Last summer SD40-2s were still roaming around and relatively easy to catch leading. Things have changed drastically in a very short amount of time and now it's hard to find a SD40-2 outside of a yard. This day I had the day off and the sun was out so I decided I to shoot the BN/CP Transfer with the BNSF 7888. It was a bittersweet chase knowing that one of my favorite locomotive models is nearly whipped out and what remains has been relegated to lowly yard/local/transfer service.
This obviously is at University but try as I may I just couldn't find the angle I was hoping for. The train is on STP Sub. main 2 which is too far away but if it was on Midway Sub. main 1 it would be too close. The real problem though is the signal bridge. I could get the angle I wanted, but then I would have cut off the bridge and that would look even worse. I guess this is better than nothing even though the color is kinda messed up. I could fix it, but it would be easier not to.
I wanted to jump ahead far enough so that I wouldn't risk not getting ahead of the train so to Miss. St. I went. Before the BN/CP got here the H GFDBRC showed up with a sadly all too common consist. That big white building is annoying, eh?
The train finally showed up but slowed to a stop at the light so I was standing there in the cold wind not knowing how long it would be held for it. The light continually got worse but after about 20 mins the train was let go and I got this.
At Dunn the shot suffers from the same thing the one at University does; too much empty space on the left. A lot of cirrus clouds had just moved in so I headed for home but I did catch another train going up the Midway Sub. at Jackston St. on my way back.
A sad way to shoot SD40-2s for one of the last times, but at least they are running somewhere. Hope you enjoyed it.