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Humble beginnings

            A trip out west for me starts by crossing the Twin Cities. Once that is achieved perhaps my favorite way to head west is on Highway 212 along the Twin Cities & Western, ex-Milwaukee Road, mainline. This chunk of the old transcon retains a lot of its MILW charm, heavy jointed rail and MILW signage. I didn't find any action until I got to the edge of Renville where a bundle of good looking TC&W Geeps were switching the plant there. Unfortunately they wouldn't get much closer while I paused for a few minutes. It had been a late start from home and with a long way to go I pressed on. As usually happens, I found myself saying, what a neat railroad I need to come out here just for the TC&W. It was to be a bigger, longer, trip than I've ever taken but the TC&W got it off on the right foot as usual. 
August 26, 2023.
   

Taken on: August 26, 2023

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Dean Sauvola

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Camera: Sony ILCE-6700, f/5.6, 1/500 sec, 50mm (=75mm), ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Sony ILCE-6700
Lens:	E PZ 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 OSS
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	0.002 sec (1/500)
Focal Length:	50mm (35mm equivalent: 75mm)
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	+0.3 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop 24.7 (Windows)
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