just resting

so many scenarios ran in my head when i saw this yesterday morning and they were not pleasant ones. 😂 i'm guessing there's a crew to the east of the track clearing it of ice, which meant trains were delayed (poor commuters), and that's why the driver was just sitting there fiddling with his cellphone -- i was coming from the right so i had a good view of him from that vantage point. in my amusement at seeing this, i almost forgot to take a photo. as elusive as catching a passing train, this is a rare sight nonetheless and worth capturing.

[Shutterbug]

That is a scary sight. I sure wouldn’t want to park in the middle of a track. Especially with a bend behind.

[katy]

One has to imagine that he has the schedule or he wouldn’t be sitting there so patiently. It’s a fabulous perspective and a most interesting subject Vikki

[Dawn]

An interesting place to stop , a cool perspectives

[Bill]

I like the perspective on this shot.

[KoalaGardens🐨]

makes me very uneasy too

[Diana]

What a great find and shot!

[JackieR]

Well that's most odd, a car on a track? We'll have trains on roads next - oh we do trams!

Well spotted

[Kathy A]

I certainly hope this was parked there deliberately

[Susan Wakely]

I was watching a tv show last week from northern Canada showing these vehicles doing a survey of the tracks and the cabin was filled with very high tech equipment assessing the track for fractures and other damage. As soon as damage was found a team were called to fix the repair ASAP to keep the trains on time.

[Harry J Benson]

Good pov

[gloria jones]

Cool pov

[Kathy Burzynski]

It sure doesn't look safe to me. But you took the picture from a safe location

[Kathy]

Even though I know that the railroad has vehicles with special wheels to ride on the tracks, it's always a surprise to me to see them on the tracks. I hope your trains weren't too delayed by this snow and icy weather.