Get Out of the way of the Queen

by Joseph C Hinson

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Get Out of the way of the Queen

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Joseph C Hinson

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We knew Thomasville, North Carolina would be the last spot we caught the Norfolk & Western #611 on April 16, 2017, so we found a sot e were happy with and waited... and waited.... We soon learned there had been an issue with the train and it had stopped briefly on the mainline. Meanwhile, we were losing sun fast.

I had decided that I was giong to go back to the car and put my gear away. I'd just watch the train pass this spot instead of shooting it. But near where we had parked, this was a spot on the tracks where the sun was still shining, so I decided to shoot it one more time.

As I had my camera to my eye to frame the shot, a gentleman came from my left and planted himself in the shot before I could say anything. He's the fellow closest to me in the shot. I guess he wanted to feel the train go by as well as see it.

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July 5th, 2018

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