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.
FIGURE 1 Here comes the train! FUJIFILM GFX100S with GF55mmF1.7 R WR, 55.0 mm, F5.7, 1/190 s, ISO 400.
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- Camera: FUJIFILM GFX100S
- Lens: GF55mmF1.7 R WR
- Aperture: f/5.6
- Shutter speed: 1/180 s
- ISO: ISO 400
- Software: Digital Camera GFX100S Ver2.11
- Original date: 2024:03:31 14:00:36
FIGURE 2 The Tuolumne, a two-truck Heisler geared steam locomotive, minding its own business. FUJIFILM GFX100S with GF55mmF1.7 R WR, 55.0 mm, F5.7, 1/125 s, ISO 100.
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- Camera: FUJIFILM GFX100S
- Lens: GF55mmF1.7 R WR
- Aperture: f/5.6
- Shutter speed: 1/120 s
- ISO: ISO 100
- Software: Digital Camera GFX100S Ver2.11
- Original date: 2024:03:31 13:47:02
FIGURE 3 Lots of cool trees. FUJIFILM GFX100S with GF23mmF4 R LM WR, 23.0 mm, F5.7, 1/407 s, ISO 3200.
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- Camera: FUJIFILM GFX100S
- Lens: GF23mmF4 R LM WR
- Aperture: f/5.6
- Shutter speed: 1/400 s
- ISO: ISO 3200
- Software: Digital Camera GFX100S Ver2.11
- Original date: 2024:03:31 14:30:34
FIGURE 4 FUJIFILM GFX100S with GF55mmF1.7 R WR, 55.0 mm, F1.7, 1/44 s, ISO 1000.
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- Camera: FUJIFILM GFX100S
- Lens: GF55mmF1.7 R WR
- Aperture: f/1.7
- Shutter speed: 1/42 s
- ISO: ISO 1000
- Software: darktable 4.7.0+646~g577447536b-dirty
- Original date: 2024:03:31 14:54:56
Oh no, it derailed!
FIGURE 5 A bogie on the first carriage derailed. FUJIFILM GFX100S with GF55mmF1.7 R WR, 55.0 mm, F4, 1/44 s, ISO 2500.
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- Camera: FUJIFILM GFX100S
- Lens: GF55mmF1.7 R WR
- Aperture: f/4.0
- Shutter speed: 1/42 s
- ISO: ISO 2500
- Software: Digital Camera GFX100S Ver2.11
- Original date: 2024:03:31 15:01:16
We had to wait about 35 minutes for another locomotive to come and pull us back to where we started from.
FIGURE 6 Waiting in the forest for backup to arrive. FUJIFILM GFX100S with GF55mmF1.7 R WR, 55.0 mm, F2.8, 1/72 s, ISO 100.
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- Camera: FUJIFILM GFX100S
- Lens: GF55mmF1.7 R WR
- Aperture: f/2.8
- Shutter speed: 1/70 s
- ISO: ISO 100
- Software: darktable 4.7.0+646~g577447536b-dirty
- Original date: 2024:03:31 15:00:05
Hooray, locomotive 2641 came to our rescue!
FIGURE 7 Locomotive 2641. FUJIFILM GFX100S with GF55mmF1.7 R WR, 55.0 mm, F5.7, 1/204 s, ISO 1250.
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- Camera: FUJIFILM GFX100S
- Lens: GF55mmF1.7 R WR
- Aperture: f/5.6
- Shutter speed: 1/200 s
- ISO: ISO 1250
- Software: Digital Camera GFX100S Ver2.11
- Original date: 2024:03:31 15:34:15
FIGURE 8 Connecting our train to locomotive 2641. FUJIFILM GFX100S with GF55mmF1.7 R WR, 55.0 mm, F5.7, 1/204 s, ISO 3200.
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- Camera: FUJIFILM GFX100S
- Lens: GF55mmF1.7 R WR
- Aperture: f/5.6
- Shutter speed: 1/200 s
- ISO: ISO 3200
- Software: Digital Camera GFX100S Ver2.11
- Original date: 2024:03:31 15:35:12
FIGURE 9 Trees on the way back. FUJIFILM GFX100S with GF23mmF4 R LM WR, 23.0 mm, F4, 1/204 s, ISO 800.
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- Camera: FUJIFILM GFX100S
- Lens: GF23mmF4 R LM WR
- Aperture: f/4.0
- Shutter speed: 1/200 s
- ISO: ISO 800
- Software: darktable 4.7.0+646~g577447536b-dirty
- Original date: 2024:03:31 15:50:18
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.