These days, CSS's AF5 from Burnham can often head east out of the namesake yard around 1830, once a majority of rush hour passenger trains have cleared. After seeing the train begin to drag out of the yard, the decision was made to head to Parrish, the railroad location at a strange mile long segment wedged between Hammond, East Chicago, and Gary. Here they are, about to drop down one of the many hills on the west end of the railroad - this one being the flyover where the Indiana Harbor Belt and Kennedy Avenue run north-south below. The normal power for this run (and AF4 in the morning) are the railroad's two SD38-2s, 805 and 804, which I've shot far too many times.
Obviously no one likes backlighting - and I'm sure those of us that would bother with this train are few and far between. So, with the sun still well above the horizon (and the center of this frame) I cranked as low as I could - and am rather satisfied with the result.
With forecast highs only into the 60s these last few days, my "autumnal" Lightroom workflow has resurfaced - this look only works this time of year!
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