The problem is April is often rainy, though even if it's cloudy, the sudden plunge into darkness during totality is a cool experience. It was like dusk during totality when I went down to Carbondale for the eclipse on Monday,
The sun was out when I took this photo, I was lucky to be in the part of Carbondale that wasn't covered by a big cloud during most of totality.
Re: Railroadfan.com Meet Spring 2024
Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2017 8:52 pm
by Jochs
And speaking of meets...what about fall 2017?
Re: Railroadfan.com Meet Spring 2024
Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2017 9:26 pm
by Saturnalia
Jochs wrote:And speaking of meets...what about fall 2017?
Saturday, September 9th, in Negaunee. Bring your car and a full gas tank, and I'll show you around the iron range, and perhaps range as far as Escanaba. This will be a roving meet so a car and gas money are required!
Re: Railroadfan.com Meet Spring 2024
Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2017 12:10 am
by Burb8145
Jochs wrote:And speaking of meets...what about fall 2017?
Halloween weekend, Downriver. We will start out at Oak Street, then it's on to Pennford to catch at least one CSX intermodal, then it's on to Pennsylvania Road and Harrison Avenue on the same lines that cross Oak Street. You will need a car and money, since on the way back from Pennford we are gonna stop at the by-then-new Wahlburgers on Eureka Road and I-75 (you know where Big Boy used to be?).
Re: Railroadfan.com Meet Spring 2024
Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2017 1:59 pm
by ~Z~
Jochs wrote:And speaking of meets...what about fall 2017?
Admin edit: Meet is set for October 7th and 8th in Deshler.
Re: Railroadfan.com Meet Spring 2024
Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2017 6:14 pm
by Saturnalia
~Z~ wrote:...but will be Deshler irregardless.
J_T...we're all waiting...
Re: Railroadfan.com Meet Spring 2024
Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2017 8:45 pm
by Jochs
Just thought I'd share the quick video I took of just how dark it got during totality in Carbondale, IL on 8/21/17. The sky was dark over head, and like just after sunset all around the horizon. The sun/moon was a ring in the sky about the brightness of a full moon. You can see it flash by at the beginning of the video. The sun gradually got dimmer during the eclipse, then there was an immediate plunge into near darkness at totality. This was taken roughly at 1:20pm CDT.
There was a woman with several kids near me, and hundreds of people around me. When totality hit, everyone cheered. That baby either didn't like the people cheering, or the sudden darkness, or both.
