Modern trains are nothing like their romantic counterparts of the past, yet there is still something so compelling about train spotting, even if the train is only sitting at a station.
Is it like seeing a winding path ahead? It’s so easy to imagine the train pulling out . . . heading for anywhere, heading for a new adventure.
This particular train came from Harrisburg, headed for Philadelphia and New York. When it arrived, the stationmaster came out to chat with the conductor, just as thrilled to see the train as I was, though he sees them all the time. But then, you probably wouldn’t be a stationmaster if you didn’t love trains, would you?