUJIFILM GFX100S
Lens
GF55mmF1.7 R WR
Aperture
f/2.8
Shutter
1/70 s
ISO
ISO 100
Software
darktable 4.7.0+646~g577447536b-dirty
Date
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Hooray, locomotive 2641 came to our rescue!

Locomotive 2641.

FIGURE 7 Locomotive 2641.

EXIF data
Camera
FUJIFILM GFX100S
Lens
GF55mmF1.7 R WR
Aperture
f/5.6
Shutter
1/200 s
ISO
ISO 1250
Software
Digital Camera GFX100S Ver2.11
Date
Download
Connecting our train to locomotive 2641.

FIGURE 8 Connecting our train to locomotive 2641.

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Camera
FUJIFILM GFX100S
Lens
GF55mmF1.7 R WR
Aperture
f/5.6
Shutter
1/200 s
ISO
ISO 3200
Software
Digital Camera GFX100S Ver2.11
Date
Download
Trees on the way back.

FIGURE 9 Trees on the way back.

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Camera
FUJIFILM GFX100S
Lens
GF23mmF4 R LM WR
Aperture
f/4.0
Shutter
1/200 s
ISO
ISO 800
Software
darktable 4.7.0+646~g577447536b-dirty
Date
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In the end we didn’t get to go to Santa Cruz after all. We were too tired so we went home. They refunded our tickets.