International Railroad Discussion > "Thunderstruck Luck"

In May, 2002, good Australian buddy Keith Gillett and I were off on a long weekend journey texploring the island state of Tasmania. As we were driving from Launceston toward Hobart, we got into a violent thunderstorm. It rained like blazes on us, to the point we had to stop the car to wait it out for a bit. Approaching the small town of Campania, the rain eased off, and to my surprise, I could see that we had suddenly caught up with a slow moving Hobart bound container train paralleling the highway. As the storm passed, a very well defined storm front line with clear, blue skies beyond it to the west appeared to be only a few kms ahead of us, and we began to look for a side road to hopefully intercept the train just as the light changed from stormy to sunshine. With a whole lot of luck and good fortune, we succeeded. It was, by far, the best photo I obtained on the entire trip. Near Campania, Tasmania, May, 2002.

Cheers,
aussiehinz

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Very nice! Love the dark sky in the background.

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Absolutely stunning, thanks for sharing!!
Bob the Dread Pirate

Marvelous shot. The kiwi rebuilds still running, recognize that DXR cab.

Storm light makes for impressive photos.

VERY nice!

Mark,
Did you see any devils over there?

Uncle Joe
Seffner,Fl.

NICE   shot.