Get The Balance Right
With its work in Holder done, NS D09 returns light power southbound on the Wabash portion of the Bloomington District. Goembel is a set of signals I don't shoot enough, so I decided to head there instead of Osman. While I was thinking of trying to get more creative here and try fancier things, I decided to just make it simple this time around. It's hard to argue with a thoroughbred Dash 9 - with no white brow! - blasting past Wabash searchlights.

An interesting detail about Goembel is that when NS repainted all the signals some 10-15 years ago, the siding signal to the right didn't get the same paint as everything else. Note the black paint on the other signal masts, and the lack of it on that one. Strange, isn't it? All about the details, I suppose.

I initially made to chase after these guys and shoot at Mills or Monticello, but then I decided it was enough for the day. A touch of gold on these signals was a good end for a day out, I think. 
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