{"id":3420,"date":"2013-10-03T12:04:49","date_gmt":"2013-10-03T16:04:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nanosphoto.com\/blog\/?p=3420"},"modified":"2013-10-03T12:04:49","modified_gmt":"2013-10-03T16:04:49","slug":"two-weeks-in-nj-week-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nanosphoto.com\/blog\/two-weeks-in-nj-week-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Weeks in NJ – Week 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"NYSWThe last couple weeks of September brought me back to northern New Jersey for work again, and of course I managed to get out and shoot a bit. \u00a0I visited some of my usual haunts – both in daylight and under cover of darkness, as well as added a couple of others spots – including a late-night stop on the New York, Susquehanna & Western. \u00a0This was also a trip where I aimed to experiment a bit more with my nighttime flash setups – I did mix that experimentation in with some of the more run-of-the-mill stuff. \u00a0Read on to check it all out…well, at least the first week in this post…<\/p>\n

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To kick off my trip on the 15th of September, I decided to hit up the New York, Susquehanna & Western, shooting their southbound job – SU-100 – at Port Jervis and Warwick, New York, which was a first for me. \u00a0I’ve never shot the NYSW, and only shot at Port Jervis once with Bob LaMay about 10 years ago (while shooting a pair of Morristown & Erie FL-9s). \u00a0Not being familiar with that part of the Empire State, I met up with fellow photographer and friend Mike Foley who hails from the area, and knows the roads between Port Jervis and Warwick.<\/p>\n

By the time we met up in Port Jervis, SU-100 was already by the NJ Transit station waiting for a passenger train to clear. \u00a0Thankfully that happened, or we would have missed the train entirely. \u00a0We had enough time to set up a shot at the former Erie station just east of the existing NJT station.<\/p>\n

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New York, Susquehanna & Western train SU100 passes by the former Erie station at Port Jervis, NY. Taken just before midnight on September 15, 2013.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

With that in the bag, we had time to get down to Warwick for the shot I really wanted. \u00a0But we won’t go into that shot – I screwed up the focus, so into the trash bin that one goes…life goes on. \u00a0But by the time SU-100 hit Warwick, it was already about 2am, and I still had a 90 minute drive ahead of me to get back to the hotel, so instead of continuing the chase, Mike and I called it a night and bid farewell.<\/p>\n

A couple days later I ventured out and met up with another friend and photographer – Bill Willis – who was in north Jersey for some training. \u00a0While waiting to meet up with him at Bound Brook station, I grabbed a couple shots – one of a passing Norfolk Southern freight.<\/p>\n

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An eastbound Norfolk Southern freight passes through Bound Brook, NJ<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And the other of the rising moon, seemingly balanced perfectly on the top of a high voltage power transmission tower<\/p>\n

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The moon rises above a power transmission tower in Bound Brook, NJ<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Then Bill got to the station, ready to shoot. \u00a0So we stuck around for a couple of trains – I got him getting his shot for the first one.<\/p>\n

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Photographer Bill Willis gets his shot of a passing Norfolk Southern freight at Bound Brook, NJ<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And for the second, I decided to go with a wider, more artistic look at Bound Brook as the train approached the station.<\/p>\n

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An eastbound Norfolk Southern freight passes through Bound Brook, NJ just after sunset.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

With it getting darker, we deiced to head west to Macungie, PA and break out the flashes for some night shooting. \u00a0While we were there, we caught a couple trains passing by the pavilion and garden along the NS Reading Line.<\/p>\n

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Norfolk Southern train 39G passes by the garden at Macungie, PA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Norfolk Southern train 25V passes by the pavilion and garden at Macungie, PA.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

With it getting later, and about a 90 minute drive back, we decided to call it a night.<\/p>\n

The following day – September 18th – something unique happened. \u00a0In preparation for a United Railway Historical Society event in Boonton, Norfolk Southern sent their Lackawanna heritage unit up the Washington Secondary. \u00a0It was brough up as far as the NJT yard at Dover, NJ, where it was tied down with a Lackawanna caboose. \u00a0So I headed up to get a few shots of it while it was sitting up in Dover – using the telephoto since it was in an area of the yard that was not accessible to the public.<\/p>\n

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Norfolk Southern’s Lackawanna Heritage Unit sits inside New Jersey Transit’s Dover yard coupled to a Lackawanna caboose. The pair would be part of the URHS’ event and night photo shoot.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Norfolk Southern’s Lackawanna Heritage Unit sits inside New Jersey Transit’s Dover yard coupled to a Lackawanna caboose. The pair would be part of the URHS’ event and night photo shoot.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And while I was up there, I took a swing by Morristown to get a shot of the power outside of the Morristown & Erie shops.<\/p>\n

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Morristown & Erie power sits outside of the railroad’s shops in Morristown, NJ<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The 19th was another NS Heritage day – this time the Norfolk & Western unit was in front of my lens. \u00a0It was to lead Norfolk Southern train 261 – the westbound roadrailer – out of Bethlehem, PA that evening. \u00a0So after things were done at the office, I headed west and caught 261s power at Bethlehem, getting ready to tie onto their train.<\/p>\n

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Norfolk Southern’s N&W heritage unit, leading train 261, prepares to pick up their train in the shadows of the former Bethlehem Steel blast furnaces. Bethlehem, PA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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With a backdrop of her train of roadrailers, and the former Bethlehem Steel blast furnaces, Norfolk Southern train 261 gets ready to tie onto their train and head west. On the point for the train is NS 8103 – the Norfolk & Western heritage unit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

With that in the bag, I wanted to light 261 up somewhere on their trip west – so I headed back to Macungie.<\/p>\n

After setting up my lights there, an eastbound – train 15T – passed by the station, so I got a going away shot of the train passing by.<\/p>\n

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Norfolk Southern train 15T passes by the pavilion and garden at Macungie, PA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Not long after that 261 \u00a0hit the detector in Emmaus, and came into view at Macungie.<\/p>\n

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Norfolk Southern train 261, with the Norfolk & Western heritage unit on the point, heads westbound through Macungie, PA.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After he cleared the area, I decided it was early enough to stick around and see what else came by. \u00a0In that time I got a couple more trains – one east, and one westbound.<\/p>\n

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Norfolk Southern train 35Q passes by the Paviolion and garden at Macungie, PA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A late Norfolk Southern train 262 passes by the pavilion at Macungie, PA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Once they were out of the area, the radio went silent, and I decided to pack up the lights and head back to the hotel. \u00a0And that was it for the first week in north Jersey. \u00a0I headed back home for the weekend, and came back the following week. \u00a0Stay tuned for the next post to recap Week 2 in the Garden and Keystone States!<\/p>\n

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

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