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!
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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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
Download
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
FIGURE 4 Interior of the train.
EXIF data
- 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
Download
Oh no, it 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.
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
Download
Hooray, locomotive 2641 came to our rescue!
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
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
FIGURE 9 Trees on the way back.
EXIF data
- 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
Download
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.