Page 45 - NyghtVision Magazine Volume 3 #3

4 1

2 3

Southern Pines, a town bisected by the railroad, I the way the day had started that I called my wife
knew what that sound meant. at home in Chapel Hill to say good morning and
I quickly moved from between the tracks and to tell her what an amazing day I was having.
reset my tripod about five feet from the outside I continued south on Highway 1. The train
track, as I did not know which track the train track paralleled much of this stretch, and I saw
would use. I thought this would be a nice shot a remodeled train station at the main crossroads
if I could capture both the train and the old de- in Patrick, SC. Patrick has an official population
pot. Within just a minute or two, an AMTRAK of 347. I stopped to shoot the station, and real-
passenger train rounded the bend and came into ized that across the street was the Patrick General
view. I got a nice shot of the train as it passed the Store, although there was no sign to that effect
depot. I thought how lucky I was to have stum- outside. The parking lot was full of pickup trucks
bled on to the old depot and to have been there and a few cars. I drove through the intersection as
when a train passed. If I had not made the wrong I got back on Highway 1. About a hundred yards
turn, I would have missed this shot. or so on the left, I saw an old house with sofas,
As I got back in my car, I was so excited about refrigerators, etc., stacked on the wraparound

Summer 2013 | 45