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Willimantic to Amherst – Three trains
On the 19th as you probably saw here I was presenting a slideshow up at the Amherst Railway Society’s October meeting. I decided to take the entire day off instead of rushing out of work and heading north. So I … Continue reading
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Posted in Railroad Photography
Tagged 611, Amherst, Amtrak, Connecticut, Mansfield, Massachusetts, Monson, NERWPA, New England Central, Stafford Springs, Vermonter, Willington
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The Willimantic Moonshine Nighttime Two-Step
On the 6th of October I got some information from a friend “in the know” about a couple nighttime ethanol moves on the New England Central around Willimantic, CT. So after my wife & I put the kids to bed, … Continue reading
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Posted in Night Photography, Railroad Photography
Tagged Connecticut, ethanol, Lumedyne, Mansfield, NERWNE, NERWPA, New England Central, Night, Willimantic
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Two trains on the NECR
On the day after my birthday, September 10th, I headed out in the morning for a bit to shoot a little, despite the cloudy weather. But as usual, I never let the weather conditions discourage me from shooting, and in … Continue reading
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Tagged Connecticut, Florida East Coast Railway, Franklin, NERWNE, NERWPA, New England Central, Norwich, Willimantic
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A week’s worth – Amtrak, NECR, PW, FEC and ethanol
Continuing on the backlog here – but instead of what I would normally do and make one post for each “outing,” instead I’m putting together one massive post with a week’s full of shots in it. Basically taking care of … Continue reading
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Posted in Night Photography, Railroad Photography
Tagged Acela, Amtrak, Connecticut, ethanol, Florida East Coast Railway, Franklin, Groton, K667, Ledyard, Lumedyne, Mill Cove, Montville, NERWNE, NERWPA, New England Central, New London, Night, NR-2, Providence & Worcester, Shaw's Cove, Smith Cove, South Windham, submarine, Thames River, USS Nautilus, Waterford, Willimantic
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Wednesday Day and Night on the NECR
Slowly getting back up to speed with the posts here. Work is still hectic, but after work on Wednesday I managed to get out and catch a little New England Central Railroad action in the form of an ethanol extra. … Continue reading
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Last week in pictures – NECR, PW, Amtrak & FEC day and night
So I managed to get out a few times last week – including one night jaunt shooting both the Providence & Worcester and New England Central (both sporting “foreign” power). Other stuff from the week was the P&W and NECR … Continue reading
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Ethanol Extra on the NECR and P&W
As some of you may know a unit ethanol train ran between North Dakota and Providence, RI, carried by a various number of railroads – the last two were the New England Central and the Providence & Worcester. Well, as … Continue reading
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Sunday daytime – Diesel & Grain Powered Horsepower
Sunday was an eventful day, photographically speaking. So I’ll be dividing it up into two parts – day and night. For the daytime, I had one chance encounter, and one planned. The chance involved the New England Central Railroad, and … Continue reading
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Posted in Equine Photography, Railroad Photography
Tagged Connecticut, equine, NERWPA, New England Central, polo, Storrs, UConn, Willimantic
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Two-Fer-Tuesday on the NECR
On the first day of December, I had a small hole in my daytime schedule to get out for a bit. But as sometimes happens, things don’t go as planned. As I usually plan on doing, I was going to … Continue reading
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Tagged Connecticut, Diamond Ledge, Lumedyne, Mansfield Depot, Massachusetts, Monson, Montville, NERWNE, NERWPA, New England Central, Night, Stafford Springs, Thames River
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Nocturnal NECR
Tonight I had to head into Willimantic to run an errand, but like the other night, I got a little sidetracked (pun intended) as I crossed over Bridge Street by the New England Central.