I’d heard that Strasburg Rail Road’s 2-10-0 number 90 might be out and running after its most recent overhaul. So last Saturday, I waited at Esbenshade Road for the return run of the 11am train.
It was one short. In other words, instead of 90, I caught 2-6-0 number 89.
It was still pretty neat to listen to the engine laboring up the grade from Cherry Hill Road.
I made these 200mm telephoto views with my Z7-II and 70-200mm lens.
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In the course of my photography, I have places that I return to again and again. These are the places that are accessible, but more importantly yield results. And, most significantly, despite many visits, the results are not just satisfactory but varied.
Add Esbenshade Road in Strasburg, Pennsylvania to that list. I first photographed at this place in 1996.
Below are my most recent efforts from this crossing of the Strasburg Rail Road as sunset— just a few weeks ago.
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It was more than 90F the other day when I made these photographs.
Strasburg number 89, a former Canadian National Railways 2-6-0 Mogul, was leading the return run of the 3pm excursion to Paradise.
The best photo eclipsed the train altogher. After the excursion crossed Esbenshade Road, Amish horsedrawn buggies passed in front of me.
I made this photo from the hip; with no view finder. Old school technique with a modern digital camera. Unfortunately, the Strasburg Rail Road excursion was entirely blocked by the back-end of a horse.
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