East Rail Night Ops

One of my all-time favorite railfan videos is Tolga Erbora’s 2012 piece on East Rail’s night operations. The audio and storytelling are magnificent. Notice the subtle sound of aircraft on approach to MIA. The rain. The EOT shot in the closing clip. Masterful. Watch that first.

It occurred to me that I have that exact location in model form in my basement. With a little work I could try to re-enact the sequence and then overlay Tolga’s audio. It was a little tricky, especially getting everything synced. My version ended up a little grainy and fuzzy. Love how the audio turned out. It was fun experiment. You can watch it HERE.

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