I borrowed the above caption from an old article in TRAINS magazine, about the high speeds on the N.E.C., and the psychology of a locomotive engineer after striking a person or animal. I was fortunate enough in a post 9-11 world to be afforded this amazing ride at speed on the Acela.

Photographed by John A. Taylor, April 12, 2008.
Added to the photo archive by John A. Taylor, June 6, 2020.
Railroad: Amtrak/Northeast Corridor.

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