What Do You Take With You On a Railfan Trip?

What do ya'll take when you go ona railfan trip, whether its around your hometown or far off? Heres a shot of what I usually take, digital camera included.

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Dude we got the same exact cell phone! I don't do much foaming, living on a shortline that runs 1 train a day and all.-Dave

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Ah yes the good ole Nokia 3595

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Now that is an odd cell phone. The heck you dial out with that keypad?? O.O

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Never leave home without a scanner, maybe a backup scanner and two cameras, one digi, one film. Bradley Linda
Waco, Texas

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Just press the area around the number and it pops up.

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Hey Brian what's the dude in the mini video icon doin? Yer aint endorsin violence is yer?Mike

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My essentials are: Scanner, Timetable, video camera, ice-chest with water/beer/food, some train mag's, and a comfortable chair.

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Brian's avatar is Michael Bolton beating the living hell out of a printer. It is a scene from the movie Office Space......classic.-James Ryan-

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Digital Camera
35mm SLR (sometimes)
8mm videocam (sometimes)
Scanner
Cellular Phone
$$$
Roll of toilet paper (ya never know....)
Binoculars
Windex (to clean thebugs off my truck windshield when chasing BNSF out in the desert)
Paper towels (to wipe up the spilled soda when chasing BNSF out inthe desert)

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Camera, $$, Food, Drinks, a Friend (if possible). Need to borrow the rent's scanner. Chris

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Video camera, digital camera, scanner, batteries, money, cell phone, a baseball and a baseball glove. Hopefully a friend comes along also. BTW, I have the same phone as you Chad, hehe.

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MASW Founder and President
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1) Car
2) Petrol for the car
3) Money for more petrol, food, coke, other beverages (NOT BEER!!)
4) Fuji Finepix S5000D
5) 2 sets of spare battries
6) Model RR mag or Trains mag. Perhaps Motive Power.
7) Cell/Mobile Phone
8) Tripod9) MYSELF!!!
10) haha...sometimes my girlfriend...if we are in the area! >Mike Forster<
Perth, Western Australiapacificnational_nr103@hotmail.com
http://www.trainweb.org/aussiepix

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I missed a few trains last time I took the g/f So I usually leave her at home. I see the 3595 is beginning to be a popular phone within the community. Anyone else have one?

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1.Scanner
2.Cameras , film and batteries for each
3.Comfortable Chair, shade , etc.
4.Sometimes Schoolwork/Magazines
5.Trusty and Favorite Railfan hat handed down to me from Curt ( and it's lucky to boot ) and my newest addition to my collection is a Level, used to make
sure that my shots come out as straight as possible
Shane

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>and my newest addition to my collection is a Level, used to make
>sure that my shots come out as straight as possible Tripod Shane!!! My tripod has built in levels and all these random things to make sure the photos are straight as possible. Hehehe...I only use it like 10% of the time though! >Mike Forster<
Perth, Western Australiapacificnational_nr103@hotmail.com
http://www.trainweb.org/aussiepix

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Digital Camera, Scanner, Charger for the both of them, A ton of my MR Magazinges, My cell phone, my non railfan brother (I dont know why he comes, we are there for 2 minutes and he wants to leave), My video camera, charger for the video camera, money, a cooler with drinks and food, a chair and that about it.The Metra Commuter Bi Levels are now released. Look for them in the file libraryCentral Illinois Locomotive Works Founder
CILW's Web Site is http://home.insightbb.com/~rkelsey/wsb/html/view.cgi-home.html-.html

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If you are railfanning Tehachapi in the summer, a freaking canopy is needed, as is a ice chest with beer and gatorade. I don't have a scanner yet, but I know that to be a major item to have. I personally bring some train mags, plenty of film and batteries for the camera and sunscreen. Learned my lesson on the last item last March at Tehachapi.Chris Bogley
Syracuse New Yorkwww.msnusers.com/cnytrains
www.msnusers.com/ashleyphotography

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What's a Scanner? Or you bring that bulky thing you use to scan pictures into your computer along with you?

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A scanner is somewhat like a one way radio, it only picks up signals, you can program channels into it like right now, I have 161.640 which is UP and 160.040 which is BNSF (Note, I did the frequencies of of memory so they may not be right)The Metra Commuter Bi Levels are now released. Look for them in the file libraryCentral Illinois Locomotive Works Founder
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>>and my newest addition to my collection is a Level, used to make
>>sure that my shots come out as straight as possible
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>Tripod Shane!!! My tripod has built in levels and all
>these random things to make sure the photos are straight as
>possible. Hehehe...I only use it like 10% of the time
>though!
>
LOL !, I have a tri-pod, but sometimes Tri-pods don't exactly work when taking a Mountain goat-like hike
Shane

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>I missed a few trains last time I took the g/f Hmmm...and just WHAT were you and the g/f doing that caused you to miss trains?

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>>I missed a few trains last time I took the g/f
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>Hmmm...and just WHAT were you and the g/f doing that caused
>you to miss trains?

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>I see the 3595 is beginning to
>be a popular phone within the community. Anyone else have
>one? It came free with my plan -Dave

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LAST EDITED ON Sep-19-04 AT 00:26 AM (EDT)

Digital camera
35mm point and shot camera
Texas regional timetable
UP systemwide timetable
UP Houston area timetable
Comfortable lawn chair
Ice chest with water, soda, and occasionally food
Scanner
Cell phone
Tripod
Windex
Sunscreen
Binoculars
and a little $$$Tim Swearingen
Spring, TX.

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(I got a diffrent antenna for it)

Greg Zoll

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Let's see....Nikon FM10

Radio Shack "PRO-79" ScannerExtra rolls of filmWork Boots (wearing)Long pants, like jeans (wearing)Coat, or no coat (wearing, weather dependent)STAR-D 7075T Camera tripodAnd a JVC camcorder, VHS-C (forget the class of cam)Sometimes I wear a CSX hat, but with my long hair, I don't like wearing hats, unless I'm working, or whatnot.Oh, and I also bring safety glasses, and sometimes work gloves, like when I rode in WMSR 734 & 501Take care,-Jeffrey

Courteous Future Engineer
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My Website; www.xanga.com/csxd765

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A bicycle. There is a nice bike route that runs by and under the UP triple main with about 150 trains a day that come through. I can ride by or stop and watch.
Bob

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I used to have the 3595, then I stepped up and bought the motorola v400. About a 200 dollar upgrade, but I combined my camera and my cell phone into one .
Greg
HighV0lt6ge - AIM/AOL
gregoryis411@hotmail.com

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Bike, digital camera, hat, money. Railfan friend sometimes.Joe LeMay

One of us Railfans from Downers Grove, IL

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*rolls out the laundry list*Portable Scanner
Base car Scanner hooked up to a custom cut antenna
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ10K, Two 256MB SD Cards Extra Battery
Tripod
Panasonic VHS-C Camcorder
Pillow
Blanket in the winter
A lot of water
Book or magizane for those lows.
Rain gear *Because in the NW, you never know*
7" tv unless staying in a motel that night

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hmmmmm
mostly if I'm in the school bus, my Palm Pilot (to lose at the craps table) and if I have it, the wife's Digital Camera. I have a Motorola Spectra (same one the railroads use) installed in my school bus (3 radios, one am/fm/CD deck, a two way to keep in touch with the boss and the Spectra)Dr. SatanI'm otherwise known as the SatanTrain

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Thin the blood,
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I rarely have a chance to go on any long trips, usually just to places in North Carolina and Virginia... but here is what I take:- Canon EOS D30 with 256MB card
- Canon Powershot A100 (backup camera)
- Canon EOS IX lite (film Backup camera)
- VHF Motorola Astro Saber
- VHF Motorola GP68
- UHF Motorola HT1250
- Tripod
- Cooler with food and drinks
- Detailed Maps
- GPS (sometimes)
- Employee Timetables for the area i'll be in.
- Glock 23 (you never know)
- Books/Magazines for the dead periods of time (*cough* CSX)
- Cell Phone
- Money $$$In the future I'd like to get a laptop with an ATCS connection on it, but that's a low priority right now.

Jake Mensel

The Norfolk Southern Winston-Salem District

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