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Sitting on Edge

            Central Midland Railway endcabs 1521 and 1550 head East past a hidden cliff and pond between Labadie and St. Albans with the biweekly run from Union to Maryland Heights, MO. I saw the pond on the map and thought it might be a clear shot across to the tracks; what I didn't know was that a cliff about 150 to 200 feet tall surrounded the pond across the tracks. Any access to the edge was extremely difficult as a steep drop and dense trees led toward the edge all around. This is the only clear spot I could find and it's only about five feet of clear surface before a straight 150 foot drop down to the water which is the edge seen in the photo. The Labadie coal plant can be seen in the distance where the two road switchers spent some 30-45 minutes picking up the fly-ash hoppers on the head end. From my elevated viewpoint I was able to see them switching in the distance at the plant for a while before they appeared here about an hour after I had set up. Labadie, MO
   

Taken on: October 14, 2020

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Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, f/7.1, 1/640 sec, 24mm, ISO 250 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
Lens:	EF24-70mm f/2.8L II USM
Aperture:	f/7.1
Exposure Time:	0.002 sec (1/640)
Focal Length:	24mm
ISO:	250
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Partial
White Balance:	Manual
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CC 2018 (Windows)
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