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by Jon Burch Photography
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Accessorize your life with unique stickers from an independent artist! Our vinyl stickers are available in four different sizes and are kiss-cut to create a 1/8" border around the perimeter of the design. Each sticker has an adhesive backing with plenty of stickiness to cling to any smooth surface while still being easy to remove.
Design Details
In 1936, Union Pacific introduced the Challenger-type (4-6-6-4) locomotives on its main line over the Wasatch Range between Green River and Ogden.... more
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Stickers should be applied to clean, smooth surfaces at room temperature.
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In 1936, Union Pacific introduced the Challenger-type (4-6-6-4) locomotives on its main line over the Wasatch Range between Green River and Ogden. For most of the route, the maximum grade is 0.82% in either direction, but the climb eastward from Ogden, into the Wasatch Range, reached 1.14%. Hauling a 3,600-short-ton freight train demanded double heading and helper operations, which slowed service. So Union Pacific decided to design a new locomotive that could handle the run by itself: faster and more powerful than the compound 2-8-8-0s that UP tried after World War I, able to pull long trains at a sustained speed of 60 miles per hour once past mountain grades.
Led by Otto Jabelmann, the head of the Research and Mechanical Standards section of the Union Pacific Railroad Mechanical Department, the design team worked with the American Locomotive Company to re-examine their Challenger locomotives. The team found that Union Pacific's goals could be achieved by enlarging its firebox...
Photography is all about using light to capture the emotion and beauty of a fleeting moment. For me, this adventure began with a single spring image using a small Kodak film camera of a freshly watered central Kansas ditch and has come full circle using modern digital techniques. My first camera was acquired by trading an ancient Royal typewriter to a fellow college student who was desperate to finish a term paper. It was a long time ago and that camera was my passport to an art that has fascinated me ever since. I owned and operated a professional studio in central Kansas for 20 years and moved to Colorado in 1994. Part of the studio's early success came from creating outdoor portraiture using controlled lighting...
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Jon Burch Photography
Thanks for the features everybody!
Kathy Yates
John, this is such a cool shot! I lived in Ogden, Utah, at one time and remember the beautiful Wasatch Mountains. :-)
Jon Burch Photography replied:
Thank you very much Kathy!
Jon Burch Photography
Thanks for the feature Nader!
Jon Burch Photography
Thanks for the feature John!