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Saturday, 7 March 2009

Resting Boxcar

Posted on 15:59 by andrew symond
This boxcar was made in the 1970s. It is currently staged in a 42N area rail yard where there are several other older cars. Today's heavy overcast and rain made conditions ideal to capture the mood of a worn rail car. Know that.
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