A few new angles for Amtrak and the NECR

Part two of my catchup posts involves some new angles I scouted out on Friday – one was in the morning on the New England Central, and two were in the afternoon on Amtrak’s Shore Line – one in Niantic, and one in Old Lyme.

First up was the new angle on the NECR.  On my way into work, I heard NECR train NERWNE (aka 608) getting their train together to head south.  So I figured I’d take a swing by Montville to see what was going on, and if there was any interesting morning shots from around there.  When I got there, they were doing their break test prior to getting on the move southbound, only giving me a few minutes to check things out.  Well a couple shots stood out to me just as the train was beginning to roll south.  Also in the distance was a loaded coal barge heading north to the AES Thames power plant nearby.

Then later in the day, after leaving work early (they were moving our offices, so we got kicked out at about noon), I was headed to Old Lyme to turn on the water at my family’s place there.  On the way, I made a quick stop at Niantic to check out a new angle north of the tracks.  I got there, and it sounded like two trains were in the picture – both westbounds.  So I got shots of them before heading to Old Lyme.  Once in Old Lyme, I got the water done, and also mowed the grass (so it looked at least respectable), and on my way out, I checked out a spot I had been thinking about for a while.  It’s located along the Duck River, which is just east of the Lieutenant River.  Checking the Amtrak schedule, there was a westbound Northeast Regional due by at any minute, so I set up and waited there.  Right on time they headed west past me, and I got my shots and headed out.

And that wraps up last week’s activities.

Thanks for looking!
Tom