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PostPosted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 9:12 pm 
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnfladung/2890582689/

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnfladung/2890583181/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnfladung/2891420212/

After waiting at Hoffman for over an hour and abruptly finding out that the train was sitting over in South Saint Paul I quickly made my way across the river. I originally crossed over one of the new bridges off of Concord Avenue and saw the Challenger sitting off in the distance. I turned around and headed for Hardman Avenue and saw numerous railroad officials and a crowd building. Seeing that it was going to be next to impossible to get any kind of shot from this vantage point I went back to Concord Avenue hoping I could find some clearing in the heavy vegetation on the embankment between Concord Avenue and the track. Turns out this was a hopeless cause. As I approached a parallel location to the Challenger I could only hear it and see the front end of the unit. A couple of short blasts from the whistle and bell clanging away the train started to move backwards. I walked briskly back to my truck and once again headed for Hardman Avenue. I pulled in and parked my truck just off the road when I saw Robert Ball approaching, I greeted him, he then made a comment about elevation. With this brilliant idea I quickly repositioned my truck, and jumped up into the bed for some excellent elevation.

Shortly after the train passed I heard them asking for permission to cross the Hoffman Swing Bridge. On my way home there were still at least a dozen people standing at Hoffman hoping to catch this beautiful beast in action.

I love my truck. :wink:

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Very nice John guess I was wrong on the location but that will happen when your hundreds of miles away right :D

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Excellent catch! I caught in there when it went into the yard, must have been nice without the crowds. I saw the mob scene at the bluffs, what a zoo!


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