Train in Motion
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Tag Archives: Trains
Tracks On a Curve
Union Pacific
I caught this as the train pulled through Luling, Texas. I was working on my panning technique, where the central subject is in focus (mostly) and the surroundings are blurred. I didn’t capture any of the surroundings in this photo, but I was happy to get a moving object in focus.
AT&SF 2301
At the Temple, Texas, Amtrak Station and Museum.
Boxcar 87: Fiction Friday
Friday Fictioneer Challenge: Write a 100-word story based on the photo.
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Friday Fictioneer prompt. Copyright Jennifer Pendergast
Boxcar 87
“Are we almost there?”
Boxcar 87 looked back. Boxcar 88 was rocking a little from side to side, looking a bit anxious under a thin layer of dust.
“First trip out west?” Boxcar 87 asked. “Relax. Look how beautiful the desert is.”
Boxcar 88 snorted. “It’s boring. It’s, like, one color: khaki. Miles and miles of boring nothing.”
Boxcar 87 wondered about the future of rail transportation when youngsters like 88 had no patience, no imagination.
“Are we almost there?” Boxcar 88 repeated.
“No, we are not almost there.” Boxcar 87 sighed. This was going to be one long trip.
It's a long story ... 