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As the days grow longer, Kris and I have resumed our evening forays to roll by Amtrak’s Keystone<\/em> trains in the fading sun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The other day we arrived at Christiana as the sun was reaching the horizon. I’d been watching the progress of Amtrak Keystone <\/em>654 and picked out a location just east of the old Pennsylvania Railroad passenger station where a wink of sunlight illuminated the tracks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’d calculated that the train was less than three minutes away. While I was wondering if it would arrive before the light faded the rails began to sing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Poised with Nikon Z6 in hand, I composed my image as the blue-white headlights of ACS-64 650 came into view and this is what I caught.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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