This Space for Rent

(external combustion) railroad picture of the day

SPS700_holidayexpress2009

SP&S 700 creeps towards the bridge that connects the Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge path to the Springwater Trail. The speed limit for locomotives along here is 15mph, and the 700 was running a little slower than this (I was chasing it on the midlifecrisismobile, and at 16-18mph I was passing it and getting comfortably ahead for my repeated photo stops.) But even at the sluglike speed it was going it’s still a pretty impressive object when it comes rolling by.