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A bit behind again today. I did get out yesterday and shot Providence & Worcester train NR-2 up along Stoddard Cove in Ledyard, CT, as well as an unusual move over the Thames River drawbridge. I also did get out today and bagged NR-2 at Mill Cove, then shot some more construction activity on the Thames River drawbridge project. And to top it all off, I finished up the roll of film in the Speed Graphic from yesterday, and scanned a couple frames in.<\/p>\n
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P&W NR-2 – 8\/27\/07<\/strong><\/p>\n First up was the encounter on Monday. With bright blue skies, I felt it was in order to head up to Stoddard Cove and catch NR-2 heading south. The timing would work out well for this – as I got close to Stoddard Hill State Park, NR-2 reported that they were in Norwich yard for a set off, and would be about 20 minutes out of the sub base. A quick estimate put them about 15 from Stoddard Cove. That gave me plenty of time to get my gear together and take the hike along the tracks to my spot.<\/p>\n While waiting, a pair of fishermen went speeding upriver in the Thames<\/p>\n [cpg_imagefixthumb:4188]\n And a dead weed caught my eye<\/p>\n [cpg_imagefixthumb:4187]\n Not long after that, I could hear faint horns in the distance, followed by a rumble, and finally NR-2 skirting along the Thames River to the north in Preston<\/p>\n [cpg_imagefixthumb:4186]\n As the train continued to snake along the banks of the Thames, another boat came speeding north through the channel.<\/p>\n [cpg_imagefixthumb:4185]\n And moments later, NR-2 started clawing up the grade to the north of the cove<\/p>\n [cpg_imagefixthumb:4184]\n Next up was the shot I was planning – but not a digital. Rather it was shot with the Graflex Pacemaker 23 Speed Graphic set up on a tripod, and shot on Kodak T-MAX 100 film.<\/p>\n [cpg_imagefixthumb:4198]\n With the Speed still on the tripod, I figured a shot with NR-2 speeding past it was in order. So as the trailing locomotive came into view, I grabbed this shot with the fisheye on the 20D<\/p>\n [cpg_imagefixthumb:4183]\n Not bad. I figured my shooting was done, so I leisurely packed up and walked back to the car. Of course, on the way back south, the radio was on, scanning P&W and Amtrak frequencies. I eventually caught up with the train at Fairview – they were waiting at the signal as I finally got there. But what was interesting is that they needed to go to track 4 and Midway to drop off a cut of loads for Tilcon, and the Amtrak dispatcher was having a problem lining a switch. So he sent NR-2 west over the bridge, then crossed them over to track 2, and finally to track 4 in Groton. That gave me the opportunity to shoot NR-2 from two different vantage points going over the drawbridge. Here’s the trip west.<\/p>\n [cpg_imagefixthumb:4182] [cpg_imagefixthumb:4181] [cpg_imagefixthumb:4180] [cpg_imagefixthumb:4179]\n Then I scooted a bit north, closer to the bridge, grabbing a shot of the train rolling back east<\/p>\n [cpg_imagefixthumb:4178]\n And as the now trailing power passed by, I noticed an extra set of arms leaning out of the cab window. I guess NR-2 has a trainee aboard<\/p>\n [cpg_imagefixthumb:4177]\n That was it for this day of walking & shooting.<\/p>\n P&W NR-2 – 8\/28\/07<\/strong><\/p>\n This morning was a bit overcast. I figured a shorter jaunt up to Mill Cove was in order this morning. I ended up getting to the cove a few minutes ahead of NR-2’s arrival. A quick look at the south end of the cove caught my eye – a pair of fishermen were on the bridge abutment at the inlet to the cove. That would be my shot for the morning.<\/p>\n So I set up and waited. Not more than a minute later, NR-2 was sounding for the crossings to the north at Dow Chemical, and subsequently reporting to the dispatcher that they were south of MP-5. Moments later, NR-2 was on the scene with a cut of cars for Tilcon on the head end.<\/p>\n [cpg_imagefixthumb:4196]\n As the train crossed the inlet, waves were exchanged between the train crew and the fishermen below<\/p>\n [cpg_imagefixthumb:4195]\n And I had to get a couple “hold on to your hat” shots of the train whizzing past<\/p>\n [cpg_imagefixthumb:4194] [cpg_imagefixthumb:4193]\n From there, it was a quick ride south to Fairview Yard. There I got a shot of Rod riding the porch of the lead locomotive through the yard.<\/p>\n [cpg_imagefixthumb:4192]\n While listening to the conversations with the Amtrak dispatcher, it sounded like the switch problem from yesterday was resolved, so the train was heading straight for track 4 in Groton. There was one more thing to photograph, though. There was more work done on the Thames River drawbridge’s east tower – another segment was placed. So of course I grabbed a few shots of the completed work<\/p>\n [cpg_imagefixthumb:4191] [cpg_imagefixthumb:4190] [cpg_imagefixthumb:4189]\n And one shot with the Speed Graphic<\/p>\n [cpg_imagefixthumb:4197]\n Hey, it was the last frame on the roll of T-MAX 100 from yesterday. I had to use it so I could develop it tonight. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n Then it was back to the office for the remainder of the day.<\/p>\n That’s it for tonight. Thanks for looking! A bit behind again today. I did get out yesterday and shot Providence & Worcester train NR-2 up along Stoddard Cove in Ledyard, CT, as well as an unusual move over the Thames River drawbridge. 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\nTom<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"