In mid-July 2002, I tried my hand at shooting some night train photos in an industrial area in Troy Ohio adjacent to a grade crossing and passing track.  Some of the photos were taken without flash using ASA 800 film and others were taken with flash.  Considering this was only my second or third attempt--and the first decent pictures resulting from those attempts--I think they came out pretty well!

In the photo above, we are looking north at the various target signals which govern the trains' movements on the CSX Railroad.  Yes, the target signals are the ones appearing as vertical clusters.  The red light in the center is the rear marker of a train which went by before I got out of the car, unpacked the camera and lined up the shot!

Looking a little to the northeast across the passing tracks, we see some typical Midwestern industrial buildings in the quiet night.

A few minutes later, the night turns loud and busy as crossing lights and bells come on, traffic stops, and a fast freight roars north on its way to Toledo.

And as the target signals turn to red, protecting the train that just sped past, the quiet of the night returns to the crossing.