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Continue reading Magazine Articles, Slide Scans and the Train Show
Just a quick note – be sure to pick up the January 2012 issue of Railfan and Railroad magazine. I’ve got a four page feature on the Providence & Worcester Railroad in the issue. In addition to that, they’ve put together a small gallery of P&W shots that didn’t make it into the story that’s up on their site. Head here to check that out. And to top it off, my shot is in the website’s masthead for the month! Here’s the main page, but I’ve also included a screenshot below. Pretty cool!
Watch for blog updates in the near future – got lots of stuff to post! Thanks for looking! Just wanted to wish everyone a happy and healthy Thanksgiving. I know I have plenty to be thankful for – most of all my family. And this year’s Thanksgiving is a bit more special – it’s also my daughter Katina’s 9th birthday! On the blog side of things – I know it’s been a while since I posted something, and that doesn’t mean I haven’t been out shooting. Actually, it’s just the opposite. I should be putting up a few new posts in the next couple weeks – some usual stuff, and some different. But the biggest thing I’ve been working on is a project for a magazine, part of it documenting the Valley Railroad’s transformation of the former Knox & Kane Chinese SY into one resembling a New Haven J-1. Here’s a couple photos of the final result. Just after coming out of the shop for the first time: http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=381174 And just before being turned by P&W NR-2 on the Old Saybrook wye: http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=381966 That’s it for now – stay tuned for many more. Hope you all have a happy Thanksgiving! Thanks!
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Busy times lately – both at work and at home. But I figured it was time for a quick blog post to stir things up a bit and let you all know where things are. First off, you’ll see my work – both photos and writing – in a couple magazines’ March 2012 issues, one of which is the first time I’ve had my writing published in it. Next, I’ve been scanning a few older slides of late, and posted a few for you all to enjoy. And lastly, you’ll be able to see one of my prints at the Amherst Railway Society’s Railroad Hobby Show at the Big E in West Springfield, MA this weekend! Read on for all of the details.
Now time to start making up some ground on the post landscape. Starting on November 25, 2011 the Valley Railroad began running their popular – and often sold out – North Pole Express trains. Because of their popularity, they had planned on running two steam-powered trains at the same time each night – one with veteran 2-8-2 No. 40, and the other with the newly completed 2-8-2 No. 3025. Through November and December I got out to photograph a number of these runs, getting shots of both 40 and 3025 at various points along the Valley Line, between Essex and Chester, CT. And I’ve pulled together a recap of those shots here, in one post. This is going to be one of my short on words, long on photos post. So grab a beverage, and check out the shots.
Yep, it’s been a while since the last post. Busy time of year, between work and family, and Christmas and New Years it’s just been constant running around. But I did manage to kick off the New Year, photographically speaking, early this morning down by the Lebanon Green in frigid cold. The Quadrantid meteor shower was peaking around 3:30am, so I decided to stay up and try to capture a few.
Continuing with the “passenger extra on the Providence & Worcester Railroad” theme (see 
Going a bit out of order with today’s post. On October 19, 2011 the member railroads of the Green Mountain Gateway – Canadian Pacific, Vermont Rail System, New England Central and Providence & Worcester – ran an office car special between Rutland, VT and Worcester, MA. The train, carrying VIPs from all the member railroads, was touring the entire route, and I was able to catch part of their run over the P&W’s Willimantic Branch between Windham and Lisbon, CT. Sure, it was a rainy, dreary day, but there was some color in the trees, and my Canon 50D does well at higher ISOs.
Over the past seven years, the 
Looking at the list of photos on the web gallery here – something struck me as odd. I had no photos posted from the month of August. So I fired up Lightroom to see what I shot in the eighth month of the year, and much to my surprise, I only got out a couple times to shoot. Actually, there was only one set of photos I can post to the web – the others are for a publication project, so I’m keeping those under wraps for now. And what I did shoot, well, was pretty ordinary. But I figured, what the hell – I’ll post ‘em.