The pile got a bit bigger today...

The coal pile at Russell Station that is. We heard the train blow for Dewey Ave. early this afternoon while I was shoveling the driveway so once I was done we went to watch. The train was halfway across Greenleaf Rd. when we pulled up so I figured we'd grab some shots on Ling Rd.

The first shot is of the tailend inching across Ling Rd. About 24 cars later came the power, a GP-38-2 and GP-40-2. The snow piles at the edges of the road had already been knocked down so this must not have been the first train since all the snow we got. The last 2 shots are of the power heading back up to get the second half of this cut that were left just west of Greenleaf Rd.

Oh, and on a personal note, I would like to send out a heartfelt thanks to the "nice" "lady" in the silver Ford Focus with the duct tapped mirror for her concern. Luckily, she took time out of her "busy"(bodied) day to verbally scorn me for pointing a camera in the direction of a train and a powerplant. After a comment regarding my possible lack of my parent's marital status at the time of my birth she decided a call to the local P.D. was in order. I'm sure they had other more important work to be doing than to cater to a lonley old bitty's laments. The officer was very professional about it and asked me what I was doing. I simply responded that the baby and I were there to watch the train before going home. That was it, "Have a nice day!" and off he went. Thanks Lady! (I use the term lady loosley, she had the mouth of no lady I've ever met.)