An Unusual Sight

CSX truck pulling 11 railcars (click to enlarge)

A couple of weeks ago, I was going by the CSX railroad to test the 9 frame per second firmware upgraded focus tracking ability of the Olympus E-M1 . I had planned to make a few images of Amtrak train #67 as it came into town at 70 mph.  I felt that would give me a good idea of how well the camera tracked focus on moving objects and to judge whether or not the firmware upgrade was as described. (19 out of 20 images were in sharp focus, by the way)

As I waited for Amtrak, I glanced to my right, the direction from which the train would arrive, and saw an unusual sight.  This CSX work truck was pulling 11 old gondolas!  I have never seen that before.  The truck was pulling the cars at about 15-20 mph.  Of course, I had to make a few images and thought I would share one with you.  You just never know what unexpectedly you will see when out and about with a camera.


Thanks for looking.  Enjoy!

Dennis Mook

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