{"id":139,"date":"2007-05-31T23:14:50","date_gmt":"2007-06-01T03:14:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nanosphoto.com\/blog\/?p=139"},"modified":"2007-05-31T23:14:50","modified_gmt":"2007-06-01T03:14:50","slug":"4-geese-3-trains-2-ducks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nanosphoto.com\/blog\/4-geese-3-trains-2-ducks\/","title":{"rendered":"4 geese, 3 trains, 2 ducks&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nanosphoto.com\/gallery\/albums\/wpw-20070531\/thumb_20070531-101346-_MG_4623.jpg?resize=149%2C99\" border=\"1\" alt=\"\" hspace=\"10\" width=\"149\" height=\"99\" align=\"left\" \/>Well, as usual, I got out for my walk this morning and headed for the close-by Erickson Park in Ledyard.  Unlike <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nanosphoto.com\/blog\/?p=138\">yesterday<\/a>, I was able to catch Providence &amp; Worcester train NR-2 heading south as I wrapped up my walk.  The timing worked out so that I was able to get a nice brisk walk in before the train arrived in southwestern Ledyard.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>As I was walking around, these guys caught my eye, so I had to get a shot of them plying through the calm water in Mill Cove<\/p>\n[cpg_imagefixthumb:3201]\n<p>And not long after they paddled away, NR-2 was sounding for the crossings to the north at Dow Chemical.  So I walked a bit further south, and got on my concrete perch where the cove passes under Military Highway.  I grabbed a few shots of NR-2 rolling past me at track speed.<\/p>\n[cpg_imagefixthumb:3217] [cpg_imagefixthumb:3216] [cpg_imagefixthumb:3215] [cpg_imagefixthumb:3214]\n<p>Not bad, despite the somewhat overcast sky.  So it was back to the car and back south.  I finally caught back up with the train at Fairview just as they were contacting the Amtrak Shore Line dispatcher.  The DS informed them that they&#8217;d be following Acela train #2159 west, and they were just west of Mystic.  Cool, that only puts them a few minutes east of the Thames River bridge.  So I headed for my spot to the south of the bridge to get a shot of the trains rolling across.<\/p>\n<p>As I got into the parking lot, the familiar horns of the Acela came echoing across the water from New London.  #2150 was heading through the New London station.  So I grabbed a couple shots of them crossing the bridge.<\/p>\n[cpg_imagefixthumb:3213] [cpg_imagefixthumb:3212]\n<p>And not more than 20 seconds later, 2159 headed across the bridge<\/p>\n[cpg_imagefixthumb:3211]\n<p>Once they cleared the block, NR-2 got the signal to head west.  But before they hit the eastern approach to the bridge, a family of geese paddled by<\/p>\n[cpg_imagefixthumb:3210] [cpg_imagefixthumb:3209]\n<p>And finally NR-2 rolled across the drawbridge<\/p>\n[cpg_imagefixthumb:3208] [cpg_imagefixthumb:3207] [cpg_imagefixthumb:3206][cpg_imagefixthumb:3205]\n[cpg_imagefixthumb:3204] [cpg_imagefixthumb:3203] [cpg_imagefixthumb:3202]\n<p>As the train headed for the western shore of the Thames River, I headed back to the car, and headed back to the office for the balance of the day.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for looking!<br \/>\nTom<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well, as usual, I got out for my walk this morning and headed for the close-by Erickson Park in Ledyard. Unlike yesterday, I was able to catch Providence &amp; Worcester train NR-2 heading south as I wrapped up my walk. 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