May 2022
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Lynx and the Lumix
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I experimented with compact mirrorless cameras on May 31, 2014, during a visit to Charlotte, North Carolina,
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Lockes Mills-f1.7 at 15 seconds.
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The camera was set at ISO 200, the lens was wide open at f1.7, and I manually set the exposure for 15 seconds to allow the train to blur through the scene as it crossed the causeway over Round Pond.
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Streamliners-8 Years Ago.
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In May 2014, I spent several days photographing the Streamliners at Spencer event in North Carolina.
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St Lawrence & Atlantic at Night-May 2022
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A mix of old and new camera technologies allowed me to push the envelope of railroad night photography.
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Berkshire Scenic on the Move-Art of the Pan
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For these images, I set the camera lens to f22 to allow for a a comparatively slow shutter speed of 1/30 second (ISO 200). Then as the train passed, I my body to pan withthe train, keeping my desired point of focus in constant movement with train.
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Heuston Vignettes
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Working with my Lumix LX7, I made this selection of views around the station during my final 24-hours before flying to Boston.
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Boston & Maine 4268 some uncommon angles.
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Sunday, May 22, 2022, Conway Scenic Railroad’s Special Railfan Photographer’s Mountaineer, brought more than 100 guests up to Crawford Notch and enabled them to make photos at various places along the line.
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Locomotives at Inchicore
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Having been away from Ireland for several years, one of the things that struck me during my week-long visit was the variety of paint liveries on Irish Rail equipment.
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F-Units on the Mountain—Maroon & Gold Part 2
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Sunday, May 22, 2022, Conway Scenic Railroad operated its Railfan Photographer’s Mountaineer over Crawford Notch, NH.
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Berkshire Scenic at Zylonite
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Last weekend, Kris and I visited the Berkshire Scenic Railway with the New York Central System Historical Society.
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Maroon and Gold Prelude
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On Friday, May 20, 2022, the 470 Club in cooperation with Conway Scenic Railroad, assembled a three unit consist of former Maine Central GP7 573 bracketed by former Boston & Maine F7As 4266 and 4268. B&M 4268 was restored to service last month using the guts of former North Coast GP9 number 1757.
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Inchicore in the Details
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Last month I was invited on an official tour of Irish Rail’s Inchicore Works. I joined a small group of journalists preparing a feature on the upcoming 175th Anniversary open house
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Spring Portraits on Conway Scenic
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During the past few weeks I’ve made portraits of Conway Scenic’s employees at work preparing for the Spring season.
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Dublin’s Hybrid Buses
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Among the changes to Dublin during my extended abscence was an upgrade to the city bus fleet and changes to many of the bus routes. Notably, Dublin Bus now operates a fleet of distinctive looking modern Hybrid buses.
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Empty Yard at Palmer
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the yard nor a wheel turning on the New England Central at Palmer, Massachusetts.
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Sunburst at Deerfield!
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For a brief moment a burst of sunlight illuminated both trains on the bridge, making for a stunning setting in cosmic light.
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Clouded!
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Fair weather clouds pose a challenge for railroad photographers. When on a sunny day, if a small puffy cloud covers the sun at the moment a train approaches it creates a difficult situation.
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Vermonter at White River Junction
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On Thursday, May 12, 2022, Kris and I stopped by the railroad station at White River Junction, Vermont to catch train 55, the southward Vermonter.
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Not Every Job is Glamorous
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The photo that I hoped to present is locked up in a quagmire of computer technology.
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Clear Blue Dome
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The only train on the move was Conway Scenic’s ballast extra. So I conferred with the ballast train crew before they departed the yard (with engine 252 and a rider coach—for use as a shoving platform and to carry the crew between work sites), and then intercepted the train at Conway as they were putting…
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Ten Years Ago May 11th
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On May 11, 2012, I made this digital photo with my Lumix LX3 of a LUAS Tram (dressed in Emirates advertising) passing Arnotts department store on Abbey Street in Dublin.
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Railroad Never Sleeps—15 years ago!
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On May 10, 2007, I organized 37 photographers across North America to document railroading over the course of one 27- hour span.
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USA Today Northeast Go Escape
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page ad in USA Today’s Go Escape. The ad features two photos that I made for the railroad.
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Nikkor AF-DC 135mm on the Z6
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The photos exposed here were made with an Nikkor AF-DC f2.0 135mm telephoto lens. All were exposed at the widest aperture (f2.0) to allow for very shallow depth of field (narrow range of focus). This is an imaging technique often employed in portraiture but rarely in railroad photography.
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Three Trains at Islandbridge Junction.
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It was a cosmic alignment. The sun came out just as three trains converged upon Islandbridge Junction. The first was an ICR that emerged from the Phoenix Park Tunnel and stopped across from Platform 10. The second was an ICR heading toward the tunnel.
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Six Lumix Views of Branch Ballast Extra
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I traveled with the ballast train, which was the only train moving over the Conway Scenic Railroad.
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Olomouc at Night-2016
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In the autumn of 2016 I made this nocturnal view on Fuji Neopan400 of a passing tram at Olomouc, Czech Republic.
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Irish Rail 073 at The Box
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It was like old times again! Last week, Irish Rail’s General Motors diesel 073 in retro paint was working the down IWT Liner (Dublin North Wall to Ballina, County Mayo).
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Where I am Not, Today.
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Although, I have made countless variations on this photo since the late 1970s, I am not in Palmer today!
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Reading & Northern F-units at Jim Thorpe
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Last month Kris & I arrived a Jim Thorpe, PA to travel on the midday Lehigh Gorge Scenic train. We were please to find Reading & Northern’s recently acquired former Norfolk Southern F-units on display near the old CNJ passenger station.
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Three DARTS at Blackrock.
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Working with my Lumix LX7, I made these view of Irish Rail’s DART serving the station at Blackrock in Co. Dublin.