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Judges' comment:
The photographer captures the essence of a heavy freight train shattering the quietude of the wee hours in a small Appalachian town, in this image of a CSX loaded coal train passing through Piedmont, West Virginia, on November 3, 2007. The interplay of streetlights and shadows, combined with the lack of human presence, heightens the sense of isolation. By photographing not the nose of the lead locomotive, but instead the trailing locomotive and first car, the photographer added tension to the composition, while also capturing more exhaust and hinting at the train's purpose.