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I went to Highfields Park in Nottingham with no other purpose than adding to my stranger project. As I walked around the lake, I became aware of music coming from behind a rise and then saw a fairground ride appear above the trees. I headed in its direction a discovered that the university had put on a free fair for students. On the opposite side of the fair, I saw an expanse of grass in which many buttercups were in full flower. I thought this would make a great location in which to photograph a stranger. I went over a waited by the buttercups and presently two young ladies walked along the path I was standing on. I introduced the project and both were quick to say yes to being photographed.
I asked Tashi if she minded sitting in the grass, especially as she had white trousers on. No problem. Tashi asked where I wanted her so I pointed to a place that would give me a lot of buttercups in the background. Because of her sitting up pose I had to take the picture looking down at her so there was nothing other than buttercups behind her.
Tashi told me her guilty pleasure was eating ice cream as often as possible.
Thank-you Tashi for agreeing to being photographed for my stranger project and not minding if you got dirty in the process. I hope you like your portrait.
This picture is number 315 in my 100 Strangers project, yes, I’ve decided to do a fourth round. Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the 100 Strangers Flickr Group page
This is my 287th submission to the Human Family Group. To view more street portraits and stories visit www.flickr.com/groups/thehumanfamily/
Carrying on a common practice, Oakland Plantation had a "stranger's room" in the main house. A traveling stranger could hospitality here.
Pooky: "Take me to your leader!"
Candy: "Our leader is currently resting after his second lunch but he'll probably eat ... I mean meet you later."
(Toy Sunday: Stranger)
Wandering around Nottingham I spotted street musician April in mid-performance, so I continued on my way thinking I couldn’t interrupt her whilst she was singing. Half-an-hour later I passed April’s location again and she was taking a break, so I took the opportunity to go over and introduce the project to her.
I didn’t want to ask April to move away from her equipment so made do with a small wall – it wasn’t much wider than you can see in the picture, so my crop/composition was restricted by its size. Luckily, the bricks had a yellowish tone, so contrasted wonderfully with April’s blue hair and purple top. I commented on the colour of her hair and she said she would be changing its colour in the next couple of days.
I asked April what her guilty pleasure was and she said eating a McDonald's Big Breakfast, something she'd do every day given the chance.
Thank-you April for agreeing to being photographed for my 100 Stranger Project. I hope you like your portrait.
This picture is #306 in my 100 Strangers project, yes, I’ve decided to do a fourth round. Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the 100 Strangers Flickr Group page
This is my 278th submission to the Human Family Group. To view more street portraits and stories visit www.flickr.com/groups/thehumanfamily/
I noticed Josephine amongst a group of friends due to her colourful headscarf. Josephine's portrait was more a collaboration than a one sided transaction in her agreeing to be part of my project as she was in the midst of conducting a survey. Interviewing passersby about their using the Barbican and the surrounding area. I agreed to take the survey in exchange for my making Josephine's portrait.
Josephine is originally from Tanzania but is now living and working in London. I got the impression quite early on from our conversation that Josephine is very much a free spirit who has travelled extensively around the world.
"I don't know where I will end up in the future. I'm an adventurer, when I see something/somewhere, I will go for it. I love to create. I studied architecture, not from the point of view that I love buildings, more that I have a wish to be creative and that was an outlet for my creativity.
I would love to have a family one day, a couple of probably feral kids who I hope they would have the same sense of adventure and free spirit as I have."
Josephine and I spoke at some length about the 100 strangers project and could draw parallels with the survey Josephine was conducting. About how one can get a sense of a person and gauge if they are approachable or not.
A thoroughly enjoyable interaction it was for me and glad that Josephine is part of my project.
Thank you Josephine and good luck for wherever your travels take you!
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I met Stranger #117 at the Cleveland Museum of Art. I couldn’t help but notice her colorful mane from across the massive atrium that makes up the center of the museum complex. That said, it wasn’t until I saw her and a friend taking pictures of one another with their phones that I figured that I should get in on the action with a portrait of my own. And so I did.
Check out the rest of the stranger street portraits in my project at Paco's 100 Strangers Project and find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the 100 Strangers Flickr Group page.
- Remain strangers..., strangers .. at Christmas .....
- Siguen siendo extraños....., los extraños.., en Navidad...
I have been following this 100 Strangers project for a couple of years. For a few times a have also been wondering if I would participate. This time I made the decision! I also decided to get the first portrait while being on a business trip to London. Foreign language for sure making it not easier for a shy guy like me!
At a third day I had planned to head to the Hyde Park straight from the work. And I did. I did walk for almost three hours in the lovely parks of London. Carrying almost whole time my camera ready for action in my hand. I did spot quite a few nice sceneries but didn’t talk to anybody. So no pictures there!
Finally I headed back to my hotel. Empty handed and a bit disappointed. Anyways I decided to stop by the Tower Bridge. I was looking for beautiful spots to shoot and possible people to interrupt. Again failed to talk to anybody. While being on the bridge the sun went down and it was getting dark. Time to head back to the hotel.
Then group of people handed their mobile phone for me and asked if I could take a picture of them. And I did. Pretty much at the same moment I spotted a couple of beautiful girls taking selfies together. They seemed to be so comfortable with taking pictures that I went and ask if I could take one picture of them too. After telling what would I use the pictures for they agreed. So,
Meet Anna and Eva from Barcelona! Thank you girls and have a nice trip!
This picture is #1 in my 100 strangers project. Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the 100 Strangers Flickr Group page
I don’t know much about my 145th Stranger; Jay. I can’t imagine his story is a cheery one as he initially approached me to ask for some spare change. I gave him a buck, and he then sat down on a bench adjacent to the one I was sitting on, and we began to chat. I do not typically request portraits of panhandlers, but as I spoke to him I thought his eyes and face conveyed a story that I might be able to capture.
Check out the rest of the stranger street portraits in my project at Paco's 100 Strangers Project and find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the 100 Strangers Flickr Group page.
Alewya favourite all time record
Spanish Joint
D'Angelo
Broadgate City of London.
There is a lot of metal and glass in Broadgate and on this day the sun was reflecting down on the grey concrete slabs making it almost futuristic in appearance and as Alewya strolled through the middle of it, it looked like a film set with her taking to the stage.
Alewya had just got back from working in New York, a city that she thought was fantastic. But after being there she realised how much she loved London, how it really was her home and how she felt she belonged here.
We talked about architecture and she had been reading about the now listed Trellick Tower designed by Erno Goldfinger and how the design of the tower block was the modernist way of replacing the terraced house which was all a good idea until the lift stopped working or some div used it as a toilet then people felt trapped and isolated. I think Goldfinger would have approved of Broadgate.
I asked Alewya what she was doing in New York and she said modelling. We talked a bit about the modelling industry and how it was getting more diverse and the same old stereotype types were slowly declining - very slowly too slowly in fact.
Alewya was very laid back and humble but also very confident and it was only later when I got home I found out that just before she was due to go to University that she was spotted by Cara Delevingne and that opened the door to a career in modelling which has included features in Vogue.
Alewya had great effortless style with her pinstriped three quarter length coat, black hooded crop top and black trousers with the band of her Calvin Klein pants sticking out finished off with Dr Marten boots. I love the way Dr Marten boots are worn by so many different people these days. In the 1970's they were synonymous with violence 'a smash of glass and the rumble of boots' and if you felt a kick it was normally the end of a Dr Marten boot. It became so bad that the police would make some football supporters take off their boots outside grounds resulting in a massive pile of boots outside the turnstiles.
Anyway Alewya's boot lace was undone which I pointed out to her but she confessed that it was very old and about to break.
We walked to the tube station at Liverpool Street and I thanked her for her time to which she replied 'No it was a pleasure'. I got the impression Alewya was really happy being who she was.
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Meet Alex. Alex is 40, and he earns his money by juggling on the streets of local towns. Of German-Nigerian origin, he started to study mechanical engineering at the university in Darmstadt in 1990, but had to break off his studies for health reasons just before graduating. He has been juggling for a living for 6 years - he made a clear distinction between living "on" the street and living "from" the street, i.e. he lives from what the street gives him. He also seemed genuinely interested in the 100 Strangers project and wished me luck, as I also wished him.
I was looking for a dirty grainy effect, so I shot at ISO400 - I like the result as well as the dynamic sense of movement.
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This picture is #008 in my 100 strangers project. Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at www.100Strangers.com
this was taken in a (well-known) coffee-house.. this stranger didn't notice that - when i was bridging a time gap, waiting for a friend of mine - i was taking this photo of him. completely satisfied by his coffee he enjoyed this fine day in berlin. and me too, because it turned out good this pic :).
i think.. that when you are photographed without being aware of it you get the best results, you "act" more natural.
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Stranger #65 – Yuliia – I spotted her in the centre of Wrocław, Poland, because her bright red and orange style immediately caught my attention. I approached her and asked for a photo. Yuliia seemed to be slightly surprised but she quickly agreed after I explained the project. We moved a few meters away from where we talked and I started taking pictures. It was just the right time – a huge dark cloud was moving towards the city and it was moving fast. It provided a nice shadow pretty much everywhere in the area and while that was the good thing about it, there was a downside to it as well - after a few shots it started to snow a little bit. It wasn’t a big deal but there are some snowflakes visible in Yuliia’s hair. Anyway, I took quite a lot of pictures and we chatted a bit. It turned out she is from Ukraine and wanted to know a thing or two about the city. We parted ways after some time and I consider this encounter as a very nice one with great results. I was extremely lucky with the timing – ten minutes later my wife and me were sitting at our favourite vegan restaurant and watching a heck of a snowfall outside :)
This picture is #65 in my 100 strangers project. Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the 100 Strangers Flickr Group page
I met this gentleman while walking through the Jewelry District of downtown LA. When I told him about the strangers project and asked for a photo, his only condition was that it not be a close-up. As I was about to snap the shutter, he told me to hang on and proceeded to pull a chap stick from a travel bag he had with him. Then he gave me this smile.
This picture is #14 in my 100 strangers project. Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at www.100Strangers.com
He is Floreal, an Argentinian drummer musician that came to Barcelona time ago. He actually sell leather pieces and outfit in a little street shop in Rambla del Raval. His serenity and non-chalant attitude called my attention particularly... and his thick beard as well.
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This picture is #42 in my 100 strangers project. Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the 100 Strangers Flickr Group page
I met the 132nd stranger of my project at the Valley of Fire State Park visitor center. The VoF is an amazing place only 90 minutes outside of Las Vegas, but in early July it can be brutally hot. The temperature was approaching 120 oF when Mrs. Paco and I were out bouncing around the rocks. Our stop at the visitor center was primarily to provide us a little relief from the scorching sun and heat. I ran into my latest stranger when the two of us were both partaking in a universal male ritual: we were both waiting for our women outside of the bathrooms. I was not really in stranger search mode, but when I saw him I thought he had such a fantastic presence that I knew that I had to request a portrait.
I engaged him in a conversation, and he introduced himself as Phillip. I couldn’t help myself and wasted little time before asking him about his heritage. I was fairly confident that he was of American Indian descent, and when I inquired, he proudly informed me that he was nearly 100% full blooded Native American. The thing that was a little surprising to me was that he was not a local. His name was Phillip and he was actually a tourist from Oklahoma, and (like me) he was staying in Las Vegas but he couldn’t resist visiting this natural wonder.
By the time the ladies exited the WC, he had already agreed to a portrait. I wanted to shoot Phillip outdoors, although I knew the lighting was going to give me fits. The contrasts between the brilliant sunlight and the relatively dark shadows had given me troubles in earlier portraits during my trip to Vegas, but I had such a fantastic mountain desert backdrop with a Native American model to boot that I just had to make it happen. I had left my camera in the car, so I ran out to get it, and on my way back I surveyed the area for a suitable shoot location. I found an area reasonably shaded by the eaves of the building. I darted back indoors to where my party was waiting, and then I quickly directed them to that spot. The light / shadow contrast was still pretty substantial, but the intense sunlight was so omnipresent that I think I got some latent reflection off of the surrounding ground and building that helped brighten the shadows a little bit. I ended up with an exposure that was workable. So I now present this portrait of Phillip, my final stranger portrait from my recent trip to the American Southwest. And by the way…if you ever find yourself in Las Vegas, do yourself a big favor and grab your camera and drive out to the Valley of Fire. You will not be disappointed.
Check out the rest of the stranger street portraits in my project at Paco's 100 Strangers Project and find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the 100 Strangers Flickr Group page.
Nuevo pintor de la Zona Colonial
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Old town's new painter
Proyecto Extraño | Stranger Project
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I met Kana Takagi at Hyde Park recently as part of this project. She was there since she recently arrived in Sydney.
Hailed from Japan she used to be a nurse back then.
We talked about her life, setting in Sydney and different places to visit.
If you are interested about the whole episode, please head over to my website following this link as it contains much more information and many more images.
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(Constructive) Criticism is welcome as usual
This picture is #35 in my 100 strangers project. Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the 100 Strangers Flickr Group page
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Stranger #8/100, Vinnie Carbone, Owner of Canal Spirits, a small craft distillery in Canal Fulton, Ohio. I went in there one afternoon and was the only customer for a while, so we had a good discussion, I sampled the wares, and brought some home. A good time was had by all.
This picture is #8 in my 100 strangers project. Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the 100 Strangers Flickr Group page
Meet Ellie.
So I said I would share some portraits I took in another city (Manchester) I visited a while back.
I was scouting for people, walking around the Northern Quarter area of the city when I spotted Ellie and boyfriend stood outside a coffee shop. I ran across the street, introduced myself and they were both happy to be photographed.
Ellie is a photography student (lucky), so we talked about favourite photographers, projects and portraits, of course. Not surprisingly, she enjoys fashion photography and I tried to take some photos which may front the cover of style magazines. They both seemed to enjoy the experience and we swapped details so I could send them the photos.
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This picture is #060 in my third round of the 100 strangers project. Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the 100 Strangers Flickr Group page
Walking around the lake in Nottingham’s Highfield’s Park I saw two young ladies coming towards me. They didn’t seem to be in a hurry, so I approached them and introduced my stranger project to them. Both agreed to being photographed. You can see Nikhita’s friend, Angela, as my next stranger.
As we were standing by a Willow Tree that was reaching out across the lake, I decided to use it as a background for Nikhita. Although it was a bright sunny day, I managed to find a shaded spot for Nikhita to stand in, which meant I didn’t have to deal with contrasty light falling on her.
Nikhita is a university student in her second year studying medicine and she is really enjoying the course and hopes to become a doctor but is not sure what kind. Nikhita then said that she thinks she’d like to specialize in women’s health.
When not studying, Nikhita likes going out with friends and wishes she had more time to explore her creative side, such as painting – portraits being her favourite subject.
Nikhita’s one word description of herself was curious and she said her biggest strength would be being attentive. Nikhita’s guilty pleasure is watching documentaries on a wide variety of topics.
Thank-you Nikhita for agreeing to be photographed for my stranger project and I hope you like your portrait.
This picture is #259 in the 100 Strangers project, yes, I’ve decided to do a third round. Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the 100 Strangers Flickr Group page
This is my 230th submission to the Human Family Group. To view more street portraits and stories visit www.flickr.com/groups/thehumanfamily/
Meet Ansgar, aged 36. He is a street musician and a very talented flamenco guitarist - he has been playing for more than 20 years, and you can hear it - he is really very, very good. He lives and plays mostly in Darmstadt, but often has to play in other local towns in order to earn enough.
I asked before he started playing if I could take photos, hence no full-face portrait shot.
A bit grainy because of ISO 400. Please view in full size.
This picture is #003 in my 100 strangers project. Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at www.100Strangers.com
Who doesn’t convince with little, will not persuade many.
.من لا يقنع بالقليل، لن يقنع بالكثير
I always had the power of seeing something different in people. I had the idea of creating this project in 2014 when I realize I’m shooting a lot of portraits for my friends, clients, people on the street… So I transformed this passion into an artistic project where my goal wasn’t take just average pictures of strangers, but make portraits of them that reveals something.
It’s an on-going project which I want to take 100 portraits stories.
I was sitting outside Tesco in Street. Today I was hoping to meet an older stranger. An older man came and sat near me.
“Would it be alright if I took your photo?”, I asked. Before I had a chance to explain my reason he simply said “No” in a very firm voice. After explaining my reasons for wanting to take his portrait, he told me that he didn't like having his photo taken and would not even allow members of his family to take his picture.
Next an older lady came and sat next to me and I asked her the question. She let me explain why I wanted to take her photo and then she declined too. We had quite a good chat. She thought that people living in Street, especially these days, are quite closed. I said that my Mum would talk to anyone. The lady seemed quite happy to talk to me but didn't want me to take her picture. I mentioned that I took many stranger photos in Glastonbury. “That is your place!”, she said. I agree that there are lots of creative and open people living in and drawn to Glastonbury but I don't want to restrict myself by only going there.
As we concluded our chat, I saw Josh striding out of the supermarket and I quickly got up and asked if I could take his photo. I gave him my card and explained what I was doing and he agreed. I got him to sit on the bench, we talked very briefly and I took 3 photos before he went back to work.
Josh works as a volunteer in a charity shop near where we were sitting. He had popped out to buy a few items. He likes to spend his spare time going out; either with his girlfriend or his mates. Josh lives in Glastonbury – it made me smile when he told me this because I had just been talking about the willingness of people that I meet in that town.
When I asked if he would like me to send him copies of the photos, Josh told me that he doesn't remember his email address. I might pop a print into his shop or a cd with the pictures on it.
Thank you Josh for agreeing to be in my project. It was good to meet you today.
This picture is 86 in my second round of 100 strangers. Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the 100 Strangers Flickr Group page
Time is an important constraint when you shoot strangers, and you don't know in advance the amount of time you're allowed to spare with your subject.
Ludovica and her friend were having lunch sitting on the marble steps of the Cathedral and I did not want to interrupt them: when they were finished, I asked Ludovica if I could take a few pictures, which surprised her quite a bit.
Ludovica had to go back to the store where she works but I promised it would not take more than a couple of minutes: with the support of her friend, Ludovica agreed to pose but it literally had to be really fast.
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This picture is #127 in my second round of the 100 strangers project. Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the 100 Strangers Flickr Group page
This picture is #47 in my 100 strangers project. Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the 100 Strangers Flickr Group page
I was on my way back to Street from Glastonbury. Sophia was going in the same direction. I caught up with her as we crossed the road near Greenbank swimming pool. I turned and asked if I might take her photo. The timing worked really well as there was a low wall we could sit on. It was even shaded, from the midday sun, by some trees.
Sophia would be starting University shortly and she was headed to the shops, to buy some things, in preparation of her studies in London. She will be studying Physics. We talked about the low proportion of females doing this subject. Sophia said that she is used to this already from college.
I wondered if Sophia had been to London much, apart from looking at the University. She told me that her dad loves to run marathons and that she had visited the city while supporting him. He will be able to return the favour by visiting Sophia, when she is living there.
In her spare time, Sophia enjoys foreign languages. She has been teaching herself Korean. She enjoyed a 2 week holiday in South Korea. She found it funny that her mum had to rely on her knowledge of the language; a role reversal, being so used to relying on her mum at home. Sophia found it quite a challenge as the people of Korea, spoke about 10 times faster than she had been used to, while studying.
Thank you Sophia for being part of my project. Best wishes for your studies.
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Rika agreed straight away when I asked if I might take her photo. She was also willing to walk a little to some benches where I would take the photographs. As we walked she told me her name and that she is from Hungary. She seemed confident and I asked if she lived here. Rika confirmed that she has been here for two years.
When I asked what had brought her into Street today, Rika told me that she was on her way to work. She had been kind to stop for me and to walk to the benches... which were in the opposite direction to the Restaurant where Rika works.
Rika sat nicely for me while I made some portraits. I didn't like to hold her up too much but was happy that she gave no sign of being anxious about being held up. Rika seemed to radiate a positive outlook and likes living and working here.
Thank you Rika for giving me some of your time today. It was good to meet you. I hope that you like the photos.
You can view more portraits and stories by visiting The Human Family
Willie was sitting outside a hair salon in downtown Taylor, Texas, when I met him. He's 65, but his legs don't work very well these days. He's on disability and spends a lot of time at the senior center. He worked for the city of Taylor for a couple of stints--he was born and raised here. Now a strong faith in God propels him, he said.
He is my 182nd stranger in the Flickr challenge to shoot photos of 100 strangers: www.flickr.com/groups/100strangers/. I've been a lot slower with my second 100, but I'm in the home stretch.
You can see my full set of Stranger photos (so far) here: www.flickr.com/photos/joemoconnell/sets/72157627547511612...
This picture is #44 in my 3rd round of the 100 strangers project. Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the 100 Strangers Flickr Group page
Walking around Covent Garden with Arnab, we headded down a little alley way to see if we could make something with leading lines. I spotted Stefan sitting at the side of the road killing time and liked his cool look. He's from Munich and was spending the weekend in London, having a good time. He was really surprised at me asking him as he couldn't figure out why I'd want a photograph of him. But he kindly agreed to pose. He's quite tall. I'm 6'2" but had to stand on tippy toes to get some of the background in. It didn't work out quite the way I'd hoped but I love his slightly quizzical expression. He was probably thinking 'Crazy Englishman!'. But that's because he hasn't bumped into any of our equally crazy German stranger photographers. :-)
I had real trouble deciding between this version and the B&W version in the comments. I prefer the B&W except for the two people in the background to the right of the image, and the light above them. They're much more distracting in the B&W. Anyone got any suggestions on how to reduce their impact in post? I tried a bit of masking to reduce the shadow on them but it just looked a mess.
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Stranger Things (2015 -) from Film & T.V.
Made these like 2 days before they announced the official set. I'm hella pissed :P
L-R:
(Top Row)
Barb Holland, Nancy Wheeler, Jonathan Byers and Steve Harrington
(Bottom Row)
Chief Hopper, Will Byers, Eleven, Lucas Sinclair, Mike Wheeler, Dustin Henderson, Joyce Byers and Dr. Brenner
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When I saw this in the botanical gardens I immediately thought "Shrike tree!" The spikes really are that big and pointy; Tree of Pain! Stranger than fiction, yes? Yes! Hence the title. For those scratching their heads?
Again, processed with an 0rated preset; Raceytay. Pretty much everything on this stream that was done in ROAR? 0rated Preset. I should just dump them all in that set, yes? Heh. No.
As you may noticed I deleted the scenes from the Runaways. Afterwards the girls did not like the idea of sharing the images to the world. So, out of respect I deleted these scenes. :-)
I have another stranger for you, so you can keep enjoying my stream :-))
To enjoy in XXL LARGE (What I recommend) - H E R E
f4.5 - 1/250 - ISO200 - No Flash
Just one long telephoto frame highlighting the two units that are just a bit outside their home territory! This was such a famous location for featuring Maine Central power over the years I wanted to get this strangers here.
The MBTA Office Car Special (OCS) running as Amtrak train P933 is making a trip off home rails as it rolls out over the Fore River at about MP PLD 12.2 on their ex Pan Am Freight Main, the one time Portland Terminal Railroad mainline. They are crossing from South Portland into Portland and will pull into Yard 8 at Fore River interlocking (old CPF197) then reverse to Mountain Jct and shove their train up to the Portland Transportation Center on the Mountain Branch which is where Amtrak's Downeasters presently stop.
The train is lead by GP40MCs 1129 and 1136, the former in its one a kind 'cranberry' heritage scheme and the latter one of three in MassDOT blue. Trailing are four cars: bringing up the rear is brand new theater car number 535 (former 1515) named 'Mayflower', and ahead of it are office cars number 529 'Constitution' and number 525 'Minuteman' and on the head pin is 534 (former 1503), one of two specially wrapped revenue geometry cars (only along to meet timetable minimum axle requirements). All four cars are rebuilt 500-series MBBs, among the few survivors of a fleet of 67 cars (33 blind and 34 cab control) built new in Germany in 1987-88.
The train made the trip from Boston North Station to here and back with officials from the MBTA, Keolis, Amtrak, CSXT and NNEPRA on board to look at and discuss present and future capital projects to upgrade and increase capacity for a future increase in Downeaster service.
Portland, Maine
Friday December 5, 2025