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Halloween this year was a gorgeous day.\u00a0 Blue skies, calm, crisp air, and some fall foliage.\u00a0 And luckily, I slept through my alarm, so I was late for work.\u00a0 That ended up being quite fortunate.<\/p>\nHalloween this year was a gorgeous day.\u00a0 Blue skies, calm, crisp air, and some fall foliage.\u00a0 And luckily, I slept through my alarm, so I was late for work.\u00a0 That ended up being quite fortunate.<\/p>\n
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Yep, I slept through my alarm on Halloween morning, so I was running a bit later than usual.\u00a0 I finally got out of the house, and headed south.\u00a0 Of course, the scanner was doing its thing, when soon after I left the house, NR-2 reported that they were southbound out of Plainfield.\u00a0 Hmmm, that meant I should be able to catch them on my way into work, somewhere around Norwich, Preston or Ledyard, and not relaly make me much later.\u00a0 So I set my sights on the Route 2A bridge, taking advantage of the nice weather, and turning leaves.<\/p>\n
I crossed the bridge, and headed north on Route 12 a bit to park in the commuter lot and begin my hike out to the bridge.\u00a0 While walking out, a car stopped next to me – it was a Connecticut State Trooper.\u00a0 He was just asking where I was going, and after a quick conversation, he told me to stay safe, and continue on my way.<\/p>\n
Also on my way out there, I heard NR-2 pull into Norwich and do a little switching.\u00a0 Looks like the timing will work out!<\/p>\n
While waiting, of course, I did my usual and shoot whatever else around me.\u00a0 This morning there were some fishermen in the River, so I got a couple shots of them.<\/p>\n
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After about 10 minutes, NR-2 continued their trek southbound.\u00a0 Soon after that, they came into view just to the north, and I got a couple shots of the train pulling out of the shadows.<\/p>\n
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Then a shot a bit wider<\/p>\n
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And finally the shot I wanted – one with the Mohegan Sun casino in the background<\/p>\n
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Satisfied with what I got, I began walking back to the car, figuring that would be it for shooting NR-2.<\/p>\n
Well, I was wrong – despite the long walk back to the car, and the drive south on Route 12, I was able to catch NR-2 crossing the Thames on my way into the office.<\/p>\n
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Since I was still a bit late for work, I figured I didn’t have time to get shots of the train rolling through New London.\u00a0 So I packed the gear away, and headed for the office.<\/p>\n
Thanks for looking!
\nTom<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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