The Coast Starlight was running late today. Lucky me.
Before I leave work every day, I usually check the Amtrak online arrival times for the trains that, if they're late, are likely to be going past Brooklyn Yard at the same time I'm switching busses there. I was particularly interested in what would happen today, because of the new camera gear that had just arrived in the mail today. Happily, the northbound Coast Starlight was running about 90 minutes late, and was scheduled to arrive at Union Station at approximately 5:25. So, at approximately 5:00:00, I grabbed my purse and bolted for the #17 bus.
The bus arrived at Haig street at about 5:10, so I hopped off, checked the signals (green. Yay!), and headed south for the toonerville bridge. I had time to take a couple of test pictures, then I heard the very quiet rumble of a fast-approaching train.
Click!
Click!
Click!
The SMC FA lens is, um, a bit better than my old lenses, even if it felt a bit wierd to just sit there snapping pictures without adjusting the zoom as the train got closer and closer.