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I was in Rome, New York last Tuesday evening. This is Conrail's busy Chicago Line in central NY. At the Amtrak station, it was too dark to take photos, so I just watched the passing parade of freights. However, I knew that Amtrak train 283 would make a westbound station stop at 7:21pm. I set up my camera on a tripod, planning to take some time exposures when the train paused. The train rolled into the station and stopped. One problem -- the Genesis locomotive had all three headlights blazing and I knew I wouldn't get any kind of photo. I shook my head and didn't even approach the camera. The engineer obviously saw my despair. He gave me a short "toot", shut off the lower headlights, and put the upper light on "low". I was now able to get off a few shots, with the train illuminated by the station lights and a bit of moonlight. I gave him a wave of appreciation, he put all the lights back on "high", and roared off to continue his trip to Niagara Falls. Whether the photos come out or not, I won't forget this engineer's considerate action. Bernie Ente, Maspeth NY, [EMAIL PROTECTED] _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] ======================================================= -> SPORRS: 'Serious Photographers Of Railroad Related Subjects' -> Web Site: http://www.anet-stl.com/acphotog/sporrs/ -> Message © 1998 SPORRS® - All Rights Reserved =======================================================
