NRHS National Convention Night Photo Shoot and Roundhouse Tour July 7,8, 2005.
The NRHS National Convention in Portland, OR, hosted by the Pacific Northwest Chapter, had a full schedule of events, two taking place at the Brooklyn Roundhouse. A night photo shoot took place Thursday the 7th, from 10pm to 2am. Roundhouse tours commenced on Friday the 8th, beginning at 8:30am.
Night Photo Shoot
The NRHS night photo shoot involved a couple of busloads of people with expensive cameras, a coordinator and two assistants with powerful flash guns, enough roundhouse people to operate two steam locomotives, run a turntable, and deal with other logistics. When a locomotive was positioned for a shot, on the turntable for instance, the coordinator would count down on his megaphone and tell photographers when to open their shutters, the two assistants would then "paint" the loco with light from a series of flashes, and the coordinator would give the command to close the shutters.
Photo by Terry Thompson.
The 4449 has been moved to a position behind the photographers, after having its (her) photo taken while on the turntable, and folks are now preparing to take photos of the 700 on the turntable. Photo by Terry Thompson.
Photo by Terry Thompson.
Roundhouse Tours.
Friday morning, the night photo shoot ended at 2am and the busloads of the NRHS members for the daytime tour of the Brooklyn roundhouse began arriving at 8:30am. The routine was as follows - alternately, the SP 4449 and the SP&S 700, each parked outside the roundhouse, would back onto the turntable, be spun around and return to the parking place.
Photo by Matt Baccitich.
Photo by Matt Baccitich.
Photo by Matt Baccitich.
Photo by Terry Thompson.
Photo by Matt Baccitich.
Roy Jones and Greg Kamholz in the 700 cab. Photo by Terry Thompson.
Matt Baccitich and Dale Birkholz in the 700 cab. Photo by Terry Thompson
Just like they say - steam locomotives really do have a tender behind. Photo by Matt Baccitich.
Jon LaTendresse, Liz Lippert, and Patsy Kimzey sell PRPA concessions. Photo by Terry Thompson.
After good weather all week, we finally get rain on Friday about noon. But that doesn't stop folks from enjoying the roundhouse sights. Photo by Terry Thompson.
Photo by Terry Thompson.
Turntable operators Matt Baccitich and Linda Vanderbeck can still smile in the rain. Photo by Terry Thompson.
Now it's really coming down. Photo by Matt Baccitich.