{"id":1891,"date":"2010-07-17T15:53:12","date_gmt":"2010-07-17T19:53:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nanosphoto.com\/blog\/?p=1891"},"modified":"2010-07-17T15:53:12","modified_gmt":"2010-07-17T19:53:12","slug":"necr-employee-fireworks-extra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nanosphoto.com\/blog\/necr-employee-fireworks-extra\/","title":{"rendered":"NECR Employee Fireworks Extra"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"On Saturday July 10th, there were a number of Independence Day fireworks displays planned, including New London and my hometown of Lebanon. \u00a0Since we usually go to the hometown show, New London was out for us this year. \u00a0So that would also mean I’d miss shooting the New England Central Railroad’s fireworks extra, which would be shuttling employees of the railroad and their families from Palmer, MA down to New London for the show. \u00a0Oh, well. \u00a0But as things worked out, Mother Nature has something up her sleeve…well, not Mother Nature, but rather the weather forecasters, and what effect they’d have on our local fireworks schedule.<\/p>\n

As Saturday was approaching, the weather forecasters were calling for severe thunderstorms. \u00a0So during the day on Saturday, Lebanon changed their fireworks display to Sunday evening, but New London opted to keep theirs the same. \u00a0With the conflict in the schedule resolved, and the kids in bed, I headed down to New London to see what I could shoot.<\/p>\n

Well, after getting stuck in traffic, I finally found a spot to park, but it was quite a distance away from the action. \u00a0After a hike\/run (the show was already going on for a good 15 minutes), I got to the train, and got set up in time for a few shots of the finale. \u00a0Once the show wrapped up, I headed back to the car and figured I’d chase the train north for a while. \u00a0I ended up getting them at Franklin and Stafford Springs, wrapping up by 1am. \u00a0Why only two spots? \u00a0Well, simple – it takes a little while to set up the flashes and test everything out before the train gets there – not quite as easy as shooting in the daylight. \u00a0Either way, I was happy with what I got, and made my way back home in the early hours of the 11th. \u00a0Too bad the entire consist was non-NECR equipment. \u00a0GMRC coaches, which is the standard for NECR excursions, and the power was a pair of GP40s – one FEC and one RMPX (ex-CN)<\/p>\n[cpg_album:747]\n

Thanks for looking!
\nTom<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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