Have you ever taken this shot? Sooner or later I think we all take this shot. You stand around waiting for a train to come by and you just have to photograph SOMETHING! The former...

Rich1939 Loc: Pike County Penna.

Sooner or later I think we all take this shot. You stand around waiting for a train to come by and you just have to photograph SOMETHING!
The former Santa Fe line looking east towards Abo canyon and Mountainaire,NM

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Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Jay Pat Loc: Round Rock, Texas, USA

No!...... Well, not right there.
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Chaostrain Loc: Hillsboro, Oregon

Maybe.

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J-SPEIGHT Loc: Akron, Ohio

Rich1939 wrote:

Sooner or later I think we all take this shot. You stand around waiting for a train to come by and you just have to photograph SOMETHING!
The former Santa Fe line looking east towards Abo canyon and Mountainaire,NM

RSPB Loc: New York

Good one Rich - yes, I have taken many a shot like that waiting for a train to show up. And once took a drive specifically to take a shot of the abandoned rail line in Sabattis (Adirondack Mountains). There is talk about tearing up the line to make it a hiking trail. I got out of the car to take a couple quick shots in both directions and almost got eaten alive by mosquitos- made me wonder who would want to hike there.

cabunit Loc: SE Connecticut

Yep, but still evocative for those of us who enjoy waiting for trains (kinda like fishing...sometimes it's the experience of being there, even if you don't bag a big one). I'm curious about the date of the photo, though, because I thought that line was all double tracked by now. Cheers!

Rich1939 Loc: Pike County Penna.

cabunit wrote:

Yep, but still evocative for those of us who enjoy waiting for trains (kinda like fishing...sometimes it's the experience of being there, even if you don't bag a big one). I'm curious about the date of the photo, though, because I thought that line was all double tracked by now. Cheers!

That was in '90 or '91. You are correct, it is now double tracked.

DickC Loc: NE Washington state

Yep, I've done it!! Nice shot!!