Bridge Creek
The Cape Cod Central / Mass Coastal Railroad welcomed a big crowd to their second annual Railfans Day on Saturday August 17, 2024. The big draw for photographers this year was the operation of their two serviceable (they also own a third) classic original New Haven FL9s coupled back to back just as they would have operated leading the Neptune or Day Cape Codder up from New York City back in the early 1960s.
The railfan festival has wrapped up in Hyannis and this is the third train of the day headed north to Bourne to drop of visitors, and then it will return later empty under the cover of darkness. For the third time this day I found myself at the Bridge Creek tidal marsh, MP 70 on the MassDOT owned and Mass Coastal operated former New Haven Railroad Cape Mainline. I decided to try yet a third different angle this one more centered on the tracks right over the creek so as to incorporate the water in the scene. While I like that aspect the angle is a bit more going away for my taste and isn't quite as good ad the other two for units on the south end in my opinion.
Leading the way north was MC 2012, a rebuilt GP38-2 that began life as a straight GP40 in October 1966 as Milwaukee Road 2011 and here on the rear of course are the stars of the day, New Haven 2011 and 2026 (blt. Sep. 1960 and Sep. 1957 as NH 2038 and 2007 respectively).
As an aside I really wanted to get the osprey in this shot with the train. He (or perhaps she I don't know!) was sitting on the nest when I arrived...then left...then came back....five times I think only to take off for the sixth just before the train showed. Man and I thought shooting trains was a challenge....glad I'm not a birder!
Barnstable, Massachusetts
Saturday August 17, 2024
Bridge Creek
The Cape Cod Central / Mass Coastal Railroad welcomed a big crowd to their second annual Railfans Day on Saturday August 17, 2024. The big draw for photographers this year was the operation of their two serviceable (they also own a third) classic original New Haven FL9s coupled back to back just as they would have operated leading the Neptune or Day Cape Codder up from New York City back in the early 1960s.
The railfan festival has wrapped up in Hyannis and this is the third train of the day headed north to Bourne to drop of visitors, and then it will return later empty under the cover of darkness. For the third time this day I found myself at the Bridge Creek tidal marsh, MP 70 on the MassDOT owned and Mass Coastal operated former New Haven Railroad Cape Mainline. I decided to try yet a third different angle this one more centered on the tracks right over the creek so as to incorporate the water in the scene. While I like that aspect the angle is a bit more going away for my taste and isn't quite as good ad the other two for units on the south end in my opinion.
Leading the way north was MC 2012, a rebuilt GP38-2 that began life as a straight GP40 in October 1966 as Milwaukee Road 2011 and here on the rear of course are the stars of the day, New Haven 2011 and 2026 (blt. Sep. 1960 and Sep. 1957 as NH 2038 and 2007 respectively).
As an aside I really wanted to get the osprey in this shot with the train. He (or perhaps she I don't know!) was sitting on the nest when I arrived...then left...then came back....five times I think only to take off for the sixth just before the train showed. Man and I thought shooting trains was a challenge....glad I'm not a birder!
Barnstable, Massachusetts
Saturday August 17, 2024