Continuing on the catching up tasks – here’s some stuff from October 17th. I managed to catch not only Providence & Worcester train NR-2, but also a Virginia class fast attack submarine heading out to sea.
Well, things didn’t work out on this Friday the way I was thinking, but they still ended up working out. On my way north to try and catch NR-2 somewhere in Ledyard, I heard them call the Worcester dispatcher that they were in Fairview yard. I pulled into the parking spot at the south end of Fairview to catch NR-2 disappearing around the curve, heading for the signal at the Groton wye. Just then, something caught my eye – a US Coast Guard cutter in the Thames, heading south. Hmmm, was there a sub around?
A moment later, I got my confirmation – a Virginia class fast attack sub was heading south in the Thames (my guess is it’s the USS New Hampshire, but I can’t be sure). That meant the Thames River drawbridge was up, and NR-2 would be sitting tight at the signal for a bit. So I headed south to catch the sub coming through the bridge, then hopefully NR-2 crossing the drawbridge.
Well, I was able to do just that – shoot the sub from the drawbridge to Fort Trumbull, and head back and catch NR-2 crossing the river and heading through New London on their way west. Also in the mix was the NOAA ship Thomas Jefferson, a smaller NOAA boat, the USCG Barque Eagle and a US Army Blackhawk helicopter.
[cpg_album:465]Thanks for looking!
Tom
