{"id":3141,"date":"2012-12-31T10:45:29","date_gmt":"2012-12-31T14:45:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nanosphoto.com\/blog\/?p=3141"},"modified":"2012-12-31T10:45:29","modified_gmt":"2012-12-31T14:45:29","slug":"2012-photo-recap-july-to-september","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nanosphoto.com\/blog\/2012-photo-recap-july-to-september\/","title":{"rendered":"2012 Photo Recap &#8211; July to September"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"border: 1px solid black; margin: 10px;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/photos.nanosphoto.com\/photos\/i-9d6Pbw6\/0\/Th\/i-9d6Pbw6-Th.jpg?resize=150%2C100\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" \/>And here we are, continuing on with the third of five installments\u00a0recapping\u00a0my favorite photos from 2012. \u00a0My picks for the third quarter of the year include only one from my home state of Connecticut. \u00a0The rest were taken in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania &#8211; and two involved heritage units. \u00a0I guess I gave away one of those shots with this post&#8217;s thumbnail to the left. \u00a0Read on to find out what the other heritage unit is that I photographed &#8211; and, no, it&#8217;s not a Norfolk Southern unit either.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>During the three months of July, August and September, I had to travel to New Jersey for work a couple times. \u00a0And out of those trips came the majority of my favorite photos from Quarter 3 of 2012. \u00a0One was just after sunrise of a New Jersey Transit commuter train at Bound Brook station under some very beautiful skies, and another just after sunset of an eastbound Norfolk Southern in eastern Pennsylvania. \u00a0The other heritage unit, beyond the Norfolk Southern Penn Central unit, was one of the MetroNorth New Haven painted Genesis locomotives on a commuter train along the Hudson River. \u00a0The last two shots were a night shot at PU Tower in Phillipsburg, NJ on the Lehigh Line, and the only shot representing &#8220;home rails&#8221; for me &#8211; Providence &amp; Worcester train NR-2 with a loaded rail train at MP8 in Preston, CT. \u00a0So scroll on down and check out this quarter&#8217;s half dozen picks.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks!<br \/>\nTom<\/p>\n<div class='photonic-smug-stream photonic-stream ' id='photonic-smug-stream-1'>\n<header class='photonic-object-header photonic-smug-album '><a href='https:\/\/photos.nanosphoto.com\/Railroads\/Best-of-2012\/3-July-August-and-September' class='photonic-header-thumb photonic-smug-album-solo-thumb' title='3 - July, August and September 2012'><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/photos.smugmug.com\/Railroads\/Best-of-2012\/3-July-August-and-September\/i-43s3x78\/0\/K4cVfgFsvvrsf5hJwz6npg4mbJ53VN5X7MpNQGkQp\/Th\/20120709-1320706060-_MG_2011-Th.jpg?w=1140&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"3 - July, August and September 2012\" \/><\/a><div class='photonic-header-details photonic-album-details'><div class='photonic-header-title photonic-album-title'><a href='https:\/\/photos.nanosphoto.com\/Railroads\/Best-of-2012\/3-July-August-and-September'>3 &#8211; July, August and September 2012<\/a><\/div><span class='photonic-header-info photonic-album-photos'>6 photos<\/span><\/div><!-- .photonic-album-details --><\/header>\n\t<div id='photonic-smug-stream-1-container' class='title-display-tooltip photonic-level-1-container sizes-present photonic-gallery-1c photonic-standard-layout photonic-thumbnail-effect-none' data-photonic-platform=\"smug\" data-photonic-gallery-columns=\"1\" data-photonic-query=\"columns=1&amp;layout=square&amp;display=local&amp;popup=hide&amp;filter=&amp;filter_type=include&amp;more=&amp;panel=&amp;custom_classes=&amp;alignment=&amp;photo_layout=square&amp;caption=title-desc&amp;thumb_size=Tiny&amp;main_size=Largest&amp;tile_size=same&amp;video_size=Largest&amp;empty=false&amp;view=images&amp;nick_name=&amp;start=1&amp;count=500&amp;photo_count=500&amp;media=photos&amp;album_sort_order=Last Updated (Descending)&amp;type=smugmug&amp;style=default&amp;album=27304361_3jRPGQ&amp;overlay_size=Tiny&amp;overlay_video_size=Largest\">\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Railroads\/Best-of-2012\/3-July-August-and-September\/i-43s3x78\/0\/MCMGFcCMRKrbnZzVR7Dwn5ThQvwNB9TxbG6WzqThz\/XL\/20120709-1320706060-_MG_2011-XL.jpg' title='Bound Brook Sunrise\nAn eastbound NJ Transit commuter train departs Bound Brook station heading for Newark Penn under a cloud-littered sunrise.' rel='lightbox-photonic-smug-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-baguettebox baguettebox' data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-content-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-smug-album-1]\/43s3x78\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/photos.nanosphoto.com\/Railroads\/Best-of-2012\/3-July-August-and-September\/i-43s3x78&#039; &gt;Bound Brook Sunrise\nAn eastbound NJ Transit commuter train departs Bound Brook station heading for Newark Penn under a cloud-littered sunrise.&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"Bound Brook Sunrise\nAn eastbound NJ Transit commuter train departs Bound Brook station heading for Newark Penn under a cloud-littered sunrise.\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Railroads\/Best-of-2012\/3-July-August-and-September\/i-43s3x78\/0\/KKwXfJZzJKNdDBGGcTpJ9h5tM4g69BrCs7dGL7gLk\/Ti\/20120709-1320706060-_MG_2011-Ti.jpg' loading='lazy' width='67' height='100' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Railroads\/Best-of-2012\/3-July-August-and-September\/i-Cb4QpP8\/0\/KfqDhcdxdZGqcQXvMNqbkr27k3FPLzDzpsvKfg9sz\/XL\/20120709-420204365-_MG_0942-XL.jpg' title='I02 Sunset\nNorfolk Southern train I02 rolls eastbound through Alburtus, PA just after sunset.' rel='lightbox-photonic-smug-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-baguettebox baguettebox' data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-content-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-smug-album-1]\/Cb4QpP8\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/photos.nanosphoto.com\/Railroads\/Best-of-2012\/3-July-August-and-September\/i-Cb4QpP8&#039; &gt;I02 Sunset\nNorfolk Southern train I02 rolls eastbound through Alburtus, PA just after sunset.&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"I02 Sunset\nNorfolk Southern train I02 rolls eastbound through Alburtus, PA just after sunset.\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Railroads\/Best-of-2012\/3-July-August-and-September\/i-Cb4QpP8\/0\/MdK5dPWw8Ksr6TjSCLBjJtH97JTQNHnrQSnFrMT2C\/Ti\/20120709-420204365-_MG_0942-Ti.jpg' loading='lazy' width='100' height='67' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Railroads\/Best-of-2012\/3-July-August-and-September\/i-P2mBrhs\/0\/L4qgwRgFCDds8JrzDMMgM9dBZG5h3RJcQwwrmDjtn\/XL\/20120826-420204365-_MG_5217-XL.jpg' title='Heritage along the Hudson\nCDOT New Haven painted P32AC-DM #231 powers a MetroNorth train southbound along the Hudson River near Bear Mountain, NY, as a pair of boats enjoy the last weekend of August.' rel='lightbox-photonic-smug-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-baguettebox baguettebox' data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-content-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-smug-album-1]\/P2mBrhs\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/photos.nanosphoto.com\/Railroads\/Best-of-2012\/3-July-August-and-September\/i-P2mBrhs&#039; &gt;Heritage along the Hudson\nCDOT New Haven painted P32AC-DM #231 powers a MetroNorth train southbound along the Hudson River near Bear Mountain, NY, as a pair of boats enjoy the last weekend of August.&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"Heritage along the Hudson\nCDOT New Haven painted P32AC-DM #231 powers a MetroNorth train southbound along the Hudson River near Bear Mountain, NY, as a pair of boats enjoy the last weekend of August.\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Railroads\/Best-of-2012\/3-July-August-and-September\/i-P2mBrhs\/0\/MwDmjh6G6qh9q82TpJxXJQMkSbLv4r8XWB5Tjhrzn\/Ti\/20120826-420204365-_MG_5217-Ti.jpg' loading='lazy' width='67' height='100' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Railroads\/Best-of-2012\/3-July-August-and-September\/i-9d6Pbw6\/0\/LBQLZdGGsBHMCLZTKsLLndVRschsNQXxn5HGwjcdd\/XL\/20120831-420204365-_MG_5816-XL.jpg' title='Penn Central detail\nA detailed look at the Norfolk Southern Penn Central heritage unit at Manville, NJ' rel='lightbox-photonic-smug-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-baguettebox baguettebox' data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-content-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-smug-album-1]\/9d6Pbw6\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/photos.nanosphoto.com\/Railroads\/Best-of-2012\/3-July-August-and-September\/i-9d6Pbw6&#039; &gt;Penn Central detail\nA detailed look at the Norfolk Southern Penn Central heritage unit at Manville, NJ&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"Penn Central detail\nA detailed look at the Norfolk Southern Penn Central heritage unit at Manville, NJ\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Railroads\/Best-of-2012\/3-July-August-and-September\/i-9d6Pbw6\/0\/Mr52mjFnnM9g4CXx7gSMCsH2f6WdpC9vsLVWCdhxn\/Ti\/20120831-420204365-_MG_5816-Ti.jpg' loading='lazy' width='100' height='67' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Railroads\/Best-of-2012\/3-July-August-and-September\/i-4LPbJD9\/0\/MQLT63HpKvDPc26wH9hwq8QXk4LvpMtqnvQHcjDw2\/XL\/20120907-420204365-_MG_6079-XL.jpg' title='Freight at PU Tower\nA westbound Norfolk Southern freight train passes by PU Tower in Phillipsburg, NJ on the Lehigh Line' rel='lightbox-photonic-smug-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-baguettebox baguettebox' data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-content-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-smug-album-1]\/4LPbJD9\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/photos.nanosphoto.com\/Railroads\/Best-of-2012\/3-July-August-and-September\/i-4LPbJD9&#039; &gt;Freight at PU Tower\nA westbound Norfolk Southern freight train passes by PU Tower in Phillipsburg, NJ on the Lehigh Line&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"Freight at PU Tower\nA westbound Norfolk Southern freight train passes by PU Tower in Phillipsburg, NJ on the Lehigh Line\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Railroads\/Best-of-2012\/3-July-August-and-September\/i-4LPbJD9\/0\/NQLpBKmCF45QSfrwz4K8n9mTjQmZLcbVj2gTdqH7v\/Ti\/20120907-420204365-_MG_6079-Ti.jpg' loading='lazy' width='100' height='67' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<figure class='photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb'>\n\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Railroads\/Best-of-2012\/3-July-August-and-September\/i-pL9v6RC\/0\/NgSv2j34QKwBkd9T97xT5VVhgd6w9MkhGsNXtgQm6\/XL\/20120918-420204365-_MG_7231-XL.jpg' title='Rails on Rails\nProvidence &amp; Worcester train NR-2 hauls a loaded rail train north on the P&amp;W&#039;s Norwich Branch through Preston, CT' rel='lightbox-photonic-smug-stream-1' class='photonic-lb photonic-baguettebox baguettebox' data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-content-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-smug-album-1]\/pL9v6RC\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/photos.nanosphoto.com\/Railroads\/Best-of-2012\/3-July-August-and-September\/i-pL9v6RC&#039; &gt;Rails on Rails\nProvidence &amp; Worcester train NR-2 hauls a loaded rail train north on the P&amp;W&#039;s Norwich Branch through Preston, CT&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-photonic-tooltip=\"Rails on Rails\nProvidence &amp; Worcester train NR-2 hauls a loaded rail train north on the P&amp;W&#039;s Norwich Branch through Preston, CT\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='' class='square' data-src='https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Railroads\/Best-of-2012\/3-July-August-and-September\/i-pL9v6RC\/0\/LJ5SK5DCDhnqfQzGkdjgzkCSkvMzmkh86rtGHPVMm\/Ti\/20120918-420204365-_MG_7231-Ti.jpg' loading='lazy' width='100' height='67' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t<\/div> <!-- .\/photonic-level-1-container -->\n\t<span id='photonic-smug-stream-1-container-end'><\/span>\n<\/div><!-- .photonic-stream or .photonic-panel -->\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>And here we are, continuing on with the third of five installments\u00a0recapping\u00a0my favorite photos from 2012. \u00a0My picks for the third quarter of the year include only one from my home state of Connecticut. \u00a0The rest were taken in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania &#8211; 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