Sunday, April 17, 2011

Steady now, just a few more feet . . .

CONDUCTOR SPOTTING HIS TRAIN AT LA PLATA, MISSOURI, APRIL 5, 2011

Pentax K20D
Sigma 17-70 at 70mm
1/125 f4.5
ISO 400

Some experienced engineers know instinctively where to stop their trains to put a desired car right in front of the station, but most need the radio guidance of a conductor for precise car-positioning. This conductor was in charge of Amtrak 3, the westbound Southwest Chief, when it stopped at La Plata, Missouri, late in the evening on a sunny April day.

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