A view from (almost) the end of the driveway

WEST END, NC - - Freight trains rumble by where we are staying day and night. Not many, but there are enough. Most are 15 - 20 cars, but some are quite long.  It's quiet country where we are so you can hear the warning whistles at road crossings a good distance away...even at 4:30am the past two nights.
     During the day, if I was quick enough, I could probably make it close to the tracks before the engine rolls by.  As you can see by the photo I need to work on my sprinting.