UP 6784 East Near Creston, Illinois on 10-7-09

A loaded unit coal train pulls up the grade. That's the town of Creston, Illinois in the background. Clear but cool weather prompted me to make a last minute decision to photograph/video some trains. My original intent was to head toward Chana, Illinois and shoot the BNSF just east and west of the Rock River. However, by 9 am, according to the ATCS Monitor, the traffic on the BNSF Aurora sub had dried up. So I diverted over to the UP's Geneva sub to catch this eastbound coal train. Lighting was goofy. The skies had cleared to the west. But to the east, behind the camera, there remained a broken cloud layer. That's the reason for the light on the nose on the zoomed in shot and a darker shot as the train moves further east into the cloud shadow. Some 3X speed up in the middle to save us some time. I don't video much of the Union Pacific. So even though this isn't such a great video, I've posted it anyway. Comments welcome. Primary camera: Canon HV30 30p Secondary camera: Canon HV30 30p Microphones: Azden ECZ 990 Edited in: Sony Vegas Studio Platinum 9.0

Channel: Autos & Vehicles
Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
Author: basicbill1

Length: 02:08
Rating: 5.0
Views: 276

Tags: rail  railroad  train  railfan  Union  Pacific  Creston  Malta  Rochelle  Canon  HV30  HD  

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