Trains and Such

Almost Missed It

CP Intermodal train 10,000 feet in length with engines 8871 and 8892 up front makes it way east on the Brooks subdivision.

ll make you laugh, as I was out for a drive when I decided to pull over by this rail crossing on a backroad I was going down.
I had my scanner running, but got no indication this Intermodal train was coming down the track.
So I'm laying back in my truck doing a little texting with my phone, and thought, did I hear a train whistle. I open the window a bit, and continue texting.
All of a sudden something catches my attention, I look up, and the train is bearing down on me.
I'm out of the truck in a flash with my camera running to a decent spot near the track to shoot from, grabbing two pics, the engineer wondering about my sanity as he passes by!


It can be a long waiting period when shooting train pics, and I've waited for as long as 3 hours in my truck, enjoying napping during the wait.

Its a hard job, but someone has to do it!