ProdigalMedic: this was post process sepia. This train is a museum now, and it has a horrible pink sticker band keeping doors from being opened, that's why I had to either use black & white or sepia, to hide it as much as possible.
smudgeSMJ: I tried it in B&W too, but I found it too "busy". It was hard to tell what it was. Sepia gave it some more contrast and depth.
Teafran: thank you so very much for your comments. They are always very nice and constructive. I really appreciate the time you take to give your point of view!
A compelling image, the gentle tone shift and color cast is a brilliant choice to match the detailed subject matter. The gentle shift in tone from the subject to the sky is excellant and the slightly different angle is unique and very effective. This is a ribbon winner and possibly a blue ribbon - an extremely effective image. Well done.
Nice use of a strong sepia. I used to not care for sepia treatments, but then I recently found that I do like them when they are a bit on the strong side.