The Last Time Part 1 - a photo on Flickriver

            On the morning of December 28, 2024, it was reported that Amtrak's eastbound California Zephyr, with Phase IV Heritage Unit 164 on point, broke down somewhere way out west and Union Pacific stuck a freight unit on the train to drag it into Chicago.  At that time, the train was running over 2 1/2 hours late, which would've put it into Chicago by mid-afternoon.

On this day, I had just started to recover from being sick from the previous two weeks, including Christmas Day, and I needed to get more medication.  So I wanted to catch the train when I went to get more meds.

The train continued to lose time due to the reduced speeds of the freight unit.  With long lines at the pharmacy, I went for the train first.  But the Amtrak app was not updating, and I waited in the cold far longer than I thought.  By the time the train passed me in Sandwich, IL, the sun had already set and was now well over 4 hours late into Chicago.

Not only would this be my last train I caught in 2024, these would actually be the last photos I took in 2024.  Ironically, standing out in the cold for over an hour waiting for this was actually soothing to my sore throat, and the sickness finally broke the next night.

Taken in: United States / Illinois / Sandwich Township / Sandwich (show map)

Taken on: December 28, 2024

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Camera: Canon EOS R6, f/4.0, 1/500 sec, 24mm, ISO 1600 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS R6
Lens:	RF24-70mm F2.8 L IS USM
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Exposure Time:	0.002 sec (1/500)
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ISO:	1600
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Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 13.5.1 (Windows)
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