I was expecting a locomotive, but instead saw something else. At first I wondered if it might be the head end of a rail grinder, but that thought didn't last long.

The train was moving quite slowly

One final shot of the leading observation car

Finally I got to see the locomotive that was pushing the train.

The train makes it's way off into the distance

There weren't many places that I could attempt to grab a shot at. Here I couldn't even manage to squeeze in the whole car

A side view of the locomotive

Changing lensese during a chase gets to be a little bit nervewracking, but I made it in time to grab a couple shots of the train. The film showed the effects of sitting in the camera in hot weather.

One final shot before the train slipped out of view

Darren and I had hoped to catch a train here before, but I think that this was the first time that we met with any success.

It was nice to see something moving in the other direction so I could avoid the glare problems that I experienced shooting the previous train.

I noticed that a signal was green again, but I figured I'd probably have enough time to fill up the roll and change film before the next train arrived. Just a second or two after I shot these blackberries the nearby rail crossing was triggered. Fortunately it was only a coal train that I missed.

I managed to get the film changed in time to take this shot. Of course, if I hadn't, it wouldn't have been a big deal to miss this shot.

These shots of the local plant life didn't turn out too well.

Ditto for this exposure

There wasn't any particularly great lighting for eastbounds that day