The thrill of the unknown is part of of the experience.

I spotted the signal at Washington Boro, Pa., displaying ‘Approach Medium’ (Yellow over Green), so I knew an eastward train was lined up.

At 7:20pm, I began to hear a distant rumble of a loaded train rolling down the Susquehanna Valley. The sound ebbed and flowed and thirty-five minutes later the headlights came into view.

A single GE Evolution-series diesel-electric was leading symbol freight 38V consisting of a trainload of new tractors.

I made this series of photos using my Nikon Z6-III with f1.4 50mm lens.

The files were converted to DNG format with PureRaw, which also minimized noise, improved contrast and eliminated some lens imperfections. For final presentation, I cleaned up color casts and adjusted contrast in Lightroom.

Tracking the Light explores rail night photography!