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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Sandpatch" data-source="post: 287556" data-attributes="member: 10543"><p>That's one of the challenges of rail photography -- you just never know how fast the train will be rolling.  To be ready, I usually shoot at nothing less than 1/500 and prefer higher, like 1/640.  One trick I use to improve composition and better fill the frame with the train is to pick out a rail joint, weed or something along the right-of-way where the locomotive will be perfectly positioned.  When the train arrives, I keep my eye on that spot and trip the shutter as the front of the locomotive passes it.  I don't always time it perfectly, but it's close.  I sometimes use the continuous shooting feature too, but I'm "old skool" enough to most often stick with this simple technique that's served me well for many decades.</p></blockquote><p></p>