The jreb motto has always been "hardcore and more dedicated than a jungle missionary" -which also describes how i chase. Hot weather? Check? Snow? Check. I have even grabbed some some shots during thunderstorms. Since 2000, I have photographed the Livonia, Avon & Lakeville RR, CSX, the Finger Lakes Railway and the Bath & Hammondsport RR while caught in stormy weather. Recently, I added NS to the list. I was setting up to shoot the Southern Tier Mainline when I was surprised by a sudden flash, followed by a loud BOOM about 12 seconds later. The signals were telling me a train was coming... but noooo.... Mother Nature had get in the middle of it.
In fact, the closest lightning was a little less when I stepped out of my car to capture a very long 13T heading eastbound near MP 384.
(https://www.jreb.org/ns/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi857.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fab139%2FErielackawanna%2F2013%2FOct%25202013%2F1005%2520Norfolk%2520Southern%2FDSC01240.jpg&hash=e82f5b857c0257f42f4aaafd2f6208ddf1bd3331) (http://s857.photobucket.com/user/Erielackawanna/media/2013/Oct%202013/1005%20Norfolk%20Southern/DSC01240.jpg.html)
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Thankfully, I caught 23K in a lull between the 1st thundershower and the next one.
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All photos in this post were taken by me Saturday 10/5/2013 in Middlebury, NY. The weather was dreadful... but it couldn't stop me.