Not only is this type of lighting rare, but it only lasts a few minutes when it shows up. It's hard to catch a train, at exactly the time you want it, on a single track main, so I can consider my... (more)
A blazing red sky explodes over Missouri as an empty westbound coal train roars across the countryside with an SD70ACe on the point and an SD70MAC trailing.
As a splash of color washes through the evening sky and the final moments of light fade away, a loaded coal train meets a mixed freight near Seymour, MO.
As the sun peacefully sets across the countryside, a loaded coal train waits for an oncoming mixed freight in the siding near Seymour. The glow of the evening light creates a wonderful effect on t... (more)