Timing was perfect for a golden light shot of an extra auto rack train crossing the Vermilion River. At lower right, the heron and cormorant seem as interested in the train as I was!
NS 8099, the Southern Heritage Unit, leads train 315 through the wildfire smoke haze and across the Nickel Plate Bridge in Vermilion, Ohio. Engineer Danny Whitt can be seen waving from the train, ... (more)