First it's raining lightly. Then lightning strikes the earth nearby and it begins to rain in earnest. I pull out my poncho and huddle under it with my big bag, making adjustments to keep the wet out. The scanner reports that my train is doubled over, an already long train hooked to another track full of cars. They're ready to go.
Several locomotives idle on the main track within the yard.
I am not sure I can catch one of the rear units on the fly, but if I'm going to hop a unit while the train is idle, I'd better do it quickly. It's a bold move and I have butterflies in my stomach. Stuffing the wet poncho in my bag, I decide to get out of the wet now. Well, let's take a walk down to the tracks. We' ll sit on the wall and watch a few trains go by.