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I had to run an errand in Willimantic tonight, so I was hoping to catch at least the two New England Central jobs in town.\u00a0 On the way in, I could hear NECR 608 working in the south end of the yard, but no sign of 610, or Providence & Worcester train NR-4.\u00a0 So I headed out and did my errand.\u00a0 On the way back, things were different…<\/p>\n
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On my way back home, as I crossed over the tracks at Bridge Street, I saw 608 up on the north end of the yard.\u00a0 But still no sign of either 610 or NR-4.\u00a0 So I stopped for a couple minutes to see if anything changed.<\/p>\n
Well, a couple minutes later things did change – 610 pulled into view north of Bridge Street, headpinned their train, and the power – a pair of SD40s – pulled across Bridge Street to tie onto the P&W interchange traffic.\u00a0 As they passed by, I got a pan shot of them.<\/p>\n[cpg_imagefixthumb:8271]\n
Then as they were tying onto their train, I decided to head back home.<\/p>\n
Not more than a couple seconds after I got into the car, a familiar voice came across the radio – “P&W train NR4 to 608 or 610”.\u00a0 Rod was pulling into town with NR-4.\u00a0 So I headed down to the Frog Bridge to try a couple shots of them heading into the yard.<\/p>\n
On my way over, the NECR crews told Rod to pull up behind 610’s marker and wait for them to head north.\u00a0 I figured I’d get a shot of them coming around the corner near Pleasant Street, then play it by ear.<\/p>\n
A couple minutes later, a trio of headlights pierced the darkness to the south, as NR-4 started to come into view.<\/p>\n[cpg_imagefixthumb:8270]\n
Then NR-4 came into view, and pulled in behind 610s marker, which was right under the Frog Bridge.\u00a0 With NR-4 now stationary, I took a few shots of the train.<\/p>\n[cpg_imagefixthumb:8269] [cpg_imagefixthumb:8268] [cpg_imagefixthumb:8267] [cpg_imagefixthumb:8266]\n
By that time, my fingers were quite numb, so I walked back to the car, packed up the gear, cranked up the heat and headed back home for the night.<\/p>\n
Thanks for looking!
\nTom<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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