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Lucky Day at Manheim

Wednesday was my lucky day last week.

I caught up with Norfolk Southern’s H23 local freight at Lancaster Junction (see my earlier post), and followed it to Manheim, Pa.

I’ve visited the old Reading & Columbia station in Manheim on several occasions. This classic station is now a museum and captures the atmosphere of a typical small town railroad depot.

Knowing the train wasn’t far behind me, I set up timetable east of the station building and after a very short wait, the headlight came into view.

Although clouds resulted in dappled light, I made some satisfying images of the short freight approaching and passing Manheim.

Photos exposed digitally using a Nikon Z6 with 24-70mm Nikkor Z-series zoom.

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Big Engine on the Lititz Local

Last week I swung by Lititz, Pa.

Working a vestige of the old Reading & Columbia Line was Norfolk Southern’s H23 local freight.

The power for this short train was SD60E 6987, a distinctive variaty of six-motor diesel that feature’s NS’s blunt-nose ‘Crescent Cab’.

I made this view using my Nikon Z6 with 70-200mm Z-series zoom.

Someday the ordinary will be seen as remarkable.

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