Do Two Raws Make a Right?

Was out shooting at the Belton Railroad yard last week. A locomotive and its reflection in a small puddle caught my eye. After uploading and doing some basic processing the loco looked O.K. but the puddle and reflection weren't looking too great:

What I tried was:
Here's what I came up with:

I thought the puddle and reflection stood out a bit too much so I dialed back the opacity of the smart object copy:

I've put up some more details on the entire procedure here.
Any other thoughts on how I could have adjusted the puddle and reflection?
<i>Edit: Darkened the sky up a bit</i>

What I tried was:
- leave basic Camera Raw settings alone
- open image as a Smart Object in Photoshop
- copy the smart object inside Photoshop
- open the smart object copy in Camera Raw
- adjust settings to get the puddle looking better
- switch back to PS
- mask off the adjusted smart object copy, hiding everything but the puddle
Here's what I came up with:

I thought the puddle and reflection stood out a bit too much so I dialed back the opacity of the smart object copy:

I've put up some more details on the entire procedure here.
Any other thoughts on how I could have adjusted the puddle and reflection?
<i>Edit: Darkened the sky up a bit</i>

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I think in your image I might have included some of the sky along with the reflection, and darkened it with a steeper curve, perhaps, as well, for a more dramatic, foreboding sky.
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