I miss the old days. by ejn
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I miss the old days.
Remember anyone. The days when if the train was to be at the station at 1.22, it was there at 1.22.
Remember the smell of coal and steam and that wonderful sound of the engine and the feel of the heat as it went past you.
The days when we didnt have an obsession with being at our destination two minutes after the start of our journey. The days when you got on a train in the city and slowly watched the landscape change from tower blocks to bungalows, from hustle and bustle to peace and tranquility. Do you remember passing rivers and roads, houses and farms and fields whilst the engine puffed and panted as it hauled you along and no one had a b**dy mobile phone and you were left in peace to admire the view and take in the beauty of the ever changing countryside. Progress...did it really make things that much better.
Comments (21)
kawecki
And no oil was needed to make the machine work
Mondwin
Fabulous capture my friend!!!Bravissimo!V:DDD.Hugsxx Whylma
qrud
Lovely capture. Nice to see.
blinkings
No oil needed........just virgin forest. ;) And they were also the days of Polio, Jack the Ripper, 70 million dying in WW2, and The Great Depression. Arrrgh yes, the good old days! Lovely shot BTW!
durleybeachbum
Superb pic!
wotan Online Now!
Beautiful and classic machine!
jophoto
Great shot!
MrsRatbag
What a lovely image! Wow, so beautifully done!
Franzjoseph
Super capture and write up (esp. the bit about mobiles)
iaacf
I do remember yes.. I like your capture. In combination with your story it makes me feel kind of homesick.
mistressotdark
wow fantastic
Sea_Dog
I do indeed remember those days. When I was very young my parents and I travel extensively on the train and all those smells and noise are still vivid when I look at your image.
billcody
I am a railroad man and I describe your words without a second.... It were engines like this who created my love for this... The smell of coal, smoke, hot oil and the breathe of steam at the station... And they hold their time table. Today? Babbling with cellphones from ear to ear and the promises like this "The trains xxx arrives 20 minutes later...." Great catch of this interesting scene!
kgb224
Stunning capture my friend. True words spoken by you my friend. Those were the days. These days it is such a rush. God Bless.
weesel
And the smell of the hot oil! Yes! Excellent capture.
GARAGELAND
Wonderful capture!!!!!! 11+
neoexcello
Another dream shot. You do such wonderful postwork. It's magic.
SIGMAWORLD
Schönes Foto!
kobaltkween
i like the rich colors and the strong composition. it looks to me like you've added postwork that i find a bit heavy for a photo that still looks like it's meant to be more realistic than illustrated, but that's a minor point and i realize i could be completely off. it's an excellent piece
PSDuck
Lovely photo, and narrative. When I was a child, we rode across America, from New York to Los Angeles aboard a train. I still have happy thoughts about it.:)
brewgirlca
I do so love the vibrancy of the green foliage, the reflection on the black metal and the lovely contrast with the bit of red thown in. The steam is so strange here - looks like it was done up different from the rest of the work... quite striking actually.