BOTH!

Double strike!

These happened basically back to back, but the completed thing just looked choppy, so I split it into two.

Lightning Strike #3!

This is going to be a recurring theme since this is the only place I can really archive these gifs well.

Another awesome lightning bolt gif!

Been going through the video I shot of the thunderstorm, taking the best bolts and making gifs out of them.  Here's number two.

Amazing bolt of lightning gif!

This was one of the best bolts of lightning that I got on video tonight during an impressive thunderstorm.

Metra 515 update

I finally got the 515 painted. All that's left is I need to go back to work so I can get the money for the decals.

October 21, 2010

Well, here's my railfanning experience for the day. I was coming home from school, and decided to stop by Iles Park before heading to the bank to get money to put some gas in the car. Not two minutes, and I get this:

Norfolk Southern SD70M-2 #2703, along with an ex-Union Pacific HLCX SD50, led a grain train south past my location.