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Be lucky, be good: be both.
While I was back in new England for Christmas, I knew I wanted to shoot PanAm railways in what is likely to be their waning days before the CSX takeover. But the thing about shooting PanAm is it not just THAT easy. Since they began switching power to former CSX units (ironically) you're just as likely to get some spray-pained and duct-taped shitbox as you are something cool. My luck getting painted leaders over Christmas bordered on the absurd, and not only did I get paint, but I managed to get painted SD40s in perfect sunlight. Here is POAY, Portland to Ayer, passing the vintage Boston and Maine depot in Andover, MA. With the new requirements for leaders equipped with ACSES PTC in MBTA territory beginning January 1st, it is likely this was one of the last SD40 leaders through this territory. Sometimes it's better to be lucky than it is to be good, but sometimes you get to be both.
Be lucky, be good: be both.
While I was back in new England for Christmas, I knew I wanted to shoot PanAm railways in what is likely to be their waning days before the CSX takeover. But the thing about shooting PanAm is it not just THAT easy. Since they began switching power to former CSX units (ironically) you're just as likely to get some spray-pained and duct-taped shitbox as you are something cool. My luck getting painted leaders over Christmas bordered on the absurd, and not only did I get paint, but I managed to get painted SD40s in perfect sunlight. Here is POAY, Portland to Ayer, passing the vintage Boston and Maine depot in Andover, MA. With the new requirements for leaders equipped with ACSES PTC in MBTA territory beginning January 1st, it is likely this was one of the last SD40 leaders through this territory. Sometimes it's better to be lucky than it is to be good, but sometimes you get to be both.