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Well, while I eat my lunch, I figured I could bang out a post or two to try and get current on things.\u00a0 This one is from this past Wednesday the last day of September.\u00a0 I was able to catch Providence & Worcester train NR-2 at a couple spots, one of which coincided with a little boat in the Thames.\u00a0 But that little boat is one you don’t really want to mess with…no, I’m not talking about a sub.\u00a0 It’s literally small…read on.<\/p>\n
A hole opened up in my morning, so I figured a ride up to Stoddard Cove was in order.\u00a0 But as I was leaving, I heard NR-2 hit the Jewett City detector over the scanner.\u00a0 OK, I had a bit more time to play with.\u00a0 I still headed up to Stoddard Cove, but instead of doing my work around Stoddard, I instead opted to make the 10 minute hike north to Poquetanuck Cove.\u00a0 Figured I hadn’t been up there in some time, so it was worth the walk.<\/p>\n
On my way up to Poquetanuck Cove, I took a couple shots of birds…hey, why not?<\/p>\n[cpg_imagefixthumb:10388] [cpg_imagefixthumb:10387]\n
Also, on my way up there, NR-2 called south of MP12 – putting them about 4 miles north of me.\u00a0 Timing would be about right.<\/p>\n
After a few minutes at the cove, NR-2 started blowing their horns for the crossings at the old Norwich Hospital to the north in Preston.\u00a0 A bit after that, they appeared just to the north of me, skirting the Thames through Preston.<\/p>\n[cpg_imagefixthumb:10386]\n
Then came into view north of the bridge over the inlet to the cove<\/p>\n[cpg_imagefixthumb:10385]\n
As they approached, a fisherman on the other side of the inlet got out of the way, and I snapped a shot of NR-2 approaching, and the fisherman a safe distance away.<\/p>\n[cpg_imagefixthumb:10384]\n
A switch to the wide angle, and I got a shot of NR-2 entering Ledyard<\/p>\n[cpg_imagefixthumb:10383]\n
After they passed, I grabbed the telephoto, and got a shot of them heading south<\/p>\n[cpg_imagefixthumb:10382]\n
Then a couple artsy-fartsy shots of them in the distance as I walked back.<\/p>\n[cpg_imagefixthumb:10381] [cpg_imagefixthumb:10380]\n
Not too bad.\u00a0 On my walk back to the car I started contemplating my next spot.\u00a0 I figured the safest bet would be crossing the Thames River in Groton.<\/p>\n
I ended up catching up to NR-2 as they were entering Fairview Yard, so instead of trying for a shot there, I went straight down to the parking lot south of the bridge.<\/p>\n
When I got there, NR-2 contacted the Amtrak New London dispatcher and asked for permission to head west.\u00a0 He promptly gave them the signal – cool, I wouldn’t have to wait.\u00a0 Just as I could hear the GEs pulling down the west leg of the Groton wye, a US Navy Sub Base police boat pulled under the drawbridge.\u00a0 Could I get it and NR-2 in the same frame?<\/p>\n
NR-2 finally appeared, and pulled across the Thames River<\/p>\n[cpg_imagefixthumb:10379] [cpg_imagefixthumb:10378]\n
Then the timing worked – I was able to grab two shots with NR-2 and the armed patrol boat in the same frame.<\/p>\n[cpg_imagefixthumb:10377] [cpg_imagefixthumb:10376]\n
As NR-2 put their wheels onto New London soil, I got a shot of the boat itself<\/p>\n[cpg_imagefixthumb:10375]\n
After that, I figured with the sunshine I had to work with, a shot across the Thames towards Shaw’s Cove was in order.\u00a0 So it was off to the Garbo Lobster parking lot.<\/p>\n
From there, I got a series of photos as NR-2 progressed through downtown New London<\/p>\n[cpg_imagefixthumb:10374] [cpg_imagefixthumb:10373] [cpg_imagefixthumb:10372] [cpg_imagefixthumb:10371]\n
And called it a day as NR-2 rolled out of sight at the south end of the Shaw’s Cove bridge.<\/p>\n
Thanks for looking!
\nTom<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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