POAY Through Lawrence
All my friends have been out after this train lately. Due to some track work the previously nocturnal POAY (Rigby Yard to Ayer) has been consistently leaving late morning and showing up here in perfect light.
Alas that perfect light is exactly the time of day that I am sleeping so I just haven't had the opportunity. To add to the recent excitement many of the trains have featured painted units including the SD40-2s and even a geep leader one day. So since I was tied up in training after work Tue morning I didn't have to work that night so figured I'd try my hand at this train and this spot. My timing was perfect and I had less than an hour wait in which time I shot the two window trains I'd posted previously. And while I lucked out with the both the timing and the lighting I was decidedly less fortunate with my lead loco!
But I'll take what I can get, and considering this is the first freight train I've ever shot at this classic Boston and Maine location I'm happy with this....
Hah, who am I kidding? No I'm not! This is about the ugliest unit on the roster. I guess there is only one solution right? I'll just have to try again.
Anyway, to learn more about this location and the history of Lawrence and the clock tower dominating the background check out the caption with the prior post: flic.kr/p/2k5t9xv
Lawrence, Massachusetts
Tuesday November 10, 2020
POAY Through Lawrence
All my friends have been out after this train lately. Due to some track work the previously nocturnal POAY (Rigby Yard to Ayer) has been consistently leaving late morning and showing up here in perfect light.
Alas that perfect light is exactly the time of day that I am sleeping so I just haven't had the opportunity. To add to the recent excitement many of the trains have featured painted units including the SD40-2s and even a geep leader one day. So since I was tied up in training after work Tue morning I didn't have to work that night so figured I'd try my hand at this train and this spot. My timing was perfect and I had less than an hour wait in which time I shot the two window trains I'd posted previously. And while I lucked out with the both the timing and the lighting I was decidedly less fortunate with my lead loco!
But I'll take what I can get, and considering this is the first freight train I've ever shot at this classic Boston and Maine location I'm happy with this....
Hah, who am I kidding? No I'm not! This is about the ugliest unit on the roster. I guess there is only one solution right? I'll just have to try again.
Anyway, to learn more about this location and the history of Lawrence and the clock tower dominating the background check out the caption with the prior post: flic.kr/p/2k5t9xv
Lawrence, Massachusetts
Tuesday November 10, 2020