Went out a bit last Sunday but pretty much got skunked. Traffic was down and I missed a Amtrak at Point of Rocks MD by being out of position when it went by, Later when we got to Brunswick MD with the only real catch of the day I found myself on the wrong side of the tracks and shot it against the light and the other stack train they had in the yard had a problem of some sort and never moved, so that was it for Brunswick and the only CSX trains I saw for the day.
We moved on south stopping at Point of Rocks and Dickerson- stations pictured, and last waited at Barnsville- the signals showed a west bound coming but nothing ever showed before I lost the light.
Last photo is me waiting at Barnsville- Barnsville sets at the crest of a long grade and I have been trying to catch a train here over a year and haven't yet. It's a place on the line you should just walk up to and see a train in a short amount of time-unless you are me- it's my White Whale.
The look on my face says it all...one day..I'm not giving up...
No doubt these are my last shots of the year- Happy New Years!
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