| CBRW 651 as the up-hill unit of the local quad from Warden preparing to put the pedal to the metal (or at least run-8 on the board) now that the BNSF delivery pair has cleared the lower switch points (BNSF 144776 just barely visible over the long-hood end of CBRW 1626 (still in BNSF pumpkin)) in preparation to clear the blocked crossing before the timer dings on the Connell vigilantes... I mean, vigilant public (I know, as an out-of-towner I dont have a voice, but, honestly, the rails were here for a long time and there is an over-pass, albeit a two-mile detour, but, seriously - the folks working the rail are just doing their job, and they do it quite well and much faster than in other locations, so give them some credit... and quit submitting complaints in the rare instance when an old-timer comes barreling into Connell at three in the morning, in the dark, and hits the horn once or twice before it dawns on him this part of the run has changed... after only, uh, eighty or a hundred years? Thats a pretty tough habit to break. Apologies. Off the soapbox and back to the action). |