Yesterday's fortune. A sleek, new Hiawatha Light Rail train appears in my camera's viewfinder as I am photographing the 46th Station. It takes me a few moments to connect the image of the oncoming train on a test run with the sound in my ears. OK. I know that sound. It's a train whistle. And the clanging behind me? Of course, that's the railroad crossing warning on 46th street.
The train car driver, sporting sun glasses and a ball cap hat pulled down low over his face is all business as he directs the train into the station, giving me only a slight nod in response to my wave. The car stops. Doors open. "Hey, buddy, can I catch a ride to the airport," is what I should have said. Instead, I stand silent, awestruck like a young boy seeing his first locomotive.
Doors close. The electric car silently slips out of the station.
Posted by Streetwalker at January 8, 2004 06:48 AM