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The audio begins with the distant, low rumble of a BNSF coal transport train on a warm July day in 2017. The distinct diesel sound gradually grows louder, closer, almost palpable. The metallic clatter of the freight train's heavy wheels on the railway tracks progressively intensifies, intermingling with the steady, powerful pulse of the locomotive's engine. The recording captures the full, immersive experience of being trackside in Texas as the colossal train thunders by. Each loaded carriage adds its own unique resonance to the symphony, a testament to the massive weight of the coal they carry. The Zoom H6 field-recording device used to capture this audio creates an incredibly detailed, high fidelity representation of the event. As the train passes, the crescendo of sound steadily diminishes, the metallic echoes and diesel rumble fading into the distance until all that remains is the memory of its powerful presence. The audio concludes with the lingering essence of the freight tra
