Photographer Nick Palazini gets his shot of P&W train CT1 working the Tilcon Reed's Gap quarry in Wallingford, CT. Canon EOS 50D, Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 EX DG APO HSM Macro
I didn't even notice this broken crossing guard until CT1's conductor started to swing the dangling light like a pendulum to pass the time while the train went about its work.