Welcome to the RRPictureArchives.NET contributor site of Franklin Campbell.
Hey everyone,
Welcome to my page! I am new to railfanning. I just started photographing trains a few months ago and it has really improved over these past months. I have grown particularly fond of the EMD SW-1. I know this is all over the place. I live in Chicago, but I visit Peoria frequently to photograph trains as well.
Name
Frank Campbell
Age
16, (as of September 4, 2008)
Birthplace
Chicago, Illinois
Birthdate
September 4, 1992
Current City and State
Chicago, Illinois
Railroading
Favorite Railroad
Rock Island
Favorite Railfanning City
Chicago
Favorite Locomotive Manufacturer
EMD
Favorite Locomotive Model
EMD SW-1
Most photographed Railroad
BNSF
Do you use a Digital Camera?
yes
Do you use the Old School 35mm?
no
Do you Shoot Video?
sometimes
What cameras do you use?
Panasonic Lumix TZ3, Panasonic PVGS-39
How often do you railfan?
Several Times a Week
Chessie System
Box Car
Rock Island
yes
Canadian Pacific
yes
Canadian National
yes
Via Rail Canada
no
Amtrak
yes
Union Pacific
yes
BNSF
yes
CSX
yes
Pure Chicago and Northwestern
Will soon
Pure Southern Pacific
Soon
Florida East Coast Rwy.
no
An EMD Demo
yes
A steam locomotive in service
Yes, several
A GP38-2
Yes
An SW1200
I see them frequently
Been to a Day out with Thomas event at a Rail Museum
2, Boone and Scenic Valley Railway in 1997 and Illinois Railway Museum in 2000
A GE Demo
no
SD70M-2
Not sure
SD70ACe
Not Sure
ES40DC
Not sure
ES44DC
Not sure
ES44AC
yes
GP30
Not sure
SD9
Not Sure
SD7
Not sure
U25B in revenue Service
I'm only 15
A true ALCo
Not lately
A GP60M A-B-B-A set
no
Pure Santa Fe Unit
yes
Pure Burlington Northern Unit
yes
Seaboard Coast Line
no
Seaboard System
no
Family Lines System
Louisville and Nashville
no
An Amtrak train over 30 cars in length
no
A coal train over 150 cars in length
Last time I counted it was 120
A locomotive lashup with BNSF/UP/CSX/NS/CP/CN units in the lashup
no
Montana Raillink
no
UP 3300
no
UP 1982
no
UP 1983
no
UP 1988
no
UP 4141
no
UP 2001
no
UP 2002
no
UP 1896 ('96 Olympic Unit)
no
UP 1996 ('96 Olympic Unit)
no
BNSF 9647
no
BNSF 9297
no
NS 4610
no
NS 3329
no
Amtrak 182
no
Have you ever.......
Hopped a Freight train
No but I would like to
Ridden Amtrak
Yes, from Chicago to Bloomington several times.
Gotten a cab ride
At the age of six, I got an opportunity to ride in the cab of an E8. At this age I had this Thomas the tank engine inspired hate of Diesel Locomotives. Their steamer wasn't running that day, and upset by that, I declined.
Shot video with the camera between the rails
No, but I want to
tagged a freight car
Why would you tag a freight car?
bargained for a cab ride
No, but I may soon
Operate a locomotive?
When I was younger my mother and I rode the South Shore Line to Michigan City, Indiana. They operate EMU's. At Gary the engineer let me come in and adjust the controls.
Been on the Durango and Silverton
no
Been on the Cumbres and Toltec
no
Been to Horseshoe curve
no
Paced a train while shooting video
yes
Been on a steam excursion on a mainline railroad
No, but I have ridden behind several steam locomotives
skipped school to go railfanning without your parents knowing
noIf something really important was happening, like a steam excursion through Chicago, or to photograph a serious derailment
skipped school to go railfanning with your parents knowing
no
Taken your girlfriend railfanning
Not yet,
Do you work for a railroad or plan on working for a railroad?
I do want to work for a freight railway or a commuter railway that operates diesel locomotives.
You may browse my collection of pictures via the menu located on the left hand side of the page. I hope you enjoy the collection and thanks for stopping by!