Caption: Riding the Waterloo Central steam excursion train is a great way to spend family time and introduce the kiddies to the heritage of bygone days, but for the advanced rail photographers their hyped photo run-by can be a major disappointment. There is obviously just no place in a "heritage" type image for a fluorescent safety vest! I understand the need for safe crowd management in this type of situation, but the volunteers at the south end of the photo line were quite capable of achieving just that without standing 20 feet out in front like these two felt was necessary. Of course with the train approaching from the north this put them right in the line of photographic fire, thereby ruining pretty much everyone's shots. My recommendation would be to just chase and photograph the train while supporting their endeavors with a donation instead of riding, and leave the ticket sales to the cell-phone crowd. My only half-decent shots were taken after the ride when the train was dead-heading back to St. Jacobs, except for the plume flowing the wrong direction when there was a plume. Oh, and at this time of year perhaps (if possible) running the excursion an hour later would put the sun less head-on and light the side of the loco a bit better - just sayin'. I have to admit I debated whether or not to submit this shot at all, but I feel those planning on driving a long distance like we did would appreciate knowing what they would be up against.