Engine Number 5888 Black and White

(Copyright Mel Steinhauer all rights reserved) As a mature member of the Baby Boomer generation, I have been known to occasionally lose my train of... more

by Mel Steinhauer

Title

Engine Number 5888 Black and White

Artist

Mel Steinhauer

Medium

Photograph - Photography

Description

(Copyright Mel Steinhauer all rights reserved) As a mature member of the Baby Boomer generation, I have been known to occasionally lose my train of thought. So one day recently, I decided to go out somewhere and look for it. A quick search on the internet for trains in Northern Kentucky, led me to the nearby Railway Museum of Greater Cincinnati. Here I found quite a variety of historic locomotives, freight cars, passenger cars and much more to think about. All of them are outdoors on tracks where they were meant to be and are in various stages of preservation, repair and restoration. Tended to by hard-working and dedicated train-enthusiasts, they now endure as living pieces of history, nostalgia and Americana. I especially enjoyed my close-up views of this classic stream-lined passenger locomotive which began service with the Pennsylvania Railroad. Built in 1951 and equipped with two V-12 diesel engines it was capable of speeds up to 110 miles an hour, during it's glory days. So if you ever lose your train of thought and happen to be in Northern Kentucky, stop by the museum and have a look at... Engine Number 5888.

I created this black and white image from my original color photograph taken on location by adding digital enhancements, textures and painterly-style effects. These effects and image details will become more visible by clicking inside the green magnifier square as the cursor is placed over the image.

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August 6th, 2016