Mack
Mack's Trains and Mountains

If you're interested in heavy freights and good rock; The Frisco, Katy, and the Cascades, you and I have something in common. Hi, my name is Mack Muir and I've created these pages to share a few of my interests and insights and to keep myself busy between "exploits". Here you'll find pictures and anecdotes that I hope will be interesting. I update them periodically so check back often.


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Oh by the way, the guy on the left is me. The climb is the second pitch of "Le Gourmet", a Seneca Rocks classic.

This page is devoted exclusively to trains but you can still see my pics from climbing trips and other things on my Recent Trips page via the navigation menu:

Global warming might be a real hazzard to my winter activities, but I'm still gonna try! In fact, my forays North so far this year have been pretty typical. Check out this snowfall on the Frankenstein Trestle near Crawford Notch in New Hampshire!

Sept 21 - Oct 3 My buddy Howard and I took
Amtrak to"Big Sky Country" (Montana) and
shot over 1000 images. The Sun angle was seldom correct, and the skies were heavy at times, but the Autumn Colors were Spectacular!
 Click here for most of the trip,

Labor Day weekend I railfanned scenic spots along the Hudson River valley in Upstate New York, along with a few other areas along the way...

I'm a mountaineer, so August brings to mind two things -- COLD and SNOW!!!!!

Check out my Canadian Rockies foray here,

While you're at it, check out my railfanning in Canada as well.



Bright Spring mornings were just meant to be spent in the Shenandoah! This view looking South from the summit of Mt. Robertson is one of my favorites; especially after the 2000 foot elevation gain to get there!


Sometimes you got to just get out and play in the snow...

I spent a spectacularly gorgeous Autumn day at Seneca Rocks and had a good day climbing despite a few problems this year, BUT it wasn't without mishap (albeit minor). See the images and read about it here.

I've added few images & reports of climbing to my site because I've been side-lined with Plantar Faciitis in my foot much of this year. I DID drag my out of shape rear end up Borah Peak in Idaho and subsequently the Grand Teton. Here are some pictures, and the complete story.

Yep, that's me on the summit of
Mt. Katahdin in Maine.
Mt Katahdin Summit
I was there this past January with a group from the PATC Mountaineering Section; check back here for pictures and the full story soon!
Mt Katahdin Summit
Mt Washington Summit

People would say that the summit of New Hampshire's Mt. Washington is NOT a prudent place to be on January 1st (2006), especially alone. Maybe not, but it was a Nifty way to welcome the new year.

For Christmas 2005 I had my first tree in over 15 years.
Checkout MY decorations, celebrations, and friends(?)

Autumn -- when the leaves decide to put on a show, and I try to capture it.
I'm spent several days in West Texas October '05 railfanning a line I grew up near -- the former Fort Worth & Denver Railway. It's now the BNSF's Red River Subdivision and there's more action than ever. These are the pictures I uploaded nightly while there.
Yep, that's me, doing what everyone should be doing in the middle of August -- EATING SNOW! I'm finally posting pictures from my August 2005 Canadian Rockies trip, JUST IN TIME FOR MY 2007 RETURN!

Hannah Manning on the piano My younger sister's husband, Mike has started a music store in Nevada. Check out their website here.

One of my favorite Railfanning spots is the Magnolia Cutoff on the CSX Railroad's Cumberland Subdivision in West Virginia. Click Here for a Day's Action at Hansrote Signal.

Looking down from a climb in the Cumberland Narrows as a train from the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad passes. Click here for more pictures


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Proud to be an American!
Mack Muir
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