On a foggy April 26th I got a call from a friend that Providence & Worcester train NR-2 was southbound out of Plainfield with a short train. With a hole in my schedule, I figured it was worthwhile to head out and catch them at Stoddard Hill in Ledyard, CT. As things unfolded, not only did I bag NR-2 along the foggy Thames, but also the New England Central south end job – 608 – crossed past my lens.
After getting that call from Nick Palazini, I figured I had time to meet up with him at Stoddard, shoot NR-2, and get back to work. When I got there, NR-2 was just south of MP12 a bit to the north of Stoddard Hill, so I had a chance to chat with Nick for a while. Soon after that NR-2 appeared to the north in Preston, so we shot them as they passed by us. But as we were leaving, we heard horns from the other side of the Thames – it sounded like NECR 608 was heading back north. So we stuck around for that. Not exactly the prettiest power consist, but hey, I think it looked pretty good against the low hanging fog. After that, Nick went north to catch NR3, and I headed back to work for the rest of the day.
[cpg_albumfullsize:850]Thanks for looking!
Tom
