Tim Stockwell
VTR RDBD at New Haven, VT
I usually take at least a few days off every October to do Fall foliage railroad photography, but this year was the first time I ever took a full week off in October. The first few days I focused on photography, while the rest of the week into the weekend was all about time with the family. I thoroughly enjoyed it--especially the Fall fun with the family--and I will likely do it again if I'm able.
For Monday, October 10th, the weather forecast wasn't that great. However, I've had success on cloudy days in October shooting Vermont Railway's B&R Job between Rutland and North Bennington, so I headed up to Rutland in hopes of catching that. Unfortunately--despite all the recent repaints--a leaser led on the B&R. So, it was back to the drawing board...
On the drive up, however, I had heard that RDBD (Rutland to Burlington) had the VTR 201 leading, which I knew had been recently repainted. Furthermore, I thought, "Hey, wasn't that paired up with the VTR 209 (also a recent repaint) recently?" So, I headed north. I caught up to the train by New Haven where it was switching. Sure enough, 201 and 209 were the power for the train! Despite the weather, it was a nice little chase north, and an even better chase back south, including a miracle "sucker hole" at Middlebury.
This shot at New Haven was my first shot on the northbound chase. In this case, the overcast skies actually helped as this otherwise would have been harsh light.
VTR Train RDBD
New Haven, Vermont
October 10, 2022
VTR RDBD at New Haven, VT
I usually take at least a few days off every October to do Fall foliage railroad photography, but this year was the first time I ever took a full week off in October. The first few days I focused on photography, while the rest of the week into the weekend was all about time with the family. I thoroughly enjoyed it--especially the Fall fun with the family--and I will likely do it again if I'm able.
For Monday, October 10th, the weather forecast wasn't that great. However, I've had success on cloudy days in October shooting Vermont Railway's B&R Job between Rutland and North Bennington, so I headed up to Rutland in hopes of catching that. Unfortunately--despite all the recent repaints--a leaser led on the B&R. So, it was back to the drawing board...
On the drive up, however, I had heard that RDBD (Rutland to Burlington) had the VTR 201 leading, which I knew had been recently repainted. Furthermore, I thought, "Hey, wasn't that paired up with the VTR 209 (also a recent repaint) recently?" So, I headed north. I caught up to the train by New Haven where it was switching. Sure enough, 201 and 209 were the power for the train! Despite the weather, it was a nice little chase north, and an even better chase back south, including a miracle "sucker hole" at Middlebury.
This shot at New Haven was my first shot on the northbound chase. In this case, the overcast skies actually helped as this otherwise would have been harsh light.
VTR Train RDBD
New Haven, Vermont
October 10, 2022