I have been contemplating this shot for a few days, thinking it would provide relief from the heat we've been experiencing. Of course, now that I publish it, our weather has turned cool and gray, even got drizzled on while walking the dogs this AM! Still, it's too good a picture not to post.
The location is North Weedsport, NY in late December 1987. The outside temperature is hovering barely above zero, with an arctic wind making it seem WAY below colder. The kind of day where in the few seconds it takes to get out of the car and snap the picture your fingers and face freeze, and it is painful to even breathe. The snow squalls have been blowing in off nearby Lake Ontario on and off all day. I lucked out in that the train, and a temporary break in the squalls with some sun, arrived at just the same time! This is probably the coldest day I've ever been out railfanning, with the exception of the night my tripod shattered from the cold. But that's a picture and story for another day.
This picture is so Beautiful.
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