Quick one while waiting for take out
Track inspection car I sketched while waiting for take out. It was right around sunset on a cloudy day, so I was losing light quickly.
I’ve seen this thing many times. But only after sketching it have I been curious enough to look into it. I learned it’s a track inspection car. Was used to… Well… Inspect the tracks. Turns out it was light enough for the workers to lift it off the tracks when a train was coming through.
Pretty obsolete these days - they’ve been replaced by trucks that can drive both on the road and on the tracks.
Done in Hahnemühle A6 portrait watercolor sketchbook.
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Published on October 29, 2025