Outbound Hustle
We've taken to calling it "CRPA weather" (Center for Railroad Photography & Art) after the conference we try to attend each spring. Around January-February we'll RSVP and book a motel room, that starts the daydreaming about traveling and nice weather since the conference is nearly in May. Sadly, almost without fail the weather turns out to be a taste of winter in the middle of spring, winds, rain, snow and plenty of clouds. The good news is that the indoor conference becomes a welcome respite. This year was marked by biblical rains. We made a point of seeing a little Metra this year. As we reached the fringe of Chicagoland the tail end of the evening rush on the Union Pacific North West line was our target, clouds be damned. April 28, 2017.
Outbound Hustle
We've taken to calling it "CRPA weather" (Center for Railroad Photography & Art) after the conference we try to attend each spring. Around January-February we'll RSVP and book a motel room, that starts the daydreaming about traveling and nice weather since the conference is nearly in May. Sadly, almost without fail the weather turns out to be a taste of winter in the middle of spring, winds, rain, snow and plenty of clouds. The good news is that the indoor conference becomes a welcome respite. This year was marked by biblical rains. We made a point of seeing a little Metra this year. As we reached the fringe of Chicagoland the tail end of the evening rush on the Union Pacific North West line was our target, clouds be damned. April 28, 2017.