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CSXT Framingham based local L004 has been on duty more than three hours and is just now starting north. They are technically still inside the Framingham Yard limits as they trundle northbound on the Fitchburg Branch at about MP QBU35.6. The entirety of the branch is designated as Other Than Main Track with this local operating at Restricted Speed but not exceeding 10 MPH the whole way making for an agonizingly long round trip.
The two ex Chessie GP40-2s are crossing the short deck girder bridge over the Foss Reservoir/Sudbury River with a big train of more than 30 cars. Have you ever driven the Mass Pike in the Framingham area and looked over your shoulder to the south and seen a grafitti covered bridge and wondered what train crosses it? Well now you know, because the eastbound lanes of I90 are just 100 or so ft to the left of the train. a
This trackage dates from 1855 when the Agricultural Branch Railroad opened between Framingham and Northborough. In July 1866, the railroad opened a 14-mile extension to a connection with the Fitchburg and Worcester Railroad at Pratts Junction in Sterling. The next dozen years were rather convoluted as many small independent lines began to congeal into larger systems and by 1879 the route was part of the Old Colony Railroad, then ultimately came into the fold of the New York, New Haven, & Hartford in 1893.
This line, like its sister route to Lowell, was one of only three incursions of the NH north of the defacto "Mason Dixon Line" of New England Railroading into what otherwise was the exclusive domain of the Boston and Maine. For virtually a century, with few exceptions, the NH ruled CT and RI and everything in MA south of New York Central's Boston & Albany subsidiary which ran in a virtual straight line between its namesake cities bifurcating New England.
Today this 30 mile route meandering northwest is the last CSXT owned branchline in Massachusetts, with all the rest of any length that they still operate having been sold to MassDOT. The branch seems to have a solid future thanks to the addition of a busy new demolition debris customer near the end of the line in Leominster a few years ago supplementing stalwarts like Ken's Foods, Nucor, and Bestway Lumber.
Framingham, Massachusetts
Monday May 12, 2025
Wonderful golden evening light at the lighthouse with a lively sea. I used a Lee ND filter to get the water effect.
#Seascape #Landscapephotography #goldenhour #sunset #leefilter #longexposure #canon5dmk2 #lighthouse #Leefoundation
I have started doing some commissioned work so when I received contact from Sasha who said that she was ex-pro swimmer and loved Bronte, Bondi and Clovelly pools/ocean and would I do a portrait/lifestyle series of her in those areas for her Swimming School website - I was in seventh heaven.
Yes, I am living on bread and cheese(and cheese only on a Sunday ;))) but I do love it and am learning so much doing portraits/shots for other people - which has stretched me out even further. I keep saying - 'sure I can do that' and then hyperventilating inside . I do also say I have my own Rosiebondi way of doing things and that I am incapable of doing 'chocolate box' shots ;).
So Clovelly Beach is my latest discovery - its only 10 minutes drive away (next beach up from Bronte) and I used to turn my nose up at going there. It a mini bay, if you will, and is surrounded by concrete on either side however it has the most amazing deep body of water in between for snorkelling safely away from the surf and tides. Again it has its own mini-culture down there and Bronte Pool and Beach have been wondering why I have not been so much recently.
This was taken with my underwater Leica. The joy of photographing professional swimmers in water is that they are capable of doing all sorts of twists and turns and follow direction and Sasha did it so beautifully and Ms. Underwater Leica and I were in our absolute element. The more I live in this area the more I fall in love with it and its community :).
Sometimes to maintain the sacred love space you have to go back to where it all began.
This is where you first told me you loved me. This is where I first told you all my secrets. You kissed me and told me you will always have my back...
Looking back I do not know what I was expecting, but I whatever it was you have exceeded it with no effort.
You are every dream I have ever had and ever dream I will ever have. I love you with my whole heart
"Every man has his own destiny: the only imperative is to follow it, to accept it, no matter where it leads him." - Henry Miller
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It was a beautiful day, but sadly Scott and I had to be adults and do things like grocery shop and other errands so we didn't get to enjoy as much of it as we would have liked.
But, those chores are done and now we can sit back and hopefully have a wonderful Sunday before the next work week starts up again.
Hope everyone has had a good day.
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Macro Mondays-Push/Pull
This is the Push Button to turn on my Breville Convection Toaster Oven. This is a new one, I replaced my old one after several years of constant use and I would highly recommend this one. My big convection oven heats up the kitchen too much so this has been a great asset.
This photo was shot a few days ago at Prairie Oaks in Central Ohio. If you look closely, you will notice that it is actually a buck starting new antlers.
scene quotidiane a Bologna Interporto, dove la liberalizzazione del traffico si vede: un treno di FER e uno di GTS stanno ultimando le operazioni di terra, mentre un'altra E483 (di NordCargo) a breve si attesterà al suo merci.
A couple Milky Way shots for you from this weekend. Both were taken using a MSM Tracker, a great portable star tracker. www.moveshootmove.com/?aff=93