The wind is gusty, and thunder crackles to the west. My scanner monitors both the road channel and the yard channel. I think they are building my train in the yard. That's ready to leave Richmond yard. Just have the crew back their power out if they're ready.
Thunder shakes the ground.
I'm bristling now, ready for action. I've been hiding all afternoon and have watched two unrideable trains leave the yard. I napped in the grass, jumping up whenever the scanner reported an outbound train. A long roll of thunder makes me look up. It is raining to the west and moving closer.