Happy New Year to you all, As we start off 2024, first thing is I would like to thank each and every one of you that post pictures here on TrainBoard! Each of you are the folks who make the Railfan Photos of the Week thread possible so THANK YOU!!!!! I’d also like to say thank you for all the comments on the thread throughout the year and for appreciating my sometimes a bit odd sense of humor I try and add. With that said, thought it might be fun to take a look back at 2023. It was unique year in that January 1, 2023 was on a Sunday and so was December 31, 20223 so there were 53 editions of Railfan Photos of the Week in 2023. We’ll cut that back to 52 for 2024. I went back and randomly picked one photo from each week and compiled them into this 6 part post. Hope you all enjoy! Railfan Photos of the Week – 2023 highlights (Post 1 of 6) 01/01/2023 - Sepp K watching ESPN 01/08/2023 - Mike VE2TRV going plowing 01/15/2023 - drbnc and a screaming eagle 01/22/2023 - Pastor John at the club 01/29/2023 - gjslsffan with a Grande entrance 02/05/2023 - PGE-N2 sneaking through the brush 02/12/2023 - Daves_Trains ringing the bell 02/19/2023 - r_i_straw topped off his tank and is ready to roll 02/26/2023 - kevsmith trying to take a test drive 03/05/2023 - Kurt Moose at a meet
Railfan Photos of the Week – 2023 highlights (Post 2 of 6) 03/12/2023 - Hytec pocketed the 8 ball 03/19/2023 - ZosoRailway is running out of track 03/26/2023 - Mike VE2TRV was stuck in the middle 04/02/2023 - arx checking on the cow and its calf 04/09/2023 - BoxcabE50 and a caboose hop 04/16/2023 - jonathan cordova is all steamed up 04/23/2023 - HemiAdda2d playing bridge 04/30/2023 - kevsmith creating his own fog 05/07/2023 - RMartin rolling in the weeds 05/14/2023 - badlandnp got a trio of duces
Railfan Photos of the Week – 2023 highlights (Post 3 of 6) 05/21/2023 – Tim Holmes got a run by 05/28/2023 - rye looking well worn 06/04/2023 - SP-Wolf is stuffed and mounted 06/11/2023 - Phillip H found an old school End of Train device 06/18/2023 - Mark St Clair huffin and puffin 06/25/2023 - RailMix thought one of these is not like the others 07/02/2023 - NCRR loaded up on ties 07/09/2023 - MetraMan01 waiting by the wrong track to catch his train 07/16/2023 - Jhn_plsn is cutting them off at the pass 07/23/2023 - HemiAdda2d saw the light at the end of the tunnel
Railfan Photos of the Week – 2023 highlights (Post 4 of 6) 07/30/2023 - Fitz checking out the inn 08/06/2023 - BuddyBurton rock-ing out 08/13/2023 - Hardcoaler watching The Virginian, next up Bonanza 08/20/2023 - 7dmack enjoying some color on Cajon 08/27/2023 - kevsmith is ready to load ‘em up and set sail 09/03/2023 - Phillip H changed the channel to Sponge Bob Square Cab 09/10/2023 - r_i_straw bagged a cat 09/17/2023 - LegomanBill has a big stack 09/24/2023 - MetraMan01 negotiating a maze 10/01/2023 - AC4400 playing in the rain
Railfan Photos of the Week – 2023 highlights (Post 5 of 6) 10/08/2023 - BuddyBurton took one bite and got all messy 10/15/2023 - GP30 with some unprocessed electric car fuel 10/22/2023 - Sepp K said I’m gonna be a BigBoy when I’m all growed up 10/28/2023 - CardboardNoWheels watching one get away 11/05/2023 - Hytec got a piece of the Rock 11/12/2023 - nscalestation catching his train 11/19/2023 - mm16 doing a little clean up 11/26/2023 - Railfan123 looking to do a little weeding 12/03/2023 - badlandnp being shoved around 12/10/2023 - MK had a rare encounter with Barney
Railfan Photos of the Week – 2023 highlights (Post 6 of 6) 12/17/2023 - r_i_straw cooking some steamed greens 12/24/2023 – Daves_Trains went to the berry farm 12/31/2023 - Hardcoaler got a quality shot Well, there you have it. Hope you all enjoyed this quick look back. Now on to 2024 and I am looking forward to seeing all the pics that will be posted. Happy New Year and Happy Railfanning!!!!!!!
Thanks for posting that compilation of photos from the past year. Your time and energy are well appreciated.
"10/01/2023 - AC4400 playing in the rain" Was outstanding as a photograph. And yes, thanks for the massive amount of time and energy put into this.
This is a top-notch compilation of the year's best photos. I'm with everyone else - you're doing a great job and I'm grateful for the time and effort you've been putting into this weekly feature. Happy 2024!
