Tim Stockwell
CP 252 at Fort Edward, NY
January has been a very busy month for me, and surprisingly I almost made it through the entire month without shooting a moving train! Of course, it doesn't help that Pan Am Southern's Freight Main--which I currently live only five minutes from--is mostly nocturnal, and even if it wasn't the choice is usually a parade of NS widecabs or patched ex-CSX C40-8s. However, when a friend of mine alerted me to the fact that rebuilt CP SD70ACU #7012 in CP heritage paint was leading today's CP 252 down the CP D&H, a quick check of Google Maps reminded me that I'm just a little over 30 minutes from Fort Edward. Having a well-timed prep-from-home day for work, I figured I could take a little time off and do a "one and done." I arrived at Fort Edward station to see nothing around, and just as I finished checking to see that Amtrak 69, "The Adirondack," would be arriving from the south in 15 minutes, I heard an EOT chirp. A quick check of the tracks and there was 252 in the hole! I quickly relocated to Rogers Island since the light was still good for the bridge over the Hudson River. Amtrak passed northbound, and shortly after 252 could be heard throttling up and then blowing for the crossing. One last quick check of my settings and framing, and 252 quickly entered into view. Not bad for my first moving train this month!
CP 252 at Fort Edward, NY
January has been a very busy month for me, and surprisingly I almost made it through the entire month without shooting a moving train! Of course, it doesn't help that Pan Am Southern's Freight Main--which I currently live only five minutes from--is mostly nocturnal, and even if it wasn't the choice is usually a parade of NS widecabs or patched ex-CSX C40-8s. However, when a friend of mine alerted me to the fact that rebuilt CP SD70ACU #7012 in CP heritage paint was leading today's CP 252 down the CP D&H, a quick check of Google Maps reminded me that I'm just a little over 30 minutes from Fort Edward. Having a well-timed prep-from-home day for work, I figured I could take a little time off and do a "one and done." I arrived at Fort Edward station to see nothing around, and just as I finished checking to see that Amtrak 69, "The Adirondack," would be arriving from the south in 15 minutes, I heard an EOT chirp. A quick check of the tracks and there was 252 in the hole! I quickly relocated to Rogers Island since the light was still good for the bridge over the Hudson River. Amtrak passed northbound, and shortly after 252 could be heard throttling up and then blowing for the crossing. One last quick check of my settings and framing, and 252 quickly entered into view. Not bad for my first moving train this month!