Photo of the Week: 3/3/2012

Today I thought I'd share a photo from James's neck of the woods. When I was out there in July, James at one point had been assigned on a westbound train to Forsyth, where he spent the night, and came back the next day on an eastbound M train. I came up with the idea of chasing his train back to Glendive, but by then it was too late to drive to Forsyth to meet the train. I instead drove to Miles City, about halfway but a little closer to Forsyth, and chased the train from there to Glendive. I got there in time to see some other trains go by before his train came through, and this photo is one of them.

This is a westbound coal train, heading towards Forsyth. I had seen it on my drive from Glendive to Miles City, and knew I'd see it go through town as well. James had told me there was an eastbound coal train ahead of his M train, so I knew I had some time to kill before he got there. The side track you see in the photo is not a complete passing siding anymore, so trains can't meet here. The coal train was waiting at the next siding to the west, and James's M train was beyond that. After James's train came through, I drove to Terry, and actually beat the coal train there. There is a siding there, and I got to see a grain train meeting James's train there. Finally I drove to a crossing outside of Glendive and met James's train there, but the coal train ahead of him had already pulled into town by then. Overall, it was a pretty fun trip, and thanks to James's radio scanner, I was able to keep track of what was going on!

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