With a 6:30 train on Strasburg’s schedule at this time of year, I headed over to Carpenter’s Cemetery to get the classic shot. There was a sizable herd of Holsteins grazing adjacent to the tracks, next to where the coaches are in the photo. As the 475’s exhaust became louder, the majority of the herd galloped to open spaces to the left of this frame. The seven remaining waited until the train popped out of the tree tunnel, and the only means of escape was up the hill between two fences, and away they went. I don’t remember ever seeing the cows along the Strasburg being so spooked, as they have always seemed to be used to the sounds. This was too interesting to pass up, so the cemetery shot will have to wait for another day.
