When The Stars Align - a photo on Flickriver

            With most shortlines generally operating on weekdays, I had to take advantage of an entire Wednesday off work yesterday. Initially I had planned to head east to Delaware on good authority that ESPN would run a blue and yellow trio out of Wilsmere, but when I punched this into the GPS I must've had a brainfart of some sort, as it began taking me west towards the MMID. By the time I noticed my mistake I was already half way to Union Bridge, so turning around would've been of a low mental standard.  Instead I caught up to UBHF at Thurmont, where I was very pleasantly surprised to see a lashup of three flared 40's and a pair of oldies in tow, lined up with the 2060 facing east for the return. After a westbound chase to Highfield, I set up in Sabillasville after scoping out all the possible eastbound angles and settled for this winner. A nerve-wracking two hours later, and surely not long before the shadows consumed the ROW, the screaming dynamics of the MMID quintet could be heard roaring down the mountain, and a scene for the ages was converted into pixels.
   

Taken in: United States / Maryland / Sabillasville (show map)

Taken on: December 2, 2020

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Groups appears in: • Classic EMD Power • Genesee & Wyoming Lines more » • Best Shortline Shots « less

Camera: Canon EOS 5DS R, f/8.0, 1/320 sec, 70mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 5DS R
Lens:	EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS III USM
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.003 sec (1/320)
Focal Length:	70mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Spot
White Balance:	Manual
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop 21.0 (Windows)
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