Cinco de Mayo

Yesterday, despite the rain, I was able to get out to fit in a walk, and of course catch Providence & Worcester train NR-2 in Ledyard.  At least this time of year some of the trees are in bloom.  Too bad it was too early to celebrate Cinco de Mayo with a nice cold cerveza.

I got out a bit later than I usually would have, and as it turned out, the timing was nearly perfect.  As I was leaving the parking lot, NR-2 reported that they were south of MP12 and about 15 minutes from the Sub Base.  I should get up to Mill Cove with a couple minutes to spare…

Not long after getting on the scene in Ledyard did NR-2 report they were south of MP5, and started coming into earshot.  So I got out into the rain and got ready for the shot.  This time I did have one goal – there was a flowering dogwood tree at the south end of the cove that I wanted to incorporate into one shot.

So I got my normal range of photos along the cove, and also included not only that dogwood shot, but also a pan shot of the last car of the train.  Oh, yeah, forgot to mention, that the entire train was Tilcon hoppers.  No other freight today.

With the rain, and my packed schedule for the rest of the day, I headed back to the office instead of finding out if NR-2 was going east or west on the Corridor.

Thanks for looking!
Tom