Last night I was able to attend a meeting of the Windham Photography Club – something I haven’t done in a while because of my work & family schedule. But I was able to get to last night’s meeting, and I was glad I did. The guest speaker was Mike […]
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Sometimes getting up late is a good thing. Today fell into that category. I slept through my alarm, and got out about an hour later than usual this morning. On my way south to Groton, I had the scanner on, listening to the P&W frequency (I shut off the NECR […]
Since getting my Lumedyne setup, I’ve wanted to head down to Essex and shoot the Valley Railroad’s steam engines after a day’s work. Last night, I got that chance – nice calm night, and a little free time to make the hour long trip from home to Essex. So I […]
On my way into my daughter’s gymnastics practice in Willimantic, I came across New England Central train NERWPA working the yard in Willimantic, preparing to head north to Palmer, MA. Of course, I grabbed the camera and took a few shots of the train around the Bridge Street area.
Last night I got word that something special was going to be on Providence & Worcester train NR-4 coming into Willimantic. So three photographers got together for an impromptu night shoot. But of course, as with everything that has to do with the railroad, things changed last minute. But we […]
Yesterday morning on my way into work, while crossing the Thames River, I noticed something odd to the south. No, not the usual submarine or cargo vessel, but rather a tug spraying water into the air – like a nautical welcome. Running alongside of the tug was a rather large […]
Had to go on another trip to New Jersey last week for work, so of course the camera came along. But I was feeling a bit lazy, and I didn’t do my usual shooting from the platforms while waiting for my train. Instead I got a couple shots on the […]
Well, I got lucky last week. I decided to poke around eBay for some photo gear I’ve been looking for, and came across one auction that was pretty much everything I needed. When all was said and done, I ended up winning the auction. And today FedEx delivered the box […]
Well, the week is on the calendar. I’ve only got 3 times I went out shooting in that timeframe – September 11th, 16th and 19th. Anyways, two are of Providence & Worcester train NR-2, and the third was of a couple cars in Willimantic.
As most of you know, ABC’s Good Morning America had put together, along with Amtrak, a special Whistle Stop Tour 2008 as a part of this year’s presidential election season. The train made its first “live” move (“live” is in quotes because they were taping segments for airing in today’s […]