Over the last couple of months, I’ve seen several of Amtrak’s mid-1970s vintage Amfleet cars rolling by in a variation of the modern Phase VII livery.
Catching these cars on the move takes a sharp eye and quick reflexes.
Below are a few of my attempts at various locations.
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Yesterday evening, Kris, Seamus, and I paused at Leaman Place in Paradise to roll by Amtrak Keystone 649 that was racing toward its Lancaster, Pa., station stop.
The light was perfect. Clear sky with rich low sun.
Often at Leaman Place, I’ve used a telephoto lens. But yesterday, after experimenting with several moderate focal lengths, I settled on a wideangle view made with my 24-70mm Nikkor Z-series zoom. I set the lens to 27mm. My shutter speed was 1/1600. This nicely stopped the train.
I was impressed by the freshly painted Amfleet cars in the consist. These wore Amtrak’s latest Phase VII scheme. Only after I downloaded and examined these photos did I notice that this was a short consist. Keystone trains are typcially five cars, this one was only four.
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