Photographs by Bill Linson
Starting with several thousand images, here are some of my favorite photos from my many railfan trips.
![Crossing “Bridge One” over the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland, Ohio. The “Flats” area is an entertainment area to the left, and Lake Erie is only a couple hundred yards to the right. This is a operating lift bridge that allows large boats (including the “lakers” that ply the Great Lakes) to the industrial area beyond the Flats.](https://www.gatewaynmra.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/bill-linson-favorites-1-2-640x426.jpg)
Crossing “Bridge One” over the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland, Ohio. The “Flats” area is an entertainment area to the left, and Lake Erie is only a couple hundred yards to the right. This is a operating lift bridge that allows large boats (including the “lakers” that ply the Great Lakes) to the industrial area beyond the Flats.
![This is at MG, halfway down the mountain between Gallitzin and Altoona, Pennsylvania. It is a couple of miles before the train starts around the world famous Horseshoe Curve. This is a highly desired location for rail photographers visiting the Horseshoe Curve.](https://www.gatewaynmra.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/bill-linson-favorites-5-2-640x426.jpg)
This is at MG, halfway down the mountain between Gallitzin and Altoona, Pennsylvania. It is a couple of miles before the train starts around the world famous Horseshoe Curve. This is a highly desired location for rail photographers visiting the Horseshoe Curve.
![The wall of water that took over 2,800 lives in the Johnstown Flood of 1889 was stopped at this bridge in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.](https://www.gatewaynmra.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/bill-linson-favorites-6-1-640x360.jpg)
The wall of water that took over 2,800 lives in the Johnstown Flood of 1889 was stopped at this bridge in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
![Rail grinder train hard at work at Meyersburg, Pennsylvania. Note the spray of water, soaking the vegetation ahead to the sparks from the grinding operation.](https://www.gatewaynmra.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/bill-linson-favorites-6-2-640x426.jpg)
Rail grinder train hard at work at Meyersburg, Pennsylvania. Note the spray of water, soaking the vegetation ahead to the sparks from the grinding operation.
![Every photographer has a night time exposure … this is mine. Taken at the Cresson, Pennsylvania engine facility.](https://www.gatewaynmra.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/bill-linson-favorites-7-1-640x426.jpg)
Every photographer has a night time exposure … this is mine. Taken at the Cresson, Pennsylvania engine facility.
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