This past Saturday was our hometown’s Memorial Day parade. As we do every year, we head down to the town green, and watch the procession – which includes everything from current soldiers and veterans to goats and horses.
Yearly Archives: 2009
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I took last Friday off, and decided to take my younger daughter Callie out again for a little railfanning and photography (see this post for our last outing shooting P&W NR-4X). Since Katina was in school, Callie again got to use her camera while we were out. We had a […]
Last Thursday was another beautiful morning, and I was able to take advantage of it by taking a walk and shooting Providence & Worcester train NR-2 in Ledyard. As the tide timing worked out, I was able to get a nice angle at Stoddard Cove of NR-2 heading south through […]
Took a vacation day from work today, so I’ve got a little time to catch up on some posts. For this one I’ve got some stuff from Stoddard Cove and Willimantic from Tuesday. I was able ot head out for a walk in the morning and catch Providence & Worcester […]
This past Monday I had to take the day off for a midday doctor’s appointment. So I had a few hours to kill in the morning – why sleep when you can be out taking pictures! My intentions were to catch Providence & Worcester train NR-2 somewhere between Plainfield and […]
This past Sunday, my older daughter Katina had a birthday party to go do for a friend from school. So that left her younger sister Callie and I with an open afternoon to do what we wanted. I asked her if she’d like to go with me to photograph a […]
Today I had to bring my older daughter to the dentist, and then school, so I was going into work late. As it worked out, the Providence & Worcester ran another NR-4X to Willimantic today. So I figured I could take the scenic route into work and hopefully come across […]
This past Tuesday the Providence & Worcester ran an extra – NR-4X – from Plainfield to Willimantic. They brought out some interchange traffic for the NECR, but also they were picking up some cars from Willimantic. Some were the normal lumber flats and boxcars, but five were different. There were […]
This past Monday morning I was able to get out for a nice walk under some beautiful blue skies. And as things worked out, Providence & Worcester train NR-2 and a loaded coal barge were in the mix as well. Everyone says Mondays suck, but with a Monday like this […]
For you Pennsy fans out there some of the relics from the Pennsylvania Railroad era still standing around in the 21st century.