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Today we were graced with something we\u00a0 haven’t seen in quite a while – blue skies and sunshine!\u00a0 So I had to take advantage of the great weather and get out.\u00a0 Of course, things didn’t exactly go as planned – but like always, that’s not necessarily a bad thing.\u00a0 Just go with the flow, as they say, and things worked out just fine.<\/p>\n
I ended up heading out a bit later than usual – some things needed my attention at the office.\u00a0 With that wrapped up, it was time to head out.\u00a0 I figured that I’d shoot for Mill Cove again, and get P&W NR-2 heading south.\u00a0 Well, as I was heading up Military Highway south of the Sub Base, NR-2 reported that they were south of MP3 – only a couple miles from me.\u00a0 OK, time to shift gears.<\/p>\n
I opted for the spot just south of the USS Nautilus, parked the car, and hiked down to track level to get into position.\u00a0 A scant few seconds later, NR-2 came into view north of the first nuclear submarine.<\/p>\n[cpg_imagefixthumb:9355]\n
Then as they passed by the Sub Force Museum, I got a shot of the nose coming across the pedestrian crossing, with the reflection of the trailing unit in the building’s glass.<\/p>\n[cpg_imagefixthumb:9354]\n
Followed by a couple shots as the train approached me<\/p>\n[cpg_imagefixthumb:9353] [cpg_imagefixthumb:9352]\n
Next up was a tight crop from the wide angle, showing NR-2s power and the Nautilus<\/p>\n[cpg_imagefixthumb:9351]\n
Then a couple shots of NR-2 rolling past me (in the last one, you can see Rod waving from the right hand seat)<\/p>\n[cpg_imagefixthumb:9350] [cpg_imagefixthumb:9349]\n
As they rolled past, I got a couple going away shots.\u00a0 First up was a horizontal color shot<\/p>\n[cpg_imagefixthumb:9348]\n
Followed by a vertical that I felt was well suited for black & white, with the heat distortion from the two GEs<\/p>\n[cpg_imagefixthumb:9347]\n
After that, I headed back up to the car, and made my way down to south of the Thames River drawbridge.\u00a0 There I got a few standard shots of NR-2 crossing the river, including one of the entire train spanning the Thames<\/p>\n[cpg_imagefixthumb:9346] [cpg_imagefixthumb:9345] [cpg_imagefixthumb:9344] [cpg_imagefixthumb:9343]\n
I figured the shots across the river at Shaw’s Cove wouldn’t be worth it because of the haze still hanging in the air, so I packed up the gear and headed back to the office.\u00a0 Not a bad few minutes trackside…<\/p>\n
Thanks for looking!
\nTom<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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