eastbound autoracks

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[OT from cottage renovations]

heading over for a market run, and just as I'm getting to the crossing: bells sound, lights flash and down come the gates.  errands can always wait when there's a train! 

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Aicheson Crossing

eastbound autoracks, pretty routine for the Metropolitan Subdivision.  but they are the optimal visual and auditory embellishment for an afternoon whose weather has been nothing short of perfect. 

yes, Virginia, there is such a thing as an aesthetic of railroading.