Watching trains while waiting at a grade crossing, that is. Sure, on occasion when you’re in a hurry to get somewhere, and probably worst of all, when it’s preventing you from proceeding in the chase … of another train. Otherwise, it’s one of life’s small pleasures, particularly for railfans, and the young at heart.
For many of us, this probably began in our earliest years, possibly even before we really knew what railroads and trains were, in a fu...