Today we were graced with something we  haven’t seen in quite a while - blue skies and sunshine!  So I had to take advantage of the great weather and get out.  Of course, things didn’t exactly go as planned - but like always, that’s not necessarily a bad thing.  Just go with the flow, as they say, and things worked out just fine.

I ended up heading out a bit later than usual - some things needed my attention at the office.  With that wrapped up, it was time to head out.  I figured that I’d shoot for Mill Cove again, and get P&W NR-2 heading south.  Well, as I was heading up Military Highway south of the Sub Base, NR-2 reported that they were south of MP3 - only a couple miles from me.  OK, time to shift gears.

I opted for the spot just south of the USS Nautilus, parked the car, and hiked down to track level to get into position.  A scant few seconds later, NR-2 came into view north of the first nuclear submarine.

Then as they passed by the Sub Force Museum, I got a shot of the nose coming across the pedestrian crossing, with the reflection of the trailing unit in the building’s glass.

Followed by a couple shots as the train approached me

Next up was a tight crop from the wide angle, showing NR-2s power and the Nautilus

Then a couple shots of NR-2 rolling past me (in the last one, you can see Rod waving from the right hand seat)

As they rolled past, I got a couple going away shots.  First up was a horizontal color shot

Followed by a vertical that I felt was well suited for black & white, with the heat distortion from the two GEs

After that, I headed back up to the car, and made my way down to south of the Thames River drawbridge.  There I got a few standard shots of NR-2 crossing the river, including one of the entire train spanning the Thames

I figured the shots across the river at Shaw’s Cove wouldn’t be worth it because of the haze still hanging in the air, so I packed up the gear and headed back to the office.  Not a bad few minutes trackside…

Thanks for looking!
Tom