Swing bridge across the Mississippi River between Sabula, Iowa and Savannah, Illinois
The Canadian Pacific Railway, who operates the rail traffic across the bridge between Sabula, Iowa and Savannah, Illinois, has some of the ugliest looking engines in our area. Most of them look very old and worn out. One reason why I hardly make pictures anymore of their trains.
Last weekend I made my usual stop at the railroad bridge and within a minute I heard a train slowly approaching, going eastbound. Big surprise, the train was pulled by two nice looking, fire-truck-red painted engines. A perfect scene with the blue sky above and some blue reflections on the water of the Mississippi. The trains cross the bridge very slowly, giving the photographer plenty of time to crank out a number of shots. The barge traffic on the river is just about to resume but during the winter trains are the most important means of transportation for grain, ethanol, coal, and other goods in the Upper Mississippi Valley.
If you missed my photo of the 115-year old swing railroad bridge two weeks ago, here is a direct link back to the previous blog post.
Nikon D750, Nikkor 24-120mm / f4, @66 mm, @1/640s, f/8, ISO100