Whereupon I Catch a Train

 As I was leaving, I heard the sound of a train behind me.  

I thought it was kind of unusual, as I've never caught a train on this track.  I knew it was active because I've seen pictures from other people.

I thought it was kind of cool since it was a CSX train.

I'm not sure of its origin, nor where it was going.

But it was a long one.

I went to another spot, where I could catch it again.

This spot had a little better lighting.

But she was moving pretty slow.

One more here.

I decided to catch it in one more spot before I headed home.  I was hoping to get some trees in the background.

It wasn't too bad.

One more shot of the engine.

As it left, I ended up leaving.  I made sure that I was on the right side of the train so I could continue on.

I was hoping to catch it in one more spot, but that was a ways away and I wanted to get home, so I didn't.

Passing a CSX Engine

 Sunday I decided to head down to Ohio.  I went to look for the covered bridges that I didn't see the last time I was there.  I ended up taking US 127 down and that made for a much more relaxing drive and I was able to see some of the countryside.

As I was passing some train tracks, I looked down and saw a train.  Of course, I had to stop to get a picture of it.

It was a CSX train and I wasn't sure where it was heading.

I kind of liked the way it was tucked in the bushes.

Since the train was stopped, I decided to get a head shot of it.  This is a shot I wouldn't get if it were moving.

I had the opportunity to get some other angles.

I like this one the best.

The sky looked pretty cool.

A little offset.

Using my leading lines to lead to the train.

I kind of like this one too.

Another headshot with some leading lines.

One more and then I was on my way.

Catching an Engine in the Dearborn Yard

 As I was heading to the Oberstar, I saw that there was a train engine waiting in the yard.  I figured that I would get pictures as I left.

I kind of like this shot.  The sun was starting to set though.

I think I like this one a little better.  The light was a little more on the train.

And I like this one even better. The yellow comes out.

One more before heading home.

Watching the Trains Go By in Fostoria, Ohio.

 My dad came down on Sunday and we decided to head over to Fostoria.  It has been a while since I've been there.  It has also been a while since I've used my drone.  I figure I would get both out of the way.  The fact that it was a nice sunny day was a bonus.

I like using my drone at Fostoria.  I don't have to run around the park with it.  I can get it in place where I need it (most of the time).

This is a train that was coming down from the north.  I think it would have been a line that comes in from Toledo.

It was heading on the line that takes it to North Baltimore.

Since it was carrying containers, that doesn't surprise me.

This is the warehouse they are building on the land next to the rail park.  I heard they are installing rail cameras, so I might be able to watch trains from home.

If I had my bearing proper, I wouldn't have missed this train.  I thought it was coming on the other line but I misjudged the horn.   This isn't too bad of a shot though.

And then I thought the other train was on the other track.  It would have been cooler to catch as it was overtaking the other train.

It's easy to tell when trains are coming from this direction.

Another train that is heading towards North Baltimore and beyond.

This one has autoracks, so it might be heading beyond North Baltimore.

Unfortunately, I was shooting into the sun.

As I was leaving, I didn't think there were any other trains and then my dad noticed this one.

It is the local train, I think.  It was gathering cars.

The sun was just about right.

I kind of like this shot.

I went to the other side of the street because I figured it was going to back up.

It passes the gate.

And reveals the station.

I kind of like this shot with the station.

And then it heads back to the yard.