A little relaxing train fun on my Dad's birthday
Today decided I needed a few hours away from home so I called a few days in advance and asked Bob if i can come out and film at the railfan house next to Peck Park in Galesburg. This will probably be the only time I can railfan this month being without transportation but I did catch some interesting stuff. I'm not disappointed as quite a few interesting lash ups and various types of trains passed by but this is Galesburg where you'll see plenty of action so I imagine an average day. During the slow times photographed the well fed squirrels and a wood pecker who has avoided a decent shot prior to today. So spent atleast five hours or so watching trains. On top of this it must be noted in memory it was my Dad Bill May's birthday. He was born in Canton, Illinois on this day back in 1941 and had Cancer not have taken him would have been 78 today. He passed away back in November 2007. I dedicated one of the videos to him and the best lash up I've seen in a w...