Evening Trains (Original Photography)

Greetings!

With some blessed downtime and Minnesota delivering warmer weather, I was able to get out and enjoy life a little. The state park is flooded, and I couldn't find any interesting photos there today, so I headed back to town and walked to the center for an ice cream cone. As I was walking back, tasty treet in hand, I heard the train coming. They're slow through town, so I had plenty of time to finish the sugary little blob of heaven and find a good spot to take photos.

^{Westward Bound!}

This train was going very slow; about ten miles per hour. As it approached my location, it slowed and came to a complete stop!

^{Two Tracks?}

Just as I started taking photos of this one, I heard a whistle from behind. Another train was approaching! The spot I chose to take photos from is actually a little park around a bend in the track, so I wasn't in much danger of being squished. The engineers on these trains seem pretty cool too, and usually wave when they see me.

^{Eastward Bound!}

The train in the above photo was heading west, and stopped to pick up grain-filled boxcars. The other train, of course, is headed eastward, laden with oil cars and cars full of scrap metal.

^{Walkie Talkie Guy}

The guy with the radio seemed bored. Who knows what his job entails, though? At least he has a great view of the river to look at, when he's not busy.

^{Second Sun?}

And then, things got boring. Both trains were stopped and anything interesting was happening far down the track. This street lamp caught my eye on the way out.